Evening journal., 1892-10-07
PASCAL WORKS TO MOVE
Morris, Tasker & Co.'S, Plant
May be Brought to Delaware.
EMPLOYS HUNDREDS OF wORKMEE

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The Report of nie Removal TO New Castle
of the Great Iron Plant known as Pas
cal Iron works and Belonging to Mon
ris, Tasker & CO.. Verified In Philadel-
phia-Died AFTER a Few Hours Illness.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. For some time a
rumor has been current TO the effect that
the great Pascal Iron works of Phila'
delphia would be removed to this city to
be run in connection with the Delaware
Iron works here. The report had spread
about the city but the officials Of Morris,
TaslSer & Co, here were silent on the
subject and would give no information
about the proposed change About three
months ago II was stated in the EVENING
JOURNAL that such was reported here
but that the report was not credited.
The Philadelphia Record, today, contains
the following, under the head OF "Our
Iron Plants Shift
philadelphia may lose the immense
Pascal Iron works Last spring the city
condemned their great lot, bounded by
Moyamenisng Fourth, Tasker and Nor
ris streets for public square Morris,
'IANktf q 10 IfitANfu ANAA'A AhAN WNNh
10 vacate the premises, and within the
next few months must remove therefrom
ali their iron structures, stables and
tenant houses This will cramp the
works extremely.
'sThe firm now expect TO transfer a
further portion of their manufacturing
department to location where they can
have railroad facilities and the entire
plant NAV possibly follow. The signih-
cant fact is that the firm have offered
their square of ground bounded by
Fourth and Fifth, Morris and Tasker
streets, 400 feet square, now wholly
covered with buildings, for mint site
for $500 O00 The mint will. however,
in general opinion, be erected ON the site
already proposed by the commissioners.
morris, Tasker a Co., may be con
templating a move to the outskirts of
the city. but the probability seems to be
that they will remove the entire plant TO
New Castle, Del, where their later Della
ware Iron cowpany's mills cover about
sixty acres.
The representatives Of the company
here still disclaim any knowledge Of the
proposed change, but it is known thai
they are not prepared TO tell all they
know for publication. The Pascal lroI
works, would, II brought to New Castle
bag and baggage nearly double the
working population of the city and give
employment TO hundreds of men. i
would undoubtedly be New Castle
greatest lift on the road TO prosperity
Townsend Defends Himself.
John Townsend. who recently espousel
the cause of Democracy after having
been lifelong Republican, stated Z
the EVENING JOURNAL correspondent
last night that he had been slandered b
long editorial in the Daily Republican
of Wilmington, which also accused hiI
of having been persuaded to chang
his POLITICAL views by Superintendent
Borie, of the Delaware Iron works
II have been employed in the DelawaI
Iron works twelve years and during tina
time my superintendent never offere
to approach me on this subject. | el
pect nothing more than to be persecute
and slandered by the Republicans whe
they see how hard ! am workin
for the success of the Democrat
ticket among Wilmington and Ne
Castle people. / was therefore not su
prised when saw the derce editori
about me. The most despicable pa
of the thing, however, is the attack Z
Mr.. Borie. Il is a well. known fact thl
he has given his voting employees mo
privileges than they ever had befor
allowing them to go TO the pollsat q
elections without any loss of pay to theI
More than this a man under Superinte
dent Borie s employ would never tell
what political persuasion he is.