Evening journal., 1895-04-30
The slIrerhrool rronbles.


The case which Is now before the
chancellor, and in which the Jessup &
Moore Company and the Ford Morocco
Company, two Of Wilmington's largest
and most important in dustries, are
factors, Is being watched with interest
by manufacturers both here and else
where, for on the decision OF that court
rests the very existence here OF the
morocco company.
The paper company, which is the com
plalnant IN this action. claims that BY
the discharge Of refuse into the little
stream knownias Silverbrook, the water
of NH creek, sfrom which 1t takes the
water used In washing its pulp. Is
discolored and rendered unfit for use.
and has introduced witnesses to shou
that water corresponding to samples
shown, cannot make white pulp, except
by the use OF an additional amount OF
bleaching powder, although these same
witnesses had never received bad pulp
from the works which claim to have had
to use that water.
The distance from the Ford factory to
the pulp mills Is over three miles, and
the water is diluted many times BY
mingling with the waters OF another
stream. The distance from the mouth
Of the shipley run sewer, which takes
not only the rinse water but the offsl
from numerous factories Of like nature,
is only half q mile and the food tide
carries all this deposit far above the pulp
mills, returning it on the ebb, and this
same water Is used at times for washing
out the pulp. In addition to this the
Walton and Whann phosphate works.
bone boiling establishment, and. other
industries dump foul matter into the
Christlsna above End below the mills.
The water IN the Delaware river at high
tide is brackish for some distance above
the mouth Of the christiana. That water.
as was testified to by Engineer Blake,
comes into the Chrlstiana and reaches far
above the mills.
In the event Of the Ford Company
being enioined from using silverbrook,
not only would that company be forced
to close its works, throw some 400 per
sons ont OF work, and remove Thousands
Of dollars each week from circulation,
but it would estop the city from tine use
OF Silverbl0ok as even q natural drain
Union Park, which drains into a tribu
tary. would have to quit business and
the entire section west OF Scott street
would be barred from even surface drain
age into the brook. Manufacturing
industries would also be kept from iocat
ing in this growing portion Of the city
Not only would this follow, but similar
course could be taken as regards the
Christians and its tributaries.
There are remedies for this The Street
and Sewer Department could, and Ger
talnly should, lay sewers ia this section,
Of sufficient siza to accommodate the
factory. and any others which may locate
the-e In the future or, IN place Of
using the water which il claims Is moi
suitable for that purpose, the lessup and
Moore Company could put in the cit }
water and do as the Camden manufac
turer does.
The claim is made that the Street and
Sewer Department has not the money TO
expend On this work A suggestion Il
made that private corporations are
now using valuable streets and docks Of
the city, free Of charge, for their own
business. A fair rental for these proper
ties could be charged and an amount
realized which would pay the interest
and principal on bonds issued to meet
this expense Thorne street, for instance.
Is q public street, which Is blockaded Is
the public and used BY corporation.
Of which a prominent city official e.
president For this street the city re-
csives nothing The directors Of the
department could devise methods to get
the required money II it 90 desired.
The section lying on the water she'd
running towards Sllvsrbrook must be
severed some time and that In the near
future Now that it means SO much tc
one or both Of these mammoth manu-
factories the street and Sewer Depart
mens should wake up aud do something
The sunday Star gives biographical
sketch Of one Of the candidates for th,
Republican mayoralty nomination, an,
remarks that the other two have beer
before the. public so often that it woul,
be "grainitous" 70 write them up Th'
inference is that the write up Of the on
WAS not ''grstuitous