Middletown transcript., 1891-09-17
s1iddletown as an Industrial Centre,

Middletown as an Industrial Centre.
Located midway between the tide
waters Of the Delaware and Chesa-
peake bays, upon the ridge or "back
bone" of this Peninsula, this town
offers advantages both natural and ar
tifcial for locating mechanical indus
tries that are rarely equaled and GER
tainly not excelled at any point in the
six thousand square miles embraced
within the State of Delaware and
Eastern Shore Counties of Maryland
and Virginia.
Our location is high above sea level,
drainage good, healthfulness proverb-
ial for excellence, surrounded by the
finest agricultural lands producing all
that enters into the requisite food for
mankind. Our churches are well at
tended by respectful, attentive hearers;
our public schools unsurpassed by any
in the State for efficient teachers and
most excellent executive discipline
and courses Of study most thorough.
as is always attested by the rank of
our scholars who enter SO called sclass-
ical institutions, and the large num-
Der Of teachers who have graduated at
our Academy. Our railroad facilities.
now good, will be improved in the
near future by the construction Of the
spur to tide water at Odessa, and pos
sibly the further extension Of the
same road westward TO Warwick Md
through which place it is thought a
road will soon be built by the Balti-
more i Philadelphia r. R. Co., thus
making this town accessible by rail
from all points.
The successful efforts Of our Board
OF Trade in securing the attention of
the influential house of Young, Smyth,
Field q Co., of Philadelphia, and their
subsequent determination to establish
factory here for the manufacture of
shirts, under and overwear, gives the
assurance of the advantages Of our
town over even larger places in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Peninsu- G
a. There is no reason why dozen or ,
more kindred industries shall not Sc I
ect Middletown for their mdnfactur. a
ng sites and while we commend the d
abors of our Board of Trade and sin q
erely congratulate the town upon the
uccess that has so far attended their
forts, yet let US not be content
nth the present, but unitedly strive L
D make our town an important manu- II
lcturing centre, and if we aequaint d
apitalists of our desire there can be a
No such word as fail" Let our a
tizens, as they meet business men Il
om home, speak of our town, being q
GIFTED by electricity, watered by an rt
'undant supply Of pure water, pro- c.
cted by a most efficient Hose, Hook ii
Id Ladder Company Of g Veteran m
ire Kings" who believe that g When til
lty calls tits honor to obey" and do co
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Our streets are graded, sidewalks of an
bstantial brick and not a vacant
'elling, but capitalists ready to build
fast as demanded for newcomers. m,
egraph, telephone, eight mails daily De
,cept Sunday Twelve or more pas wi
ger trains, excellent public roads pei
ding in every direction, dozen co,
res, two national banks, building puI
loan association, board of trade. the
m commissioners ever on duty. In Jof
ord live, energetic town that will his
ipare favorably for convenience and sen
antages enumerated, with any the
sr place for the location of hosiery Ka
ting, wooden and cotton, and fruit | wbj
King or preserving, -
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