Evening journal., 1913-02-26
PEOPLES COLUMN

developed It's readily recognized very
valuable Delaware river waterfront
and had not wharf or shipping facili-
ties on the Delaware riVerfront.
Second--The need of control of
some inducement for locating here
in the way of cheap land, or free
land upon which 10 build the new
plant.
Knowing that these shortcomings
and clogs have hindered and defeat
ed many efforts, in many years, to
draw good concerns to Wilmington,
yet the writer speaks from expert
cnce, as, some twenty years ago,
worked for one of the most active
and wide-away spirits that has done
this work for the Board of Trade.
the late Col. Franklin B. Cotton. in
several such efforts 70 induce new
industries to locate here. So I know
at first hand the first questions al
ways we're: What Inducements OF
free land or cheap land and what
cheap shipping facilities were offered
by Wilmington
The Day Of Jubilee is coming and
| Wilmington is at last coming 70 its
own; and to its great awakening and
recognition of its duties and oppor-
tunities to take high place in the
race Of cities to serve the nations
needs and receive the nations hon
ors.
The at present strong movement to
take a strong hand in the develop
ment Of the Delaware riverfront and
induce the State Of Delaware to cede
to Wilmington all lands and interest
Of the State of Delaware on the Della
ware river in front of Wilmington,
when successful and accomplished,
will provide publicly owned water
front, public streets and avenues in
that section of the city. public parks
or squares and Fairgrounds, and, Of
! highest value to the city, a very
valuable riverfront public park of a
value to Wilmington that Battery
Park is to New York city, all carved
out OF the five hunderd acres Of made
land, to be filled in by the United
States government inside the pro-
posed and partly completed bulkhead
or dixie and at no initial cost for land
to the city Of Wilmington
This bulkhead and fill-in work the
! government is ready and anxious to
do for the benefit and profit of the
city of Wilmington, but has refused
to do for the benefit and profit of pri-
vate interests.
When this fill and improvement is
successfully finished ana read for
development. then the city will have,
of its own title. not only the Della
ware River Deep Waterfront for all
demanded facilities for shipping but
at least (300) three hundred acres OF
land, of the most desirably located
land in this city for manufacturing
for large business uses that the city
can use in its best judgment, to
lease at low rate, or TO sell at low
price, or to actually give free TO in
duce the location here OF new or in
creasing-plant industries and bust
ness interests for reciprocal benefits
and profits
Then WiImington.upOn-D ID elaware
should very quickly have at least a
] quarter million people and proportion
ate growth Of business and import
ance and honors: and already should
have benefited and be in excellent
4 position and condition to further
benefit and profit from the increase
OF shipping and general business look
ed for from the opening Of the Pan
anna Canal and from the system OF
projected intercoastal canals.
Very respectfully.
GEORGE CHANDLERSON.
Wilmington. Del, Feb. "a. 1913.