The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-30
A VIEW OF
THE YEAR.
Prosperity Was General.
What Maqpfactu-
rerS Say.


| tory has besn ons Of the most successfnl
known in this seption. Tho wave 2Lpf6s-
Derity struck all classes md cr0cd. and
consequently the churches Of >Wilmingt8n
aud the Peninsula hays been greatly by1s-
| ft;cd.
| was remodslled aud fine new organ add
cd. Alterations wero made to Kingiwood,
| Wesley and Asbury ". Il. churches. An
addition was built 10 Immanuoi Episcopal
| Church Highland. Old Swedes' Church
| was renovated and celcbra,ed its anniver-
| sary exercises. whils numer us changes
were inadein various other churches. which
while important were not extensive
enough to bo called remodellinG. sl
st. AIMS Catholic Church erected fpe
new school house and.th steepio on ths
church OF the Sacred Heart was c0mplet'
cd and dedicated with appropriate cere- /.
monies. There is not church in the city
which has not felt the OBJECT Of bstter
times
One new church has beon added to tho
list in this city. 1t is the United Presby-
terians Church. which hAs secured tho old
Covenant Church building OH Wost street
below Third and good prOgre's 10 being
made. In tho matter OF memorial win
dows large additions have bven made to
First Presbyterian, Scott NJ X and Ca Il
vary Episcopal churches Tbs ciurche
have also been extensively improved.
With tho builders the past year has been
q remarkable good ono. Building lnspec-
tor Cassidy says that during thoyear larg8
numbers Of handsome buildings and
schools and dwellings have been erected.
In the Industrial Establishments the fol-
lowing operations were carried on: s
Hiles aud Jones Company. y........e 1a.00o,
Hartmann and Fchrcnback Brcwing
Joseph Bancroft and sons Company 1850
Lobdeil Car Wheel Company. ,--.... 9.40O
Dordon e. Guthrie...........I -. 1900
Betts Machine Company. ...L So. l.a3O
Vulcanized Fibre Company. ..... $500
Wilmington Steamboat Company. %. 500
Diamond State Car Spring Company l,Sb0
Harlan and HoliIgsworth Company 1000
Hand SILK Company. 7,SlS
!. !. Slooumb and Company........ 500
Jackson and Sharp Company. l,ON
J. Morton Poole Company - ........ 800
Pusey and Jones Company .......... l,Vo
Phillips Thompson Company. ....... 800
+. B!umeDthal q Co. 0.6IS Y
Diamond State SGael Company -. u 900
kartnvert Man ufacturing Company 6,so0
Io,al, al,..........: .:........:... $loo 5tS
All the industrial plants are busier than
for the past seven years The prospects
are brighter than ever and the mechanics
are happy and tho thousauds Of dollars
paid weekly by the works in Wilmington
are being circulated. %s
The Jackson md Sharp Company ati.
thorizes the following regarding the pros
pects In their Car department: 5S3
1--WE haze orders for three or four
months ahead, and the demand seems TO
be just as active as ever. From tho press
ent indication-, so far sosnws are abs 20
judge, the coming year will il6elHSpsperous.
"Wo expect to do rs much V&[A ~ lvJJ
as we did in 1879, which was AA
year IN car building. There Is s.
quite an nc i've demand abroad fof Amsr-x
lean products. and wo think thi, Is going
to stimulate all branches OF trade' lSS
Reports from the shipbuliding depart H
ment Of this firm are equally AS cheerful.
Here Ia what was said by an official ot
that Branch:
''From inquiries we are receiving we
> feel satisilod tiat noxt year will be an OF X
oellen6 year for shipbuilding. The coast
ing freights are very high, and this will
Load 10 the building OF coastlng vsssels
either barges or sch hooners, or both. 5tSE
/. 1--WE believe, also, II the Hanna Paynf VI
bill passes in Congress that shtDbuildinl
in This country will be for ten years bet
ter than 1t has ever been. That Inare es-
cd States Ia only carrying about 10 per centts
Of our foreign commerce in o6r own vcs-
sells. aud Is paying sa0,00U,uo0 a year mi
friexh:s to vessels Of other countries for
carrying our exports.
"rhs year JUS ended has been o very h
good year. for ,hipbuildins, both wood and V
iron. We have had all We could To-, aud x
have been hampered somewhat by the in-
ability to get material as wo wanted iE
We built eighteen vessels Of all desorlp- \
tions this ysar as follows: Two towboAts
one grain barge, two house barges, four
derrick barges. three dumping scows, two
elevator hulis and four sugar lightsrs.H
\ ~
worth Company is very bright aud tho
past year ha, boon very successful one.
0Ood Positions. ,i
Young men and young women can get
good paying positions BY completing .
course at Goldey College. thiH city. Tnree =
graduates were placed q few days ago at
si5 mouth to start on. New sesslLn be.
gins next Tuesday. Send your boys aud
Dirl, to this Collage and plye them the ad-