Daily Republican., 1879-09-09
WILMINGTON pRospEsous.
An Increase Of Trade-The Clty,s
manufactures ali Runni"g -
Workinxmen all Employ The
r. OsPect for the Winter Cnusnsi-
~ Good,

In every branch Of business in thil
city there is fast coming a feeling o
;, confidence together with an assuranc,
: of prosperity that is not only warranted
by perceptible rejuvenation, but I
steady increase Of orders. Every art
!. cry OF trade seems to be magnetiz-d
From whence it comes or how it arise.
no one knows, nor is it exactly neces
sary that ii should be inquired into
The revival had been prophecisd with
the passage OF the resumption act; and
up to the time Of the practical applica
t tion of this republican me 4sure, the
. marts Of trade began to tighten and the
7 hour that inaugurated the measure az
: something more than theoretical hu
} BILE, issued our country into an era o.
{ prosperity the first rays Of which We,
3 as community, are about enjoying.
1 Our capitalists thus assign the cause;
as to the effect, they think it will be
permanent. They have no reason to
t think 1t otherwise. Every industry
D has been paralyzsd SO long that the
. Reaction which is now taking place
: will call into demand every source of
: action, and insure to all the blessings
, of "good times"
AT THE BOAT YARDS.
In the ship yards the work is unusu.
ally brisk. Orders are coming in for
new vessels. The main builders are
' H. & H. and Pussy & Jones companies.
We called upon both firms. As usual
in such matters, they were reticent,
appearing to shun rather than court
publicity. They desire us tossy that they
were brisk; the former unusually SO
while the latter firm cared only to
volunteer the information that they
were "just brisk" Harlan g. Holling
worth Company have enlarged their
works considerably during the past
year and made them more extensive.
I This had to be done to meet the de-
mand Of the FIRMS rapidly increasing
business. They have at present
one thousand men employed and
have on hand several large contracts
tor vessels with several more prospec-
tive.
AT THE CAR WORKS.
This branch of manufacture at the
Harlan & Hollingsworth works is also
good and likely to remain so. At the
Jackson & Sharp's works there are four
hundred hands employed, (which in
cludes small number in the boat
yard. Here the number is largely in
excess of that of the previous year.
The outlook for the winter is good. At
the Bower g. Dure's works, which are at
present shut down for repairs, the
number of workmen is $50 which is al
80 largely in excess of the correspond
ing months of last year.
THE IRON ESTABLISHMENTS.
The rolling mills have not as yet felt
the full effect of the reaction. There
is no visible increase in the price of
manufactured iron while on the other
hand the price Of raw material and la
Dor has somew lat increased rather than
diminished and consequently the mills
are run merely to keep agoing and
give men employment, and not from
any material advantages: for there is
none. At the Diamond State works
both shops are kept under way and the
compliment of 300 hands is about the
same as has been employed for three
months back. The President reported
plenty to do and prices about sufficient
to keep the mills in working order.
At the Mccullough Iron Works there
are about twenty-five employed which
is fair and about the same number that
has been employed during the whole
year. The condition here is about the
same as at the Diamond State. The
prospect at both establishments is good,
with decided healthy outlook for the
future.
Other branches of the iron business
are rather better. For instance the
Joseph Teas Company, manufacturer of
bolts, nuts, washers, &C., are running
over time, and so full are they of bust
ness that orders have to be turned !,
away. They are employing thirty
hands which is an unusual number ,,
and number tat is commensurate
with the firms mechanical capacity. =,
The Lobdell Car wheel company are
employing $50 men. For the year this
branch of business has been unusually !
,ood, SO good that the. return has been !,
ar in excess of that of any year since y
he panic. This time last year the firm .
lad more men employed, but this was y
merely transient, brought about through g, =
he unlocked for arrival of several large
rders. This year the demand has been - -
ady. The running capacity of the works n
ill accommodate about 45O hands,
Whether there is possibility of this q
umber being employed soon, the firm
ould not state, but by the tone of the
we think it fair to presume =,
1at 1t would. n,
AT Hilles & Jones some seventy five W
len are running steady which is a sr
ecided increase over the number en- III
loyed last year. The prospect for the D
alance of the year and for tue two o.
lonths succeeding is very good. Or so
srs are constantly coming in, which
ad them to suppose that an unu
lal number will soon bs placed at
ork. l.,
Stotsenburg & Son, founders, are Va M
'isk, employing between thirty and III
rty hands. They have been slack W.
r some time back, but the resumption ga ia
business has been of such decided "a
aracter that they have been compell-
to increase their force. The pros-a
'ct for the winter is good.
CARRIAGE BUILDING. ~
The manufacture of carriages is an
lportant factor in the make up Of our
neral prosperity. A great many men ire
Q employ ed in this business, and the l
suit is not dependent on our own pu