The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-03
BEAUTIFUL !.
WILMINGTON

of Dclawa.e'S commercial m ct DpOliS
There is considerable interest just
now along the lines Of transportation
facilities. The City has had its streets
in state Of upheaval pending the
completion Of intcrurban trolley roads
and will soon experience scenes OF
great activity along the lines of rail.
road Improvements, and it is hoped
also If river Improvements. These
arc all pointed to with expressions of
satisfaction by our Board of Trade
journal, and are silcd as tokens Of
Wilmington's present and future
prosperity.
I 1t is appropo to question the trend
Of public scntimcntand private inten.
tons concerning these commercial
lcttcrmcnlS, as related to our City's
adornment. The tendencies Of the
times are atruislic in such matters
Societies for civic improvement. park
extension, architectural harmony, etc.
are in vogue, our National Capital
Icing in he lead.
| ~ htIiih SttlH tlIut IoN 10 ihN w"
perfume time to establish a definite
and practical aim Tor our Lity's good
in the matter Of her appearance. Her
resources in thiSdlrection arr natural
| ~ superb. but are not displayed to
great advantage to travellers over the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. whencnviron-
mcntS within the City have for years
been dcro@dlory to her reputation as
Il beautiful place.
Travellers are impressed more by
what reaches their intellect through
the eye, than by what they hear, and
travellers tales are most often OF
beautiful scenes
This fact is fully recognized by
railroad and steamer companies, and
tourists agents, WHO distribute pro-
luscly illas tratcd matters to impress
folks with the scenic lcauty of their
routes or destinations
Inasmurh as Wilmington is Della
wares representative city as far as
he travelling public i>Conccrned, and
is a terminus Of several railroad diviS.
tins: il hehco,cS the lovers Of mum.
ciral lcauty and allractivcncsS, TO
express their desire tohaNe and exert
their influence to accomplish the inn
pr1ycmcnt Of our City, appearance
in Tie nciglhforhGod Of the proposed
new passenger station Of the Penn
syvania raiIloal. AS las already been
suggested w Others. let the station
lc sci in an oItn square, or face
public sGUaic; around which hotels
and lusincss houses 81 dignity may
Ec built up to lhc credit Of the CityS
Gown-loWn business centre.
Strangers wonder nowadays where
the business centre is and how to
get there. / woull be Al! Inspiration
to visitors and an unspcakable joy to
hone Corners to lie 'landed' at an
attractive spot, provided, Of course,
with suitable drive Sa:%s for carriages
and trolley loop u exchange. =
Oar HlandyWine Park system is
splendid and the good work being
don" there is Commcndahlc, but when
tie counts up the number Of people
"ho would enjo? twice or more daily.
!or at Least thee hundred days in the
wear, a public garden around or in
front Of the new station. the fact OF
It's dc>rabIii'y is unqu">tionrd, AMI
HE invest m"nl necessary would sool
Lc covered by tic enormously incrcaS-
I'd valuc Of surrounding property, to
say not hing Of the added value to the
City 5 reputation as a beautiful place,
which would bring revenues by an i'll
trCasc III tie number of visitors and
an increase in desirable population.
Public Improvement, should be
made where the greatest good will
result to the greatest number OF pco-
pie. On these grounds alone, q pub
ic square should he seriously culsid-
red in connection Wirh the erection
If the new pennsylvania Railroad
which specifically cxprc>scd one Of
our Cilv'S portals