Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-07

other year will decide whether this project is q
slccesi or not.
THE WILMIEaToS ~ WESTERN RAILROAD
This new road commenced running in. October
last, and has been operated as yet, only as local
road, and therefore has not fulfilled the expecta-
tons Of its projectors. Whether the road proves
a profitable Investment to ITS projectors or not it
eau but prove to be beneficial to Wilmington. It
is well built, and can be prohtably operated as a
local road, when extended further West a. il vii
in all probability be before long. The country
through which It runs is rich ia agricultural re-
sOurses and abounds in deposits of Kaolin and
Limestone. Its freight business is fair as q local
road, aud western connection will, in all probs-
bility, make 1t at least self-sustaining.
The CITY.
The changes, additions and Improvements mads
TO the buildings Of our city. have been nearly as
numerous as in any preceding en, as vii; be seen
by reference to the tables in this report The
change OF tho cuTbstone market from Market
street TO King street, while it has not apparently
affected the business of Market street. has percep-
tibly improved the business of King street. The
| work on new streets has been vigorously pushed
forward, and about the usualnum OF new houses
built. The city has greatly improved its facilities
for supplying BraRdywine water by the erection
of No. WOrthington pump, capable of pump
ing 5,OOO,OOO gallons per day This, with the old
pnmps, makes ths total pumping capacity Of the
Water Works, 100000 gallons per day. The
present average consumption of water is but g.
| 100000 gallons per day. new reservoir is about
being built, capable Of holdiug about 100 900 OCO
/ gallons. Therefore, we have the gratifying fact
that supply Of water will be sufficient for many
years to come, and the future growth OF our city
well provided for. On the whole, there is, not
withstandlng the gloomy condition Of business at
this particular time, nothing that need discourage
as about our city, and much TO encourage us TO
labor and have faith.
STATISTICS.
We submit below table Of statistics which can
be relied on as not over stated although complied
principally from comparison with other years.
While the profits of the business for the past year
may not have been equal to that Of some of the
preceding years, the amount Of business has, oa
the whole, increased, rs = careful inquiry has
proved. This IS true of nearly every branch OF
business in the tables. Next year, We shall have
; some valuable additions to make 20 the tables
with regard to iron, as ntimated in another part
of this report. Some OF the items in these tables
! may not be understood when compared with the
tables OF last year. It will be noticed that last
J year, in the column of capital employed" the
capital OF some new firms was included, but no
their production, that this year difference vii
b. noticed in the column of avAlue Of article
manufactured" We have endeavorsd to max,
the calculations as correct as possible, aud thel
will, we think. be found not over, but rather IN
der stated. The estimated annual increase o
I population Is made by assuming five inhabitants
to each new building built,
STATISTICAL. TABLES.
c Table showing Capital employed, and vAlue Q
articles produced annually, in the City G
/ Wilmington and suburbs.