Smyrna times., 1883-07-11
Smyrna's Progress.

The editors of the Milford Chronicle,
STATE Sentinel and MiddletOwn Tran
srript have each been visiting our
town with editorial notes fiattering to
our local enterprises. We have several
times in descriptive articles and almost
weekly in local paragraphs set forth |
the merits of one or more OF these /
Establishments, but we copy part of
the article of the last named to show
what is thought by an outside party
SMYRNA is not asleep by q large
majority. An hours sojourn in this
pleasant town of upper Kent will con-
vince you that her eyes are wide open.
and that she is going to surprise some
other neighbOrs pretty soon. There Is
awhir of machinery, clang of ham
mers, buzz of saws and q shrek of
steam whistles that is music to the ear
Of man who loves to see an old town
wake up suddenly and start off at
ZIG pace. Smyrna slept along quietly
and peacefully for gracious knows how
many years, but at last manufactures
came, and now she is going. First,
there came a phosphate mill. 1t was
not very big one, hut the prOprietors
were enterprising and lively. They
made fertilizers that made good crops
and pleased the farmers, ard they
spread the merits of their goods thrOug-
out the Peninsula in the newspapers.
The business of this firm of John +.
Tygert K Co., grew year by year.
Wharyes were built, steamers and
darges purchased to carry the materials
and manufactured fertilizers from and
to the factory. and addition after addi-
ton WAS added TO the factory until it
now covers over half an acre of ground.
Ofcourse, the mill contains all the best
machinery for the manufacture of ferti-
lzers, driven by powerful engine.
Great care has been taken to protect
the factory from fire by means of a
powerful steam pump apart from the
buildings, and pipes, to which bose
can be attached in a moment, running
through every room. Last Winter the
hFm, in order to create a wider interest
among Peninsular farmers in Jheil
business, decided to form stock com
Pany to be known as "The Peninsulal
Bone Fertilizer Company" and to sci
oAefourth of the capital stock among
lnoSe who use fertilizers. Accordingly
tne company was chartered by thu
Seneral Assembly, the capital stool
oelng placed at $4,000, par value o
shares S25. The stock was Goon takel
AuG the new corporation has started OF
Gh9er the most promising auspices witt
.. Il. Iygert as president, w. G. Pierc
~ s secretary and treasurer, and III. :
ttygert as general manager. The oil
MfM made 10000 tons of fertilizers las
year and the new company expects
lhose figures in the current yea
aau ~ 60 several thousand tons bette
10 meet a demand for cheaper phoi
Pnaee thah the Star Bone" which ha
Decome SO well-known tbroughol
sseral States, the new company hi
psun the manufacture of "PlaBi
brand Phosphate" which is desjgne
w companion to "Star Bone"
me Philadelphia and Smyrna Tran
OlAnoh , Company, also incorporate
"iateF, has J, +. Tygert at u
EUa I'M Inc Smyrna and Philade!ph
Al az 'd las oeen successfully run for seve
years 1y Mr.. Tygert, the landing I
flh1 being made at the pbOapha
1Mse1ory, M about three miles from smyru
,hr & iygert has been anxious TO 'ha
eov,5 e cIeek deepened SO that the steam
sm~.. come up to Smyrna Landin
byrna's ba,y old grain shipping poil
Wiz snort distance from the tow
sess. @ thls Object in view, and
owaa ae wider interest ia the line, I
ea. sees formed stock company. wi
s9g s4, !. o. $50 900, par value Of shau
tbe;.lhe lhe charter further permit
ofdnse issue OF 250 shares for the purpe
IasS:pening the creek from RothweI
eomnng eong to Smyrna Landing. 7
eronnay erpany purchased several acres
ter trraa na: and two warehouses at the i
DONE pVhnI, hl and nothing remains to
an ev Sus the deepening of the creek
brine expenditure of about $500
smyssns smyrna's steamer to the
seem ,nS n Landing. Surprising as it M
not s;, sne business men of smyrna hi
o'eh this scheme the encoura