Evening journal., 1895-07-06
NOW NEARING THE END.
The Ford Morocco Company's
Big Prospects
AFTER YEARS OF PERSECUTION

A Favorable Decision Expected From the
Chancellor on mondaY-shouId ft lie
Realized the Ford Morocco Compsny
VIII Ealarge It's Plant at Cost OF
S3O,OOO-The Jessup aud Moore Paper
Company Has FaIsd TO Establish It's
Allegations.
For nine years Peter ]. Ford has been
subj scted TO the prosecutions OF the
Jessup and Moore Paper Company and
Willard Salisbury. Jr, its overly jealous
solicitor and lobbyist. They have
dragged him into the courts, compelled
him to 20 to the General Assembly for
redress and followed him there. using
every endeavor to defeat him regardless
OF method aud expense. They have
carried this persecution to such lengths
that Mr. Ford has become, In the eyes OF
the public. o msrtyr. The people are
glad to see him win sny point against
enemies
The burden of the song Of the Jessup
and Moore Paper Company has been that
the chemicals In the refuse from the
works OF the Ford Morocco Company. run
into Silverbrook. small stream which
flaws close to the morocco factory, pol
Lutte the waters OF Mill creek which are
used by the paper company in the
manufacture Of its prodact.
Aualysis OF the water has failed to bear
out the allegations. A chemical GDsly sis
was made by oae OF the Jessup and Moore
Paper Compsny's chemists He dlscov-
cred, In water taken at Newport pike
1 L.ta q ~.
| planned Of In one million parts Of water.
The bridge Is two miles above their mills.
Samples of the water procured ware as
clear on all occasions as ordinary water.
| Professor Wolf, of Delaware College
Professors Trimble and Moerk, of Phila-
| delphis, and Mr.. Roberts, OF this city,
found, in most cases, none Of these chem
icals; or, II any, very slight traces They
proved that 1t such chemicals we're there
in large quantities their effect would
become neutrslized when they came in
contact with the chemicals used
also proved that the water at the New
port pike bridge was on all occasio ms
much purer than that at the pulp
works The Messrs Saunders claimed
and testified that the Christisns river
4
at the pulp works at food tide This
was disproved by Colonel steele, govera
ment engineer, Mr. Csrswell, civil engi-
neers and others from practical test
made by them, besides from persona
observations made at the pulp works.
1t WAS claimed and proved by thl
Ford Morocco Company that for iou
years no refuse whatever could by AM
4 EaA 20 f~fa Ice f.re ~ ".
Notwithstanding this, the JessuD 40,
Moore Paper Company was making con
tinuous complaints to the Ford Morocco
Company. Witnesses for Jessup and Moor
| Paper Company testified that it wa.
Impossible for any refuse matter to FRI
its way into Mil creek below the Della
ware railroad, as the banks we're Ii
perfect order, this was disproved by th,
Ford Morocco Company and expert testi
mony that the banks had been broker
in several places besides having sever2
sluices through which ell the refuse Of
the north side did find It's way into Nil
creek.
The plaintiff claimed that the pull
was dark in color owing TO infslio
water On the contrary II was proveI
by their own witnesses that pulp be
comes darker in shade by prolongel
standing. They also claimed that i
required more bleach than usual TO ge
the same results, owing to the pollution
and that their bleaching chloride o
lime was from fifty to sixty degree
In strength. Oa cross examination th
Messrs Saunders admitted that they di
not know of their own knowledg z
whether It WAS fifty or sixty degrees, Q
In fact what strength it had 1t nigh
have been only ten degrees as far a
their actual knowledge went
On the other hand, Mr.. Gibbons, Al
expert, testified, and his testimony wa
; born out by authorities quoted froI
scientific chemists, that The highes
degree known to be attained Is 40 degree
Banurs and the average is not above 3
degrees, and this is subj cot TO dsteriors
tion when subjected to exposure show
ing conclusiyely that the Jessnp an
Moore Company people knew notbiu
; about the actual strength of the chemi
Gals they were using Mr. Gibbons eve
went so far as TO make the pulp from ia
water at their mills, also from wate
from Mill creek proper before Silver
brook emptied into 1t, and the result wa
a much whittier pulp being made froi
I water at their mills.
Numberless fimsy pretexts were I'D
/, / vanced which were completely annihi
. lated by the defense, showing conclu
sively that. If the plaintiff had any caus
for complaint, it did not come from II
I Ford Morocco Company, but from the
j lmsginations Colonel Sterile, govern
: ment engineer, proved conclusiveiy thl
y what Mr. Saunders scented was
: positive fact; that the tide did back U
into Mill creek as well as the refuss fro
sewers and showed by maps and chart
the amount Of deposits OF refuse an
where located The evidence Of II
plaintiff was shattered In every particull
: over aud over again
t Mr. Saunders testified that the slui,
gates had not been opened for aboI
= four years On cross. s.exauiinatlon
admitted that when tLey went to rsii
}. the gates few days previous they four
s the gates open aud a brick, also pile
= ! wood under them, and did not know no
3 long they had been there. 1t WI
r demonstrated by witnesses, John SaunC
!, ers being one of them. that the presei
i locstion Is not a desirable one for pu
4 mill. owing to the low land and bein
Il subject to oveif1ws and refuse fr,m Il
r creek and bitches. Mr. Saunders eve
e went so far as to admit that he advise