Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-28
The Growth Of VII minxtom.

Thursday being holiday, We stroll
eu out 10 see what WAS gong On, and
unoonsciousiy found ourselves standing
n Eignth ana darrisou s'reets, taking
IN from that nigh standpoint the mag
nihcent panorama OF the city standing
on NUMBER OF nils, the Christiana
winding ike suver thread along the
valley oeneath US, and III the distance
the majestic Delaware dotted with hnn'
dreds of the white sails OF commerce.
WINE enjoying 'nis oeautaiui sight,
gentleman approached ns, Walking ny
she AID OF cruteh. His mind also
seemed ao-oro~u IN me pressing pros
Pecuve view OF city, valley, stream,
river ana reced1ng woous beyond them.
an just out mere iocating the Old
Indian paths, ne saiu, a. NE came
within speaking distance.
lnen A'tei Fil"e nS aoout the oiu
'ocnnon OF tine Htisiana road, hipRs
ROAD, ana several otnrr roads mat were
laid out upon OLD INDIAN trAii-, he
threw glance over the grea. out
spread city before him ana SAID
wen, IL Is w"hdertui now VII
mington mas grown. | used 70 come
INTO the city py tho Newport PIKE
away over yond-r' aud when we reach.
al the top OF the NIL yonder oy ne OLD
LAtimer proPert', ali thaI we could see
we're two or three houses on Q'mh.r
MIL aowh yohuer ny Union ohurch.
All this sectiou Vi 'he c"s was co'erru
py iarus, growing ~hest anu corh' Ii
was wonn.r'ui enterprise wheh a
company OF Germans ventureu 30 lar
beyond the city as 10 START the manu-
factnre OF draih pipes AT Seventh anu
Hadis"i' ana ~hrh =. fyi1 " Soia-
PAny ee'ctNi 'heir leather factory A.
sixth aud Monroe People wondered
what theS meant ny gong 50 TAR out OF
the city where there we're no houses Tor
their workmen. No" Just look AZ the
city. LOOK DOWN there on the Chrisu-
ana At the great Harlan & Holdings
worth works that employ from l aD 10
800 hands. just look farther no the
Christiaua at the great phosphate
works aud farther no still at the pulp
works. See how all tie section through
there out beyond Hedgeville Is filled uu
With morocco factories, machine shops
aud railroad depo,s.
Just look along Quaker Hill down
there where there used TO be no place
Of worship but the F'riends' Meeting
House at Fourth and West streets. Nov
you see Calvary church down there a,
Third and Washington, Union Mt Fifth
and Washington, St. Peters at Sixth
and West, West Presbyt terrain at Eighth
and Washington, Grace at Ninth And
West, DelawareAyenueB BAPTIST at Tenth
and West. the saienborpian At Dela.
ware avenue and Washington. tn,
church of the Sacred Heart at Tenth
and Madison. ST.. Paurs Catholic a,
Fourth and jackson. besides olive
PRESBYTERIAN. bethany Baptist. Re
formed Church Of the R4dsemer. Rod
new Street Presbyterian and away west
ward yonder are NJ. salem. Green Hi,
at In-sphe ani tue new Episoona
Church III the Highlands, with Riddles,
chapel, the st-+ple "f which peeps vi
from amongst III" "o"'Ied hills OF tn
Brandywine watch Will soon be within
the city limits. Then away over yonde
looms the sl--ple OF tue new Cour
House, and down at Filth and Marke
streets ls the Clay House over-top
ping all the surrounding buildings
Aud inst look at these weliing-hous-
mp here on this hill side What beau
nful architecture, spacious lawns, iron
and side yards, the homes Of tanilie
Who people cur workshops and live ii
the midst OF peace and plenty
1t Ia wonderful, wonderful, TO thin
about and look at! can scarcel
locate my old Indian paths any more
but h ave them all traced down in
hnnk I hava nj hama Th.v ,nay a, IL,
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