The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-10

NOTWITHSTANDING the good times
collections are slow and funds hard
to get hold OF. Business 10 good,
much better than usual at this time
OF the year, with plenty ct new
work in sight. The morocco busl-
meas is unusually brisk and all our
- factories have as much work as
they can do. The Pullman shops
will be enlarged, the improvements
to cost over $780, 900. The Jackson
Il Sharp Go will also be enlarg-
ed shortly. The Belts Machine
Co. have begun improvements that
will allow the firm 10 double their
present capacity. These are only
few OF the improvements contem-
plated in our city. Til. building
industry seems to be the only one
that has been dull this year. The
demand for small houses exceeds
the supply and but few new houses
are being erected.
The stockholders OF the Harlan
g. Hollirgsworth Company held
their annual meeting yesterday,
when all the old officers were re-
elected. The directors are H. II.
Cause, H. w. Cause, W. Dew. Di-
mock, J. Rodney Cause and T. J.
Shaw. 1t seems. from this that the
stockholders did not desire any
change in the Presidency OF the
Company or IN the Board Of Dlrec-
tors. This firm is one OF the larg-
est, giving employ ment to hundreds
of men. The troubles with their
men should be speedily adjusted
and work resumed as OF old, with
the firm making monsy aud paying
dividends.
1T begins to look as If the con-
tracts for lighting the city would
not be given tor more than three
years from date. Bids were asked
for three and ten years and the
Wilmington City Electric Company
was the lowest bidder. Their ten
year rate would save the city some
$4,000 or more over the next low.
est bidder. The Company mas CIV
EN- satisfaction as we'll as Il low
price for lighting the city per lamp.
Why the contract should be held
up is a mystery. But the Street
and Sewer Directors may have
good and sufficient reasons for SO
doing.
GEN. BURNETT. U. S. District
Attorney. who Is representing the
Government in the examination of
the condition OF the affairs OF the
Seventh National Bank, New York
has applied to the department Of
justice for expert accountants to
examine into certain things IN the
banks affairs. The old board OF
directors are trying 10 re-organlze
the bank and $5.0O0,0 900 have been
pledged to carry through the re-
organization. This is only another
case where the directors did not
direct and the president and cash.
ier loaned the funds OF the bank on
their own Judgment
WE have been asked several times
lately why Gov. Hum does not ap-
point another detective. Surely if
two detectives we're needed before,
why not now: Or If the Attorney
General does not need any, why
appoint them! 1t is nonsense 10
wait until the Courts pass on the
matter before making the appoint
ment. The Attorney General has
only to say the word when the
Governor will name the man, or at
least, the man will bc named by
the Attorney General and receive
his commission from the Governor,
THE Rev. |. M. Halderman, for
merly pastor Of Delaware Avenue
Baptist ca r h. and who created
quite turor Tor Il time, and whose
sermons at that time ere publish.
ed every Monday in the RErCBLl.
CAN. has written a book containing
series OF topics written while
abroad last summer. lie is now
pastor OF the Murray Hill Baptist
Church, New York city and earning
handsome salary. lie is said tt
oe as popular IN Gotham as he was
in Wilmington.
THE Street car companies have
both expressed L willingness to
sprinkle the streets, which s un
doubtedlv greatly needed. Resi-
dents on Delaware avenue say that
the dust on that street, when the
cars move along rapidly IS SOM.
l thing awful and that it IS impoSsI,
bic to keepthelr homes clean. The
city should be willing to provide
the water, as the two companies
arc willing to sprinkle the streets
over which their cars pass. In
fact, there should be no charge foi
the water, as it s tor the public
good.
OUR boasted Brandywine watel
has had rank smell and a tishy
tas for the past week. Ever,
year the same thing occurs. not
withdrawing the source Of Our
drinking water. We are told tha
the taste and smell are not injur
ious, which should at once stop the
people from grumblng. This is
one reason why the consumption o
beer has increased in our city dur
ing the psst month. The warn