Evening journal., 1900-09-26

What was said Ia words to this
Bridgevllle man Is said in spirit TO
every farmer in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties A gentleman from Indiana lee
tured before a farmers meeting last
week: Il can ship a carload OF sheep
from Indiana 10 New York city cheap
er than you can ship carload OF
sheep from Wyoming, Del, TO New
York city Land In Indiana Is up. and
land in Delaware IS down, kept down
by the excessive freight charges OF the
Pennsylvania railroad monopoly. II
there ever was monopoly, this Is one.
II boat is over started It Is bought
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany or crushed by them, by reducing
freight until the boat is removed
wnen freights react A fine steamboat
from Lewes to New York, the Henlo-
pen. ] think. was bought OF some time
ago They tried to buy the Frederica, |
Of Frederica and they tried TO crush |
the Mary Z. Citizens, Of Lebanon.
These are only a few instances Asl
for the trolley lines, a very prominent
Delawarean and fno gentleman, i'll
Is said tried TO start a trolley linol
! through a part OF Delaware; suddenly
all his efforts ceased, and a short time
Il thereafter he became a director Of the
4 Delaware Railroad Company
mo hope OF another railroad Not
from the Baltimore and Ohio At
present the Pennsylvania Railroad
: Company is engaged in the occupation
/, Of swallowing the Baltimore and Ohio
as the Baltimore and Ohio did the Phil
, adelphia and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, and as the Philadelphia, VIII
mington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany did the Delaware Railroad Com
! pany.
There Is one thing we can do. We
= can tax the Delaware Railroad Com
r pany 100000. II the representatives
stand by the farmers We should IN
troduce a bill next Winter taxing the
a Delaware Railroad Company $4,000
L per annum. and direct the state treas.
4 urer to call IN $4,000 Of our bonds q
year. In seven years the 1927 900 state
II debt would be paid and then we woulC
4 have the $4,000 for school fund or an,
l. Improvements the Legislature should
deem advisable
ID Besides we would save $4,000 inter
n- est that we are now paying on tn
I'd $500 900 debt due In a few years tn
I'M school fund is in great need Of fundl
a We have not money enough TO kee
,r. open our schools for the proper lengt
he OF time In some districts the school
he were open only 140 days last year.
he takes a great deal Of money TO run goo
a schools With the $1,000 receive
n- from the Baltimore and Ohio. an
VI some interest saved, II we begin to pa
m our debts, we would soon be able
ed I appropriate twenty to thirty thousar
,st dollars more to school purposes. "a
,n $4,000 to each county. Perhaps vii
nv the help Of the funds received from u
corporation tax we could do so ne
col Winter. AS soon as our debt Is pa
an we will be in fine shape TO make ;
et needed improvements
III This is a big undertaking, but II T;
ate the farmers in Kent and Sussex cou
om ties would urge their representativ
ara to aid them It could be accomplishel
600 Further he says;
m Il thought or waiting until the Le
are islature met but the railroad wOu
N, then have such an advantage OF {
an people that ] have decided 20 have n
aI- say now.
lesi There is no politics in It. Let
The be Delawareans first, Democrats or r
.er publicans afterwards. AS the Pen
Ak sylvania Railroad Company conside
ied itself above politics, l ask both part
ry- to consider this question as high
ca than politics.
are II would have it affect a single vC
lud on either side in the State OF Delawa
Re- I hope all candidates viii be for {
In, good of the people. II any one is J.
md willing to express himself or tries
trim his sail to both breezes. ! no
OF he will be foundered in November
OF a gale OF public condemnation.
ted III the 800 Changers take this mat
ges up now they will win for certain.
ar am attacking q giant single-hand
hf- and ! cry to every farmer in the ST
all OF Delaware. help, helpl helplil III
lte. can you help? II you approve Of wi
the ! advocate go to the men you wish
the vote for, senator or representative, E
to him or them. I wish to vote
are you. How do you feel about tax
ey, the Delaware Railroad Company 81
ose 600 and paying the state debt?'
an they say they are for It, tell them y
ad? will vote for them II they say n
'wn are opposed to it, go and see the m
the on the other side This will be gatti
ALL down to business, and the candida
OF on both sides will soon come to tern
After urging that the farmers a
and citizens generally stir up the mattel
Aus va a AAatAN0o llAtf AAls AullN hA
.lso clHdes:
ris, Another matter / must touch upl
alb he Corporation Act. Four ye.
cad ago the state was financially emb
cen raised. No funds TO pay the Legis
ate ture $4,000 was borrowed from
troll Farmers Bank Of Dover for that d
] in pose and 10 meet all expenses. 4
hat years ago the state was not much b
to ter of and $4,000 more was borrow
the I'm Wilmington for the same purpo
ties The Corporation Act then came
Iir- force and we have recovered alb,
res. $4,000 from its workings. The IS
YES 600 has been paid and at present
no are moderately financially comfor
'ge, BILE, though we have no money to 10;
'ge. no funds for fireworks this legislat
cad Winter. The Corporation Act at pr
)el- ent not bringing in much money.
ce; is dwindling wOefully. A great ma
Of of the corporations chartered are
MIA iiated bladders that will burst
lei times of depression nearly all the n
businesses will cease. Other sta