The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-12
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Corrsspoudence of the RErdBLIoAs
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 10.

A meeting Of the representative citizens
OF New Castle was held last evening in the
town hall to consider the advisability Of
forming Commercial Club. John r.
Lambson was chosen chairman and Will
liam J. Holman, secretary OF the meeting.
The meeting is called to organize club
to unite with the Board of Trade, The
Board of Trade Is in good hand8rand
we want them to unite With
We do not want to make enemies a d
do not want to antagoniZe the Board ..
Trade. Tho object of tbSmlub is to do
something. How can - organization
prosper II the meeting is called 10 order.
the minutes read and then adjourned. He
favored the publication of prospectus.
Favored the subscribing for trade papers
Then have % secretary to read the papers
and communicate with ali parties who
want sites.
1t must be plain to everybody that 1t is
the people who make the town Put u
class of people on the Rocky Mountains
and they would have a town. Take an
other class with grand river front and
farms to keep down taxes and they do
nothing. There are lots and lots Of people
travelling over the country to get place
to settle in business Boom New Castle,
bring manufacturers to our city. l have
communication from knitting factory
that employs 800 hands.
II we have proper prospectus OF the
city we can send it to all such parties.
There Is no necessity for the gas plant to
go out of existence when the electric lights
have come to brighten up the city, and in
order to boom New Castle, We got electric
lights at $50 which New York pays $l4S
for, Dr. Black who was born within the
sound of the New Castle b3lls favored
everything toadvance tn Getty of New Cas-
tic lie once more said welcome, electric
road, thrice welcome, gentlemen, to our
CITY," Mayor Boyd suggested that a COM
Inttee be appointed to confer with the
Board of Trade Civil Engineer Wanger
was introduced and stated the new road
was going to help the city, He read the
ancient history of the city and he would
like to reud the mudern history Here is
every argument to be used to Induce peo-
pie to come here We are going 10 help
every body. We helped the steam railway
and it will help us.
He reviewed the establishment OF the gas
works, the cotton mills, the New Castle
Water Works and the location OF the Del
aware Works Before the latter works
came here were 1909 people and now 300
He looks upon the electric road rs the
connecting link between Wilmington,
Chester and Philadelphia. New Castle
will be the river front for Wilmington
A man will DO able to get to his business
in Wilmington quicker than man from
Brantywinn village twenty years ago.
"GGt business men interested in your
town and they will surely come here.
wish you every possible success.
The following committee was appointed
to confer with the Board OF Trade; Mayor
Boyd James II. Eliason and John Roy
nolds The committee will report on
Friday night ut another meeting. On
motion Mr. Lanbson was added to the
committee.
In addition to the two knitting factories
mentioned it is probable that phosphate
firm will make New Castle its centra.
shipping depot. The firm has large
trade in Delaware and adjoining States
and the iloa Is to ship two or three thou
sand tons here and have two men EN-
plOyed steadily TO ship tho orders rs di-
reCted. The phosphate will be shipped IN
bulk and stored in large Warehouse
along the river front and then bagged as
required.
William ]. Robbins, the young man
whose Illness has been noted in tho RE-
PUBLICAN died carly this morning at the
United States Hotel aged % years.
The basket ball teams OF tho Columbia
Athletic Club will play an Interesting
game this evening ut the club room. Cap
tain Wcggenmnnn hopes to lower the
cnlOr5 Of Captain Countiss.
Several properties are about to change
hands.
John, the three year old son of Joseph
Schuther, burned his hand badly last
7 evening by gruSping lamp globe.