. Wilmington up-to-date : the metropolis of North Carolina graphically portrayed . s a member also of the Chamber ofCommerce and the Produce Exchange, and may be said to be generallyactive in all that would contribute to the citys advancement and prog-ress. Referring again to the business, we may say that in all that con-duces to the interests of his patrons, he is in every way active, assur-ing them every inducement in the way of terms and prices, along withfair dealing, and every courtesy and attention. THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. DELGADO MILLS, Manufacturers of Cotton Fabrics, Delgado Mills, Wi
. Wilmington up-to-date : the metropolis of North Carolina graphically portrayed . s a member also of the Chamber ofCommerce and the Produce Exchange, and may be said to be generallyactive in all that would contribute to the citys advancement and prog-ress. Referring again to the business, we may say that in all that con-duces to the interests of his patrons, he is in every way active, assur-ing them every inducement in the way of terms and prices, along withfair dealing, and every courtesy and attention. THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. DELGADO MILLS, Manufacturers of Cotton Fabrics, Delgado Mills, Wilmington, N. C Furnishing employment to a large number of operatives and pro-ducing goods of an annual value of many thousands of dollars the en-terprise known as the Delgado Mills may be regarded as one of the im-portant pursuits of North Carolina. The enterprise was establishedin 1899, but it at once became prominent. The plant of the companyand its possessions occupy altogether an area of one hundred and oneacres. The works consist of the main building of two floors, 248x125. feet in dimensions, with engine-room 32x50 feet, and boiler house 30x50feet, attached. There is also a dye house and bleachery 160x40 feet,besides storage warehouses, etc. The mechanical equipment is of thelatest improved and best, and includes 10,500 spindles and 424 loomsoperated by a 500-horse power engine, and three boilers of 600-horsepower united capacity. About 350 operatives are employed, and thesystem and order apparent in every department are highly creditable tothe management. The company own ninety-seven tenement housesfor operatives, and there are also here a church, store, large boardinghouse and stables. The peaceful and thrifty aspect of the settlement,which has a total population of about seven hundred persons, is indi-cative of the contentment and prosperity of its inhabitants. All safe-guards are duly exercised by the company in the interest of the em-ployees, and no intoxicating liqu
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