Daily Republican., 1881-07-06
FOURTH EDITION.
NEWPORT REvlvlNG.
The Old and New-lmprOvemen n ts-
Iron and Ph0sn hate NJ anufactO.

Newport is one of the Oldest and now
one of the most prosperous little towns
in the State, and from present appear
ances the present is but beginning tc
the prosperous Career apparently vouch
sated. 1t is true the long line of sleeH
horses and white canvas covered Cones
toga grain wagons are no more
seen vending their way to the
granaries and wharves of Newport to
unload in vessels M in olden times, but
in place of them long trains of cars on
one of the main lines of railroad through
the United States more than suppl y
the place of the wagons. and the popu-
lar lines of stage coaches the old and
popular old--time mode of travelling.
Even for many years after the intro
duction ofrailroad travel and treightage
Newport remained in stationary con-
dition and got the name of an old fogy-
town. The establishment of the Real
Estate Bank Of Newport and its subse.
quent conversion into National Bank
gradually brought the old antiquated
town into commercial Importance, and
with the building of a banking house
quite a large number ofother buildings
of handsome modern architecture were
or .cted
From this time the course of New
port was onward and upward with an
increase of enterprise each year. With
rebuilt and remodc,ed churches and
school houses with which the moral and
religious sentiment OF the citizens kept
pace, bank, churches, school houses,
and beautiful residences invited manu-
factories and it was not long until one
ofthc largest rolling mills in the State
for the manufacture of sheet iron was
established. Wich many ups and
downs this manutactory which when
fully operated employed from 50 TO 80
hands, is now the Marshallton Iron Co.,
of which Edward Mcndenhall, of this
city, is president.
The works run three pudding furn-
aces, two sheet iron heating furnaces
and two pair of rolls. The sheet iron is
manufactured from the raw pig, raw
black ore being used for smelling IN the
bottoms of the furnaces TO tOrln beds for
the smelling of the iron pigs.
The sheet iron manufactured here is
said to be of very superior character
and meets with II ready sale. The
works are run day and night at the
present time with relays of hands. The
market for sheet iron is good and much
more could be sold if the productive
capacity were greater.
Following the establishment of the
rolling mill came the superphosphate
manufactory of John A. Cranston n
Co the Whann Brothers, experienced
hands at the business being a
part of the firm. This firm have
extended their trade all through
he South and their phosphate has a
dcscrvidly good reputation. The body
of the phosphate is made OF tne South
Carolina animal dcposit which of itself,
without the addition of acids, makes II
good phosphate. The bones, dead bodies
and oifal of animals collected in the To-
cal neighborhood form but small part
of the body OF phosphates. The manu-
factory is conveniently located on the
ChriStiana with the front on the rail
road'making shipping either by rail or
water easy. The john \. CranSton
Company also deals in plaster of Paris
which they grind. 1t is in great de-
ing with Paris Green toput upon potato
vines for killing the Colorado beetle.
The buildings are large and contain An
| immense variety of machinery some Of
it very costly. About T. hands are re-
uuire,; to run the works to their full
capacity. If anybody thinks there is
10 strength in John a. CranStons phos-
pilates, let them 60 through the works
as the REPUBLICAN representative did,
and they will alter their minds. 1t is
just possible that As Newport grows
and stretches out its arms i'll all direc-
tions, arequest will be made to have
these works removed farther beyond the
boundaries of the town. Already noses
20 up at an angle Of about A. degrees
when turned in the direction OF the
works. This is but an evidence how
ever that Cranston's phosphates are not
to be sncczcd at.