Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-19
WILMINGTON.
What They Say OF Us.

4 what 1ney say Oh Us.
The correspondent of the Norfolk
VSrgsaaia,a says in his letter of the
visit of the City Guards to this city:
Wilmington has busy, animated
appearance, exhibiting the thrift of
her merchants. It has greatly IT,
creased in population since the war,
especially is this SO with its foreign
trade. We notice at the wLarves and
at anchor q large number of foreign
vessels taking in cargoes Of cotton and
naval stores, and from conversation
with r. e. Hsidie, Esq, Consular
agent of Denmark. Norway and Swe-
den, we were grstifed to learn that SO
greatly has the foreign trade increased
at this port that during the present
seaeon some thirty or forty ships are
expected to arrive. Wilmington also
shows its enterprise in its cotton fac
tory, which has been in operation
some few years, and which as an in
vcstment is paying handsomely.
The city is also supplied with
TWO COTTON COMPRISES,
one of which is claimed to bt the finest
in the country, and was erected at the
cost of $45, 900. When we see these
advances in the ma Oh of trade and
c .mmerce by a city under the domi-
nant rule of Radicalism, without
single Conservative IN Office, we can
well exclaim where is all the boosted
prospects of Norfolk Growing we
are, but yet how much are we behind
IN the race for wealth. With thou
sands of bales Of cotton rolling into
MS by all the avenues of trade we have
rot taken the first step to the estab-
ltshment of cotton factory. May we
soon see some of our go-ahead mer-
chants and capitalists interest them
selves in this work. Many very
HANDSOME BUILDINGS
have been erected since the conclusion
Of the civil strife. Noticeably among
hem we may mention the Bank of
Hnnover Building, a monument to the
enterprise and business capacities of
Captain I. B. Granger, its president,
a young man who has deserved and
Who receives the plaudits of the COM
nunity, on account of his enterprise
and public spirit. The City Hall is
also fine building, as will be the
Jewish Synagogue, row in course of
er. ion. The drug house of Green &
Eianner is very splerdid esta dish
ment. Wilmington likewise boasts of
many handsome aud beautiful pri-
vate residences. Its population has
increased greatly, as is Indicated By
the extension IF the limits of the city.
It is numbered at between IL, 900 and
$4,000.
The correspondent of the Landmark
says:
After breakfast We took a walk along
the wharves and We're surprised at the
magnitude OF Wilmincton's foreign
trade. We counted fourteen square
rugged vessels and understand that
a few days ago there were eighteen
IN port. The foreign shipments con-
sist principally of naval stores de-
signed mostly for German ports. We
next visited the new cotton mill which
has been in successful operation for
four months. It is a handsome and
high, and gives employment to about
one hundred and twenty-five persons.
The average amount OF cloth manu-
featured daily is $3.50 yards. The
weavers are paid fifteen cents per
piece of forty-tive yards, and those TAX
ing charge of six looms earn about
W. PSA "CCh1 OihIbS OtSfCA uOuIS
day.
DONALD M'RAE. ESQ.,,
is President of the Company and also
General Superintendent. The enter
prise has SO far proved very success
full, and We understand that parties are
contemplating the erection eff another
factory of equal capacity. Why can't
Norfolk DO as we'll in that respect?
Wilmington is a plesent city aud
her people are very social and hospi-
table. Unfortunately she is under
Radical rule and many offices within
the gift of the municipal government
are tiilled(?) by negroes. We see many
evidences Of gro6th and prosperity
even under these depressing circum-
Stances, for her people, although over
powered by humber. are not defeated,
their energy is unconquorable, and
when the day of their redemption
comes. which, tiod grant. may be
soon, Win Ii ton will awake to new
life, aud, we believe, eventually be-
come great aud pros porous city. The
Guard and their guests are entertained !
by the citizens and Military. There |
are many other matters OF which we |
N ght speak. bnt other duties forbid. |