Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-10-10
EAST WILMINGTON.
IT'S pAENoMgnaL oRowTH-
NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES.


v,rv few persons who have not lately
.,.,,s} y nat is snow as East Whining
w. or'r Eleventh street bridge, have
w. w. ,iro of tho rapid growth Of that sec
,,cn But a few years since there was
,,,Is Nail, a, .e than farms, truck patches and
mash land over the bridge, but now all
a. ,A'HsuTrd; the farms and truck patches
hov, ZEN cut up into building lots, the
n,,,.hp. drained, aud In their places
s,rost. nave been laid out and curbed, the
sIasxalks paved, and long rows OF COM
,srIablr houses built. Stores have been
e.,sbll.hed, and those, who but q few
vssrs apo had 10 walk over the bridge and
come ali the way In town Tor almost
everything they wanted, are now able to
p,ocnre anything needed in . family al
mos at their doors.
A. rents are cheap houses are IN de-
msnd, and more are constantly being
built. 10 ttat II is only question Of q
very short tlIne before there will not be
y,s1rt lot over the bridge. A splendid
,rboo nonsc known as No. II, has been
tuilt aud II is gratifying 70 know that It
bssa number Of scholars. There are also
,eyer.l churches and Sunday schools, all
Of which arc well attended.
Tleinlustriss have not been neglected,
and the si'e Of the old car works of Bow
,n 4 pure i. occupied by the Pullman
Palace Car Company, who, - general
Thug, furnish employment to several
hundred hands, but at present are about
NAsan1 silll. II is, however, expected
/ thai ts works will again 10 In operation
10 iWOO or three weeks with larger mum
Der Of hauds than before. This Juto
Works is another important industry.
emp log large number of men, boys
and Rlili.
Nolrs old csnuery Is now occupied by
Cobb's Wire Company, and the works
are kept busy furnishing wires To under
grouul companies. The demand Ii on
the iuctcase, as these wires are coming
into general use.
The Delaware Terra Gotta Works is n
large c.tablishment that furnishes en-
poymsn, TO number Of men aud boys
during the greater part OF the year.
Nearly all he terra Gotta pipe used 10
This city Is made at these worke, and the
quality Is said to be superior to that for
merry obtained from Phi,adelphia.
Pickes' foundry is another hive OF In
dusty, where large number OF meu
hnd s'ePdy employment. James Begga
4 Compauys brick yard has, during the
beAsou, turaed out many thousands Of
hrstclass bricks, although the opera
lions have been seriously in'orfered with
by lho eontiluous wet weather. In Gddi'
lion TO these there are q number OF smaller
Industries, the whole providing employ
mont for many hundred hands.
The population Of East Wilmington II
animated rs being over three thousand
and with the stree! railway, which for Z
cents brings passengers direct TO the
business portion Of the city, there 10 nc
doubt but II Will soon be doubled.
The dairy tArm OF ex-CounellmAu
David Smith IL located lust outside Of the
buiit.up portion, but with the rapid
grown that is. and has been, taking place
Tor some tins, It will not he long be fore
~ TOO, 10 cut up into building lots, aud
'he grounds which now yield abundant
Gfop' covered with houses. There Is bui
orc ace over the bridge where iiauor "a
&IA. and that is at the hotel kept By
Anll Beck on ihe corner OF Thirteenth
Ard l'raIt ''reets. This place furnishes
accommodates for q large number OF
teeup oyr1 pt the different shops In the
tieIli'g some Of whom board with Mr..
Beck, VII" others only take their din.
Isr, II - W. Beck's Intention to build
~ ldd'tinD TO his house In a short time,
y hAt i' Wa Do buhUltu W hVtohmu-
Gate I -rge number OF permanent board
e.. Tie sa.ooa is kept quiet aud orderly,
ald s'rle!lY in compliance with the law,
toisCqueuuy there 10 no objection on the
sMI q 'Losc residing In the Vicinity 70
hs Al cL'Ion for renewal OF the
LreLse
Fcl Rll,ngs has opened an oyster
nlo1n OIL tho northwest corner OF rhir
ttIlh al Head streets, and Is doing an
excellent business and building up 8
god trade
Up To- lie present time the streets In
lhh pt gt he city have teen lighted
VIII Cl.oIae iSmls, but In very short
imt sg stl! DC supplAnted by powerful
iea'de' ., electric lights, which will
make T. ,'il more attractive. The polei
.al "iies Gsu already In position, and all
Were i % DO Ia to add the lamps. The
toNii rrd improvements on the Eas
sue al4 r1tnonenal, and this part o.
.ae e'y !, we'll worthy OF visit by thos,
"ho A.s Interested IN Its prosperity.