The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-01


One OF our reporters got some facts
from other persons as well as Frank
IA. Mitchell himself, concerning his
roofing aud heater business. Il ap-
pears that genius. with adaptability
and practical application. will adorn
Iaiin ostany business md make 1t In
teresting, and, although cautioned by
MIR. Mitchell. we shall have TO voice
our convictions with truth and Justice
in saying that he proves the apove
rule and commands our enthusiastic
admiration for the enterprise, system
and efficiency he has infused into his
business.
We approve the thoroughness and
Ipromptness with which he executes
Jail contracts, including many OF the
largest and best for slate, gravel, Stag,
tin and plastic roofing. sheet iron and
heater work and In the supplying OF
roofing materials. of which no carries
an immense stock, which We suppose
10 be the largest in tho State, employ
ling the largest crew. HIS Telephone
lie No. $50 and his office No. 102 West
Fifth street. Gus. II. Groves is his
fright hand man and Howard Shuster
foreman OF large crew OF compost
ton roofers.
His new roofing works and Office are
the best appointed We have ever seen.
On the rear of the lot OF So feet front.
age and 100 feet depth Ia the stable
fou- horses being In uee at tho time
OF our visit. In the basement story
are stored great quantity OF roofing
materials. The same is true OF the
next story. which also contains two
and nicely furnished
Offices In the rear--one for the pro-
lprietor and the other for the manager
OF his business. The next story Ia
also stocked with material, including
the 81 forenoon, while Its most inter-
IestiDg feature 10 the modern machin-
cry uEed now In the roofing trade.
MI. Mitchell has done work for the
DuPonts, II. and III. Co., ]. and s. Co.,
Pullman Co.. and a great number Of
our manufacturers and citizene. He
rooted st. AIMS church. which requir
ed IL, 600 So. IT Of slate roofing, besides
he tin roofing. He has in contract.
the new Convent Of Visitation, which
will be larger job. A building for
the Elk Mills Co., required $4,000 feet
OF roof. A recent job Of the II. and II.
TO-, had 10000 feet. He did Kings
wood church and the Ferris Industrial
school. under contract. He rooted IL
handsome houses for Chas. Ii. Tindall
at Sixth and Harrison streets, and put
the best heaters in them, for the
Broome Street Improvement Com
.pany.
He has rooted about So houses for
John Mulyena within the last six
months, including a row of elegant
houses at Third and Broome streets,
requiring also fret-class heaters. He
covered Edgar NJ. Hopes elegant
home mansion and row for David
McCloskey. He did Christ's Church
rectory with terra-cotta and green
slate, and Butler n Sons elegant new
Rtore. He rooted DuPont's Smokeless
Powder Works In New Jersey. Ho
does tho roofing for different railroad
corporations. He put on IS, eco feet for
the Wilmington Window Gluss Com
pany, Edward Burns In charge.
Frank A Mitchell was born In 1854,
near Wilmington in Stanton and
sehooled there and In our city public
schools. Our Mayor, Hon. Stansbury
j. Wiley, wus one oil his school teach
er5. His earliest practical experienced
as a roofer WIS acquired in Philadel-I
phta. He started in business In 1877. |
He was employed for Ten years by the
Pennsylvania R.R.Co. Connected with
his present business, In which ho has
been prospecting for some years. is a
store house end factory iii Liberty
street. His present works and Office,
at 102 West Fifth street were recently
erected Tor his large and increasing
business.