Evening journal., 1916-06-16
WORTRS TEST SITE
FOR Steel PLANT
Workmen Make BoringS in
I5O0-Acre Tract Near
Claymont
COMPANY REFUSES
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

There is no doubt in the minds OF
many citizens Of Claymont that
Worth Brothers. the Coatesville steel
manufacturers. will erect their new
plant there. There was every indi-
cation yesterday that this would be
consummated. thereby giving that
section of the country. now undevel-
oped industrially, one-of the great
est industries IN the East
Two score men are making sound
ings in a big meadow on the Meadow
Brook farm. opposite the old Claymont
station OF the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Twelve or fifteen surveyors, divided
into several squads. are surveying the
land. and for the last few days one
OF the Mossrs Worth and Norman r.
Entrekin their general manager,
have been on the scene personally SUI
pervising the work.
The Worths have obtained options
on approximately 1900 acres Of land,
embracing nearly two farms, extend
ing from the Delaware river 10 the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. which
al that point is fully a mile and a
half from the stream. These options
will expire on July 1. IL is understood.
Three great holes have been made
IN the meadow and yesterday the
workmen had reached a depth Of ten
feet The soundings are being made
about a half mile inland to determine
the density OF the soil and whether
foundations can be obtained Of suf-
1cient strength TO warrant the build
ing Of a great plant. II is reported
the proposed company will have $685.
100000 back Of il.
Among the farms upon which the
Worths have obtained options are;
John W. Taggart, As acres; the Kreici
farm, a. acres; Meadow Brook farm.
occupied by +. J. Merton, under the
Girard Trust Company OF Philadel-
phia. 116 acres; the Pennsylvania
Railroads. farm, formerly owned by
3. Frank Clyde, 100 acres; Mrs. Jo-
sephine Beauregard. IS acres; W. s.
Tanguy, acres: Speare estate. M
near the Benzol Products Company
which has large plant south OF
Marcus Hook. is acres; the Richmond
farm, Girard Trust Company. trus-
tees, on the one side OF NaamaIt
Creek. and facing on the Delaware. Il
acres; Frank r, Vernon's farm, II
acres. and the John Boyd farm. nlOnl
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1Oi
acres.
When seen yesterday Mr. Entrekin
who recently resigned his position a
the Coatesville plant Of the Midval
Company. which was sold about ,
year ago 10 Midvale by the Wort
Brothers for $1S.50O.00O said ther,
was nothing 20 be made public at thi
lime
"We do not even know whether W,
will locate here as yet" he said.
Upon being asked whether the
Boundings we're proving satisfactory
he said I'VE have not progressed fal
enough to determine anything. There
Is nothing we can tell for some time. Of
John J. Raskob. treasurer of the du
Pont Powder Company is building a
mansion within three minutes walk
of the Meadow Brook farm. and il
is said he has talked of an injunction
II any one attempts to build a manu-
featuring plant in that vicinity. How
ever, this has not deferred the sound
ings
The site OF the proposed plant Il
about half way between Claymon
proper and the Delaware plant OF thl
General Chemical Company and tn
Marcus Hook plant of the Benzo
Products Company The river from
end of the land being inspected b
the Worths is between the land {
the Texas Oil Company and Ma
mans Creek.
1t is said that one reason Oh
Worths are anxious to build nea
Chester is that they ultimately hop