Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-12

"If anybody desires to build manu-
featuring plant on the territory be-
tween the Delaware river and the
Brandywine, north of the Christiana,
they can have the land free. +" This
remark was made by President Lawton
Of the Beard of Trade at the meeting
Thursday night. and by way of explana-
ton he said the board would offer
great Inducements to get manufac-
turers to locate here.
The committee on development and
protection of the harbor submitted the
following interesting report, which was
read and accepted and ordered filed:
ITO the Board of Tratie of Whining
ton, Del. -Gentemen: | beg leave to
submit the following report as chair
man of the committee on development
and protection of harbor: On February
18th. 1896, | visited Washington and
called on Representative j. S. Willis,
and arranged for meeting with the
river and harbor committee of the
House of Representatives for Tuesday,
February 18th, 1886, to present the
claim for an appropriation to carry out
the Improvement Of the Christana
river as set forth in the special survey
made during the season of 1905 by
Cen w. +. Smith and revised by
special committee appointed by Gen.
Craighlll, which calls for the sum of
about $500, 600 for the completion OF
channel q feet deep from the mouth
of the river TO the pulp works. The
meeting referred to was attended by the
following members of your committee,
together with other Wilmington citi.
zens, viz: William Lawton, Col. Enoch
Moore, Cant. +. Kershaw, A. G. Nc
Causland, w. ID. Mullen, Willard
Thomi on, committees; Willard Saus-
bury, N. r. Benson. A. S. Reed and
Patrick Neary. Upon the arrival of
the committee at the Capitol at Wash
ington, Senator Gray was called on and
invited to act as spokesman for the
delegation. Elk Representative John w.
Causey was invited to be present also.
Representative Willis arranged for an
audience with the river and harbor
committee for 2. 30 p. M, and before
that committee he opened the subject
by explaining the object of the meet
ing, and stated his views on the river
and harhor question and the pleasure
it afforded him in serving Delaware in
all matters of general interest and
benefit TO its citizens. lie closed by
introducing Senator Gray for statistics
and details, and the need Of the i'm
provement as set forth in the special
survey heretofore stated Senator Gray
took the question up with very earnest,
strong and convincing language, start
ing from the commencement of the
manufacturing and shipbuilding in
dustries Of the city Of Wilmington,
uhnwip,Y fbn ,,net4i,, -,
held in this country as to its ship
building, car building, carriage build
ing and manufacturing interests up TO
the present time, and convincing, | am
sure, the members Of the river and
harbor committee that the manufac.
turing industries of Wilmington had
largely oulgrown the facilities Of the
water communication afforded by the
Christiana river with the outside
world, and that the city is now at
standstIll as to its ability to compete
for business with its more fortunate
neighbors, showing that what ia
needed now is channel q feet deem
to the Delaware river. And he stated
further that he felt confident that
bill authorizing such an appropriation
would be reported upon fi.vOrably. En-
Representative j. W. Causny also made
stions appear IN pehali on Whining
ton interests, ahu was iol!owcd by re:
MARKS rom several OF the members OF
tne delegation. The chairman of the
IiEer any 1arpof committee OF me
Iious9 ot representatives replied by
thahK XII 4; senator Gray and Representa-
i've Wills and members of the delega
!lon tor me information on the needed
l i q the Ghrlstlana river.