The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
wilmington's workshops.

wilmington's workshops.
THE BUSINESS REVIVAL AND INDUS
TRIAL INCREAsE-TALKs WITH THE
MANUFAC1 UnERS.
again in the great workshops of Whining
ton, within the past few months, with all
the vigor Of two or three years ago.
Our local trade appears to be keeping easy
pace with the increase ofnational busi-
ness. 1t has been long times since so
many laborers were busy,as at the present
time and this fact, which is undeniably
a sign ofreturned prosperity, is pleasant
to contemplate.
The business interests of Wilmington
are very closely allied to those of the
large workshops and factories, which are
so numerous within her boundaries, and
anything which impairs or conflicts with
them, naturally rebounds to the disad-
vantage and less of business. On the
other hand if anything causes these in
dustrial places to be visited with in
creased prosperity,--that increase is in
stantly felt in all the branches of trade.
In this case, the whole city is perceptibly
benefited by the increase Of labor. In
order to ascertain as near as possible
the degree to which this healthy advance
had gone and the indication Of its con-
tinuance, a reporter called at many of
these busy places and talked with those
familiar there upon the subject. The
result of almost every interview was that
work had become much plentier, and
was likely to continue in its present brisk
state, during the Summer season.
AT THE HARLAN & HoLLINGswoRTII
co.'s.
1t was not admitted at this place that
there was much more work than last
year, but that there had been noticeable
increase, was not denied. The car shops
present very busy spectacle and much
work, both in building new cars and
order for Woodruff parlor passenger
cars is being filled for the Manhattan
Beach railroad, which extends
from New York to Manhattan
Beach. Three of these were shipped
on Monday last and more will
go in a. few days. A number of cars are
also being built for the railroad to Cape
May Landing, and several smaller orders
are being filled. More work is being
done in the ship yards than during any
time last summer. The large iron ship
for the Merchants and Marine Trans
portation Company, is well under way
as work has been going on at her for
months past. The two new ferry boats
the COOper's Point for the Vine Stree
Ferry of Philadelphia, and the ROckdaod!
for the East River Ferry Company O
New York city, are both about compile
ted, and will 60 away before many days
The new iron yacht for Mr.. j. r. Busl
of New York is being pushed earnestl
toward completion. Laying the kee
+ for the new ferry boat for the Nassa
Ferry Company of New Y 2rk was CON
a menced a day or two or two ago, an
e the building of the boat is well con
/ menced. The repairing and overhaulin
= of the Republic was completed yesterda
y and the 81. John is now undergoing
: similar process. The latter will ply bt
!, tween New York and Long Branch dul
3 ing the summer season. By this it vii
be seen that the work at the yard an
! dry-dock is being pretty well cleared uT
/: but new orders are expected. The firr
has no cause to complain, so Mr.. A.. G
, Wilson told the news gatherer, and ther
,, is not the least prospect of the slight in
i core they have had, abating.
AT JACKSON AND sHARP's.
,, can uDcommonly busy season" wa
/ the announcement of the state of affair
i existing at Jackson and Sharp's. Worl
2 has been uncommonly brisk and the com
. pany has had all it could handle. Nor
8 men by far are employed than were las
: year and the force has been increase
. somewhat during the present season. !
l. Stacking up in the work is not expecte
# but probable addition is anticipated a
4 there has been an unusually exteDsiv
Z. inquiry about work. The lions part {
= the work being done at present, is ca
It building. The most extensive order re
c ceived lately in this line is large cor
y tract for United States postal cars for til
!, combination line of railroads, extendln
o from Richmond to New Orleans, consist
!, ing of the Richmond & Danville, Atlant
d g. Richmond, Atlanta u Charlotte, A
d lanta & West Point. aud Mobile & Mon
E. gomery roads. The large order Of ca
r. for the Long Island railroad is still beir
d filled and will last till the first part
~ - July. Cars are also being built for u
n Rochester & State line, Ulster & Del
m ware, aud Hainesville, Ashtabula
r oungstown railroads. Very extensi
rs repairs are to be made on the lar
I'd schooner Hersehell, whose arrival W
&c mentioned in yesterdays GAZETTE.
IN AT BOWERS, DURE co.'s.
az az The spring of 1877 was the busie
e. e, period these works have experienced |
~ to the present time. Now, howev,
[r. there is much work and 1t is increas
be all the time. A considerable increase
Tn employment has been made since Ap
nd lst. Quite large force of men are II,
no working during the night. Enough VIC
IN IN is on hand to keep every thing rushi
o od for six weeks yet, and the receipt of mt
orders is almost certain. Mr.. Harry Dl
who told the reporter all this, thou.
. the season would be as busy as its co
mencement had promised.
THE DIAMOND STATE IRON CO.
nm Business in the iron foundry and re
inc line ia hattpr cOmnared with