Evening journal., 1914-07-22


they must be replaced frequently.
The plant viii employ about sixty
hands. The firm has much business
with Wilmington firms. supplies
coming from Garrett and Miller. The
Delaware Electric and supply Com
! pany is making estimates for electric
nxtures.
The J. win Perkins factory for
making fruit juices. syrups, etc. is
ohiy stones throw from the Diebert
brothers Mill. This is the venture
Of one Of our youngest manufac-
lurers, Joseph Hinchline Perkins.
VINO Is a fine chemist. having gradu-
8ted from Delaware College He
had responsible position as chemist
Win the Hires Root Beer Co. of
rhlladelphia. In this connection
mr. Perkins conceived the idea Of
establishing an Elkton factory. the
Hires Company lent ready hand in
encouraging him, and through them
iie secured some famous recinies and
! formulas, several of a well known
Wilmington man These. in addition
70 MT Perkins own formulas. started
him His factory Is roomy two
story building. erected last year
ne venture was a success from the
beginning. Among his first orders
Was large one from Australia. This
year they used one and half tons
q home grown cherries. and d ton
from Philadelphia j. win Perkins
Is general manager. and Robert Per
llins. foreman
Leaving the works Of the / win
PERKINS Company. we walk about a
square westward to Bridge street. on
ms street running parallel with the
ialiload we see the big building,
brlck, OF the James r. Powers Foun-
cry Company The firm makes prin-
cipally gray iron castings of a mis-
eellaneous assortment. Among the
best customers are the great Harlan
and Hollingsworth Corporation OF
Wilmington, Edge Moor Iron Com
pany. Hickman Williams Co. phila-
delphia. The Rogers Brown Com
pany furnish much of the iron used
IN casting Fine sand for casting
comes from New Jersey. pig iron
from Roanoke. Virginia The North
fast' Md, Fire Brick Co. make the
hfe bricks. Lumber needed comes
from the nearby lumber yards of the
Evans Brothers. and Keys and Miller
60. With the Introduction of reliable
electric power, 1t is expected that
steel will be made in the near future.
James MacNally is manager, William
2. Fenton chief clerk.
Passing out High street extended
we come to the new hosiery mill of
the e. Sutro Sons and Company This
was built by the I1lkton Realty Com
pany, composed Of our most substan-
tial business men. the directors are.
Charles B. Finley. DR. Howard Brat
ton, William I'll Mackall. John L.
Gonce. Frank F. Price. Samuel i
Keys, Frank r. Whitney W. II
Nackall is president. Or. Bratton
vice-president. Frank +. Whitnev
secretary and treasurer. The E.
Sutro Company have leased the
building, and are enthusiastic over
business prospects They hope al an
carly date to build dye house II
connection with the present works
Ihs firm ships goods from ocean To
ocean, Maine and California order
'ng their product. They have started
With $40 machines. and will increase
as soon as possible The whole
Plant is run BY electricity. Joseph
Leconey is general manager. The
Wilmington branch of this firm is To-
Gated at Fifth and French streets.
The big boat yard Of the Edward
Diebert Brothers is located al Elk |
Landing. occupying a historic spot. |
famous during the war of 1872. This |
IS one Of our most reliable indus
tries, employing a large force OF
men. and paying good wages. The
Southern Transportation Company
has many of its barges built here
The yard runs on full time most Of
the year. So full are they of orders
tie president once told me they did
not care for advertising. they had All
me work they needed. really more
than they could do. This must have
been the cause OF his curt reply the
1ther day. when asked for a few facts,
al he said was u am too busy
Probably the very oldest industrial
lte IN Elkton is that of Davis and
Grist Mill, the Head of
elk Mill' which has been in active on
ration for many years, dating back 2
0 Revolutionary times in all likeH- i
ood The late DR. Henry H. Mitchell
ias the owner for a long time The Z
resent firm composed Of Alfred II.
'avis and William +. Vinsinger start
d their business relations on March
., 1895, succeeding Henry Vinsinger.
ather Of the junior member of the | I
I'm. These men are among our most
ctive and progressive business men.
heir general grist mill work includes
he manufacture of special brands OF
our. the Gem" and Lilly White"
lone grown grain is used In the
laking of their products. BY close A
pplication to business this firm has
eveloped large business Close
} the mill is the Ice Plant owned
nd operated by them, They turn
ut eight tons Of ice regularly each
ay, and employ six men. The water
lpply Of Elkton is taken from the
nll race of Davis and Vinsinger. who
ave contract with the Maryland Il
1ater Company. to pump all the Il
ater needed by this town of about
600 inhabitants. Tho reservoir Il
tuated on the top Of Red Hill, more
ian a mile away. III
One Of the most rapidly built. and
lorOughly erected of our latest in
lstrlal plants is the Prest-O-Iite
orks. In the late winter the owner
the old brick yards in Little Elk
as approached by a representative
this company for the purchase of
site. Not quibbling at what was
ought to be a big price for the
nd, the sale was consummated in a
ny snort time BY March /, actual