The sun., 1901-10-21
LOOKING ouT FOR SELF.

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Railroad Company running through this
city, it is we'll to remember that It is
not the city alone that is TO be hene-
fitted-the railroad company IS not pro.
posing All Improvement to the city, Ut
an estimated cost of several million dol
lars What it is trying to DO is To inn
prove its own plant for its Own adnan-
tage and profit. This being true the
character Of the work. it~ dimensions and
cost will be limited. NJ nearly rs the H
officers of the company can effect that /
result, by the company'S necessities. The !.
work will be no higher, Wider or strong
er than experience ronlpcls the com-
pany to make ii. and III whatever dirrc.
ton these imperative demands are eX-
ceedcd. to whatever extent they are cx-
ceedcd, will he under rompnlsion-the
compnlson of law and authority.
The railroad company i booking ont
for it, own interests 1'he people, ana
authorities Of this city must hook our
for their own interests and see 10 ];
that the railroad company does not en-
cruarh too broadly upon the domain Of
public rights 80 essential right Of was
across thr line Of these tracks should he
sacrificed or surrendered. The streets
should be preserved, not only in width
but III height that would ayuiA all pos
sibe contingencies, II must lie remcn-
bered that thi, projected railroad >truc-
ture ii ii il built viii stand fol ill., rntiit
length between thr rity anil its water
way front. and that ali the traffic of II
future thar seeks il waterway outlet
must pass under this structure 70 got to
the warves and tir river. This mny
not appear important now. but relativr
TO the future it i vastly important. All
cal greatness ii th~ city center iii Till
utilization d the great waterway mG
harbor facilities that lie east and south
of thi$ rncirrliug line u railway tracks.
The resident portion Of the city will 20
west and north. The business develop
mrnt will ~ east and South-while thc
hills are to be covered with the homes
Fl fAf nes e shtbya;s, imiia'Ghinne4 II shal@. ia
forseS and rolling mills with their many
Kindred industries are to cpyrf Tho low.
lands a thp nus aul south. What the~"
are 10 br except thlt they are t. be great
beyond uuy present anticipation, 10 4n,
can say, TAat the>e establishments arr
to employ Jpu> " thousands of the future
workins: penuIn NJ thc ciry ana that TIM
traflic oand 'r'm them i A crow,i ii~
way huN4l thp street openings lrft H.
tlis .yaed railroad -trurtne + Nrr
In tha alleged argument about thi~ paui,
cular pa,4 = IL u H. sincerely hnPri
that alI tl-r lhin=, havr h.cn mItla
patrl alI provided for. IN tht matt
now ii Iisiut.. IL ~ understand ID
the fi9ue pl ut merely thr prr.rut
Should ha aaal for The precedent
mad n,u wiii " tI.c l9w, u thr III
turr
Aintt nnw tlic ri@ht II thc raiIroa,
company ~ rush it> thrugh trains pas
thy aty Fl II. efforts u shorten thr fil
between tl~ great terminal citie~ nmfl
AMI soUti5 and this city may ca-ily ~ "
strirted d locul train travel. 1'lpn
reason t0 hrlirvr that even H0w thr fail
road regulations inurr u thr dl-f,a,
and iniury Va this cty. TiI1r, thA il
were mi offered railroad inducements Z
pass thr city. would Stop here " ar,
whirrl away u Ehiladelpiia mul NaN
York While wc are willf= to rone !
that much II rhat l. tl r~illt VI untir;
inclination On tile part of lHa trades "
are MT ready tocmrclr rI.t th, HHu:
and cultivation ~ ,Heh iHoliggtiaa~ @iu,
proper regard rn thi- ts al &rH
that las given hi railroad rompau
many marked prots ~ if- iItgrc-t a
appreciation That Increased trapi1it
Of Transportation frmm ~ south, viii,
Is III h.epne tlp -rrat iipbl ~ commerr
entrrnise t. tlta north. will ID lar.
measure determine IL what points tra,
bcrsa tham wll ba #0unaiized. ranu
IN d,nhcd Nr cal il Ms doubted n
thai tle @eat ciiir n FAX north viii
AN wv Hiuimza tbe ds yantag"~ IN.
itnllil lt ~lltll .lll tl' LlAS N1ll'l' iN.i N'1'
them aua tlR ,Ulth lr MONS 6f throl-
tras, apl special rutes. II II char-'
that llr system now Id ynsd" dnrs Mia
and ihat this city suffers fr"m it. VI
omy effective resistance NJ nm cNtcu-it
Of thnl injurious system alp"ars tn
to Insist upon mal;ius ths city 4 sta
Pu4 placr far i'll trains passing throu:
it, Iha citI authorities CitE Coun.
the street md Sewer Directors. and Z
Beard III Trade. backed ,y III the tra
influences of the city should ioin il insl
ing Wilmington shlll nat he made 10 Z
pcar as i way station, Int terminal q
On thc time tables of tue company. Z,
that III trains shall stop here.
There needn't hc any hesitation
making that demand and insisting NJ
il. Il thr projected enterprise Is esse
tial W. thr business NJ tile railroad coi
pany, inSistancc upon what may he Su
geStcd for thr benefit Of the city. "
nor canSc tile company to abandon
If it is not believed to be 50 csscnti
to the business of the company.
amount Of regard for this city. howey
effusive it may now appear in the proI