Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-05
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The Plans For the New Organ


Special Correspondent OF Gazette and Journal.
NEWARK, aug. 29.-Iu the parlors OF
the Dear Park Hotel yesterday afternoon
was removed the last vestige of an inpedi-
ment to tho immediate erection of
Hewsrk's new and great industry-the
Theodore q. Knsu6 Organ Company.
This was all accomplished by the simple
delivery into the hands OF Theodore O.
KnGutf, the president of the company,
the executed, signed and attested deed of
SIX acres of land. j. was for this pur-
pose that MIR. Knauff made trip here
yesterday and for this purpose that the
five members OF the finance committee
cane to the appointed meeting place,
each with o emile upon his faos-with
a grin Of Infinite satisfaction that
that was uumistaksbls. In the pocket of
y. NJ. Curtis, the chairman of the COM
mittee, nsstled fat looking document,
representing the enterprise, public spirit
aud generosity of the people OF Newark.
IL was the deed for six acres of the
choicest Land in ssthe town costing
81, ,000 and purchased by the voluntary
subscriptions Of the people Of the town.
1t will be remembered that from the first
the organ company had a strong prefer
ence for the Caleb property, just north
Of the b. Il o. railroad and lying be-
tween New London avenue and the Greek
rond. This was as valuable as any land
in the town, having been opened as d
street aud surveyed into building lots.
Mr.. Caleb, while not wishing to sell the
land at present, msgnanimously offered
to sell it to the people of Newark to pre-
sent to the organ company and agreed TO
take whatever disintereBted commission
would allow him, further agreeing to
throw of 10 per cent of the award. For
six acres be was awarded $4,000. This
WAS perhaps more than Mr.. Caleb
expected, so he Voluntarily increased
his subscription TO $500, making 81 200
for the Newark public to subscribe. The
latter went vigorously to work and very
soon collected about . 600. AT this point
the fund began to remain stationary and
until the land was bought, paid ior and
decided TO the organ company work could
not begin on the factory Under these
circumstances it did not take Mr.. Caleb
long to give play to his generous in.
stinsts to the extent OF SUBSCRIBING an
additional f5l0 10 the fund, This made
his individual subscription 81 600, and
his action was short, sharp and decisive
for Newark. Tho papers were at once
made out by Charles M. Curtis, Esq, tor
the transfer of the property and il was
this decd which MIR. Knauff accepted
yesterday from the hands of s. IA, Curtis
who, in presenting 1t formally, made a
short address of congratuis.ion. This
was replied, to by Mr.. Knauff in happy
strain and then there was a hearty cheer
for Newark was once more to become o
live, growing, busy town after an en-
forced idleness apd an unavoidable de.
preston OF three years, dating from the
burning of the Dean woolen mills.
Mr.. Knauf stated to the GAzETTE's
| correspondent that the company is ready
to begin work on the factory at once, but
change in the plans of the building will
neosssitate delay of few days bsfore
other plans can be drawn by the architect
in Philadelphia. The old plans SHOW a
building 250x40 feet but it is decided to
make the width SO fest. The grading
will be commenced about Monday in
order to run q siding from the railroad to
the new site and after that the building
and foundations will bs commenced. In
all work on the new factory, Newark
contractors, carpenters, dealers, &C., will
be given the preference so that next week
the town will assume o lively character.