Daily Republican., 1882-09-23
THIRD EDITION.
MU.R,S CANNGRY.
How the EquiDOCiiaIS StoF IN Fleets
the Great CRnD ry.

How the EquiDOCifaiS StOF m Ettecds
the Great Cam rY.
Itis not much wonder The managers
of Moir's Canpery are discouraged and
talk of leaving this city and establish
ing their mandatory at Chicago where
they say they are offered more and bet
ter facilities Tor carrying on their great
business,
Owing to tho failure of the City Coun'
Gil to grade Twelfth street, as the Molr s
Cannery firm say they promised TO 40,
the works are surrounded by sheet OF
water, making it impossible for pedes-
trians to reach the place without Wad-
ing knee deep through water. Hearing
of these ditto uities this morning rep
reseutative OF the REPUBLICAN Jumped
into protfered carriage and went over
to see the sight.
The first difficulty in the way was at
Eleventh street, the approaches to
which are in a shameful condition. III
is with the greatest difficulty that the
bridge can be reached by a carriage, SO
numerous and deep are the ruts, and
pedestrians if they make up their mind
to cross at all, boldly make in with
hope to come out somewhere.
1t was painful to see women and chill
dren wading through the mud carrying
heavy loads OF marketing, stopping
every now and then to hunt for shoe
lost in the mud. Tho eastern approach
to the bridge is very little better. Over
this bridge hundl eds of females have to
pass going TO and returning from the
cannery.
Going on across the railroad, sheet
of water in places two feet deep covered
Twelfth street for more than square
before reaching the canpery, A foot
walk is made of couple Of planks on
which to GLOSS this expanse OF water,
but TO reach this foot walk the girls
had to be ferried several rods aud when
it was reached Toor three OF them tell
into the deep ditch at the side. That
this street has not been graded IS III
deed an imposition upon this great
man lfacturing firm that employs 4oO
hands and has in nine months since 1t
commenced operations paid out S2S, 900
in wages.
The managers of the company say
that they had positive promises from
the City Council that Twelfth street
would be graded and made passable or
they would never have located there
1t may perhaps stir up the City Coun-
Gil to do neglected duty when they
are informed that the managers in con-
sequence of such neglect are seriously
contemplating a removal Of their works
to Chicago, where they can be batter &C
Commod ated.
1t has been the intention to COM
mence the shipping of beef from Chica-
go to Wilmington if Twelfth Street was
put in order so that they could put down
a railroad siuing to their works and the
road made passable for teams of all
kinds.
They expect to furnish the best OF
beef for the butchers and can the rest,
and by this means to furnish the peo-
pie Of Wilmington with better and
cheaper beef than they have been get
ting, but all this is contingent upon get,
ting the street graded Mr.. Reid, cash.
ier of the company, says they are well
pleased with Wilmington, but they
cannot possibly remain unless some
thing is done speedily for their relief.
They have several offers of land in
the west on which to locate their works
but if tire CITY Council is anyways in
clined to perform the promise made tt
them when they first settled here they
have no desire to make change.