Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-21
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The Carriage Trade.

| PROPOSED REBUILDING BY JONES GUTHRIE X Co..
| THEIR PLANS OF NEW SHOPS CONDITION OF THE
| BUsINE5s GENERALLY.
| Jones Guthrie 4 Co.. have decided to rebuild
their burned carriage factory, and have adopted
complete plans for the structure. AS pre-
liminary step, to get more room and insure
| safety from future fires they have purchased 90
| feet front adjoining their property, OH South
| Market street, from the heirs of V. A. Ehart at
| 800 per foot. There is stable ON it which
will be removed and the space appropriated to
| the new building. This addition gives SO feet
inches on Market street. with $50 feet inches
| on e A" street formerly known as the old marsh
| road. The building will be erected upon the
old foundations, as far of practicable and oper-
atoms have already commenced for the black
smith and wood shops on '' A" street, which will
be of brick, two stories high, So to 63 feet. A l5
horse power Baxter engine will be placed in this
building.
From this shop running westward another
building 105 by 46 feet, two stories high, will be
| built, in which will be the paint, trimming and
| finishing departments.
| Between this shop and the Office and store
rooms, there will be 40 foot passage way to
| the Yards in the rear of the shop The Offices
and store room will front on Market street 96
feet inches by 60 feet on A. street, and it has
| not yet been determined whether it will be one
or two stories in heighth.
| The buildings will all be made fire proof as
one department to the other. The three shops
mentioned are all separate from each other, as a
security from future fires. 1t is expected that
| with favorable weather the two fist named
shops will be nearly completed, ready for COM
| mencing work in them, within the next 80 days.
| These u hops when finished will collectively
| make, if not the largest, at least amongst the
| largest in the coach manufacturing line in this
city, and will when in full operation keep about
| rs hands employed.
| Mr.. Guthrie speaks hopefully of the future of
| the coach trade, and though not 30 promising as
| at some other opening seasons, he s hopeful of
the increase OF business. He will hereafter con-
| fine himself more than ever in the past to the
| manufacture of light stock large quantity of
which will be kept constantly on hand. The insur-
| ance companies have made satisfactory settle
| ments for the losses resulting from the recent
| fire, and aftor all allowances the loss il still esti-
mated at from $1,000 to 100000.
| Mr.. Guthrie is extremely desirous that Coun-
| ell should make arrangements for the imme-
| diate extension of water pipes and tine introduce
| tion of the Brandywine water to the South side.
| A desire certainly just and reasonable not only
| because property there is taxed to its full ex-
| tent, as in other parts of the city, but because
| it is really necessary for the protection of pro-
| perty and the manufacturing interests of the
| south side
In our interview, Mr. Guthrie remarked that
| Wilmington is the second city in Importance in
| ty it only being excelled by New Haven in Con-
necticut, and if capitalists would start manu-
factory. for all the little knick knacks belonging
| to coach making there would be nothing to him
der Wilmington from soon rising to front po-
| eitiop