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


RAILROAD CABS.
Emperor Don Pedro OF Brazil and King
o,oar OF Sweden have palatial private
cars from Wilmington shops; and Mrs
Lanetrs,p ..La Les,m the longest, largest
ana most elegant car In the world, is also
a Wilmington product. -Four mammoth
corporations, each employing from 600 TO
I,O10 men, are engaged 10 tho production
Of railroad oars OF every description.
One of these operations manufactures
only its own patented parlor and vesti-
bule oars. Two others produce also the
choicest Of parlor and private oars; and
in common with the fourth concern turn
ont all styles of passenger and freight
cars.
One of these establishments has the
capacity tor making 40 passenger, sleep
ing and pAslor oars annually. This in.
dustry 10 one OF the most thriving of the
several prosperous trades Of the city.
auspowpxa AND OTHER KxpLos1yps.
WILMINGTON has the largest quupovdsr
manufacturing plant In the world. On
ooth banks OF the Brandywine river the
territory devoted to the business runs for
over three miies; and the lands, over
which are scattered the so solidly oon-
structed bulldogs OF the plant, comprise
q, 500 aorss.
The concern has 10 additional mills
over tho Pennsylynuia line; and across
the Dalayars. in New Jsrsey. Il has
planted It's works for such explosives a.
nitro .piyesrlue, atIas powder, &s.
The fiem was founded ia 1902, and
since that date has supplied l,owder to all
the fighting nations OF the world.
The product of ths mills "A In avery
kno vn variety of this explosive.
The mills at Wilmington. alone, have a
productive capacity of IL GOO. 600 pounds
annually. The concern uses, yearly, In
the manutaeture OF gunpowder, 10 900 QUO
pounds OF saltpetre and nitrate OF SODA;
and these are only part OF ths ingredients
OF the explosive.
Miliions OF dollars are the figures FOR
the value OF the annual output OF this
vast plant.
cARa1AoEs AkD WAGONS.
The whaai vsh,olea mazda in wIlring.
tom are Rolling ali ovsr the eonntrv' II Il
an old industry and n said 10 bava had
itsorieip IN lie nlentifuJ snnn,v NJ txsel.
liant hielrnrv fory,erlo sxisting nsraahopt
There are wood working sbops where
ara made ali sanavste " ,gon ana nArriaee.
pa,te as huns. snnltss wbsal.fins
whesis. earrins, .bodies gears. a, aud
these are mt t9sethe, in every desirable
form Of Vehicle. from heavy ana heh.
wagons to the choicest of clrfisgss OF
every description
Sales ara, ia part, made through branch
houseB in leading cities, and some Arms
have Az export trade. The lending cou.
Germs have model manufacturing plants
Nineteen Arms and corporations are On.
gagged IN wagon and carriage making, and
prosperity is general in the trade.
co.ros xAnss Al, rass,cs.
Tba,s a,a 81, tm,,rlant al, IN noi,ls ~
wilmins,an rba y-o5nc,s ara - .ri,ra
uaissrv ana ot,,sr Is,ns az iase.,s 800
n factnssd and bss;dss stanss fab,;as
ave nroSnrsd ainahams ana ptha, dra..
goo5s c5aviots yancv tickin,. on,,o,,
woratsds. window shade cloth. wio,ns
c,;noi;nas a,,d nr,,,' ,aii;,,os
One Of tba lesdin, % acssos has a v,;da
yoontatirp In h,aach;ns dsoinsans 49,
inc. and immense ouanl,ties 4, ooal. 90
semi 10 il from sueb rlistant po;nSs nsN,w
Enoland. 10 ba treate / hv ia nyoceas se"
All thesa mills ynn s,aai,lv a. tha,r III
canscit , W -9A o'eaS ~ '4oH 'ul
Besiies the cotton. sninriny and wsa,
inc uilla Il one that manufsctnrsa VA
dino an a ,erss scais a. oio,h,s,s, nc 49, XIV,
other purposes.
FINE PAPERS.
"The largest in A uerics. y il the term
| to uu n.5t.1 so III. lNI. a 'v,
ufactuI If tanes.n OF Nil atG0
The u * most extsnaiva ana
complete character.
The palp works, on the Christiana.
cover an area OF III acres, with l5 build
ings thoroughly equipped with machinery
anu engines ut oUo horsepower. The
gauy pIonnoion OF pulpM4 zoo pounds.
lnetwo srea' paper mills on the brandy
vine, nave respectively, steam aud water.
power OF Suo and 9oo hose power.
one mill mas Two So luch and one T6
mon fonorInier machilea; aud the other
mas OF the same equipment two OF SO
incnes and one OF "a lnOhss. The latter
mill turns out daily rs 900 ponds and
the former 80 uoO poonfH OF foe papers.
An tue very ehoieest qualities, and In
tuii variety, are produced writing, book,
plate, map, autographs, and other
papers;
The business OF this establishment was
snd ~ rsad SessS Wy aug tne eeneern
~ 40 s.. uate reputation as
,....
fsAbgh fEiorloN MATCHES
Wilmineton's Farlor Friction Matches
are everywhere known in America,
One OF the two esta olishmenis engaged
10 the!r production ia the largest Of It's
Kind IN the country, and stands at the
head Of the greatest mstch.corporation in
the world.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH.
A oomp1ratiyely rara lima ~ msnrt..