The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-06

when portion of the farms lie in Will
mington hundred and are subject to
city as well as county tax. l would
not seek to place additional burdens upon
the agriculturalists. but l firmly believe
that the future prosperity of that class in
our State depends not so much upon the
cultivation of cereal crops as upon small
fruits, vegetable and dairy products.
"There is nothing that will conduce so
much to the prosperity of this class as
home markets. Build up Wilmington
and the towns of the State by offering
Inducements to the manufacturers to To-
cate there. Make our tax luws such as
will enable us to offer greater induce
ments than other localities. Note the
great increase of the population of the
cities on our borders, Reading Chester
and Camden, all Of which, without any
natural advantages of location over us,
have the influence of powerful State and
railroad interests back of them. Whilst
we have nothing but our own unaided
efforts back of us. Give us an even
chance to compete with them for the
location of new industries and our own
continued existence.
1.-The lines of water and motor COM
municatiOns already established and to
be established will put Wilmington and
other towns throughout the State in
close touch with the rural districts and
may we not hope that under wise tax
law these cities and towns will so in
crease in Importance and population
through an influx Of manufacturing in
terests that they will soon afford a home
market for the agricultural surplus Of
Sussex, Kent and New Castle counties.
efTecting such close commercial relations
as will foster and cement the social and
friendly spirit that should always exist
between the different interests and COM
munities of our State
MIR. WALLACE ADDRESSES COM
MITTEE.
Howard T. Wallace, President of the
Diamond State Steel Company said:
Representing as | do one OF the larg-
est companies in Delaware it would be a
selfish interest on my part to speak Of
the present manufacturers. What l will
speak Of is the manufacturers who may
locate here What the river Clyde is
to our friends across the water, the Del
aware river will become to our manu-
facturers. believe it is not far dis
tant when the tax will be taken from the
ores of iron and steel in Cuba and other
islands Of the West Indies. Then iron
can be shipped here cheaper than it can
be brought down the Great Lakes to
us.
1T is especially inviting now for manu-
facturers to locate here that will not be
Il few years hence. The first thing
manufacturer asks when he contemplates
locating here is about the inqusitoria
feature OF this State tax and we must
remedy this defect before this opportuu-
ity is gone.
This is not manufacturers commit
tee but 4 committee interested in indus
trial Delaware"
Mr.. Lawton, president of the Board of
Trade spoke of the many communica-
tions that are received from all over the
country from contcmplativc manufact-
urercrs, asking what advantages Delaware
can offer to manufacturers. He com
pared Rhode Island with our State in
this wise. l.dohe Island is not an agri.
. cultural State. Delaware is-"What
makes Rhode Island prosperous State"
he said: 1T is her manufactures, while
We have only an agricultural advantage
to present to prospectors."
lie further said: do not send your
boys and girls from the small corners to
the large cities to work, bring the work
to them, because large per cent. OF
those who 60 away to hunt work are
ruined. 1t would not occur at home"
.'.r. Lawton spoke of the manufacture
ers of lower Delaware. "Remoye these
and YOU remove the prODle. increase tho