Evening journal., 1909-09-27
NEW CASTLE MEN
ON INSPECTION
Visited Kennett Square And
West Chester TO View
Improvements
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept g7-An unofficial
visit was paid by Mayor Boyd. City
Council and delegations from the various
city organizations on Saturday to Ken
nett Square and West Chester. The party
left here in "A special car and after a
day Of open-hearted hospitality and OBJ
taining very much-needed information re-
garding good streets. they arrived home
az ll2O O'Clock. The party consisted OF
Mayor Evan G. Boyd and City Council
men Weggenman, White. Wright Nc
Caughan, Whalen and Cramer, Clerk OF
Council n. b. Sentman, Board Of Trade
members, George Pierce, NJ. 3. Fleming,
c. p. Holcomb, Charles II. Clewell. Ed
ward Ellinton John II. Martin; Board of
Education members, L. e. Eliason and
James F. McIvor; Bond Commissioner
Ira Lunt; Trustees of the Commons,
John e. Taylor; Good VIII Fire Com
pany members. James ]. Kerrigan, John
p. Murphy, WILLIAM Palmer and Theo-
dore Cavender and City Assessor G. A.
Rennle.
At Kennett Square a welcome awaited
the Delaware people. DR.. Howard Lof-
land. former resident Of New Castle.
and three other members Of the borough
Council met the special car. Upon arriv-
ing in Kennett Square a visit was made
to the American Road Machine COM
pany's plant where the officials OF that
plant accorded hearty welcome TO the
( visitors. Burgess William p. Mercer and
the Council entertained the visitors at
dinner in Hotel Kennett where the good
things of Chester county made all feel
that Mine Host Ruth was equal TO the
occasion.
Fine Fire Engine House.
A visit to the fire companys house
showed that New Castle is behind the
times Here in a town of 1000 is a s25,-
900 house in the rear Of which is the
Opera House with seating capacity Of
1900. II is the home of all and tn best
people in town are active members.
Enroute to the Bayard Taylor Library
the new bank built by Haddock & Co.,
Of wilmington. was passed. The library
has its thousands of books at the free
use of the people and the school chill
dren are benefited by the library. The
collection OF shells here is worth day 5
travel to see.
While here waiting for a car Mr.. Ag-
new "a brother-in-law of Bayard Tay-
lor. was assisted across the street to
Mayor Boyd. It was the first time the
aged man had been down stairs for four
weeks. He heard Mayor Boyd was in
town and he wanted to greet the son
of his friend, the late DR.. Boyd, Of Ches-
ter county. The greeting was a warm
one. and Mayor Boyd prizes the SOU
venir he received from Mr. Agnew. Here
Messrs. Timms, formerly of New Castle,
were greeted. jackson is prominent
baker and A. ]. conducts a restaurant.
West chester's Progress.
When West Chester was reached the car
was met by Burgess Plummer L. Jefferis
Frederick Heed, president Of the Borough
Council; Edward Brinton, James t. Hark-
ness. Roland smedley. Edward II. Brown
Fiwyn REAGAN. ]. Conley Hall and CHIEF
OF Police Jefferis. Automobiles were II
J waiting and soon all were going over tho
streets on a tour of inspection. Twenty
two miles of improved streets were trav
ersed. Here and there stops were made e
: view the different pavements. These auto
mobiles we're furnished by business mel
= who said they were justly proud Of Yves
Chester. They were Howard Loomis, G. p
Martindale. Robert Belt. John Thorpe, A
W. Rothweil. Dr. Frank Freeman, Johr
e. Huey Wilmer Nelds
p West Chester has tax rate Of 45 cent?
for borough purposes and 60 cents foi
school purposes Eight police and Chic
Jeneris keep order in this 12,0cO borough
- with its many attractions. Three fire com
panies have the best people in the Dor
ough on their roll and 1900 children go t.
the public schools. while 1000 are in thl
7 parochial and other schools. Stops wer'
made to view the State Normal Schoo
9 where 800 pupils are in attendance an'
where so many New Castle girls were edu
s Gated. The convent of Ave Maria, the resi-
dence of Larry Eyre, the Chester count!
politician. the churches. Darlington Gem
etery. the Court House, and the great biz
nurseries of Hopes Brothers and Morris
Supper was served at the Mansion Hous
and New Castle money was no good il
West Chester.
S About o'clock the special car left thi
r. hustling borough which has q trains a da!
and four trolley lines moving its peopl
and visitors and where this fall the prop
( erty owners. and by the way so per cent
of the people own their homes, will vot
on a loan of S4OO,OOO to install a sewer sys
tenn