Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10
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President Lea ana Vice President
Salisbury Announce Sale.

President Lea ana Vice President
Ssulsbury Announce Sale.
q ". Clark q CO. Of FhiIadsiph,a Have
ssrbFs.i a Controlling Ihtersst 10 the Local
Linss-A sew GsH-rai Manager.
The i1ng-pendiog deal for the pur
chase - tbs controlling intsreat nl TUE
Wilmington CITY Railway CO. hes 81
last Teen contaminated with Z. v.
CLARK & Co, rhiiaIsipbia HANGERS. IS
the purchasers. ~ tbs representative
Of the purchasers. The terins OF the
deal lave rot been made public, hu'
iE1 ner oTnsTs vii. have about 80, 800
Of the ~, 90 shares NJ BtorH /; IL the
samo aynhicgts which haH secured c1n-
t'1. Of the roads in Chester, AMI shs
Ultimate achstEs IL supposed 10 he thu
construction Of connecting link tie
tween the State .iue HEd Gordon iieigats
or Shsllpot. The control Of the Elsmsrs,
| Brsndygins springs and sew Castle
roads may follow. Robert f. Fox,
I formerly surefiulsndent ~ tho Scranton
1 sJstems, VIII As general manager Of tho
Chester AMI Wilmington iaes,
4 Although The deal has bcen in pro.
] grers for some tins AMI repnrtR ~ iis
/ contamination were MAIDS 10 Chester
( Eeysral days ago, il wac not uui.l Non.
| day nifht that Pfesident and General
| Manager Preston Lea and Nirn. presi-
dent Willard Salisbury Of tie local
| company, announced the gas Of the
| road. This Will he followed by reor-
ganization ~ tbs company, 10th Mr..
| Lea and Mf. salisbury retiring. The
| general Diiicea 81 the Hystsms in tits
| cry and Chester are 20 hG onatst here.
/ General Manager Fox was 10 vii
I iVs. u 81 lr.T sf
mover plant aud 0fficna and went over
I apme Of the details Of the sysiem. lis
I said he could not asy al pFescf' whether
TIM reuprta that connecting Ink was
10 DO built would he accomplished.
lie will assume charge after the reur-
gaoiza,inn.
5iErn lsGi, whhn il was orgRnizaa,
tho Wilmington City Railway %. haH
been under local management, On
March TIN OF that yeur, the stock
hplderg elected thu following direct1rB:
William 1atnall Joshua u. lioain, vii
liam Wharton. Jh, Clement u. Smyth,
Daniel NJ. Bates. Eli Gnrrstt and Philip
McijOwoll Joshua T. lleali was elected
president, Phiip Mcdowell vice ,pfssi
dent, Clement b. Smyth secretary and
ttGaanrer Too capital stock was 32l0, coo
under tho charter secured February ith
Five dollars was paid in On earn share
William Wharton. Jr., built tho road
from tho r.. W, L Il. station by way
nf Front, Market and Delaware avenue,
Ia the middls depot, at coat Of $50,
30. The ROAD was extended to Rising
sun On June 18th, 1864, cars were run.
tim company having seven cafs aud 30
horses George W. Kelsey was the first
superintendent. The iiret rails laid
lastnii q years..
Tho ROAD waH one ~ thu first IN thu
country TO introduce electric power,
opening it's Riverviuw linz March 9TH.
1855. 1nn Eighth street line was opened
on December lith, 1889. Electricity
went into use on Market street, January
9Th, 1881; Delaware avenue, August
10th, 1891 WoBt Fourth street, Decem.
Der 18th, 1891; Front street, acquired
from another company, December 18th,
1892. The Maryland avenue and East
Fourth street lines wero opened later,
Tho Riveryiew linz was extended to
ShellpUt, aud tho East Fourth street
line to Eden Park. Tho comnany now
has about % miles of track. II haa b
funded daht of 5000, Geo, aud has pHid
8 pnr cent dividends. A recent call for
| 81 share on the stOck wRs issueh
which will make 50 paid in on pur
, value Of $40
/ According TO gentleman connected
with tho deal. IL ls understood that
, Clark s. Go. have agreed 10 provide for
all stock not included in tho controlling
, interest such stipulation having hoen
made by the majority stockhoIdors.
t MIHoUA qRIHE, IMI"D o. II. n.
Visited by Great sach.m Howard and stnfr-
| NM .
q Those who werp abBHnt from MinGuu
= Tribe, No. 8, Monday nvoning missod d
l great treat. The events of the evening
/, are too numerous TO mention separately.
, Great hachem Il. G.. Howard, accom-
: panied 10y acting Grcat Prophet George
A q. MRris, Acting Great Senior Saga.
= moro John Jackson Acting Groll
a Junior Sagamore H. Frank 3riuton,
Acting Great Chief cf RocOrtls Harry
a V. Easom, Acting Graat koOper U
a Wampum Herman Bothum, Great San
n nap James Il. Scmertcen, Great Guard
u Of Forest Harry q. Dance, Great Mis-
: henown Samuel Il. Hall and Acting
! Great Guard % Wigwam J. q. Barher,
made mn official viHit to tho tribo
ii Owing TO press of business, they viii
" ropeat their visit in order to cxcmplii,
|. the unwritten work.
N AbOut Az luelnDofA ul tue MUTUAL Al
s miration Society wofo also present, ant
!" there was a delightful flow OF wit ant
!, wisdom. a splendid "adopti0n" wal
y held, the candidats being ono Of tht
Il prominent Physicians If the city.
i DR.. james II. Morgan gave an illus
"a tratpd exhibition OF phrenGugy, usinl
~ several mon for tho purpose Pas
, Sauhom J. a. Cloud Of lienape. No. &
!, during this courss Of this exhibition
= was tho recipient Of a variety of gifts
which tend IN make homo happy AM
the little ones gratiiien, in appreGiatio!
Of his bump OF Rcqusitivunoss.
SO During the evening CigarR, cake ant
iy lemunnde wore distributed TO al
10 present, about so in number.
-Four nav propositions wcrO also pre-
scented for action. and four candidate
made full -hedqod Rod Men.
or The long suffering Chief OF Records
" John White, Jr., received genuin
as Havana long.iller stogie during th
nj exercises which will DO treasured a
10 memento of tho "Mutaul's" visit /
I'd Minqua Tribe, Improved Order OF Re
MS Men.
IA MiDDLETOHS.
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