Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
GEORGETOWN.


Despite the strenuous efforts of tn,
Commissioners of Lewes, who almost tC
a member are stockholders either in the
Lewes Home Fisheries or the Delaware
Fish Oil Company, both Lewes industries,
to prevent the locating of another factory
on the Beach, it is now plainly evident
that their kicks" have been all in vain,
for the Atlantic Fertilizer & Oil Company
of New York, ]. P. Morgan concern
with a backing of S36. 900, 600 Officers
of this great corpor9 ton have purchased
for $1,000 the building and laud below the
old Menhaden Fisheries owned by Katie
! Lane. The company contemplate the
| construction Of modern fish factory;
work to begin in a very short time, and
| already a survey is being made Since
the Commissioners Of Ilewes seem to think
! they own the whole Atlantic Coast and
can keep other industries out solely be-
cause they affect their interests VIC are
going to show them what kind Of material
there is in US and what is to the back of
us ls the way a representative of the
company expressed himself while in this
town Yesterday. we are going to have
factory, and not far distant from Lewes
either. and they can say and do what they
please, but IT'S coming just the same p
Everything has practically been at stand
still until the city election held January
9th, at which time the old members Of
Council were again G. Oseu, all of whom
seem to be opposed to any other fish com
pauy locating in that section. The Della /
ware Pilot, in commenting on the spirit 81 |
city election, says. The fight was be- |
tween those favOring outside fish factories |
and those who favored home factories. |
The feeling on this subject was worked 1
up TO a high pitch and those favoring 1
hOme factories won out. Il should put |
aside for all time the idea of letting out
side Industries come to our beach and take
away what rightly belongs to our people.
and which they are striving to gain 90
Some of the advocates Of all-home fisher
les became so irate that it is said threats
OF boycott were made against those favor
ing outside interests The Atlantic Fer
uiizer & Oil Company sent the following
message to the town we wish to in
form the citizens and tax payers of. ewes
that we are ready to commence building
a modern fish factor near Lewes as soon
As the Commissioners will grant us q lease
on 500 feet or more Of beach front We
vii. pay 5000 per wear taxes for 20 years
aud $500 per yeer tor l0years thereafter
VIII also buy the city water cmnloy
many worNuen, pdtrouize the Icwes
merchants aud IN general favor Lewes /
industries as far AS possible, This will
mean an income OF many thousands of
dollars yearly TO the community, Upon
the receipt of this notice a communication
signed a Tax Payer vas published III
the Lewes paper setting forth fourteen
reasons why we should not concern our
selves 50 much about other factories locat
ug here, but rather stand back of and
help the TWO we already have Il issaid
he Lewes Council is now opposing the
purchase made by the New York concern,
md claim that the land is only about 100
ieet square The deed calls for $50 fse
From the records in the courteous here
s shown that in 1877 Andrew Baker took 4
Ip 500 feet of the beach. and that 10 1851
t was conveyed to Barnes 4 Long, who {
conveyed it to Katie lane, q
who in turn disposed of it to the Atlantic
Fertilizer 4 Oil Company. The corpora
ion has retained former attorn general
Robert c. White of this town, and for
ner Judge Daniel o Hastings, of Will
ningtOn, as counsel.
Hope Chapel, No. 2 ROYAL Arch Ma ,,
sons Of this town was represented at
he forty-tourth annual convoratiou of
he Grand Lodge, which met in the
Masonic Temple at Wilmington, last
Wednesday by Grand High Priest Albert
2. Polk of the jurisdiction of Delaware;
Dr.. John w. Messick, W. Frank Sharp, {
Charles r. Willim, Harry L. Holson;
Thomas B. Pepper Asa Bennett, of {
lunar, aud Littleton Bishop. of Days q
,orO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Bennett. of Omar, G
entertained at a course dinner at their {
'alatial home last Friday night the roll 1
owing: Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bullwin- q
,lei of New York; Mr. and Mrs. W Z
Grank Sharp of this town; Mr. and Mrs. /
4ittleton Bishop and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. i
Hazard, of Dagsboro; former clerk of g
he Senate James Edward Goslee and
wife, Of Stock1ey. and Mr.. and Mrs. Bur .
on CaunOu, Of Frankford Mr.. Bennett ! g
5 one of the most noted clubmen in the Y
Ounty and is a well-known financier of ii
Dwer Delaware. About this time each
ear he gives an elaborate dinner to his n
intimate friends.
In an action of assumpsit brought be- i,
ore Justice of the Peace William A. War u
ingtOn, of this town, BY Harry F, Glen ?
aniel, of near Milton, against his uncle,
heodore Reed, of Lewes, for training q
.eed's trotting gelding for the different
ace meets of the county, the referees D
Dnsisting of ex-Sherif c. T Purue1l,
Telsou W. Jamison and Deputy Clerk of r,
le Orphans Court and Register in Chan n
cry Everett N. Barr, gave Judgment in b