Evening journal., 1912-06-08
PROGRESS OF
THE NORTHWEST
MIR. England Shows Trade
Board Members Views
Of Beautiful Country
ALSO TELLS SOME
DUPONT co. history


last evening to an address on four of
the principal cities of the Pacific
Northwest, by Howell S England who
recently visited that section OF the
country The lecture was illustrated
Mr. England said that while each OF
the four cities Spokane. Seattle, Ta-
coma and Portland has its definite
reason for growing, their ma
tural location helped wonderfully in
the development of the localities
Applying this lesson to Whining
ton" Mr. England said I'VE have
here a city with railroad connections
extending all over the country, with a
magnificent harbor TO be developed
on the Delaware River az our very
doors second to none In the civilized
world, with climate that cannot be
excelled for healthfulness. With an
agricultural country as rich as any in
the world, and capable of indefinite
development. right at the doors of the
largest anthracite coal field that has
yet been discovered and almost as
near to limitless quantities OF bitumi-
nous coal. so that, so far from lacking
advantages Wilmington has more ad-
Nantages than any other city on the
eastern sea board. possibly excepting
New York and Norfolk, Va.
lis It not therefore, time that we
take example from the newer cities on
the Pacific Coast and wake up to the
opportunities that are lying about us
on every side for the up building of a
city Of 100000 population teeming
with manufactures and commerce
ftrA tta lf
Mr.. England. in opening his ad-
dress. took his hearers down the
lgrades OF the Rockies, through many
valleys and then into Cascades. The
lscenes were prettily colored and when
hit. Rainer and Mt Hood were shown,
the view was so distinct that many
persons In the audience thought the
mountains, with its snow-capped
peaks was responsible for the cool
weather outside
Last nights session OF the Board
was the last one that will be held un-
til next September and considerable
business was transacted William ID.
Mullen. director of the new Cham
her of Commerce, reported of the re-
cent session OF that body. Mr.. Mullen
outlined the purpose OF this body and
the organization
w. 4. Budd, Of the Navigation Com
mittee, which went 10 Washington to
work for the appropriation Of S25O0O0
for a dredging plant In the Christiana
river, spoke OF the work of the com
mittec and Of the bill now being I'm the
committees hands with a possibility
OF securing the dredge.
nominating William w. Lobdell and
Charles C. Kurtz, as the board mem-
bcrs OF the Board of Port Wardens.
II. A. Casperson, local freight agent
lof the Pennsylvania Railroad Conn
lpany, was admitted to membership
I'm the board
Howell S. England. who attended
the International Congress Of Naviga-
Fion held recently in Philadelphia. re-
ported Of the meetings. In making mis-
report Mr.. England read as follows
from the booklet issued as souvenir
OF the convention.
The original colony early located
here beside the Delaware shore was
attracted by the fair opening and haven
OF the ChriStiana river and the town
growing in time into a city. spread up
the slope. filling the space between
the Christiana river and the pictur-
esque Branywine stream Its suburbs
have long since gone far beyond these
limits. The present population is
about $4,000. The tracks of four rail-
road systems traverse the city The
city has 33 miles OF electric street
railways The Investment I'm manu-
factures Is above S4O.000,OOO Wages
annually paid aggregate $4,000. 900
The largest powder making plaht in
the world, that of the dupont dc Ne
mours Powder Company. Is located
here The Lobdell car wheel plant.
the Pyle patent leather factory, and
the Bancroft cotton goods finishing
concern are all the largest OF their
kind In the country. The Edge Moor
bridge building establishment is also
the largest in its line. The Harlan q
Holllngsworth and the Pusey and
Jones ship building plants are widely
known Another large industry is
that of the Diamond State steel Com
pany Three car building works and
silk mill are noteworthy.
Regular service by river between
Wilmington and Philadelphia is per-
formed by the Wilmington Steamboat
Company. and for freight by the Bush
Warner Company
Regular service by river between
Wilmington and Philadelphia is per-
formed by the Wilmington Steamboat
Co.. and for freight by the Bush-War-
ner Company.
Wilmington is upon the great high
way of 4ravel no-th and south. One
hundred and eighty-seven trains pass
through the city daily.
Powder Makers of the BrandyWine.
The manufacture of gunpowder. u
the valley OF the Brandywine river I
probably the oldest industry upon th
Delaware river.
Established by T. | duPon
Nemours. I'm 1902, soon after his ar
rival in this country from revolution
ary-swept France, it has rename
constantly in the control Of his fam
lily and descendants, who have ais
been largely interested I'm otber lead
ing powder-making concerns, and thu
made Wilmington the centre OF thesir
dustry in America. The present Owr
ership is vested I'm three members {
the present generation. Mr.. T. Cole
man DUPONT being the president. TIL
duPonts have long been the largei
manufacturers Of powder and dyn'
mite
"Iu times of peace the sons OF m
family have habitually worked ma,
ually I'm the closely-guarded shops
IN neriods of war they have becon
leaders of brigades and commander
Of battleship fleets.
Few others of the noble famili
of old Frame aac'kfne,<a c,-l,,,,, ,,,,,