The Wilmingtonian., 1886-05-01
Our Interests in Washington.

terests in the direction of Harbor Improve
ment are well understood by all of our citi-
zens.
Mr.. Lores hard tussle in the House to have
the appropriation increased from $50, ,0G0,
to $75, 900, though successful only to the ex-
tent of changing it from $50, 900 to 5000
for Wilmington Harbor, is till thoroughly
appreciated by our citizens.
Upon the bill being called up in the House
on the 21st Inst, Mr.. Lore SPOKE as tJl-
lows -
II more to amend by striking out
twenty -fve" rs proposed by the committee,
aud inserting ''seventy-fve," " for improving
the harbor at Wilmington, Delaware.
| want to say, sir, that there were some
facts which came to my notice after had an
opportunity of appearing before the com
mittee, and which of course could not at
that time lay before them. | need hardly
say to House as intelligent as this that
the city of Wilmington in this regard is en-
Uited at least to some little consideration.
We pay over $233, 900 annually into the nat
ural treasury. 1t is a city of over 80, 900 peo-
pie. 1t employs eight thousand men in our
workshops and pays annually in wages over
s3,00O,0OO, with capital invested of over
$40, 900, 900, and yearly in our workshops OF
value in excess of 313,OnO,0OO ar turned
out
We have, sir, there, four large ship build
ing establshments-that of Enoch More, Jr.,
Jackson & Sharp Company, The Pusey &
Jones Company, and The Harlan & Hol-
liugswolth Company, Two of these, The
Harlan & Hollingsworth and The Pusey &
Jones Company, compete successfully with
the builders of steam vessels on the Clyde
aud they have taken from these builders
+ much of the work. The Pusey s Jones have
constructed in their shops large numbers of
9 river steamers, which ply to-day on the
: South American waters They are acknow-
lodged to be the models Of beauty speed, and
, utility excelling in all respects their English
t competitors. They are fit types Of the enter
prise Of Wilmington mechanics and builders
under most adverse circumstances, and man
! ifest the possibilities of American ship
V building under equal conditions need
d scarcely refer to SO well-known an establish
!, ment as The Harlan 6 Hollingsworth Com
pany.
Ie 1t is known all over the country. Mem
" bers from the Pacific coast doubtless know
7 the steamer Olympia built by this company
y one of the finest vessels that plies on Puget
Sound. On Long island Sound we have tn
c. City of Worcester, one Of the very finest tina
ir plies on any waters floating palace in fact
G. while think our friends on the Gulf hav
there the Excelsior vessel of like charac
ter, all built by this company. These ar
only three of the great number of these YES
u sells now floating in all the waters of ou
ar country Mr.. Chairman, we nave over wv
Of hundred vessels that are documented in th
n port of Wilmington engaged in commerce il
the district. We have over five hundre
de thousand in tonnage.
ed Tae condition Of the harbor to-day is this
lis If you appropriate $25, 900 for US as the hal
al Dor now stands, with the jetty which ha
proved somewhat imperfect, it will not en-
re BILE us to accomplish the work that is requ
x ed. Seventy-fve thousand will enable US
he do it all. Twenty-Five Thousand dollars
re think would enable us to do but little of IL
work, and the work thus incomplete al
he subject to injury while waiting for furth
ro- appropriations-