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NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY

BY E J. Edwards

My own experience as a railroad
man has taught me that railroad con
struction and development in the
United states perfectly exemplify the
law OF evolution
This remark was made 10 me ~
the late Serena Scranton. who was
at the time president Of a railroa 3
company whose line connected New
Haven Railroad company's system
which connects Boston and New
York.
Mr.. Scranton and 1 were ridin !,
from Boston 10 New Haven one June
evening in 1871. He had taken the
pupils OF n military school at New
Haven on an excursion 10 Boston.
This excursion was due TO a cordial
invitation by the late General Ben
ham. who was DISTINGUISHED as an
engineer IN the Civil War and who
was in charge OF the Notifications IN
Boston harbor for some years after
the close Of the war.
Mr.. Scranton's position and infiu-
ence as president OF the little rail
road. which then connected New
Haven and New London. was great
enough TO secure free transportation
for the military pupils from New
Haven to Boston and back.
II was on the return in the late
afternoon that President Scranton
chatted with mo for an hour or two
reminiscently about railroad devel-
opment.
He was OF a railroad family. HIS
brother was for some years presiden;
OF the New York and New Haven
railroad. another brother was innu-
entail in founding the city OF Scran-
ton. Pennsylvania. and one who WAS
near OF kin. the late c. s Bushnell.
was the man who persuaded the sec
rotary of the navy in President Lin
coins cabinet. a Connecticut man.
Gideon Welles. TO give Erickson :
Monitor a rial test
Il don't know what the future OF
the little road OF which I am presl-
dent will be. he said. 81 am certain
IL IS to have very important rela-
ton to railroad development in New
England
As look back recall that tho
earliest railway construction. at least
In New England and IN New Jersey.
was planned simply 20 supplement
water trans portation.
"Over there on Long Island they
have built a railroad from Long
Island City 10 Greeuport. NJ the east
ern extremity Of the island. They
never would have done that n IL mad
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no; been for the fact that II wound
supplement- water transportation be-
tween Boston and New York
Boston and Connecticut capital
built two railroads stretching from
Boston 10 point on the Thames
river president Scranton meant Al
lyn's Point. which is now Identified
as the place where the Yale and Har-
ward crews take up camp in summer
prior 10 their yearly boat races)
From Allyn's Point TO Greenpor..
Long Island, is twenty-five miles or
thereabout James Gordon Bennett.
the owner OF the New York Herald.
very earnestly recommended the con.
struction OF a railroad along the
north shore Of Long Island TO Green
port. Hep ointed out the great al.
vantage 20 New York. He said mat
excepting for short ferry OF twenty
five miles there could be all-rail COM
munication between Boston and New
York IL this Long Island railroad
Were built.
Well. it was built and II wasn't
worth copper 10 the men who put
their money in its stock. although II
did make practically all-raf con-
munication possible
After II was built the reason ror
Mr.. BENEFITS long advocacy OF IL 20
came apparent. He had a printing OF
hce set up in a baggage car and com
positors placed before the cases. In
that way European papers and dis
patches which frstr cached tire
United States al Boston were in.
stantly transferred TO the railroad
taken across the ferry OF twenty-five
miles and at Greenport turned over TO
Mr.. Beunett's compositors in the bag
gage car. He had an editor in that
car That man speedily arranged
the copy and the compositors put Z
in type so that the forms were all
ready for use IN the Herald Office
when the trains reached New YORK.
Il don't think. however. that In the
early years of this Long Island line
n was Of any special advantage to
anyone excepting Nj Bennett and the
New York Herald
Il have been told that the railroad
across the state Of New Jersey from
Camden on he Delaware river TO Am
boy. opposite staten Island. was butt
solely for the purpose Of supplement-
Ing steamboat travel between New
York and Philadelphia That was
the old Camden and Amboy road
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SyudicateD
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FLEECED COTTONS-
The Complete Line Is
Found Here.

