Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-11-03
BOOMING BUSINESS.
Active Citizens After a New
Shoe Factory for New Castle.
WILL BE BUILT WITHOUT DELAY

II the Board OF Trade win Guarantee a
Small Appropriation Reports OF a Re
opening Of the Cotton Mills Next weet.
Young nTethodIsts Organite-Giris Try
Their Hands in "cym"-O;her Mat
tors.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEw CASTLE. Nov. Prominent
shoe manufacturers, Of Philadelphia,
yesterday agreed TO locate an establish
ment IN New Castle that will employ, at
all times, hundred hands, provided
thst the Board Of Trade will comply
with certain conditions For nearly
month negotiations have been going on
with the manufacturer and New
Castle capitalist donated a splendid
site for the erection Of the shoe factory
This will be exempt from all city taxa.
tion for ten years The manufacturer,
however, wanted still more Inducements
hut he agreed to establish branch
factory here at once provided the city
would make one more accession-erect
the building and share the net profits
A. G. Turner. real estate owner,
interested himself with several active
members Of the Board of Trade and they
obtained from the Delaware Railroad
Company, it is said, permission to tear
down the old round house of the New
Castle aud Frenchtown railway on the
Battery, substantial and well built old
structure, in order 10 get &c of the com
pany S property. This gave the "Doom
ore a splendid start as this will furnish
over oue.hslf OF the building material
required.
Their next move will be TO call together
the newly incorporated Board of Trade
aud get an appropriation sufficient to
cover the expense of building. DR..
Black. the president, has expressed his
Intention Of calling the board together
for meeting In order that another en-.
terprising citizen may be elected TO the
presidency as he 1.-The doctor-cannut
find the time TO devote 70 official work
that be would like TO- When the board
meets the boomers will settle down to
hard work. They have a fund Of about
$3.50 and they will then endosvor to
squeeze appropriations Of 800 each from
the Trustees OF the Commons and City
Council and then get the Board OF Trade
to raise $500 This will build the factory.
and the Philadelphia will do the rest.
Pretty Girls Try on the Mittons.
Yesterday was visitors day Ia the new
gymnasium Of the Columbia Athletic
Club and many young women were among
the visitors Two yivaclous and pretty
girls, not content with testing the row.
ING machine. wrist and wall machines.
the medicine ball or punching bag,
finally stepped upon the stage and put on
the gloves. IL was fun for both as the
uppercuts flew by, thick aud fast. until
\ Iight-hander landed on one pretty
girls nose. Then thele were screams
ami tears followed by thump7 innumera-
bile upon the heads and shoulders OF the
fair boxers as each tried TO relaliate
upon the other by a series Of blows
Physical Director Bradley relieved the
two young women of their padded nit
teis before they had become enemies for
life and they retired TO the anti-room
with tear stained faces and red noses.
Young Methodists Form League.
a large and attentive audience met In
Oh lecture room Of the NJ. r. Church
last night. The object Of the meeting
WAS the organization of the young
people of the church and congregation
iaio q chapter of the Epworth League
Rev. j Z, Otis. Of Wilmington. made q
short address, explaining the object of
The league. Miss Irene Hepborn. oil
Wilmington, also spoke concerning the
workings Of the league. A large mum
Der of persons slgnihed their Intentions
% join. IL was decided to-hold meeting
next Tuesday night when an organiza
ton will he effected. Rev Isaac Jewell
who could not be present at the meetin,
last night. Is expected TO attend thi.
meeting During the evening music wa.
rendered by the church choir an,
Misses Jennie and Reba Saunders sans
Bound for the Mansions Of Glory"
spry Young Athletes to Perform.
Tickets will be issued tonight for In,
gymnasium exhibition to be given uude
The auspices Of the g. A. c., ia the Operi
House on Saturday evening November
IL. In this entertainment the Y. M. c
A gymnasium class of Wilmington
under the direction Of w e Hoffman
will give its celebrated musical dumb
bell drill, and there will be artistic club.
singing, juggling, tumbliug, bar exer-
"'NNo NAN trNrNA CLASS WOih UN LuDSI
boys and the Holy Cross Guild Of Trinitl
Church, Philadelphia
Shut Down for Week.
The New Castle Wooden Mills. which
have been running on bali time for nearl,
month, shut down to-day for a week
aud, while IL Is hoped that better trad
will follow, II Is not known lust wha
will be- done at the expiration Of tn
week. 10 Is hoped and even anticipate,
by some that the mills will resume h
fun force, and n these citizens are no
doomed TO disappointmont, this will be
happy neighhorhood after this week.
Good News About The Triton Mills.
To Is reported this morning that Pres
idelt james q Shaw Of the Triton Cot
Ion Mills Company, had received larq
contract for which he has been biddinl
Tor some time. This work 10 is said
will cause the Triton Mills to resum
operations next Monday and run RICH
along for six months. The report coul
not be verified this morning but tn
employees are looking toward to mex
Mclday with eager anticipation.
The Overdue Bendi Turns Up.