Evening journal., 1914-07-23
THURSDAY JULY %, 1914
GOOD PURLICIrY M0RK.

NNNH NUhks
AT ELL B. SINCLAIR, general secretary Of the Cham
her OF Commerce, has done an exceedingly useful
piece Of publicity and informative work in preparing an
industrial compiling statistical data relating to
Wilmington and having copies thereof compactly and
atractivey printed for general distribution The stat
istes show the following interesting with respect
to city.
100000 population
big railroads Pennsylvania r. r.. Baltimore & Ohio
r and Philadelphia Reading r. r.
35-foot channel 70 Atlantic Ocean Delaware river.
Total assessed property value S75,670,235
a remarkably cheap tax rate-sl.S5 per 500.
Soo000O0O invested in manufactures
S10000,000 annual payroll
national banks, trust companies and 2 savings
banks clearing annually S90.3S7.s61.
Chear power, light and water for manufacturing
purposes
Excellent and abundant labor male and female
Splendid factory sites rail or water.
Easy access to markets for fuel and raw material
Philadelphia within &c miles-39 minutes
Baltimore within 20 miles-l IL hours
New York within IFS miles, l-2 hours
passenger and freight steamer lines to and from
Philadelphia daily anordng through water transporta-
ton and cheap through rates to the entire world
Municipal water plant supplying 270uoOo0 gallons abb
soluely water daily from the famous Brandywine.
railroad plants. Pennsylvania Railroad shops,
American Car Foundry Co. Harlan Hollingsworth
Corporation and the Pullman Go.
IS leather factories.
ship-buildinE plants.
~ foundries and machine shops
rubber hose factory.
l6 tobacco factories
paper mills
~A6 abre factories
lis miscellaneous factory establishments an work.
miles frontage on Delaware river
sl,5ooooo city and County Administration building
state tax laws very favorable to ndustrias
Largest cotton dyeing bleaching and finishing plant
IN the world and other textile industries
telephone companies
street railway systems
The finest hotel in tho country
iS1 passenger trains daily.
30 public schoos-daly attendance 1000o0
475 acres in beautiful parks.
no miles Of beautiful shady streets so of which are
we'll paved.
III miles Of sewers.
III square miles OF city area
Sc churches. all denominations
Unique and ideal city market open 10 farmers wagons
bringing in vegetables produce from rich surround
ing country Delaware New Jersey and pennsvyania
Excellent supply Of model dwellings at cheap rates
lhe following facts relative TO the state Of Delaware
winch are contained in the Sinclair folder also are SO
replete with tersey-expressed information that We
think i will be read with interest not only by persons
living outside our state but also BY DeIaware.ns.
ttisorcal-First Or the thirteen original states To
fauly the Nonstituton-date, December Il 1887. First
Ptlhahent settlement made by Swedes present
site of Wilmington. 1898: Swedish settlements captured
BY Dutch 1864 Territory included in grant given 10
william Penn 1851 ln 1908 the "Threo Lower Count
les were recognized a separate colony under the
governor q PENNSYLVANIA. State Constitution was
and 1897
Area-2s7o square niles land as5 square miles.
water, 405; extreme BREADTH 35 miles. length 95.
Physical featnres-Surface generally level lowland.
but hilly n the north; greatest altitude SUBMITS near
Brandywine, i40 feet. 0ne-twenteth OF surface com
posed Of tidal marshes partially reclaimed Chief river.
Delaware government Breakwater, Delaware Bay be-
gun 1925
Climate mild throughout year highest simmer ,s,
pcrature recorded 1903 degrees: winters short Mean m
nual temperature al Wilmington SO degrees. hiphes,
~ degrees; lowest degree; annual rainfall FOR state
slightly 40 inches
Agrieultures soil climate especially adaped ror
agricultural pursuits Market gardening and the growth
of apples and small fruits for northern markets laad
uE industries OF different varieties Of berries abo,t
zOoOOoeO quarts produced yearly Productions ana
values o chiet farm crops, 1910. Corn 6424OO0 ngb
els SS.S40OoO; wheat 20740OO bushels ST Se7 600
oats $4,000 bushels SOS 00O potatoes 03O 600 bushels
SblSOO0; hay, 10000 tons CPS 900 Horses gS ooo
milch cows $4,000 swine, 10000; sheep IL 000 Wool
clip. S9,675 pounds.
manufactures center chiefly al New Castle and Wf
ntstoh Total value in 1909 $50 S40OO0 leather o,,t
S 9s@,gt9VoV; next IN value Of output are: foundry
~ nlagume shop products railroad cars paper ana
Mooa pulp canning and preserving shiphudina There
are numerous canneres for fruits vepefalles 80 -
ana oysters packed extensively
Population 1880 50094 1860 1l221e.
lo5v lbo4s3; 1900, 1S4.735: 1910 gO2 400
Cites-Wmington metropolis has evtonsi,a s,
Ssules OF cars and Wheels paper cotton and ma
nlsis excellent harbor and large wards for iron ana
9seei snpbulding Noted dupont (iunpowder Work.
f, es distant Dover, the capital has large canning
ana manufacturers. New Castle mort ~ mr.,
nas important cotton, woolen and iron
i9aliNays-ln 1885, State had Is miles ~ road 1sSE
~ 100, zfz 1870, 3O3, 1891 320: 1900 34q. let1 9e2
'-uucauon-fuohc school enrolment SO 029. evnand
ca per capita Of population s8 Separate sehoois ~
colofed children. In 1909 there were IA nnhiS "a y,
schpcs and private secondary schools IN tbo ct.s
Among educational institutions arc Delaware cojiegs
NeNafE ana state College for colored students Dover
Eohtcal-Number Of Senator'S Il: Representafi,, u
81 electoral votes Voters must be actual citizens