Milford chronicle., 1938-10-21
DUPONT TEXTILE
MILL TO LOCATE
NEAR STAFFORD

transportation conditions and ade
quate water and housing facilities.
Industrial Era Seen
The decision to erect the plant il
Seaford begins an Industrial era fol
lower Delaware in the opinion of all
authorities. Public officials and bus.
mess leaders say it will mean q
new development beneficial to the
entire State Of Delaware.
Governor McMullen expressed de-
light when advised of the company's
announcement.
Il am most pleased" he said,
that the plant is coming to Della
ware. l am the more pleased that
it not only is more business but new
business. 1t means a tremendous
impetus in the Industrial growth of
the State. 1t will be a great benefit
to lower Delaware, but, more than
that, it will be a great help to all
of our people. 1t will help tremen-
dously to balance the growth of the
State, something, l may say, that
am working on at the present time"
Beneficial To State As Whole"
Mayor ]. Wallace Woodford of Do
yer said the plant twill be very ben
eficial to the State as a whole.
81 am delighted the DUPONT Com
pany is going to put the factory in
Delaware" he added.
Location of the plant in Delaware
was seen by J. Warren Marshall,
president of the Wilmington Cham
Der of Commerce, as helping the
employment sitaution to a very con-
siderable extent"
He added he was very much
pleased that the DUPONT Company
has definitely decided upon Della
ware as the site.
1T should give a great impetus in
employment conditions and real es-
tate development in that area" Mr..
Marshall said.
1T is with a sincere feeling of joy
that we hear the announcement from
the DUPONT Company that the new
rayon plant will be located in lower
Delaware" said Mayor Walter w.
bdcOu OF wilmington.
"The increasing of this great COM
pany's activities in our State is
certainly most welcome. and adds to
our appreciation of what the COM
pany has meant and now means to
our city and State"
Mayor Bacon added that "the To-
cation of such an industrial plant in
lower Delaware will bring all our
residents closer together. 1t will not
only benefit us financially, but will
tend to increase the cooperation be-
tween all Delawareans."
Growing Cooperation
This growing cooperation, he con-
tinued, will finally mean a r'ater
and better State, which naturally
is the ambition of all true Della
wareans."
Gerrish Gassaway, manager of the
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce,
declared the step spells the eco
nomic stability of that entire sec
ton"
1t will mean. he said. "a tremen-
dous increase in the distribution of
finances in Sussex county and lower
Delaware, and the employment of
hundreds of local persons
zone of the finest things is that
it will afford employment to boys
and girls who grow up in that area.
so they will not have to leave their
home environment to seek employ
ment in larger cities"
Heart OF Sussex County
The Seaford plant will be located
in. the heart of Sussex county which
has a population of 45,500. A census
in 1885 showed the county had SIS
manufacturing plants and 2.212 wage (
earners with an annual payroll Of /
$1,104,4 400. These plants spent 49,
535,75O for materials, fuel and cleo Z
trio energy. The value of their pro- ,
ducts was $6,SSO,712.
The industries In Sussex county 4
include: Canning, garment and shirt
pork and fruit packing, -four +
and feed milling. ice manufacturing, =
oyster packing, ice cream making, :
baking, fish packing, crate and bas- +
ket making, baby chick Matching,
lumber milling, button making, fer 2
.ilizer making, milk products, print Y
ng, brush manufacturing, cabinet Y
and rag rug weaving. Il
The Importance of retail trade in
Sussex county is shown in the 1885 u
'eport of the Bureau of Census. The h
county has 1863 stores with 1,057 en-
)loyees, and an annual payroll of
$4,000. The total annual sales
mount to $11,2S2,OOO.
On NanticOke River c.
Seaford, at the head of navigation v
# the Nanticoke River, is tomato I
and poultry center. Its d
ruck and fruit farms are we'll =
Inown for their cantaloupes and
weet potatoes. q
Among Seaford's industries are n
asket and crate manufacturing \
'lants. phosphate works, canneries, :,
nd -four and planning mills. q
Eight miles west of Seaford is his
ORIG Browns Chapel (now Bethel
'hapeD which the Methodists built !,
4 1881. =,
Sussex county is rated as the mist \
Important broiler producing county q
4 the United States. In other pro-
ucts it shares largely in giving ?,
delaware 18th place in the output =,
{ grapes, 18th in Strawberries, 18th =,
S sweet potato producer, 21st in =,
ilckwheat 22rd in neaches. and :.