Evening journal., 1916-09-02
OPTION ON 1900 ACRES
FOR CLAYMONT PLANT
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ieep water channels In the Delaware
than that at New Castle. and because
Of the advantages offered for home
ites for the workmen. The ground at
the Claymont district is rolling, with
abundant sites for desirable homes.
The selection OF the Claymont site
has been made after months of study
and consideration. AS long ago as
asst March the Worths and their
agents quietly went over the grounds.
Later options were obtainable on
farms, said to have aggregated 1900
acres in all. Since then some Of these
options have been dropped, the more
desirable farms being held. Thus far
the Girard Trust Company Of Phila-
delphia, has handled the land deals,
as this company controls three Of the
largest farms that the Worths are af-
ter. These are the Clyde farm Of 100
sores; Meadow Brook farm. 116 acres
and the Richmond farm, seventy
acres.
The Richmond and the Clyde farms
have the river frontage. The Meadow
brook farm is directly back Of the
Clyde farm, inland, with the Darby
Wilmington division of the Southern
Pennsylvania Traction Company run
ming between them. The Pennsyl-
vania railroads Maryland division
runs through the Clyde farm, at the
lower end of which is Claymont sta
tion.
Options are held on several smaller
- rrI,tnI Mill nwTnffkfnd1U hriuU
the Worth purchases up 10 five hun
dred acres or more. In addition 10
this the Worths, through l.. Howells,
real estate officer Of the Glrard Trust
Company, has procured q options on
the right of way across several farms,
80 that line can be laid from the
Baltimore a. Ohio railroad at Carpen-
ter's Station, Delaware, 10 the pro
posed mills.
One Of the difficulties that has
blocked an early consummation Of the
land deals has been a controversy
with the Pennsylvania Railroad about
the acquiring Of a right of way for the
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Com
pany 10 a line into the property. Al
this time the Reading has a line that
extends from Philadelphia down
through Essington, Eddystone, Ches-
ter and Marcus Hook to near the
Pennsylvania Delaware State line.
Options on the lands and the rights
which expired yesterday were renew
ed for the third time. this time to Oc-
tober 15 In view Of this, however. Of
flcers Of the new Worth company are
confident settlement will be made on
the land within twenty days.
Test 0ptiOned Lands.
For many weeks the Worihs. who
have not as yet made public the name
OF the new corporation, but which Il
has been intimated will bear the
Worth name, have had a corps OF en-
gineers and surveyors testing the
farmland held by options
Rock bottom was struck in some In
stances as near the surface as four
teen feet, while in some cases, The
workmen had 10 go down thirty-fv'
feet Several days ago. the soundinl
operations were suspended. and th'
surveyors began to branch out, sur
veying the smaller farms.
The new mills will be devoted 10 th
manufacture OF steel for the trade an,
steel plates, II will not dabble In mu
nitions. II is understood.
Eventually the new plant will havi
blast furnaces and all the other sub
sidiary departments that belong TO ,
large and modern steel manufactory
The entire plan, 10 Is understood viii
call for more extensive project thar
that at Coatesville, II Is expected thai
steel will be made at Claymont withir
another year.