Evening journal., 1913-04-02
Peoples Column
AN APPEAL FOR AN AWAKENING.
To the Editor of THE EVENING

To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir:-Two inspiring lessons FOL
Wilmington have recently been riveI
by wide-awake citizens of two far.
separated American cities. and VII.
mlngton has citizens just as alert anc
progressive and aggressive.
II is related that Jacksonville
Florida, has live Board of Trade
that was asking legislation for the
benefit of Jacksonville from an UNI
friendly Legislature, which DELAYED
action on their bills to the limit of
the session.
But the Jacksonville Board Of Trade
brought such strong pressure. and
with so much force backed up by the
promise of the Board of Trade and
It's aggressive members to paw the
expenses of the Legislature sitting
several days longer until the needed
bills could be put in final shape sat
isfactory to Jacksonville and passed.
and the Legislature so felt the force
OF public spirit and the public must
be-passed command. that the bills
were passed as desired before final
adjournment.
Last Tuesday 1900 alert citizens Of
Philadelphia went to Harrisburg, the
largest delegation by five times over
and by many hundreds that ever went
70 the Pennsylvania Legislature, in
the interest of legislation for a par
ucular locality, according to Senator
James 2. McNichol. Of Philadelphia.
ana Senator Ware. the veteran politi-
clan OF South Philadelphia. was COM
PEELED to say from the Capitol plaza:
lhese bills must be passed"
IN the movement in this city of
wilmington for a publicly owned
DELAWARE DEEP WATERFRONT.
when the petition, asking City Coun-
Gil TO appeal to the Legislature to re-
peal the Bulkhead Act. was presented
10 the attention of DR. j. Harvey
Spruance. former Mayor Of Whining
ton Tor his approval and signature.
ne was so keenly alive to the city's
needs that he said THE city of
wilmington should charter a special
train to Dover and take all the wide
awake citizens interested in the de- I
velopment and improvement and
CROWN or Wilmington to demon
strate TO the Legislature that viii !
mington demands that legislation"
Many Wilmingtonians remember
when the old first Susouehanna |
bridge was almost totally DESTROYED |
by tornado during its construction |
In July. 1866 complimentary train
was run down 10 see the bridge ann |
Its wreck. and the prominent men |
of Wilmington were invited.
| remember we'll. when a little how
] stood on the curb on Market street
just above Sixth. and saw nv grand
father in the procession of WHINING
ton men marching down Market
street to the old p w. & p r p
station to take that train to see mat
Susquehanna bridge and tornado ef-
fects o 81
| remember we'll that while 7 stood
there on the curb as the procession
had just passed down Market street
when we had one of the worst hail
storms ever seen in Wilmington. thar
broke the glass in all the nurseries
around and in many stores and dwell
ings, that probably was a tail Of the
tornado storm
What an inspiring and forceful
demonstration it would be TO see
men and women. and
also women and men, from all parts
70 Delaware. interested in those acts
Of progressive legislation, held IN
largely by the State Senate. march,
Ing in body to the railroad station
% go to Dover when the Lesislature
next Monday. April Z. 10
demand the passage of the several
needed acts of legislation before that
body is allowed finally to adjourn
sine die.
Very respectfully,
]. H. SEMPLE.