The daily gazette., 1879-09-22
FIRST EDITION.
NEW CASTLES opponrUNITlEs

THE CHANCES AND PROSPECTIVE FU- |
TuRE OF OUR NEIGHBoR CITY.
Special COrresp sndehce fthe GAZETTE. |
New CASTLE, Sept. 22.-"Yes, the |
Prospects Of our town are very flat,cring
at present. and most of us have no doubts |
as to the future" This was what COnn
ty Treasurer William Herbert, Esq, said
to a rcpresentativ OF this paper day or
two ago in response to question, a, the
two STOOD talking OH the streets Of New
Castle about the town. This was found
to be the impression of the cit zens gen.
.eIally. All we're hopeful that their city
would In the near future throw off the
cloak of quietness that it has worn for so
long and become thriving place with
great Increase in industry, population and
Importance. And that hope did not ap-
pear al all unrr asonable, either.
II may no. be uninreresting to have
the case Of New Cas- le of the present
stated and the reasons given for the ex-
pectation Of the dawn of new era. The
prosperity of any town in Delaware will
he read by all De'awareans with pleas
urc, and an improved state of affairs in
New Castle will be especially entertain.
ing, as she has lately 81 Tered the loss OF
the Court House, and therefore is the
recipient of some sympathy.
| The Delaware river that flows by close
to the town, for mile below has a shore
that rises above the waters level and af-
fords an excellent opportunity for
wharf front. Owing to the site Of the
town and the eligibility of the adjacent
land the place cOald have an unequaled
river font for miles ii it Increased to ali
extent that would make il necessary. 1t
was this that made the place a rival of
Philadelphia century aud half 80 or
more before the "tbree lower counties"
were cut off from P-nn's land and formed
into separate section. But that time
has long passed and while the Quaker
City grew and prospered New Castle be-
came alienated from Pennsylvania and
fell into the rut ofthe red tape II county
courts. There 1t staid and might have
remained until Kingdom come had not
Wilmington secured the removal of the
county seat. When That was dine the
,own awakened from its court house
letbsrey as If by magic and fac d the
reality that was Brought before them.
That the real ty has been considered care
fully aud that the results have been such
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future b fore them cannot be doubted.
1t Is evidenced by improvements every
where.
One good tbiI g the last Legislature
did after passing the bill for the Court
House removal, was to make law ex-
empting certain property in and around
the city from taxation. This was for
the encouragement of manufacturing
enterprise. All around the town lie
many acres known as "the commons"
that could be bought cheap, and would
afford an excellent site for large facto-
ries and foundries. Tie railroad ad
vantages are good and there is close
ness to the river that would afford ease
in securing transportation by water
Aud then the exemption from taxation
would be relief from the heavy bur
den under which maLy of the great in
dustries in the large cities groan that
would be well worth securing There
have been rumors that large firms were
thinking of moving their works here
and availing themselves of these oppor-
tunities, and it is very likely that such
will be the ultimate aud soon-to-be-" -"cal-
lied result. Much has been said of the
removal of Baldwin's Locomotive
Works from Philadelphia to this place
and they are believed to be still consid-
! ering 1t.
But speaking Of the improvements.
, They are to be found at every turn.
Old houses are being torn down and
new ones put up. New houses are 60
ing up where none have been before.
Buildings are being repaired that looked
shabby and rotting, long ago. A eener-
al air of thrift prevails that strikes the
. eye of one who WAS here year ago
! with force. A citizen pointed out the
new Odd Fellows and Mason's hall that
, is now rapidly going up as an evidence
Il of this, and advanced the idea that ii
never would have been built hac not
the near approach of the departure Of
the Courthouse inspired the people
with an endeavor to do for themselves
4 A palmer sign of the prospects of The
: town for growth cannot be seen than the
4 work now being done on the streets
u New streets are being extended every
: where, and curbing is being put down
; rapidly. The amount of this kind o
d work is many fold greater lhan ever be.
+ fore This year it is certain to exceed
: 1000 feet; on preceding yeas the
s amount never wfs more than 1000 feet
y Delaware street is having more work
d expended upon it than any other, and
will be extended out to Victor Dupont
Esq's fine farm close by.
Nj ssrs. VIM. Lee a. Sons are making
! great and radical changes in their large
u u four mill here and W II have the worl
u done before long. When it is finished
. they will have one Of the most complete
: mills in the Middle States. 1t is bull
l. with au idea to demonstrate the fact tha
as good flour can be made OF Easter
wheat as of wheat raised in the West AM
= ground in a Western mill. 1t will be
:, geat addition to New Castles indus
q tries.
: For one to look at New Castles grea
n opportunities is to be convinced that SIN
n indeed has future before her that vii
be reached before many years are passed
It is an ultimate result that must follow
from the ma ural order and relation
,h;n,,, ii s. II,