Daily Republican., 1886-11-10
wEDNpsDAy NOV EMBER 10. 1850


Wilmington is one Of the solidest
cities In the Union In almost every
sense. 1t q not known every where as
some cities arc because Boosting is
something averse to her. She has,
however, advanced In all that consti-
tutes wealth aud prosperity equal to
that OF other cities OF her class. Her
prosperity he's never been OF the spas
0odic order, but steady and regular,
founded upon the most stable condi-
items and promising the greatest re.
salts In the future. 1t keeps up with
tho demands In banking resources, In
railroads, in manufacturing appliances,
In more commodious places OF amuse-
ments. in churches and schools, In the
steady improvement OF Its newspapers,
tn the erection Of large numbers OF
dwellings and In large area Of terri
tory accompanying the city proper its
capital and enterprise are felt The
progressive spirit OF its people has
never manifested itself In any con-
tinued evil forms Of speculation, but
In the main, within the bounds Of safe
industrial activity, and 1t IL In conse-
Quence an eminently solvent city. 1t
ought to be said also, and that In no
spirit Of childish boasting, that the
community is exceptionally alert in
the direction Of industrial activity, and
In the building up OF . stable and pros.
porous city. This feeling is growing
with the growth of the city, and promi.
ses to develop moro and more rs the
population increases. During the past
gear especially our city has made
rapid strides for ward In ell that con-
stitutes solid prosperity. The estab-
ifshment OF q branch Of the Pullman
Car Company's works In our city Is
. matter Of no mean importance. The
Antshing and putting into running
operation OF the new Baltimore and
Philadelphia Railroad through the
eity, 10 the forerunner OF Q line OF
manufacturing enterprises In the west
,rn part Of our city. There Is no
knowing where the great business en-
terprtses Of this new road are TO stop
indeed they cannot stop, while there
ere depots, freight ho1sos, repair shops
and other improvements that follow In
the train OF railroads yet to maks. The
kaeroductlon OF the cooperative glass
works, the starting OF the hitherto idle
rolling mill on Christiana avenue, the
builaing OF the large morocco manu-
factory OF Ford 4 Ryan ct Silverbrook,
the building OF o new mandatory BY
ID. Lundy Kent, the Improvements and
extensions made by tbe Wilmington
and Northern Railroad Company up
the Brandy wine, the improvements
also made by the p, W. & b. Railroad
Company are all evidences Of real solid
prosperity that does not como and 20
With every shifting wind Of fortune.
With the introdu ction OF all these inn.
provemsnts must come the building Of
more schools, churches, public halls,
and city parks In order 10 keep
pace with the spIri. OF the times.
speaking Of the latter, the people of
Wilmington airs TO be congratulated on
khs snl-udid public park facilities
which are being provided. The two
squares OF ground In the western part
OF the city are peculiarly adapted to
park purposes, while OF .Le recent pur.
chase OF the land On both sides of the
Brandywine for @ public park, 1t must
oe said that Central Park In New
\ ork, Paramount in Philad slphia, and
Druid Hill in Baltimore, lose their
natural charms when compared with
the natural, rugged, roman .!c charms OF
the Brandy wine Park. These parks,
fresh air breathing places, come la as
pleasant solace to the hard drudgery
OF labor and will be appreciated by the
teemiug populations OF our workshoos,
many other instances o. solid improve
ment might be named as Illustrative ~
the solid, substantial growth Of VIII.
mingson, bu. It is unnecessary as thev
are already well known,