Evening journal., 1904-01-09

cant deep river frontage. easily reached
by railroad switches, which land can be
had for mere nominal prices On comparl-
son with the cost OF corresponding loca-
tlons IN larger sities. Every ether e1van-
tagc offered ny tscss cities can be hsd
here, without their disadvantages. IN te-.
the immense river frontage of Phlladel-
phia can be reached from Wilmington by
water for a smaller freight charge tnan
from any suburb Of that city Oft the
river
Wilmington to Buy Water Frontage.
The greatest stroke Of business New
York city ever did in the interest of its
future development AMI greatness was the
acquiring Of the title to It's river frontage.
4 Wilmington should do the same thing WITH
1.-The Delaware river front, Il the industries
OF the town are TO have proper access %
ocean boats. and Il Is desired that new ii-
dustriaa be located here instead Of on the
Delaware beyond the limits. it should he
made certain that tho deep channel be-
ling drcdSed In the Delaware by the gov-
lernment. comes close enough to this shore
to meet our docks. and the dredgings
should be utilized to fiji the marsh LAM.
preparing It for industries. and conserv-
ing the public health.
With the average freight charge per
ton per mile on water only one-tenth
what it is by rail it should be easy to show
Industries the advantage Of being in VIII
lmington.
i When these waterways are properly
deepened ard improved. so that we can
have more direct boat lines TO the leading
/ foreign ports, It will be no longer neces.
.sary for our industries 70 ship goods &c
philadelphia New York and Boston. as
they sometimes do now. to get then
aboard foreign bound boats, often paying
more freight to get them to the boat thar
for transporting them by water TO Eu
The labor situation IS better here thar
lage. but places on navigable waters arr
I, classided specially. and given advantage
as TO rates. No town in the United Statei
on navigable water is better situated thar
Wilmington to reach the largest numbe
of markets with the shortest average
haul. No place IS more favorably situated
/, to secure the necessary raw materials.
4 rope.
Railroad freights are all based on mile
an almost any other city, for our labor {
. Intelligent, largt portion being home
! owners. and there seems to be that rea
sonable and conciliatory spirit anon
q both employers and workmen which is es
{ sential to the welfare Of each. No secto
of our population is more vitality inter
9 ested in this industrial development tina
q the workingman, for TO them It mean
), steady employment at good wages.
n We have neither time nor space to emu
N merate the one hundred and twenty differ
! lest interests. and the more than six hun
ldred concerns. which make up the presses
Industries of Wilmington. Many of thes
. are among the largest IN the coustry, the
products ranking high in the markets {
j the world. There are few kinds Of indus
tries not found here.
IN This city. during the past ten years, pr'
Il duced more tonnage of iron and steel We
"A sells than the entire Pacific coast. and W.
Il loxceeded on the Atlantic seaboard onl
i by Philadelphia and Newport News.
All Delaware Mutually Interested.
se or course any Industrial. commercial {
4 agricultural development in DeawaI