The Wilmingtonian., 1882-11-11
Business of our City.

The last two or three months past has been
marked by the most intense political eXeit
ment that unsettled, to great degree, the
business enterprise of the country. 1t is re-
markable what influence the political man
ayers of the whole county can bring to bear
upon the business pursuits of America, and
almost bring to stand still the wheels, of
commercial avocations Business and poll
ties are so interviewer that business cannot,
of a necessity prosper until there is a settle
ment of what ever matters in the platforms
of the respective parties pertaining to the
tariff, revenue, and other vital questions of
practical import that has tendency to ef-
feet the business of both the manufacturer,
and the retailer
1t is evidently unjust that there should be
these periodical conflicts, that the CONNER
. cial industries should be disturbed, and an
tagonized by every change administration.
Perhaps as the country becomes older, and
all of the practical principles of business
economy are forever settled, that then there
will be very much less disturbance of the
machinery of business activities and our
posterity will enjoy perpetual continuance of
unmulested commercial prosperity.
Last Tuesday settled the political ques-
tions that agtated this community, and there
is the univeral disposition to resume all of
the business activities and industries.
The workshops factories, stores,
and offices Of our city are all i'll readiness
for the fall, and winter business, and every
indication now for tells more prosperous
season. Wilmington of all cities has been
the most favored,
While we learn with regret, through the
Press of slack time in other places, the fail.
ure Of large business concerns, the closing
Of factories, Wilmington has enjoyed almost
uninterrupted prosperity. The car shops
the ship yards, morocco factories, the i
riage industries have been kept in constan
operation, and employment has been givei
to thousands of mechanics, and laborinI
men. The stores of our city will compar
favorable with those Of larger cities, anC
have received their share Of home patronage
and country trade. 3
This city is now on tire way, to unparal
elled prosperity that-b:ds fair to make it tn
rival OF some of the largest in the land
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wi
soon build their new depot in the wester
part, and run their road straight through
Phila. from Baltimore. This enterpris
alone will build up the western part with
large population in two or three years, an
this will fill the city with enterprising bus
ness men from New York, Philadelphia an
Boston. The road to the river has alread
been commenced and in less than two yea
will be completed. We will then have e.
cellent water communications, and the rapi
extension of the city out to the river iron
The north side of the Christina river is a
ready crowded along its banks, with sh
yards, rolling mills and factories, and in
few years more the smoke from active i
dustries will fill up the banks of the Sou
side
Almost every day there is soma new il
provements so that the inhabitant of til
city twenty five years ago scarcely rcmei
bers Wilmington as the same place of t
past, to be in any way connected with Il
city in its present modernized appearanC
Ituse to be the case that our merchar
could not compete with those of Phil;
so that the money made in Wilmingt
was spent in Philadelphia, and consequel
ly kept the city impoverished That til
has past forever, and the Wilmington m
chant has learned that if he would ret
home patronage he must sell just as go
an article for the same money as could
bought elsewhere Energy is the tor
stone of success, and where there is ener
united with honesty and justice in busin
there is sure to be success.