Daily Republican., 1882-01-09
sOF WILMINGTON.
lCAL AND DEsCRIP five
I56SS OF PAST AID FUTURE
~ osaruorles and val led In
~ Of Oar City aud =
- NJ lts Growth in the
IA ~ Twenty Years-Tho
Veaneis OF its Indus.
Gt1al Esiablishm meats
\, gs % he FOu nd I'm all
Papts Of the
Werld.

% be Found I'm all
PaFts Of the
Werld.
As the vars roll around 1t is we'll q
pause md cast look backward, theI
Iee wh&Ro Ne are now standing, and ell
IleavoF ~ proguosticate the future.
Feek&l nv there Is no city In the eastern
part of1&is country, that has increased
4 po3ulntiop, wealth and importance a,
ltil04 ~ Wilmington, during the last
'WonfY gears. The changes that have
Akeo place have followed each othe,
b xnp60ly that many of our citizens
~ 0omprehend them. Although II
~ Mention In this article TO more
xl1y review the grow.h Of our
& ~ the past two deca les, it may
~ ~ i4terest to hastily glance at the
Ii1ef<4 of the first settlement.
y 3l1 laLd where the city now stands,
(4ykold and occupied by the Minqua
70 over two and half centuries
n z1rst white visitor was q Dutch.
t. Amed Captain Hendrickson, who
= 1gving around In search Of new
~ yies under an edict from the
nmeDt of Holland, which otfere,l
9r years monopoly of trade to any
"a who should make discoveries.
recovered the mouth of the Christi
hen known ~ Minquas creek, and
up considerable distance. when
some Indians he boldly landed
Dmmsnced to barter with them,
3 in exchange for their articles
", beads and merchandise. This Is
ally supposed to have happened
y wear 1916.
l631, AL expedition was organized
NJ the auspices OF Christina Queen
Heden, with Peter Minuet al. the
OF IL. Minuet had been governor
Anhattan, (New York but having
f6led with the Dutch West India
1pany, he left their employ and ELL
into that Of Queen Christina
i Weden.
q Ae Swedish colony consisted of
fifty persons, and late in the
1g of 1888 sailed up Miuquas
and cast anchor at a point near
IRE Mr.. McCullough's rolling mill
e. Stands.
4he colonists Immediately COM
9eed the construction of a fort and
Ing house, and just back of the fort
1ch was also used for church, the
.W90wn was formed, which was call
1Christinaham. Tho settlement
Qered, and was increased from
- 20 time by accessions from the
~ eonntry, until its growth and pros
Maty aroused the jealousy of the
- Amsterdam people, whose mo
oily OF the Indian trade was being
!lously interfered with by the new
1pDy.
1865 Peter Stuyvesant came with
Aarge force from New Amsterdam,
lrfured fort Christina, and bought
tehe lands owned by the Minquas,
gnrating a new administration
9sA himself as governor, by authority
Ne States General Of the United
|etAerlands.
The Dutch retained their authority
" 1864 when the English took for
2ae Possession Of New Amsterdam,
4lch they christened New York, and
- Of the Dutch settlements on the
AWARE
ne Dutch regained possession of all
q New netherlands in 1913 but re-
1ned them to the English in 1914,
Hder the WestmiDister treaty.
The English held them until 1776,
ncn the colonies declared their inde-
ndence. Under the English, the
me Of the town had been changed
I'm Christina to Willng.own, in
Dor of Sir Thomas Willing who own
extensive tracts of lands there
DOuts.
Immediately after the close of the
vOln tion, the town made but little
Ogress, but about the beginning of the
'esent century, ship building was com.
enced, and one of the first vessels built
y fine brig, it made regular trips be-
veen this city and Jamaica.
I'm 1904 the first cotton mill seen in
lis section of the country was erected,
I'd put in operation, and from then to
q present time various. industries
I've been and are continuing TO be es.
The town rose 10 the dignity of city
1882, by an act of the Legislature,
I'd Richard H. Bayard was tie first
ayor, the population at that time
ing about 5000. ,
In 1860 the population had increased
q, 900 and from that time the growth
~ been marvellous, and many large
anufacturing establishments have
,rung into existence almost like magic.
he immense establishment of the
ackson & Sharp Company, which is
Nv an institution Of the city, was un.
nown twenty years ago and was not
arted until 1853
Very early in the history Of car huild-
g, Wilmington took the first place in
lis industry but not until the establish
ent of the jackson & Sharp Com.
my, did 1t attain any prominence.
of this company werel elcom-
enced in q small way, and although
modest in extent, they compared
with many OF the larger
in other places. As
ilroads multiplied throughout the
'untry, their business gradually in.
eased, until the present time, the
Delaware Car Works" are the most
OF that kind in this country.
cry State in the Union cars are run.
ng which bear this company's name;
1t 1t does not stop here, for not only at
,me are they so extensively represent
!, but also in South America, Europe
I'd Australia the mastery productions
this company contribute to the CON-
rt and luxury of travel; In fact in
cry part of the world, the tourist may
9 the industries of Wilmington re-
esented by the cars of this firm.
The Wilmington Car Works were es-
'blished in 1871 by Bowers, Dure &
}. The works of this company occupy
'out twenty one acres of ground, and
e fitted with every possible conve-
ence for the execution of their busi-
MS.
The Harlan s. Hollingsworth Com.
my is older than either of the estab-
'hments named, having been estab.
she'd In 1886, but during the last twen-
years they have been compelled to
ore than double their capacity. Some
the finest steamships in this country
iva hAAu huilt hv th;s ~n,unouv ood