Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-08

mered into blooms in one mill and the
blooms rolled Into plates In the other.
The immense Delaware Car Works of
the jackson 4 Sharp Co., at the foot of
Eighth street, we're next visited, and every
process Of the manufacture thoroughly ex-
amined. They were In full blast at the
time. and all the men were at work, but
lust before the party was ready to leave
the whistle sounded, and the men gathered
on each sideof the central avenue through
the works, and as the President and other
visitors passed between their ranks cheer
after cheer went up for the President.
The visitors next proceeded to John G..
Bakers morocco factory.on f. Fifth street,
where the President inspected with inter-
est a new process by which Mr.. Baker
greatly reduces the time necessary In
tanning. He, Of course, locked at this
business with a critics eve. By the way,
MIR. Baker has very recently shipped a
quantity Of goods to the firm which sue
ceeded Q. s. Grant 10 the leather business
at Galena, I'll.
The great car wheel foundry OF the Lob
dell Company was next visited, and the
party watched with great interest the
wheels pressed upon the axles by the
enormous though silent power Of the ny
draullc press aud then passed through the
works.
Thence they proceeded to the Pussy,
zones & Co. S iron ship yard and machine
shops. 1t so happened that just at this
time there was no ships on the stocks here
sufficiently advanced 10 make the yard
especially interesting, but the great ma
chine shops Of the arm were examined
with the greatest interest.
The party next went to the iron shin
yard aud car building establishment Of
the Harlan Il Hollngsworth Companv
As they had inspected the process Of car
building at the Jackson 81 Sharp CO..
they did not go through the car sbcp.
here. but confined their attention to III
iron ship yard, the most extensive on j.
side the Atlantic, and In which have
doubtless been built more iron steamers
than In all the other ship yards of America
combined.
Over the main entrance to the yard was
a beautiful arch of flags and evergreeus
bearing In bold letters the inscription
Welcome TO Our President" Inside the
yard doomed up the vast proportions of an
iron ocean steamer for the Pacific Steam
ship Company on the stocks, while at the
wharf lay the Pacific steamship Acapulco,
and the Old Dominion Steamship Co. 3
! steamship Richmond (whOse hull was
built at Richmoud) receiving machinery
and getting their Joiner work, upholster'
ing &c. done.
Back of these Law the usual host Of
steamers and steamships laid up for winter
quarters and repairs. The John. A. WdrBel
was in the dry dock, the Etiicin Forrest IL
the dock along side, and along wharvei
lay the Sue, the Toil.ght, and dozer
other steamers. Amongst the number lal
a monitor, bearing on It's turrett the scar
of some storm of shot and shell II haS
passed through.
On the westerly ways was the keel TO
a fine large ship for the metropolitan
Steamship Company of New York, th
owner of the outside line between New
York and Boston, Of which company Gen
Whitney, of Massachusetts, was, to
great extent, the founder. and Is tn
President. All his friends and assoclat
owners have desired to name the vesse
ate him, but he stoutly resisted becaus
he thought to permit It would SAVIOR q
lmmodesty on his part.
Yesterday, when the President reache
, the keel of the ship, some of those entitle
=, to make the request asked hiln to name
= General lVhitneg fortnem, and he eonsehtc
and takinga piece of chalk wrote the nam
upon the keel, where 1t has since bee
engraved. This will doubtless be the onl
, vessel in the country whose name
indollibly written upon her keel by IL
: Chief Magistrate of tue Republic, and
! view Of the exalted authority by which II
I, name has been conferred II Is expected Thu
u the modest President OF the Metropolita
Steamship Company will gracefully accel
as namesake the ship which was thl
u chrislened by so distinguished hand al
-, under such pleasant circumstances.
y This ceremony over,the party proceedt
e to the immense Morocco Mandatory
> Pussy, Scott h Co., at Third aud MadisS
y streets, where they were received with Il
l. most marked demonstrations OF respec
y The entrance to the building was drap'
j. With flags, and salute was fred from
- cannon on the roof.
T. The party next visited Gregg d Bow'
great carnage factory, at Eighth al
y Orange streets, aud hastily passed throul
&c II, lateness of the hour and other engag
ments making the visit necessarily bril-
ia Here the tour of inspection ended a
u the party broke up, the President aud
" few others proceeding TO the house of NJ
- Job II. jackson for brief period of II
y, and refreshment before the banquet, a
y the members of the Legislature being
2 eorted to the Board of Trade rooms
10 a similar purpose, here however they w
~ again met by large number Of our c
ya zens and over an hour was spent In plel
- ant and, doubtless, proatible c0nversatiC
nc The members OF the Legislature We
during the afternoon tour of inspectli
d, greatly impressed with the great extent
Oh the industrial interests Of our city, u
re- generally expressed themselves delight
no and surprised al the growth and pr
nc perity o. their States metropolis.
he THE BANQUET.
is About four hundred Invitations W
of Issued TO banquet TO be given 10 the
he stitute Hall and which was to be
of GROWING feature of the eity's reception
S. its distinguished guest. The invltatit
nd read as follows;
ng CITY OF WILMINGTON.
~, ,u Dear Sir; The municipal authorize,
the city Of Wilmington invite you to p
an ticipate In RECEPTION BANQUET 10
,ev given in honor Of the visit Of the Presid
~ Of the United States, on Thursday, i
or. 9th, at p. IN. at Institute Hall,
bv The favor Of an immediate reply
n requested. Respectfully,
* II. +. pickles,
no Chairman
lUn ANhtAes IL
nd Finegan, John 6. Baker, g. Febil
10 James P. Hayes.
est Tue guests thus invited together "
OF the members OF .he Legislature assent
in the Board Of Trade Rooms, and
irst shortly after 6 o'clock proceeded to
me hall Of tbs Institute, which was beq
vas fully and tasteiuly dec rated Tor the
The casi0u, and where ample accommodate
cen were provided for seating all the que
ton shortly fer the company had thus
mt, scrubbed, the President, Gen. Robe
and Secretary Of th- Navy, Gen. Babcock
ad- Preside Is Private Secretary. Mr.. q
,ro. W. Uhilds, OF Philadelphia, ond seyera
ess, our own cllizgns entered the hall and v
.uc- greeted with hearty cheers for the Pr
in. dent.
hty Hon. j l.. Smms, Mayor of our {
nch presided, and the President, OF course,
the ON his tight. An excellent orchestra pla
best from time TO time during the banquet,
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