many different books OF this char
acter just as every one else should
read them. But. In the final event.
the statesman, and the publicist. ana
the refOrUcr. and the aEitator tor
new tLiIg-. and the upholdcr OF
what Is good in old things. all need
more than anything else 10 know
human nature. 10 know the needs Of
the human soul. and they will nnd
this nature and these needs set
forth a. nowhere else by the great
imaginative" writers, whether OF
prose or 81 poetry.
Books and Book Lists.
The room for choice IS so LIMIT
less that 20 my mind 10 seems absurd
to try 20 MAX. catalogues which
nail D" supposed 20 appeal 20 all
the best thinkers This is why I
have 30 sympathy whatever with
writing ISIS OF The one Hundred
Best Books or the p. Foot Ii
brsry. u is all rIlht 10. "a man TO
g.. 2 hundred very 5000 books and
lf he is 20 go of for a year or so
where De cannot get many books.
u ls an excellent thing 20 choose a
0 .r.ioo' library OF particular books
so l.cn 10 that particular year and ON
thar particular trip he would Ike
10 read 800. there i- no such thlrt
's hundred books that ar. best Tor
an men or for Oh. majority OF men.
or Tor One Iau af a'l times. and
fH'f" De- nO such things as "a five
Foot library which VIII satisfy fha
q '"'- OF even one particular man on
a'.'r'rt oC"e a.ors extending over e
H l'r o.! years. Iltun Do best for
on" mood and Pope for another
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paper printed in London. predicts the
end OF the Romanon dynasty. The
Young Alexis. the Emperor's only son
IS suffering from an incurable disease
tuberculosis OF the bone II IS said
"e can be kept alive only few
months. The Car himself is suffer.
INK from melancholia His daughters
cannot ascend Tho Russian throne.
Tn" Grand Duke Michael has 20.
nounced his claim 20 sovcreirnity. and
The other grand dukes. the uncles and
cousins ~ the car. are open 10 a
serious objection.
Death and disease ave no respectors
OF hish place.. The unfortunate rz3r
and Czar'na would undoubtedly gladly
chang" places with many an humble
working couple
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feel himself debarred from Tennv.
son or kipling or Korner or Heine
or the Bard Of the Dimbovitza. TOT
stoy's novels are good a, ono ttma
and those OF Sicnkiewicz AZ another.
ana he Is fortunate who can relish
Salammbo and Tom Brown and the
TWO Admirals and Quentin Durwarf
ana ARENAS Ward and the Ingolds-
by Legends and Pickwick and Vanity
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UNCLE WALT: The Poet Philosopher.

O all domestic brue the hog worst; all
me beSal catalogue he's easily the
-,,- 49, regard, has all; pigs he
i1E HUG pushes hard and sends He gets his
legs inside the trough and the sparkling slop and
oe hogS must root HIM on II they would
rdng he'll occupy. smoke black and
RANK cigar while women and In inclined
10 0oze ~nen there's grub about ring through his
nose so he can tunnel out And when by dav
auto car or SIGH all folks him drive into
me dh On whether he garbage hears 10 chew
or IN me busy hau7ts OF the hogs hog through You see
MN hgnng tor the SoD amid the bG-nylrd gloom YOU him
the barber shop public reading him the sna
RoEue ana IN the ta'as fine the hog hog when he
j. 'o' " S"I"c. WALT MASON
Copyright 1s' Matthew Adam.
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Fair. Why. there are hundreds or
books like these. each one OF which
II really read. assimilated. by the
person 10 whom II happens TO ap-
peal. VIII enable that person quite
unconsciously TO furnish himself
with much ammunition which he will
find OF use in the battle OF life.
(coatinued IN Wednesdays Inteliigenoer)
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CHAPTERS OF A POSSIBLE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Published by Special Arrangement with
welt - the Contributing Editor. Through
Copyright, 1913. by The Outlook Compan
Rights OF Translation
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h The Outlook. Of which Theodore Roose-
n the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
n ,. All Rights Reserved, Inoiu Ting
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rHE END or TIE RovhNoFFs
A writer IN Free k.a." uraa
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|. 1.-THE 1STELIIGENCER. embracing
u several editions. f. entered IN an.
Postoifce at Wheeling. ". Va. as sec
Pnd-class nRtterl
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(coHtinued in Wednesday, Inteliigsnoer)
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(Copyrirht. 1913. Mcclure Newspaper
SyudicateD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-22
By ESTHER vANpEvEER.

