Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-21

in Tile week, an even then does not employ It's
regular number OF hands, some thirty or forty
being uif altogether. Other establishments are
iunning eight or nine hours n day, and acme, We
brli4ve, arr running even then to their full capa-
city or employing their full complement OF |
hands. The general complaint is that there las
scarcely ever been 50 little demand.
corioN GOODS.
Ufibe three establishments in the city and Bran |
dywine but two are running, the large Franklin |
FACTORY at 9th and Walnut having stood idle for
several nontlis. The others are running on fall
time. but one Of tlln 1t somewhat reduced wAes
to operative. In o.e OF thpse factories, iiia ii
the usey Brothers we noticed quite liu.llljer ot
locus standing idle, and on nqniiug found they
WEI, lnums far the nlanuf cture of cotton table
diaper, material on which they used 70 haze n
steady run. bit for which there is II w " idle
demand anil wlich 1t docs nol al all pay to iilui-
ulie.ufc. Tie reason Of ths change Is That the
government lax on cotton ii st and then an the
manufactured article brings these goods uIl To y.
pticc al which cOarAe linen diaper uc Import
cd from Europe and the latter being preferred
will pa. for their manufacture, and consequently
a large number Of lonni> stand idle and n cores
ponding number Of operatives are mt Of wtrk.
MpnoeCo.
The morocco business seems 10 he very much
oppressed and none OF the iacturics are working
up 10 M re than one hall or one third of their
capacity, or employing more than similar nru,
portion oi their usual number oil hands.
IRON BOAT nuIipiSo.
III this business we are glad to say there is no
| depression, and that there is on the contrary an
unusual amount Of work on hand. One of our
largest establishments is taking In every available
| or competent hand they can get,nnd then running
until nearly 10 O'Clock at night, and what Is bet
ter even Than This present prosperity, the pros
| pccis are t.iat the business will continue ut the
present rate throughout the winter, thus giving
hnc large body Of men steady employment.
MAcIIINIsTs
Are also doing fair share of business, running
to nearly II not quite the full capacity OF the var-
Gus shops and employing ut least the usual NUNS
Der Of hands.
Here too we are pleased TO say that the pros :
poets are ilatterlng of plenty Of work throughout
the winter. The immense orders sent in by
aic putting up at Rocklind 10 replace the Que
recently burned keep one or two establishments
pretty busy, though the orders for work general
~ are very satisfactory.
IRON FouSBRIEs.
While the machinists and boat builders are busy
the iron founders generally have plenty to do,
but outside of this they are doing fair bust
ness now and have pleasant prospects of con
tnuancc. In some special branches, car wheels
for instance, the demand Is not so great as uslIa
and not quite the usual number Of men are en-
played, but generally tho foundrics arc doing
lair business, employing about the regular mum
Der of hands, and expect to be able to continu,
to do so through the winter
, RoLf.ISo-MItLs.
, The rolng-inills are doing tolcrah,y fair bust
i ness, one of the largest of them employing nbuu
two-thirds the usual number Of hands, aud px
pecting to do so all winter. Another Is rlinnin.
somewhat nearer lis full capacity than th-, we he
! lievc.
/ We recently gave the business of buildini
wooden vessels u rather inll and exhaustive nj
G tice The depression We then noticed still con
tinues and in the opinion of many will continu
In liz a ~,
/ anything like the number OF hands they do wle
a business is brisk.
Il WORK.
: Turning, moulding, planning, sash building, an
all the other wood work connected with hous
q building and finishing Is unusually brisk, an
i nearly all the shops are crowded To- their fucs
j. capacity and pushed to I'll orders All are en-
2, ployng every man they have room to put t
1t work.
m TIE MEN OUT OF WORK.
The activity prevailing in some branches
T. business, and the large amount of building
ID progress In the city, absol BIS large number
s. the men thrown ont OF their usual employment
Of and prevents great amount Of distress OF III
re men thrown out of work ut the carriage iactGrit
s for instance. the "body makers" can turn the
rs hands to almost any kind OF wood work, an
lie generally get work at house OF ship carpenlerin!
bridge building, etc. the 'tlmmers" Gnd wpr
o. at upholstery and In the car shops, while Il
MS hacksmiths 20 to regular blacksmith shops or
Mt the boat yards and machine shops The moroc.
p workers generally have to take work US laborcr
ty their trade being but slightly similar to otl
ne crs, and though at greatly reduced wages the
ne still manage to keep at work. 1t will thus
seen that there are not as many men entirely o.
b- Of work ms at first slance might be e2pecte
&c hut there Is still large number with little if an
N thing 10 10, who are compelled to live on VIII
en- they have saved. One Of the largest of oil
nit carriage manufacturing firms informs us tn
nm many Ut their hands who, for the last few yea
n have been saving som .tng and investing II
Government bonds, ore now compelled to pa
with these securities on account OF being out
work and needing the principal to live on,