Evening journal., 1913-09-19
FOLK
HOPEFUL OF
GREATER TOWN
Residents Expect Population
To Go To 5000 Mark Within
Ten Years
MUCH NEW CAPITAL
GOES INTO BUSINESS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
LEWES, Del, Sept. 19.-Although
Lewes has showed but a sight in
crease in population during the past
ten years, it is the opinion that
during the next ten years to come,
It will double in SIZE Unless some
thing unforeseen should happen to
stop the development it is the
opinion Of the business men and
others who have noted the rapid
strides being made. that another ten
= years should show an increase OF
over 5000.
No other town in lower Delaware
probably ever enjoyed such a con-
sistent boom as Lewes during the
past few years and this is especially
true of the last two years when the
growth has been all the more notice
able, and that nearly S1.00O,O00 have
been invested by home capitalists. At
the present time there is an ac-
cordant boom that is bringing new
faces to town every week.
During the past two years the fol-
lowing manufacturing enterprises
have been erected by home capital
lists: Delaware Fish Oil Company
capital, 100000; Lewes Fisheries
Company, capital. S275.000; Coast
Fish Oil and Fertilizer Company
capital, $4,000; Lewes Creamery
Company, capital, $4,000.
In addition to this sum spent by
home capitalists. the government is
spending over 100000 in the new
federal building and the Lewes canal
The post-office is something that has
been sorely needed in Lewes for a
number of years and will certainly
add much towards the improvement
of the town. The Lewes canal, work
on which will commence in a few
weeks, will make Lewes an ideal
place for various industries and will
also be a means of opening up a
large territory to the Philadelphia
and Southern markets. The town
will then make more rapid strides as
a summer resort as boating on the
canal will then be unexcelled. Severa
business men from the large citiei
are already making arrangements fol
building summer cottages here, an'
It is expected that some will buil'
homes here.
This money invested does not IN
rlude the many dwellings that hav
been completed or are now in tn
course of construction OF being plan
ned for next year. Considerable c
the building and improving has bee
done on the beach, but the operation
have not been confined to that loca
tion alone, as there is building bein
done in nearly every section OF IN
town.
A deal is also under way whereof
the Neptune Fisheries Company,
New York. are to purchase the proI
erty belonging TO Lilly Lawrence. b'
yond the plant of the Coast Fish Oil
Fertilizer Company, and II is expecte
they will erect there at the cost {
several hundred thousands of dollar
an up-to-date fish oil and fertilize
factory.
The fact that the Government
contemplating extending the preser
breakwater around 10 the shore
thus making Lewes a land-locked hal
Dor and the finest in the world,
town as we'll as to the maritime II
terests II will put Lewes on tn
map as the safest harbor in III
world. and vessels of any size will
able to anchor inside of it in pei
feet safety It would be Of much us
to the Navy Department when III
navy yard is completed at Philade
phia. Captain John r. Price, form'
Congressman Hiram r. Burton. al
David W. Burbage. three promine
men of the town. are gathering da
and using their influence with u
Engineering Department. at Phil
delphia, to have this harbor built
In addition to these many improv
ments others are also going on or a
being completed. This is especial
true Of the two tin factories, Il
churches and various canning house
where extensive improvements ha'
been made during the summer month
Many of the streets are now being r
paired The town has every street
the town paved, and owns its ov
lighting and water system, son
thing that few towns of its size c;
boast Of