Evening journal., 1897-01-12
NOW A BOOM TOWN.
New Castle is in the Hands of
Her Friends.
ACTIVE YOUNG HUsTLERs FALL IN

ACTIVE YOUNG HUSTLERs FALL IN
FOR A CONCERTED ACTION To-
WARD FORMING A COMMERCIAL
CLUB TO SUCCEED THE BOARD I
OF TRADE-LIYE SPEECHES.
with its president occupying a chair |
that the first Trustees Of the Common /
used nearly two centuries ago, town /
meeting of business men and citizens |
was held last evening for the purpose /
of forming a commercial club. The /
meeting was held in the old City Hall, /
where the famous town meeting was
held in 1872, when the covenant with |
the Water Works Company was made.
John G.. King called the meeting to
order and nominated John Il. Lambson
fer temporary president In accepting
tho honor, Mr. IambsOn made a
sprightly speech that was heartily app
plauded. He was willing to do any
thing he said, to help get the town out
Of The tut which had already been
spoken of. and when he heard of call
for this meeting entered into the
movement with n will. TO further eN-
plain the object, Chairman Lambson
introduced Mayor Boyd, who said:
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME
THING.
"Mr. President and gentlemen The
meeting tonight has been called TO
form & permanent organization similar
I'm its objects to a board Of trade. Our
Beard of Trade was composed Of strong
mon. but even then il is necessary to
do more than meet and read the min
utes of the last meeting Let us or
| ganize say. Commercial Club, and
/ let it's object be to do something. Now
] As the time for concerted action.
Then IL is necessary to get out an
! Illustrated pamphlet advertising the
many advantages commercial and ma
/ tional-and when we get out these
pamphlets we want 30 get them where
they will be read to our advantage.
We need / thinks secretary. under sal
cry. 20 subscribe to all the trade papers.
| read the same. answer the advertise
ments and then inyite-the correspond
ents. mostly business men desiring to
locaue industries, and then meet them
with a committee from our Commercial
/ Club"
THIS FIRM EMPLOYS 500 HANDS
Mayor Boyd here exhibited com
municntion from a knitting firm giving
employment TO about 500 operatives, 9
letter of inquiry as TO what the city
could offer a firm desiring to locate
He had replied to IL at length but fel
keenly the necessity OF a pamphlet.
Mayor Boyd further assured thu
meeting of the hearty cooperation o
number of capitalists whom he knew
were interested in the welfare of New
Castle But the new organization di'
not propose to antagCuize anybody o
any body of men now In existence. III
therefore wanted TO see the new clu
work hand Ina glove with the Board o
Trade. and called for remarks from
Dr. Black.
APPLAUSE FOR DIR. BLACK.
DR.. J. J. Black, who is known an
beloved by every New Castle citizen
was greeted with loud applause.
IL was born within the sounds Of tn
bells of New Castle" said the doctor
"hut I have spent several years in tn
West, where a number of towns in IN
recollection were what we calle
]
within a few months, all through tn
enterprise Of the people. When the pee
I pie mass together and move for pre-
4 gress. as you fellow-citizens are doin
~ tonight, it is bound to come.
n similar meetings to this have a
n ways brought good results. And
~ honor Mr., Shaw very much for bein
= the originator of improvements to Ne
/, Castle. He first came here to a tow
1s of 1900. and bought property estal
fishing then a gas works in 1856. Tn
brought the cotton and wooden mill
"Then came the water works, brini
ing with them the Delaware lrC
's Works and other industries, and nal
az ing the town a city.
Il. But the greatest Improvement OF q
III is the advent OF this electric railwi
" (applause) which, | believe, will nal
~ an entirely new city OF ours. 1t vi
w mally places New Castle as the riv
front of Wilmington, and makes Il loo
like the time is rapidly approachiI
when Philadelphia. Wilmington, Che
IN ter and New Castle will be one va
mt city. IL is therefore indeed timely IN
il we move to continue the work of il
nd provement. and | am free to say tn
IN the Board of Trade will cheerfully su
e; render TO you.
ENGINEER WANGER TALKS.
Chairman Lambson next called f
remarks from George H. p. Wang
"a who has had experience in lots of n'
uo towns. Mr.. Wanger said: IL have
''9 great deal of interest in this city sin
the advent of this New Castle clectl
N railway This city gentlemen, Is o
he which every man can go out of a.
set recommend 20 any business man. M
the electric railway will be benefit
M by everything that will benefit M
wn Castle. and New Castle viii be ber
iited by everything that helps the el'
trio railway.
es Now If you will look up the ira
papers of our country you will soon s
est that there is always some husin'
Ike firm applying, inquiring and anXio
lay for a place to locate. Now, of
places for desirable location, New G;
"a tie seems certainly a promising ol
~ w You have your river front. railroa