Evening journal., 1910-06-09
in LINE FOR
IMPROVEMENT
New CaStleiteS on Band Wagon
That Heads Progressive
Movement
NEW OWNERS FOR
THE TROPENAS PLANT

I'LL ANOt LlNhS Lhlf
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, June 9.-Every one in
town is falling in limo for the improve
ments outlined for the city. The New
Castle County Levy Court will be asked
to help with the new bridge across the
dyke. Sixth street leads to two steel
plants and directly into the heart Of the
city. F. DeEIaas Janvier has donated the
ground for the bed OF the street in or
der to have It opened. ID. Bckert Tindle
also donated the ground and for years
the ashes have been hauled there and a
good street is the result. The idea is
to place bridge over the dyke and any
quantity of Stag can be obtained from the
steel plants
Then comes the good news that a big
ger and a greater plant is 10 be built
here In connection with the Tropenas
buildings sold to the new company. The
streets are to be modernized by improv-
ed pavements and everyone is to get on
the band wagon to be busy for progress.
This is Floral Mission Day and the w
.C. tt L. members are passing around
bouquets.
generous supply Of cards containing pray
ers TO be said for the mission graces. The
mission will be held in Emmanuel Church
next October.
The New Castle grocers are with the
Wilmington grocers at Augustine Beach
to-day.
The Good VIII hire Company has ar
ranged to run special car from Will
l..
for the departure Of the Lord Baltimore
which viii take the excursion to Toll
chester Beach. Present indications are
that there will be a big crowd on the
steamer.
ST. Peters Holy Name Society has ar
ranger for a excursion 70 Augustine Beach
on July Is special committee has
been appointed 10 arrange for a game OF
baseball and athletic sports.
Sturgeon fishermen are encouraged by
the number of fish being caught. Sturgeon
fishing pays well.
! Considerable waste paper got on the
streets yesterday. The city was flooded
with big circulars. The fact that the new
I ordinance was passed on Tuesday night
had not become generally known
! The Tropenas Steel Company has
sold its plant to the Edgar Allen
American Manganese Steel Company
The new company announces that the
ninety acres of land will cotain many
more buildings and that as many AS
200 men will be employed. The new
owners of the steel plant expect 10
erect many new buildings this year.
Rudolph Ortmann, of Chicago. presi-
dent of the Edgar Allen American
/ Company, is a leading official of sew
eral American steel companies. Hc
took a prominent part and deep i'm.
terest in the purchase of the plant al
New Castle, and it is thought that ths
company eventually expects to make Il
one Of the largest steel manufacturing
plants of the company.
The directors of the Edgar Aller
, American Company are; Mr.. Ortmann
J. r. Terbell Otis II. Cutler. JOSEPH
G.. Gallagher and j. c. Ward, men
toned above as a director of the Edgai
Allen English Company.
The purchase of the plant meanl
much toward the amalgamation of thi
branch OF the steel industry of thii
country and perhaps Of the world, ow
ing to the fact that there are othe
branches Of the Edgar Allen Company
j. c. Ward. one Of the directors Of tn
Edgar Allen American Manganese
Steel Company. is also a director of tn
Edgar Allen Company. Limited. o
Sheffield, England. which is one o
the largest steel manufacturing com
panies in the world
The Tropenas steel plant manufac
! tured special converters and has mel
in the Philippines at present erecting
plant. The orders on hand will b
filled by the new company.
A Tropenas. a millionaire steel manu-
1 facturer lived in New Castle up I
two months ago. when he and hi
Y family went to France where he ha
, plants He has a patent on a stee
; ! process and derives a royalty from
, number Of plants. The plant at Ne'
; Castle is on an elevation along tn
2 Delaware railroad The company ha
a quarter of "A mile river front and be
p tween the river bank and the neares
h street there are forty acres of meadow
- land The idea when the preser
, buildings were erected was to ru
steam pipes beneath the street an
: operate a plant on both sides.
e The company, under an agreemer
n with the city. is bound to employ q
o men for ten years or the land pun
; chased for the plant is to revert {
the city. Consequently the new CON
70 pany will find before the transfer
made that such an agreement has bee
recorded in the Office of the Record'
Of Deeds. There are three oth'
r, plants in full operation in New Cai
l. tie.
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