Evening journal., 1905-12-30
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FOR new YEAR
New Castle Has Awakened
From Its rip Van Win
kIe" Sleep After 20 Years
SHADINDUSTRY THREATENED
specIaI 10 Th1 EyeaIns JournaL

lde awake from its twenty years
sleep
The prospects for the new year seem
better than in a number Of years pre-
vious.
Two large steel plants arc operating
TO their fullest capacity the cotton and
woolen Wills are soon TO start and there
Is not an idle man iu the city who is
dcsirous and capable of doing work.
The coming year should also bring
marked improvements 10 the city.
Chancellor John r. Nicholson has de-
cided that the National Tube Company
must pay its taxes into the city's treas-
Jury and il now remains for the tax
collector TO enforce the decision of the
/ Chancellor. The amount Involved Is
about $4,000 and with this sum on hand
many improvements can be made
Board Of Trade.
1 Within the past few months the New
Castle Board of Trade has neou reor-
Igaulzed. competent business men hav-
ling been chosen TO look after the inter-
esls of the city. With a View of bring
ling New Castle into prominence the
board has arranged q banquet TO be
given in the armory on the evening of
January 4 and at which q number OF
prominent guests win be present Fed
Icral Judge George Gray win preside
land the guests of honor viii be Senator
IJ Frank Alice. Congressman Hiram r.
Burton. Governor Preston Lea. Mayor
Horace Wilson. OF Wilmington. Repre-
sentative Thomas A. Scott of Mary
land and others.
After the inner man has been satis-
fed the subject of the facilities Of New
Castle as manufacturing and ship
ping point VIII be pointed out and att
tention viii be called TO the necessity
of "a better harbor. IL is the intention
of the Board OF Trade to do an in it's
power TO bring about better conditions
for New Castle I'm the future.
During the evening music viii be
furnished by n guitar and mandolin
club. The menu is already in the hands
of the printer and upon the back Of a.
will be engraved "a scene Of New Castle
'harbor during the winter, showing a
number Of vessels in port.
Both Mills to Start.
IL is expected that the cotton mills
viii begin operations the FIRST week IN
February and that the woolen mills win
start the last week In the month. Both
mills. it Is said. will be operated by
Melville Gmnbrill. and as Il is neces-
sary that a certain amount of cotton
warp should enter into the munufac-
, ture of wooden goods the cotton mills
las a necessity will begin operations
: first It IS expected that the mills viii
give employment TO about 300 people,
! a number Of whom viii be women.
Shops to Close New Years.
Work will be suspended In the Baldt
and Brylgon shops on New Years day
and many Of the men will go TO their
homes I'm other cities. The works will
shut down at the usual time today and
viii resume operations on Tuesday
morning.
To Restrict shad Fishing.
That there is q grave danger Of q
i lshad famine IN the Delaware river ii
It shown by the annual report Of the
t state Fish and Game Commission OF
It New Jersey. which has just been pre-
e sented to Governor stokes Of tha
e state.
MI The principal menace TO the shad in
a dustry Is the operations Of menhadei
nsheries and that industry is touched
upon in particular.
The report says that IN value Of plan
and output this industry has increased
over 100 per cent Ia the past nv
years In 1899 these factories wer
n valued at $4,000 and In 1904 this ha
Increased To Si25.000. In the latter yea
seven steamers and twelve sailing YES
sells were I'm the fleet and these wer
valued al Sl30.OO0 as against the $50
OO0 of nine vessels in 1899.
'H In 1899 the number OF menhade
p caught was 100000. 1000 barrels q
ne oil were made and 1000 tons Of fertilize
he prepared. I'm 1904. 42.000.00o menha
e den were caught 1900 barrels Of o
's made and 25OO tons of fertilizer pre-
ns pared.
The report quotes the opinion or Al
Itorney General Carter saying that men
Ihaden fishermen's licenses do not eiV
them permission TO fish for food fish.
It is realized by the commission th'
-, "shad are unfortunately disappearin
- from the Delaware river" and 10 Pre-
vent the determination Of this fish Il
-. Recommendation is made that fshir
~ for shad be prohibited during the SCI
~ son from Friday midnight until SUI
-. day midnight.
cs Returned to Home.
ar William Hance, veteran OF the civ
bv War. has returned TO the Soldier
nj Home in Dayton. Ohio. Captain Ham
vn has been in New castle for sen
p, months on furiough and it was n
cessary for him to return before h
al, time expired II DE stll desired TO
.,r kept upon the rolls Of The home.
he Visited by Spring Storm.
m, New Castle and vicinity was visit
be by a genuine spring storm yesterd'
Ter afternoon and for time the rain Il
la torrents. Several slight flashes
ms lightning were observed followed
lly low peals OF thunder. This Is phenon
to email FOR the month Of December I'm th
ne section OF the country.
ply Preparing for New Year.
Robert C.. Gordon, insurance ageI
IS preparing TO take risks for his cor
.pany for the ensuing year. During q
re, I.-..,tf, Of Tat,unr.r ha will have his n