Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-16

thnt he IL the possessor OF unique and
valuable collection.
1t is from this source that l have drawn
the following. which is of interest to three
States.
They are extracts from the diary Of Ed.
mond Candy between the years 1926 and
1918.
These excerpts are fragmentary entries
from the pages Of 1861.
Edmond Candy was the first president OF
thc Ihiladclphia, Wilmington and baltimore
Railroad--the =. w. and B. Of the Penn.
sylvania system.
His successor. the second president: was
James Price, father in. law Of Edmond
Candy, the author of the dinry.
OCTOBER IS. 1S3G--"Took n ride out
~ the railroad (on horsebnrk,. The ride
from Philadelphia to this place, whining.
tn" most beautiful In this country. The hp-
proach to Wilmington. both sides. is very
handsome: from here to PHILADELPHIA the
road skirts the river nearly the whole dis
tancc.'
January s. 1s37-Our locomotive. with
four cars full of passengers, went to
EIkton today in great style in an hour. and
stopT"d frequently. their first run. Tomor-
row the directors from Philadelphia and here
go down again.
TITS n great pity they did not succeed
IN finishing the entire rond from here to
Raitimore: passengers all go BY stages and
will, probably. for six weeks yet"
January 10. 1S37-"Our locomotive got
run OF the rails today. two or three persons
injured slightly
January Il. 1897 FEATHER returned from
Dover after a severe. struggle he obtained
all We wanted for the bank and railroad.
lion" W" shall see both in full tide of sue
cess before long
WiIminston. must wakPn up TO a con-
seriousness Of her means and capabilities.
which,. If rightly employed. will raise her to
a high ominence.'
TTLY 10. 1S37-"Ecnt down with large
y company from this place and phiiadel.
nhia on tho railroad TO the river iSl,s1ua-
hannal, where w" met the Baltimore gentle
men all prepared to celebrate the opening of
I'll" rOHd
After going on board the splendid steam
o"nt b"'onping to the companies. wo sailed
up I" Port Deposit and went down Tho hav
~ Sn"nrtm Island. Daring which time re
diSrrsscd most admirable dinner en-
hvnnrd 10y toaStS and speeches.
''Nirhoas HiddIc. Commodore Rddc.
General Patterson and many moro tlis'in-
gnlShed Non both from Baltimore and Phil
nd"'"IiH wore present
'onr ~ thn toaSts was: The railroads Of
she ! ntHd states: firm metallic bnsis Of
'ion-th" host metallic conductors in
pol!tical storms. may they continue TO make
our people nearer and drarer till their whole
hearts. lik" their whole soil. shall be iron.
oound 70 cach other.
a f!ER landing we gave our Baltimore
n friends three cheers i,mned ,n,n ,ho
cars and in ninety minutes were in wi.
nhnR'"n; our guests from philadelphia re-.
turned in the steamboat telegram. Mi do.
lighted with the excursion and perfcctl,
satiSned that this must be tho favorite line.
We certainly beat the New Castle line |
from one to two hours. our cars ore tho
most comfortable ever rode in. allowing
on" to sit. walk or stand at pleasure.
The bridge at Principle is stupendous
work some deep cuts in the same neighbor.
hood" % "'''
July %, 1S37-"The cars STARTED today
for IN" quick trip /: the guests from Phila.
dcelpha came down in the Telegraph in two
hours, from here TO the river in ninety |
minutes. five minutes in crossing and two
hours to Baltimore, in all about six hours
from city TO city
Shorter by one hour than ever II wos
done and two less than the average trims by |
the other line.
. If the locomotive on the other side had |
been equal to ours they would have nade the
run in five hours.
''rho company were delighted with tho
whole work and no faut could be found ex-
cept with the locomotive over the river
this must be replaced with one of Bald.
WINS
'All were convinced it was easy TO 20 10
Rat!mor" in five hours, fast enough in nil
conscience; and glorious triumph of the
human skill and SCIENCE
CEPTEMBER .. 1S37-"van Buren's
~ message came up express by our rnilroad
from Pa''irorr in III minutes From the
river in fifty. three minutes, and had the
engineer had his steam fully up when Le
started could have done it In forty.ive
minutes.
1T reached Philadelphia in 81. hours and
New York eleven hours from Washington."
August 81. 1S37-''Fathcr (Jamcs Canbv
Sr.D and others left today for Virrinia
Springs. trust it will entirely restore Ills
health.
"Thc last week he resigned the Office of
president Of railroad: not, however, until
the most arduous pnrt Of the work was com.
rlct"d and his health much impaired BY his
inC"ssant eXertiOns both Of mind and body.
james Price was elected in his plocc.
an excellent appointment"
orT,IlIS isn't the nge Of steel or aviation or
l. wireless" said prominent publicity
man yesterday.
'It's the age of advertising :"
That tenn nrh'icitr Innn ~ n'nr' n" r-,ss
representative, by the way, Is obsolete now.
The gentleman who no DIS til" poSlt.om Of
Durveyor Of propaganda or information
crstwhie press agent, of any great mercan.
tile or industrial establishment has tho
choice of variety Of titles.
III
designate him.
IIn ia either "Chicf Of the Rurcnn Of In.
formation" "Iend Of the Department d
Public Relations" or Our Personal Isep.
rcsantative, ME-. So-nnd-so.'
Publicity man, particularly. is passe.
0T>IIE appeal now in the advertising way
/ is personal and direct" continued this
observer.
'"The far reaching newspaper and mngo.
zine ad. is supplemented by form letters to
n select clientele so deftly prepared that
they cannot easily be distinguished from
regular communication.
"One of the great coal companies has in
troduced the scheme of an intimate expana.
torv letter to it's customers on the coal situa
lion with an appeal for co operation
"a great railroad company Is urging the
merits OF certain of Its trains by sending 70
n special list of travellers and business men
n copy Of its menu card on that sperini