Mrs. Midle ;on-Tranby is a sort or
Mrs LEO Hunter. in whom Dickens
satiriZed woman ambitious to shine
as literary star an TO entertain lit
erary stars. though Mrs. Middleton
Iranby was not the cariCature Mrs.
Leo Hunter was and lived in the TWEEN
tleth instead of the ninete. nth cen
fury.
Among the literary salons given by
Mrs. Tranby (the whole name is too
long for repetition) was one where a
professor OF German literature in a
prominent university was 10 adore IS
the company. The professor. VINO was
I as unpretentious - his name. whA'h
was Brown. did not know when he &C
cepted the invitation that he was to
speak 10 a mutual admiration societ ~.
His address was TO be in the afte r
noon. and half an hour before he was
10 appear on the rostrum he stepped
INTO a trolley ear which would carry
MN direct TO he residence OF Mrs
Trsnby. He seated himself. took a
newspaper from his packet and began
to read
Presently two ladies' entered the
car, sat down opposite the professor
ana began To chat There were var
ious noises connected with the Jour
ney. such as the conductors bel
ringing and vehicles rafting over the
stones without, and the ladies' found
u difficult 10 modulate their voices
Have YOU read Mrs. Middleton
Tranby's latest poem in the - Mag
azine' asked one lady. who wore
. something like mum for a hat on her
head.
Yes. Isn't It lovely"
Beautiful, But n doesn't compare
with YOU My Rover"
Don't you think SOL It's awfully
good OF You TO say so"
Il love dogs. and the close ~ your
poem when your dog looks MP at Won
50 cNpreHsiyely before he dies. Is lust
too lovely for anything
Thank You ever 80 much. Have
you been writing anything"
Nothing In verse I have a story
] m going TO read al the next meeti ~
oi our literary society. I've spent a
! lot Of time over H. which | fear may
have been wasted. When | write 4
7 poem I dash il right IN without think
Ing. and it, better than when | take
/ pains"
] That's genius ! wish We were 90
/ Ing 20 listen TO your story this after.
+ noon ar Mrs. Middleton rranby's in.
: stead OF having 20 listen to that pro.
I iesso- ! think our meetings when "a
b read our own papers are 40 much mora
/ intcrce tiug
so do l. I don't care for German
/ literature There l. so much philOso
pLy mixed up IN 81"
Mrs EnEleheart's paper on Goethe.
/ read ~ our last meeting. was very
/ good
J Good, II was delightful. Blu, then
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Daily Short Story
A Mutual Admiration Society.

We are all so familiar with the opera
OF Faust that Goethe has a special
charm for us"
What's the name OF the professor
VINO is to lecture this afternoon"
Brown. | believe"
Brown. lie isn't the Profes sor
Brown whose loose ideas on marriage
have excited so much comment? | be-
lieve the trustees OF this university
asked him To resign-Cuthbert Brown.
professor OF something or other. I
don't remember"
| think that's the man who is to
speak this afternoon. but I'm not
sure"
lecture"
You'd better be careful You know
Mrs Middleton has her fourth
husband. all the other three still liv-
Ing
Il didn't think OF that. Ever 50
much obliged 10 you for mentioning /;
vi course IL wouldn't do 10 offend 4
hostess. Besides. rather like To hear
what horrid theories people will pro
Il can stand bit OF spice myself II
this man Brown doesn't advocate posi-
tive free love. | rather think I shall
near MIN out. But since he is 10 speak
ON German literature perhaps he
won mention his peculiar ideas
Possibly not. but so long as he
holds them and we have 10 listen to
nm ~ would De Disappointing TO have
MIN stick TO his dull subject"
by this time the car had reached a
cross street Leading TO Mrs Middleton
llanby's residence. ana the ladies'
ahghted. They were follow I'd bv Pro
lessor brown harles. not Cuthbert
brown, and husband and father OF
six chtldren--who Jagged behind them
so that when they entered the Trsnby
residence they did SO without having
noticed that no had followed them.
Let's 20 right into the lecture
room. said one. and get seats where
We can hear. I'm a little deaf"
They took seats IN the front row.
and when the room had been filled ~.
hind them. the lecturer. with Mrs. Md
dleton-Tranby. passed. down an aisl.
and they mounted he platform 20
gether
Great heavens" exclaimed the lady
with the mum hat
IF is the man who sat opposite Is
J in the car"
We must go
How can We It's Impossible. We
have got to stay IL our"
The lecturer. having been introduced
by the hostess. cast one meaning
elsnce down at the ladies' directly he.
meath him. then delivered his lecture.
F ~ was considered rather dry bv hi- an
Gience. II contained no reference Uh,,.
d ever 10 marriage. experimental mar.
rage or any OF the substitutes which
theorists are suggesting for The Good
"id DAYS Of domestic love and large
families.
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90 First strcS.. are spending their va
cation al Atlar-Ir city
Several local persons left YESTERDAY
evening for Atlantic city, where they
viii spend The next ten days. visiting
Mrs. ". 7. u ghes. OF Shadyside
is spending t"~ days with friends
and relatives IN his city.
The WOman> lab and the Thimb'a
Bee OF the First NJ +. church ara
making preparations 10 hold a picnic
on the camp grounds ON Thursday.
August 18th
Mr.. and Mrs J. Frank Dudley will
leave this evening Tor Philadelphia.
New York: Boston and other points
hey VIII be gone about two weeks
Mrs Porter Watson. Of ClarSsburC.
Is spending few days with friends in
this city
Mrs. 4. VI. Nichols and daughter
VIII return 90 their home az WAYNE
burg. Pa. to-day. after spending the
past week with relatives here.
Ralph FitzSimmons. who was hi. on
10y a dog few da'- ago. is reported
rs getting along nicely.
Miss RoXie Hempir. OF Iowa. &C.
spending few weeks with Mrs. Isaac
Rodgers. on Second street
George Conner az GAINESVILLE. - .
]. spending few days with Mrs W.
NJ Riggs. on Third street
Nr and Mrs charles Nauscoc Loft
Nes' erday for Nor ain Lake Par
whore they will spend "a Few DAYS with
friends and relatives
Many teachers attending institute
l"it last evenlug for their resusCfits
homes. after being here the past four
day
Nur or tho sfvc0t having on Sev-
erfh street Us progressing and % ror.
ton of Tho street is already open Tor
travel
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The county 'ourt house in tnis city
neXt few weeks f. will BE- recalled
that the building just rec wed coat
~ paint only few weeks aEo. but
since that time y has pc led or ana
today the building looks bad : rep
rcsentatiye Of the observation-disclosures
Paint Company. Of Cleveland. mas
been here and looked over the TOD
8@ this firms paint was used and IL IL
very likely that they will have the
Luild!u- reprinted ~ their expense.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-22

