Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-15
Rustaes. Tmrr.rsmen,a.
D. LKEoN q CO.'S NEW srEAA CANDY NANuFAo-
TORY, BAKERY, AND STORE.

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ToRx, BAxEsY, AND STORE.
Among the improvements Of the year. in our
city, one of the finest is the new building erec-
ted by D Lemon Co.. at lit Market Street
for . steam can,iy mandatory, bakery, and
store. Mr.. Lemon. the proprietor, came 10 viii
mington, 10 ls49 pennilees. and intending TO
return to his place OF nativity In the North Of
Iceland. He found . wife here, however. and
was Induced to Prolong his stay, and has now
become one OF our rolid citizens, uniting the
careful and prudent habits OF his native section
to the progressive spirit of our American home
and proeperiDg as energetic business men usu-
ally do amongst us. Commencing life in Will
minRton as q machinist, he formed partnership
in 1853. with his brother who was practical
confectioner, and started bueiness at 9th aud
Market streets. After four years of success he
moved his business to No. AIS Market street
afterwards to No. 22S. at which latter place bis
trade increased to such an extent that his wag-
on soon became well known In every por-
ton of the Peninsula,
The present building in which Mr. L. has 10.
Gated his business, has just been finished. II
fronts on Market street, 2l feet 81 inches and
running back III feet, 8 iuches. frouts on Ship
ley street % feet. inches. II Is four stories
high. exclusive OF the basement which extends
underneath the whole building. There are three
coal vaults under the Shipley street front, one
for supplying the oven aud two for supplying
the boiler. The cellar is divided iuto two spari-
Dents, the Shipley street end being used for the
bakery, and the Market street end for the stnr-
age Of flour, fruit, &c. David Donnelt's patent
oven is used. and the machinery. consisting OF
cutter. dough brake, &C., was made by j c.
Bartlett, OF Boston. Hes q Jones furnished
the ten horsepower engine with is horse
boiler. which operates the machinery
and one OF Reedey's Patent Elevators which ex-
tends from the basement to the fourth story.
The first story IL devoted to the retail depart
ment in front, for depth OF 60 feet, and the
rear end is used for the shipping OF goods and
the loading Of wagons on Shipey street.
A drying kiln ID very ingenlously arranged part
OF 1t being in the basement and part in the hfst
story, over which the office and counting room
10 located, from which a view is had of the
whole store. Two stairways one leading from
each end of the store go to the fourth tt,ry.
The front OF the second story is used Tor the
packing and sale of hue candies and the rear
portion for the packing OF cakes and crackers.
The third story contains seven furnaces aud
other apparatus for tine manufacture of can
dies to which 1t ia entirely devoted
The fourth story is eAtirey devoted to the
making OF lezenges aud choc Jates.
An outside holster, on SuIpiey street, commu-
nicates with every story. The trout store is
warmed by a heater and the rest. of the build.
ing by steam pipes. Water pipes extend through
the whole building, and in case OF fire an iuch
and half OF water could Immediately be turned
upon it.
The plan OF the building was designed by Mr..
Lemon, himself drafted by E. q. JeIsrs. and
the erection superlntended by Q. B +. Smith.
The tirst story front is of iron furnished by S.
O. Creswell OF Philadelphia and the remainder is
built OF pressed brick, finished with Ohio stone
trimmings The bTicklaying was done by Floyd
d Blankin, the masonry by Michael Meeney, the
vaults and stove trimmings by Robert Scott; the
tin roofing by Gssrge W. Dorsey; the painting
by James Bradford; the iron work by G,tta i
Kaiser; the plasteTing by Nea, Mulvena; the gas
and steam fixtures by GAwthrop Il Bro the
stairwsys by Henry Evanr; the frames doors,
sash. &c. by Springer. Morley Il Cause, and the
Jackson Spafp 90 the bricks we're furnished
by James II, Beggs. and the lumber by Wise 4
Son, and G. Simmons 4 Bro.