Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-08

on the faces OF precipitoug eliza nj the
very brink Of q swift.running stream.
This granite has been extensively used IN
the construction Of beautiful mansions.
aud for cemetery monumental WORK
while It's consumption for streea curblpv
and pavement, and for all solid const. ID.
tons, like aqueduets and breakwatefs.
is vast and CONSTANT. Ita remarkable
evepnsss of grain which gives 1t reliable
splitting qualities greatly decreases waste
in working, and addG TO its market value.
II Is distributed in large quantities 70
distant points on the Atlantic coast, b,iu9
extensively used for government work AZ
Washington, and for the new Osoton
aqueduot at New York.
-Four prosperous concerns largely work
marble and sandstons for bnildiug pur.
poses, and marble and granite for GENE.
terry, monumental, uses.
roHK PACKING.
Pork-packing Ia carried on extensfyesv
by several well-equipped and foufishino
firms Tbs total OF the demand for local
markets and thoae of contiguous states IA
large one, and gives full employment 10
the several establishments.
onAokERs, prscurrs AND cosFEcrtoarax.
The production Of the adibles above
indicated 10 on an extensive scale. II Il In
every popular variety, and the reputation
OF the large establishments, devoted en-
iirely to thede lines, extends throughout
the Peninsula, and far and wide Ia thu
adjoining states. Besides the large homs
demands, these goods are heavily whole
sailed within o radius OF 100 miles Of the
city.
The plants operated in this industry arc
Of the most approved steam. power ma
chinsry, and give employment to large
force OF operatives.
IN dESEaAL.
To notice separately each staple and
special industry OF the city would tran.
scend the limits Of this work.
In the classification aud table TO be-
fouud In subsequent pages, other staple
and many special industriea are included,
The statisties given in tho tabls repre-.
sent actual returns made to the Board Of
Trade, specially for this work, by the
individual firms and corporations
The delic4te confederation re a Tired In
tho publication Of hgures furnished COO.
ildentiAlly, has compelled ourtailneat
OF the separation OF these returns Ia the
able OF statistios, aud the grouping OF all
industries reprasen'ed by single coneerns
under the title or "Mis sellaneous"
Many OF these single Industries repre-
sent vast Investments and production, as
may ba seen by the grand total OF figure1
OF the miscellaneous" class.
Also, under this head OF "MisceI-
laneous," are many thriving industries
having more than one representative oon.
oern, bnt Of which the total productiou
does not reach the figures giving them
special interest among the more promi
nent manufactures. It is, therefore, 81
be borne In mind that the miscellaneous
lat contains, for special reasons, not
only very large single special industries,
bat also many special and staple ones
which have two or several representative
concerns.
For example, gunpowder, with ia
enormous figures OF production, Is neoes.
sarily clssssd as miscellaneous" as also
are parlor friction matches and paper
stock. All these are immunss interests.
VulcApized hhre represents not only
the vast plant and large production OF a
single concern In vii nington, but it Ia
product made nowhere else In America
1t is sui generis.
On the other hand ,icb productions as
cigars, willow baskets, 30, have each
several manufacturers with sum total OF
figures Of production that are compara-
lively small.
In the purpose TO give only the stats
tics OF productive industries, many vast
bnainess interests that relate 10 tsess ip.
au4atea have b0en omitted yuet p.rt1en.
i2TiF. Ne the iu7Sbeg Aud coal ilsrests
The car, carriage and ship-osiidipe
aud general wood-w6 ing concerns con.
sumo vast qnsutitit lumber. az nav
be Judged from tho fact that cue OF HE
several large lumber houses handled, last
year, AZ, 600 600 feet OF yellow pine and
$4,000, 900 feet of hits pine, az an
average value Of $40 psr 600 feet, while
for the domestic and manufacturing con-
sumption Of coal in Wilmington the
figures are moderately placed at fully
1000, 900 toms annually.
The list of miscellaneous" products Is
as follows:
MIsoELLASEous paoDucTs.
Anhydrous ammonia. parlor friction
matches, wadding, artificial Zoe, window
glass, willow baskets, brushes, brooms,
ynlcanizsd fibTo, steam boiler and pipe
covering, patent belt clamps, peach aud
truck baskets, nail kegs, truck barrels,
cigars, wire goods, carpets, metallic life
boats, life rats, cork life pressrvers,
cork ring life buoys, ladies', missea' and
children's shoes, soda water, sarsaparilla
and tonic beer, mineral waters, elevators,
steering apparatus, hosting machinery,
vulcanite wire for electrical purpossst
artificial teeth aud dental supplies, gun
powder, Atlas powder, pitro.glycerinee,
blasting, mining and fuse powders, jnte
goods, fruit juices, wood pulp, writing,
photographic, plate, book and magszine
papers, crackers, candles, jewelry, oeilu-
vert gooda, sails, awnings, days, oleotrics
motors, electro plating, boxes, brstles,
blsnk books, steel aud rubber stamps,
stencils, paints, venetian blinds, paper
bags, rope and twine, picture frames,
pottery, wood ecrsws, umbrellas parasolE,
leather betting. electric cables, stove1,
heaters, ranges, crockery ware, ladies'
cloaks, mems clothing, copper work,
soap, trunks, Babbitt and composition
metals, proprietary medicines, hGnd-made
flies, plumbers materials, barrels, cigar
boxes.
The following table Of statiatics, e1-
htbits, ia comprehensive form, tho prir-
cipsl figures Of the productive industries
of Wilmington.
The several leading staple industries
are separately grouped and the figures OF
each group are given 10 single totals. Aa
previously stated, nil spscial. and many
minor staple, interests are grouped as
miscellaneous.
rApLL or STATISTICS or PRODUCTIVE NpusTRfEs
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Products. Capital production peyek
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