ID" management o.. OBJ. a. c. Myers
ball team has completed arrange.
Ueut- for game 10 De- played sun
uay afternoon with the Beers team
~ Wheeling a. the Tunnel Grseu
grounds The management u.s. try ms
IN arrange double D.. adler 10 be-
PLAYED on Labor Day VITA the strong
team ~ Hundred These Games VIII
b. PLAYED az th" local park n ~.
ranged
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NorA "u LAYING th. nov cement ao0-
.hd'r fle COUNT court house. under
'h" direction ut Ia."r Howard. is pro
LTeSs'uE tioHE very nicely ami will
soon b" completed. fine new cement
pofcH has been completed an bar rho
TOP winch viii be- placed on in e Few
N.' ~" ""-h .- being tou, %. rho
Dec county i- nru~.ln. fIa uT.t.Ii,f
= l"' heating -tsfpm I- also I.tua .v.
stalled in rE~ ht~amtr. uf the cr..r-
..Ii..-H
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N.99|e Manic N'1rrIs mi I-UIIu
smith 20 Nashiultou avenue. are
pending me week a. Uooksfuv Pa
with friend and RELATIVE
Miss Alma Pn-riOff. OF Potts Nfll
Isl spending % feN DAYS VIfl Iriaud-
and Relatives iu ihf- cIfy
Mrs William Grr"nau and daughter.
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The STAT" penal institution in TINS
city Is the feature attraction n this
city Tor tl' persons att' ndiug teach
ers institute and the Clautauqua
Zach day there are nearly q hundred
persons a. the biz cate Of the prison
waitinr 20 be- usehered through the
Institution and 500 rho cCnvicfs ar
the't daily WORK Visitors day - held
each csy except sunday and three
trips are made each day. one In the
morning and two iu he afternoon.
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Why Not > Batn,na Beach ?

7 ThHTH 1UT reason WV tni- CIV
should Not hay" q bathing beach along
To-" i,v"r iiuut -ourwhcre near the
city This question is being asked
quite frequently among local persons.
especially since the Belle Isle bathing
beach Na- opened az NheeliuE. and
also 'nr ONO 40 Hcnvood ana Bs.!a.~e.
2 n'r" .r. many local persons 1ho are
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Many Attenaed FAR

several automobile parties from
'll~ eng tets ,t.lE Yesterday morning
JAG Ato0u. Pa. lair. which had been
LHig'ie forth .or the past few DAYS
''Iti .n'eres- j. always manifested
in This famoG- f1'-. While no lost
h'I~"a arr entered. the races always
prove 'c.n Interesting to local per
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o. drop-N were held Yesterday after.
noon ~ % o'clock from the late resi-
f'uCr. Hry. Father Flanagan. 81 81
Francis Nayirr'~ Catholic church. con.
Quoted the services. which Wer" large
attended luterW'ut was made ~
Mount Ross. trtuptp-t
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anxious 10 indulge Joe the acouatic
sport and all thar remains - fnr a
party % persons 20 select m. t.lacr
ana WIN an invitation the beach would
surely be crowded each Of those warm
evenings
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To Repalrt Court House

by a husband and many friends VINO
viii be sorry 10 hear OF her death
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The Ohio Liquor League. IN session
here to-day. elected these officers.
President. Louis Runkenbarger. Gin
cinnati: vice president. Carl COX.
Cleveland. secretary. Nicholas putl".
Dayton, treasurer. Fred Felt. Toledo.
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Six colored boys. ranging IN age
from - 10 j.. flashed 2 revolver in
me lace or Mrs. Harry Clippinger a. a
local park last nisht and robbed her
or her purse. Containing S2S. Later the
boys were run down and arrested and
the money was recovered
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Dor, b. .'n"-.a ..'ser.a e.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-18
GOOD FRIDAY
AT OLD SWEDES

