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

one ms variety ~ mhuutue'uuts, ouitsi
washers, 30. Boilers are theone product
Of one firm; heavy machine tools and
iron castings Of yet another. Chilled
rolls for sugar and paper-mahing mills
and general machine work, In the line OF
O large corporation. Another makes forg-
ings; principally car arles; while yet
another makes car springs OF every
variety. ita special line. Fine tools and
steam fittings are, respectively, the prod.
ucta OF two other HOUSES.
Boilers and marine and stationary
steam engines of all desirable styles are
made by several concerns. General ma
chine work Is done by many.
A mammoth corporation makes and
builds only iron aud STEEL bridges OF
every kind. This corporation has mag.
nifioent plant, covering vast area, and
their ownership Of territory extends over
| square mile.
The entirs suspended supsrstruoture Of
the New York and Brooklyn bridge is
| from the chops OF this company and
other notable bridges built by them are
the sabuia river bridge across the Missis.
sippi, the Susquehanna river bridge, Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the
longest double track railroad bridge in
the world; the Kentucky river bridge Of
the Cincinnati Southern railroad, and
numerous other big structures throughout
this country and in Australia A special
1 boiler Is also made at this establishment.
To further partioularizi all the prod
nets of these busy fouudries, mills aud
shops, would BIS bat wearisoms repetition
to the general reader. It may be com.
! nkan atr SAILS al ahat he lam aud
steel-working concerns Of Wilmington
produce full line Of staple and special
stock, articles and machinery, and have
every facility for manufacturing novel
machinery from plans furnished.
/ Copper ia worked extensively as the
single industry Of one firm, while most of
the large conc srns engaged In general
machine making, ship and car building,
use both copper and brass for parts of
their work, with the result OF total con
sumption of these metals, far in excess Of
u light e''i nate.
In illustration OF the enormous con-
sumption Of iron and brass in the many
| metal working establishments, 1t may be
stated that q single, large corporation
engaged in iron ship-bnildipg, and
having, with general mlohins work, the
spsci ,lties Of paper and sugar n4tll ma.
chiaery, turned oas, for ths year ending
i June 3)sh. 1888, flushed castings. as fll-
lows: leon castings, 1913, 82S pounds;
brass, 1859, 744 pounds.
SHIP BUILDING.
Ship-buildiDg is an ancient art In viii
mington. 1t originated In the local de.
mand for vessels for river, cosstwise, and
West Indies ttsf ,,eaTly In the eighteenth
century. Wooden snip. building thus
commenced, has contained to the present
day while the more modern art of iron
ship construction has given the city both
national and foreign fame.
0ne concern, nov constantly building
wooden vessels, has, since It's foundation,
launched 1870 wooden craft OF all kinda,
besides doing q large bu,iness through
its marine railway in reconBruetion and
repairs Of vessels. Another firm, also,
extensively builds and repsirs in this line.
The FIRST iron ship building yard in
America was started at Wilmington; and
in it was bnilt the first iron sea going
propeller made 10 the uited States. This
establishment has built in the last so
years, nearly 800 iron vessels of every
sort. These include sailing yachts, steam
yachts, barges, steam tugs, ferry boats,
river steam ara, ocean steamers, United
States gunooats, United States ironclBds.
and variety of iron vessels for foreign
account.
Another similar establishment has q
record Of over hundred iron and steel
vessc built by 1t, famous among which
ts the stesi slnnn Volunteers, the latest
yacht in be worlt
af n,s Of these grasl corporations
are Immense and complete as each cun.
sttucts the machinery as well as the hulls
of stesmers.
These extensive yards have full equip.
msnt or dty docks, marine railways, der
Kicks, mast-shesrs, buiIding-wsys, So,
ard Soundries and machine shops. Me.
tallic li'e.boats and metallic life-rafts are
also manufactured in Wilmington.
WOODEN BOAT BUILDING.
Wooden boats OF every description, as
life.boatF, fishing. boats, sailing yachts
and roUuoats are extensively built. A
special, resent style OF GRAFT constructed
is the patent air ballast yacht.
RIGGING SAILS. AND FLAGS.
! TO fornisn tae 6ual equipment of yes
seis built at the ship yards, are firms en-
gagged in sail making, flag making, and
, rigging.
LIFE PREsERyEns AND LIFE BuoYs.
a specially Of one concern is prea,
vatiety Of lie prsservets lie buoys, and
cork ring lite buoys.
When these indispensable articles Of
the OUTFIT OF vessels are ADDED to those
previously specified, it becomes plainly
evident that Wilmington is thoroughly
well prepared TO equip, in nearly ali ca
sentisl respects, the many styles OF sail
ing vessels and steamers built at il,
: yards.
MOROCCO AND OTHER LEATHER,
, Morocco leather ia one Of the most i'm
, pcrtAut local products.
: This industry has its inception nearl,
8 90 years ego, and has steadily grown "a
Its present large proportions The skin,
!. are, practically, sil Of foreign inporta
!. ton, South America Gnd the East India,
3 furni- hiog the bulk of the stock,
I Every variety OF the finished leather i,
i. produced; and in quality The range h
Q from fair to very choice init ,tiSn a
French production. No poatiy-ly nan
], goods are manufactured Special favor
j, able qualities of tho Brand wine rive
a water, used in the process Of mauutacture
' Is one of tho explanations offered Tor tb
uniform excellence Of Wilmington mo
q roce5.
! Seventeen prosperous concerns are en-
e gagged in this industry, and their hssyy
b hnnun output has q value az round mil
a lions Of dollars.
j, single corporation makes q yer
' superior quality OF patent leather Ia laro
. quantity, aud about halt OF the prodn,
o Is exported to Europe.
Q Another conoern turns cut an excsllsr
4 quality of pockst.book leather fro,
Il shesp.Hhins.
!. Five hundrsd and twenty thousau