Evening journal., 1889-01-05
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
some Important business ID ,se at q .
Meeting Last Evening-Firms That
Want to CoI-e Here.

Z Meeting Last Evenlng-kirms This
} want to Coi- Here.
The special meeting of the Board O
Trade last evening was well attended
y, ii. Hoftecker presided in the absence o
the president. Daniel w. Taylor A gen
eral talk was first INDUCED in relation t.
the new post Office. The Importance anc
necessity of hurrying the matter up was
generally argued Colonel Locke stated
that the subcommittee of the Public
Buildings Committee had reported favor.
ably upon the bin and as soon as the
principal committee cometogether it will
be reported to the House and an early
consideration is thus assured as IL is sec.
ond on the list. Elk Congressman Lore
had expressed an opinion that unless the
matter was pushed he did not believe II
would come up at the present session
II was decided to appoint a committee
OF three to go to Washington and urge
the bill along.
| Ihe Following resolutions were adopted.
the first offered by George W. Stone and
the second by Daniel w. Taylor:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Sewerage DO instructed to report as TO
the advisability of moving again in the
matter of sewers for the whole city"
1t was incidentally stated that there
was a growing sentiment in favor of the
sewer along the Brandywine.
Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed to urge upon our senators
and representatives from New Castle
county the Importance of serious con
sideration, revision and modification of
the laws imposing taxes on manufactur.
ing and other business interests and to
cooperate with them in bringing before
the General Assembly some practical and
Just scheme of tax revision.
Henry Distin, w. II. Distin and w. H.
Mccormack, Of the Henry Distin Manu-
featuring Company of Philadelphia, man.
ufacturers of brass musical Instruments.
appeared before the board and stated that
their business had increased so, it was
necessary to enlarge their plant. Their
workshop has been for a long time at
Cressona, Pa, and their office in Phila-
uelphia- 1t is desired to unite the two
places. Philadelphia is too large for this
purposeand Cressona is too small. The
company has capital stock Of 500. 900
and desires to increase this to $50, 900.
There are only three factories of this
KIND IN the United States. The
company would like very much
TO come to Wilmington and at
the next meeting of the company de.
cision would be reached as to their loca-
tion. On motion of Colonel Locke the
board invited the Distin Company to
submit proposition to the board, stating
"hat arrangements they desired TO make
ana when the proposition was received |
special meeting be called to consider It.
with III, 600 square feet of surface the |
company could do a business of between
500, 600 and$500, 600 year. Peter ] Ford |
oHered the company quarter of acre of |
ground near Silverbrook, but that was
declined as it is desired to be near the
centre OF the city. A letter from Jesse B.
Bingham was read.
In It 1t was stated that a gentleman
from Springfield, Mass, had spoken to
him of starting a large mandatory in
this city The company was known as
The Agawan Manufacturing Comnanv
and had over 500, 900 invested in frst.
slass machinery engaged In turning ont
over $500, 600 worth Of hosiery and nm.
ierwear yearly, giving employment 70
over 400 women and girls. The letter
as follows:
The owners Of this machinery nro.
pose reorganization which they viii
oin, taking stock for a considerable part
u its value. They recommend capital
II $500, 900 and think that suitable build
ngs could be constructed for SIC. 900 or
b2O. 600. They are willing that the new
members should have controlling inter.
st in the stock.
s. A. Swenarton, the writer OF the let.
er waI then introduced and explained
he contents. Three of the original
aembers of the company had died and IL
Fas desired to reorganize and put in new
apltaL There were a number Of mills
I the same kind as this and they were
DING very large and profitable bust.
ess. 1t would be necessary to have
all building here, but nothing was re-
uired for machinery as that on hand
'as sufficient for all purposes VIII
lington, he said needed industries for
'omen, as most of these now
ere employ men. The company should be
rganized with a capital Of $3.50. 900. and
his would require 800, 900 outside the
uilding. The board decided to refer the 9
latter to the committee on new enter
rises. I
The question of widening Tenth street !
-om Market to Tatuall streets was :
rought before the board by Lewis @.
andegrift, Esq. He made strong plea =
1r the work being done at the present \
me when the property can be secured at
low price. O
Director Gawthrop of the Street ana
ever Directors said his body was in
lvor of it, but the lack of money was
le only trouble.