At Old Swedes Church ON Good Fri
day, the Three Hour Service, from ~
until O'clock, will be conducted by
the Rt Rev Frederick J. Kinsman-
There viii be special service at 1870
y. m. in charge OF the rector the Roy.
r. l.. Wolven.
On Saturday afternoon. at the even
song service, at $3.50 o'clock. there will
be a public baptism.
The special service on Easter Day
viii be at $50 a. m. The program
in entirety. is as followr.
Organ prelude tplayed by the or
ganist, Norman Halletl THE Marvel
lous Works" from THE Creation,
(IIaydnl Spring Song, (Mendels.
sohn) Hymn l2i. "rhe Strife Is Ger
(sung by the choir on the south
porch) Professional. t09 Welcome
Happy Morning. lntroit 243, ION the
Resurrection Morning." Nyrie Elei.
son. st Cecilia (Gounod); Gloria
Tibi, est Cecilia (Gounod) Hymn
ll2 Jesus Christ Is Risen To-day;
Onertory Anthem, Awake Up. My
Glory tBarndy); Sauoms. "St &c.
ella, (Gounodl; Gloria in ENcclsis," @
Chant" Post Communion Hymn llS
AT the Lambs High Feast We Sing;
Rccessional 1872. Jesus Lives
The choir and full orchestra will b,
IN attendance
The same musical program VIII he
given at the morning service. at l0.3l
which will include the Easter scr
mon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-18

An enjoyable est Patrick's Day"
marty WAS given last evening by VIII
mington Lodge ia l. o. G.. T. at the
home of Sister Elsie Nichols. 1928 y.
Clayton street The prizes for best
workmanship in the pig contest
were both won by Miss Edith Bauer.
The members expect to meet again in
the near future at a house warming
in the new lodge hall in Market street.
Those present included: Mr.. and Mrs.
Nichols. Mr.. and Mrs. Grimes and
son, MIR and Mrs. Leroy Grimes and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Stroup. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward White.
Mrs. Arthur Allston. the Misses Reba
Stroup Ethel Carpenter. Miss Sayers,
Jane Hail. Helen Handy, Viola Cath
cart. Rcba Lavender. Jennie and
Florence Kitchen, Margaret Mcdowell,
May Johnson, Elsie Jones, Edith
Bauer. Mildred Jenesse. Helen and
Ida Allston, Elsie and Mary Nichols,
Viola White: and the Messrs. James
Brown. Horace White, Ed Monahan.
viii Sayres. Willard Mcclure. Edward
Martin. Arthur J. and Elwood Allston,
Wilson Lukins.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-18
GOVERNOR MILLER
HEARS PROTESTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. March iS.-Govcrnor
Miller yesterday afternoon gave
hearing to delegations advocating and
opposing Senator Reinhardts bill
which has passed both branches Of
the Legislature to empower railway
companies to engage In the electric
lighting business In cities and towns
OF the state, In the delegation ad.
vocating the measure we're Robert H.
Richards. counsel for the Peoples
Railway Company; Richard w. Crook,
manager OF that railway and Former
United States Senator l.. Hcisler
Ball, who is a director OF the railway
company. Mr.. Richards was the prin-
cipal spokesman for the advocates.
and said that under the bin the Poo
pies Railway Company would be en-
abled to enter as a competitor in the
electric lighting and electrical dis
tribution field In Wilmington.
In the delegation opposing the hill
were Colonel George w Sparka
director OF the Street and Sewer de-
partment; Leslie V. Christy. sccretar,
OF the street and Sewer department,
President OF Council Samuel H. BEN
son. jr. Representative Smiley King
who also Is Councilman. and Coun
Gilman Norman Downcs. Mr.. Ben
son told the Governor that City
Council WAS opposed 10 the bill
Colonel Sparks also voiced objections
10 the measure, claiming that cloctri,
companies might escape regulation
and taxation under the bill. Governor
Miller gave no intimation as Ia
whether he would approve or veto the
bill