Evening journal., 1908-11-13
FRIDAY. November l3, 1908
A CONCERN THAT DOES THINGS"

MAJ HEN Mr. Charles NJ Schwab starts to do
things he usually acts with rapidity. Mr..
Schwab and his associates in the Bethlehem Steel
Company, secured the Union shipyards at San
francisco This was one of the concerns that,
like the Harlan and Hollingsworth Corporation,
came into the control of the Bethlehem people IN
the readustment some time ago.
AS in Wilmington, the new owners are contem-
plating large Improvements in the California
shipyards A despatch from that city says that
the shipbuilding plant is to be enlarged, immense
dry docks built, so that it will become one of the
greatest industries of the kind in the country.
Everywhere. with Mr.. Schwab and his associates,
the note is progress and improvement Fortunate
for us is it that they have become identified with
Wilmington.
The intention to do things on large scale,
wherever interested, as evidenced by this report
from California made clear by MIR. Schwab
and Mr. Coke at the luncheon given by the Board
OF Trade in this city Mr.. Schwab then stated
the advantages of Wilmington, told how products
in the iron line could be manufactured here
cheaper and to more advantage than they could
be made elsewhere how Wilmington had advan-
tages as an industrial center far superior to those
OF many other places. That little informal lunch
con marked the most important step industrially
that Wilmington has taken of late years The
Statements made at the luncheon were the first
official declarations of what Mr.. Schwab and his
associates had in contemplation for Wilmington
that is provided Wilmington should do her
part And Wilmington's part is a trihing conces-
sion of a vacated street.
The manufacture of pressed steel cars is sure
TO become one of the most important industries
of the country Progressive railroad companies
are adooting this style of car rapidly as their
means will permit In the coming revival of busi-
ness throughout this broad land no industry will
feel the effects more than the manufacture OF
pressed steel cars The improvements at the
plant of the Harlan and Ilollingsworth Corpora
tion mean in brief that one OF the most substan-
tal enterprises Of the country is to be located
here.
We dwell upon this subject merely to
show what is in store for this city, and the vital
importance OF making it clear to Mr. Schwab and
his associates that Wilmington is profoundly
concerned in the success of their shops that there
is a most friendly feeling and desire to aid in
every possible way The Harlan and Holings-
worth Corporation is not asking any person tc
subscribe to its stock 1t does not want fran
chises or anything that is unreasonable. It is a
mighty industrial company that will provide
work for thousands Of men that will send a new
business thrill through this city; that will make
Wilmington the most important center OF thC
steel car building industry of the country.
If the corporation is successful in its car indus
try there is no telling what its success may eat
to in other directions. The mere fact of VIII
mington's being the center of an industry OF this
nature VIII at once attract Olnef industries l1
Wilmington; will Immediately place Wilmington
brighter than ever in the commercial eye.
The direct benefits to the city can hardly b
estimated 1t does not take very wide-awak
man to see the possibilities of this proposed i'm
provement OF the plant OF the Harlan and Hol
lingsworth Corporation. The local improvements
however. are dependent upon the vacation of Jus
tson street, so that the importance of the vaca
fon of that street to the new industry is apparen
AS we stated, this street must be vacated w
have heard sufficient TO show that the responsible
persons of this city, those who are deeply intei
ested in the advancement of Wilmington join
this demand This IS not a question to be hel
back or to be delayed.
This industry must not be lost to this city