Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-12

been orRanlzed. Ihe mechanical thcilitleh
for manufacturing morocco have been greatly
increased, and much work hitherto done by
hand is now done by machinery. The buHi-
ness Is already large one here with every
prospect Of growth and Increase. The value
Of Its products this year will not be less than
tive millions Of dollars; and 1t employs six
hundred hands and $3.50, 900 Of capital.
CARRIAGES.
This manufacture has been uncommonly
active during the past year. Several new
firms have been organized and all the
ones have been employed to their full c old
city. The business has been pushed ans
great enterprise, and = few years OF with
effort will place our city on an equal 70 such
with any place in the country. Nearoting
the hrma engaged In this branch are W all
posed OF young men, and as oompeti COM
lively between the firms the whole triton Il
rives benefit of II, and the intere ade de
misses to become second only to iro At pro
city, n in our
The manufacture Of iron will undoubtedly
be the chief source Of wealth to this city In
all time to come. Its proximity to the mines
and forges of Pennsylvania, its superior Ia.
cilities for shipments by competing railroad
and water lines Of transportation make Il
naturally an unexeelled point for this busi-
ness. Very large quantities Of iron are now
consumed here In the building Of iron ships
machinery, boilers, &C., and 1t is probable
that among the additions to our Industrial
enterprises those into which iron enters very
largely will take the lead in numbers and
Importance.
1t il evident that success in business in
which freights are so important as In this
depends on proximity to both mines and
market and the facilities for placi"g goods
quickly and cheaply in the market and just
In proportion as city possesses these ad.
vantages she will lead In the trade, provided
her people see that the attention Of the man
ufacturing world is directed to these advan-
tages. Nor is IL observable that the atten-
tiOn Of strangers only should be drawn 70
these facts The greatest successes already
attained have been by our own people, and
in the future our main reliance is on our own
citizens. With them, however, much needs
TO be done In the way Of impressing on those
able and capable of acting in the matter the
fact that this is the time and Wilmington Is
,he place for pushing with all possible vigor
the manufacture and working Of iron. Labor
difficulties are already demoralizing the iron
prunu-ing Interests Of Great Britain, while
scarcity Of raw material begins to affect the
trade there; and these things point to Amer
lea as the coming nation in the production
| of iron. And IL this trade comes to America
it Of course will come chiefly to Pennsylva-
mia, whose iron fields have no better outlet
Tor shipments than at Wilmington. There
is nothing to prevent Wilmington from be-
coming the Glasgow Of America If her people
properly appreciate her advantages and their
| opportunity. To facilitate this and enable
capitalists more readily to invest a portion
of their means in such enterprises the enact
/ ment of general corporation law Is urgently
/ needed Such a law would doubtless tend to
| kcepat home much of the capital now drawn
/ from here to other places for investment by
| the operation Of our usury laws. The fol
lowing statistics of the iron interest here
| are appended
yo;oi tons of iron manufactured =, ,dI ll5SS 20
No, Of tons of iron consumed $1,000 o
Value of t5,0oO,0OI
sumed oO,OOC
No. of Bitumenous -5.OOC
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
The city has run the following lines oi
land and water transportation centreine
here:
The Philadelphia, Wilmington n Balti
adelphiR TO Baltimore and an important
link In one of the only two great lines o.
travel between the North and South thii
side Of the Alleghenies. Its construction
and repair shops are located here and ado
largely to our manufactures. To this cor
pOration we must also look for q unioi
depot, and according TO the best information
10 be had, we shall not look in vain.
The Delaware Railroad, operated by thu
p, ". X b., and the main stem of the com
plete net work of railroads covering thi
peninsula.
The Wilmington X Reading Railroad 639
miles long from Wilmington to Birdsbor
where 1t now connects the Philadelphia
} Reading Railroad, but which Is now build
, ing an extension TO Reading and beyond 4
. the Lehigh region
The Wilmington & Western Railroad nov
very near completion, which completes gu
; railroad system. 1t runs to Landenburg, Pa
{ where II connects with the Pennsylvani
] n Delaware Railroad which in turn col
I meets with the Pennsylvania Railroad 9
3 Pomer0y, several miles west of Ooatesvilll
u As this connection Is made on grade
G greatly facilitates trRns-shipment and III
y new road will receive large amonnt {
{ | freight from that source 1t is expected thi
G twill be the policy of the road to run train
Its entire length at very short intervals an
4 thus cause its line TO be dotted with countr
n residences.
7 mington TO New Nork, direct.
r Two steam freight lines to Philadelphii
u Also steamboats, connecting WilmingtO
a with the New Jersey shore
: THE CITY
p The chapter of improvements is larg,
!. than that Of any other year. We shall 4
/ longer be without a first class hotel, as n
e new and elegant building will compare 4
l. worldly with any hotel structure In the cou
a try.
q Masonic Hall Company, has been complet,
h since the last report. Other fine buildinl
Il nave been erected and old ones been reno
Is led and greatly improved, The old sire
!. markets have been removed from our prime
q pal street, Lew streets have been lined vii
e comfortable houses and the number of bull
m ings erected continues to increase from ye
N to year. A high school has been erected, al
ID a City Hospital is talked of.
ID The question of an increased supply of W
II ter is in process Of solution. The rcpo
e says; Wilmington may as ircH prepare h
1t SELF N ererg lcdy for population Of a hu
n dred mOusdnd, or eren more for, Judging
Ne future by The past such facilities tciH be need
Al trfihtn the life time Of the generation noig &
Of tiueiy engaged in cstdblishing her gredfne
ii Glasgow, trnh her fire hundred h0usand pa
Al lidifOn, and her clyde, should, and iriH
matched BY Wilmington and her Chrisfidr
a This Is no idle boasf for. with The erceph
- Of her mild climate, GldsgOw possesses no J
I'd cilifies greater, nor epen as great, as our OF
ct city. The clyde is ndrrorsr and more dtHc
he 10 keep in order than the Chrisfidna."
lie The Secretary has experienced, as usu
difficulty in gathering statistics Of the ca
tai and value of production in the vario
branches OF manufacturinginduHtry but
ct able to present the following report;
lw TABLE SHOWING CAPITAL EMPLOYED A
eh VALUE OF ARTICLES PRODUCED ANNUAL
e- IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS,