Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-05
OUR VIEW ROUTE WEST.
A Days Tramp Over the Line Of the
Wilmington and Wessera Railrosd.

DESTROYS Of laying before the reader az
EgEKY EVENING ali The facts in rel iaiOn 10
tie nav afil important enterprise which
promises eventually 20 give 10 Wilmington
4 shorter anil Jnosc direct connection with
the Great West, -, ilit e0.ef.lay with au-
other gentleman. Z Z w.t.cd over
that roftian Of the III, irvs "a proccss Of
construction. We sfinc., n. Monday Nor
ulng ani i:r.. struck the EEc 81 ilic road ~
SEwFOAT I'Igs CROSSING
Just This side Of Liftie NIL Creek. Cpto
this point il runs fnfllci w;th !ie Wiimiag-
ton Il Reading Railroad, hat Just beyond
file pike it dvsieets 10 tie sOFthward through
RonDson's woods, and tlscncc follows =
pretty direct line till il crosses tic Eew-
Port aud Gap Turnpike a short distarcc a.
hove the residence OF Samuel cramston, a.
bout y or ? miles west.of Newport II
continues from this point, ln q nearly direct
aae ID = westerly tlircctlons Vi lsstTikes tlsc
RED CLAY CREEK,
On the lands OF James Crarston, at a point
about opposite Marshalps rolling mlus.
Here We cncoanteTeI thc Fret heavy work
NC had found on tic line tlus far, ic being
I . iiIl Of = feet. Here, TOO, the roah first
strikes the thriving manufacturing dlslrici
which lies along the Rcd Clay, the frst-cs.
Establishments being the
fEfMESsI wooLLES aILLs ASD MARSHALL 8
ROLLING MILLS,
Above mentioned. Tic Kimcnsi mills have
recently BASED into tine proprietorsAip OF
tile entcrprising firm Of PilliDg Ss- Dean
while tho rolling mills arc Old and well
known shcet-ircu mills doing an excellent
business. The road noY follows pretty
-c.cSely tic Inc Of the creek, crossing
i quite frequently 10 avoid the numer-
o.is curves OF IL sigEo..s course. The next
establishment. on the Inc j.
WI. G. PHILIPS < ESQ. 5 MILLS
Whe.e Il large business Is carried on in tic
manufacture Of beHE feliOSs, slcigii-runnera,
cainp-stool f.ylnes, &c. WA. q. Philips Is.
by tie way, 4 director or the coIlpany.and
oiIe OF the most energetic friends thc road
has. Next 20 ;llSsc and bl. ! short distance
above them nc como 70
r::sf.'s SPICE Mills,
: I.s~e establishment wiiha national rci,.
HiatioD. 10 N,Aieh tise gostd w4ai prove ! great
convenience ard bcnCGt, and from whoac
frc.ghts il will doubtless derive no incosk.-
crab.s revenue. just refoEe il reaches tEcSc
nils ii skirts the grounds oftle once beau
tifui ard famous
ERASDYwINE SPRINGS,
Formerly q flvoritc resort for the mosl
fashionable class Of SaIaincr loan-ers.
Tie place can readily be restored 10 It's
former beauty, ,aRd II ) altogether probable
that TIE case OF access secured 70 il by tho
ncw road viii lead sonae cntcrprising eapi-
taiists 70 take il again IN hand, rebuild the
large hotel, destroyed years q 30 BY iire,anG
cali back 10 is beautiful shades aud health-
giving watcrsl is. glo.!es Of aud lang
sync.
THE RED CLAY VALLEY.
Which isycry beautiful up 10 this point al
along from tie placc wiicrs the roId fret
strikes il, just beyond here greatly increases.
in beauty, and IN the woois Of the Mesers
Fell just above the spice mills, art las given
Just the nccaful touches 20 tic landscape to
make the natural beauties moro appreciate
ed. Here, aloug this beautiful valley, /:
seemed 10 rs, As VIC stfolled through il IN
early morning; must arise .he pleasant vii
las which arc TO hc - tae Ecdr future
TUE COUNTRY HOMES or ovR CITIZENS.
The banks arc high nut have many zen
tic, lawn-like slopes TO tic edge Of the pure
Swift4uEning stream, and then, again
there are numerous Stecp Fdeclivities and
abrupt bluffs, which give just that dash OF
raggednesS necessary 10 the pic
turesque. Il Is bdrl few minutes
ride from the city ard has every
advantage that could u asked for
such purposes IS We have suggested. Here
leaving our readers 10 indulge thcir.imag-
inations with Pleasant lgncies Of summer
homes amid these Pleasant surroundings OF
lliH and dale and running s.ge1al, Of sun
ny lawns, aud wooded hlGils, VIC will defer
any farther description Of the new road &c
= fat2se EVENING.