The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-21
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

The New Fibre Works at Union Ave-
nue. and B. & o. Raiiroad-The Place
for Manufactories aud Dwellings-
George Il. weldin's Enterprise Rails
ing Chestnut Groves-New Bridges
by tho -. & o. Railroad-Improve-
ment Of Union Avenue.
The Delaware Fibre Works, at the
junction OF Union street with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, will be
completed and put in operation in the
course of three or four weeks more.
The main building Is two stories high,
somewhere about 100 by 80 feet in ex-
tent and IL built exceptionally strong.
Besides, there are boiler and other
necessary buildings extending from
tho west side towards the railroad.
The lot upon which the buildings
stand was purchased from George E.
Weldin and is tlat-iron shaped piece
of ground exactly adapted to the pur-
pose for which it is used. Side tracks
from the railroad have already been
laid to facilitate business. When in
operation some 80 to 40 hands will be
required to run the works, and much
OF the work being of a light nature
can be done by boys and girls.
The syndicate operating the works
Is a strong one and composed of gem
tlemen OF energy and pluck, who will
not be discouraged by triiles.
This enterprise Is but the beginning
of number that must eventually
settle along the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, and the time may not be far
distant when this section of the ciIy
will vie with the number and extent Of
the mnnllfartories in the southern and
eastern parts of the city, The Law of
thc ground along JJnion avenue and
other thorourhfares in the western
section of tho Seventh ward is Ger
taiuiv we'll adanted to mnuufaotrl,inp
enfernrises.
Mr.. George f. Weldin. who lives in
COSY 'fapie Cottage,p mt Union ave-
nue. and Tenth street who has been in
his time farmer, traveller contractor
and bricklayer, is one of the hardest
working men and enterprlsipg in the
city, and Is the fortunate owner of
some seventeen acres OF land stretched
on both sides of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and on both sides Of
Union avenue. reachinn ont to the old
Scheutzen PARK Mr. Teidin ia saline
off his property in lots both for manu-,
sa6i6fles and foI. bindings.
Tho stretch ~ land aiohg the vest-
ern slone from the railroad TO the old
mark affords haantifui aites fo, dweil.
ings and many Iots are heinz sold for
that nnrnose Mr. Weldin hinseis has
in cnntamnloiinn tbe ereetion ~ n
homo rasidence on fhe helGbts at the
old na,.E and +bare i. net ibe least
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