Evening journal., 1895-05-31
RB00M FOR NEW CASTLE
Will Be an Important Suburb
of Greater Wilmington.
A FEW OF HER BIG INDUSTRIES

New Castle VIII share in the Ad-
vantaess OF a Greater wilmington-A
oharming River cns-An Ancient,
COOL aud shady Retreat In Hot
Summer.
There are many reasons why New Castle
should become one Of the most prosperous
little cities in the East, and no reason why
she will not. 1t Is unnecessary to go into
details on these reasons, but there are
three which deserve special emphasis in
looking forward to 1900
But while there is more to be said about
New Castles natural beauty, it must not
be forgotten that the city is naturally rich.
On the one side is the magnificent river
front, the city being right on the edge OF
the proud Delaware where It enters Della
ware bay. The Government authorities
have spent thousands OF dollars In the
construction OF granite piers until they
have succeeded in making the harbor at
New Castle, according to a recent report
OF the Secretary Of War, one OF the most
admirable and impregnahle in the East.
Vessels Of the deepest draught and great
est length can put in here and remain
with complete safety during an oyerwhelm-
ing ice gorge.
on the other side Of New Castle lies its
twelve fertile farms, bequeathed to the
town BY William Penn, which can never
depreciate in value to any great extent,
nor burn down nor rust away. These fer
tile tracts Of land are looked upon by some
OF the wisest citizens as promising to re-
lieve every New Castle citizen Of the bur
den of taxation. 1t is hoped to get the
Common land, of which each man, woman
or child who resides here owns a quarter
Of an acre and share Of the buildings, in
such paying shape that at least no city
taxes will have to be paid by New Castle
citizens.
The Trustees OF the Common is pre-
sided over by DR.. John ]. Black, the we'll
known physician, who has made the cultiva-
tion OF cereals and fruit a lifelong study
and himself owns several fertile and fruit
full farms which he is constantly improy-
Ing DR.. Black, like other Of the trustees,
frequently spends an afternoon in going
over the eitys farmland and noting the
little improvements that will tend to make
the farms a paying investment.
The Delaware Iron Works, which EN-
ploy about 700 mon and furnish a means
OF living for 2,10O people or more, are
being enlarged and a new charter, secured
by the operating company, will enable II
to almost double its present capital, taking
in all OF the Paschall Iron Works of Phila-
dephia, another big pipe-making branch,
which is being crowded out OF Philadelphia
by taxes and the demand for the land
about 1t. Workman have transformed the
old foundry buildings here into available
mills one more, and the company owns
III - =
to the amount OF its s150O,O00 capital
When this is done, the population Of New
Castle will be increased fully one-third.
At the Triton Cotton Mills there is prom.
ise OF a continued increase or business
Goods are being manufactured there feI
the Young Brothers. extensive Wholesalers
Of Salt Lake City, Utah, and descendants
OF Brigham Young. Thirty years ago there
was nothing but barren waste where th'
Triton Mills, shawtown and Taggartville-
two lively suburbs-have grown.
LEAFS New Castle -four mills stand a!
another example Of commercial prosperity
and are running full blast the year rounC
and are being frequently enlarged.
OF Crest Historic Iaterest.
New Castle Is unquestonably Delaware
Oldest town. A settlement was formed Il
1856 and In 1875 it was incorporated a city
1t was here that William Penn first set foo
upon American soil and from that day /
was the seat Of justice for the county unit
1880. when the new Court House in VIII
mington was built and became the count.
seat. Then New Castle lost much OF II
lustre and promise Of the future, al
OF which has been regalned
The town is situated thirty-four mile
from Philadelphia by water and thirty-si
miles by rail 1t is six miles by rail from
Wilmington
The peace and prosperity Of New castl