Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20

Without stopping to speak OF other man
ufactures, permit me to do 80 OF morocco,
cars and iron ship building.
Wilmington is the great centre OF all
three. There is but one city where lar
ger amount of morocco is manufactured;
none where more cars are built; and none
where so many iron ships have been built.
In truth Wilmington is the birthplace of
American iron ships-the steamer Bangor,
built by Harlan q Hollingsworth in 1874,
being the first iron steamer ever built in
the United States The two firms engaged
in the business have constructed, including
ferry boats, about two hundred and fifty
iron vessels.
ADVANTAGES OF THE STATE.
Our State is fortunately situated in re-
ference TO railroad communication. The
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
road, one Of the leading routes from the
South and the West to the North, and vice
versa, passes through the upper part. The
Delaware road, with its various branches,
and its extension by the connections with
the Dorchester and Delaware, the Kent
county, the Maryland and Delaware, and
the Junction and Breakwater, lead the whole
Peninsula's products, and people by and
| through it. The Wilmington and Read
ing and Wilmington and Western roads fur.
nish an inlet and outlet for the northern and
| western part Of the State. And our water
communication-frs by the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal and then by the Dela-
ware river and bay, and the various creeks
which, from the Brandywine and Christiana
| to Indian river flow into them every ten
miles of our eastern border--is one of the
most complete, save possibly the Eastern
| Shore of Maryland of any in the Union.
Such, fellow citizens of Delaware, has
been your history, and such your progress,
and such are your resources and your in
| dustries.
We have salubrious climate we have a
kind and rich soil we have an honest and
intelligent and industrious people; few rela-
lively in numbers, tits true, but no other
people in any part of the Union did more
or better to make this nation none have
stood more firmly by it, and none have con-
tributed more to increase its wealth. What
was, less than two hundred years ago,
bought for twenty shillings and "rose" is
now worth its millions, and what was then
an unpeopled forest is now the home of a
happy, thriving, prosperous people.
At the conclusion of Mayor Whiteley's ad-
dress, the Governor retired to the reception
room and there went through with hand
shaking process, the visitor entering by the
front and retiring by the rear entrance
During this part Of the ceremony delega-
tionof thelMillard Club, underline. Leadership
of Prof. @. B. Rhoads, occupied the ladies
parlor, and sang the following appropriate
airs LIST. " Comrades in Arms" by Adam
I'd, A waltz, by Vogel; and 81 I" Come jolly
comrades" by Abt.
Dell, Noblit, Wilmington's centenarian
escorted by his sons, marched firmly from
the gate entrance, keeping step to the music
to the Delaware Building, where he was
during the afternoon, subjected to severe
course Of hand-shaking, not only from
DelawareaDs, but by many persons from
other States, who had heard of his visit an6
had come tocongratulate him upon the cele-
bration Of his one hundredth birthday. Ht
remained at the building until 8 O'Clock
when he was taken to his sons residence
In Philadelphia, where he will remain day
or two.
In the evening the procession formed and
left the Centennial Grounds in the same
manner in which it entered, and taking the
special train provided, arrived at Whining
ton at 8:20 o'clock, p. NJ.
We are requested to say lat no forma
/, invitations for the Delaware Day were is
sued by the State Centennial Commission
1t was 80 late before arrangements could
be made with the Railroad Company, that
the only practicable plan was to make public
announcements in the newspapers, anc
these, in connection with the original an
nouncement, were sufficient to show who
were expected to be present.
Credit is due to DR.. ]. X. Kane, the mem
ber for this State Of the U. S. Oentennia
Commission, for securing from the Rail
road 90. free transportations for the Amer
ican Rifles, the bands of music, &c, &c.
forming part Of the demonstration made OF
L Al.