Evening journal., 1896-01-29


In conclusion he Congratulated the
organic alton on its msmbership. its OBJ
iects and its work and bid It God speed
10 It's mission.
Mayor Jsnsrls on the River Road.
Mayor O. &. Jeffsrls was the next
speaker. He referred to the honor done
him and congratulated the exchange on
It's good work. He said he fervently
hoped that a ioAo to the river might not
only mean that but might also mean
streets, highways to mighty factories and
mills located on the river front "phe
argument made, that certain land owners
would be benefited by this road Is
foolish" said he mo matter which way
/ the city grows some one owns the land
and must be benefited. By extending the
city 20 the river, aD area would be opened
for factories. etc, which would double
the population In few years.
Edgar M Hopes spoke Of the Amori
can character Of the Builders' Exchange,
aud said that while in business the
members we're Ia sharp competition.
when any question Of benefit to the city
arose they were united In one cau7e. he
advocated anything that would sdvaucs
the prosperity OF the city, and this
could be done Ia no better way than IN
creating an avenue 10 the Delaware. To
DO this Wilmington needed entefprlsing
men. Lst them 60 to work and he
predicted that within ten years the
population would exceed lOO. 600
The work Of other Organizations
william Lswton, president of the
lad ustrial Improvement Co, related the
work OF that body 10 the past three
years, and thsn turned 20 his favoriie
hobby, the river road Hs said the com
pany had 100 acres OF land between the
city and the river TO give away TO firms
who were locking for locations, and
already four large concerns were In
communication He said that coal could
be laid down here cheaper than In
Pf e aixville and this city could be made
/ the greatest iron centre on the Atlantic
sea6oErd, provided II Was given a river
/ front.
Samuel b. Bsynar5, OF the North Side
Improvement %, made a witty and
excellent speech Ia which he said the
Builders Exchange cauld briug the road
to the river II Il would work along that
/ line
wilmlngton's growth in the past
century was shown by Alfred Gawthrop
who gave 2 concise history OF the city
since 1896. full Of interesting data. he
believed not only IN a road to the river,
but ia streets there. aud would like TO
see the foreign settlement over the river
/ given chance to get to Wilmington's
markets; would like TO see ocean steam
/ ships stopping at the clty's whsrves, a
| thing that could be accomplished by
people sticking and pulling together. II
proper inducements are held out this city
would soon become the greatest seaboard
port and Philadelphia but suburb
The Building Inspector CRATES.
Baildiog Inspector Lewis T Grubb.
within a few days Of 20 years old aud
one Of the orgenizsrs OF the Exchange
spoke Of his experience he advocated q
rosd to the river and wanted to see
numerous streets through that territory.
Wilmington wants river front, said
he, Ito make It one of the greatest Of
the Atlantic sesbosrd cities
Archie s. Rsed welcomed those present
aud congratulated the builders that they
were of some use In tbs world. He
suggested that the members make
themselves better acquainted with the
rooms Of the Exchange.
William d Fouk ono Of the Oldest
members, related the incidents connected
with the founding OF the Exchange. He
said that when an apprentices In 1850 he
WAS brought in contact almost every day
with Mark Bsssatt. who then had -four
and feed store where the EVENING
JOURNAL Office now stands and who
owned a charter for q plank road TO the
river The speaker became enthused
then with the idea and was still as
enthusiastic BE believed that had the
road then been built WILMINGTON would
have had population OF 100 000 He
thought the sooner the city got to the
river the better
After Frank A Mitchell had made q
few appropriate remarks George W.
McCAulley was called upon. He toe
thought that the city needed river
front His father came 20 that conclusion
10 1866 and had believed IN it ever since.
With it the city would quickly grow tc
100. 600 and become rich Ia factories and
industries
Andrew Cary, Of the Jackson and Sharp
Company, and Richard Kelley then made
brief remarks and were followed by
William Simmons, who said he hesitstec
shout saying much IS It might be cited
against him later. He told OF the WORK
OF the Street and Sewer Department and
the lack of money and thought that
unless the road to the river was built
BY private enterprise it would not
msterisize just yet
John n Carswsll was the last speaker
and gave a brief sketch Of the wealth
etc., OF the city He said that a road tC
the river would bsst be reached b.
cliizsns chipping in aud getting It
d5od byes were then said and thl
diners dispersed to their homes.
ANNIVERSARY MASS TO-DAY.
Celebration OF Father RIoUanus's FOurtl
Year In the Ministry.