The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-01

Work to be Done.
beginning with tomorrow tho Roam
oke Machine Works will run ten hours
a day until further notice.
Tho shops will close to-day for the
purpose of taking an inventory of ma to-
rails on hand. This will hardly be
completed in ono day, but tho start will
be made in such shape that after to-day
the inventory can be made without in
tarterlI with the running of any de-
partuenJ.
The news that these shops would
hereafter run on full time is a source of
gratlhcation to the employees, MANY of
whom have worked near.y ton months
and made but half time.
The news has been received with
pleasure by the merchants and business
men who base most of tho prosperity of
Roanoke on these great shops.
Last November the shops became
slack, and work in most OF the depart
ments was reduced to half what it had
been. Gradually the forco was cut
down from 1880 to about 500 or 900
| men.
Notwithstanding all this, tho shops
nave distributed from $4,000 to $40, 900
each month since last November.
| The order to resume work on full time
was posted III the shops yesterday, and
the employees will hereafter go to work
at o'clock and quit at o'clock. Sat
urday will be no longer Il holiday, and
the whistle will blow on that day at
p. m.
The force of mechanics and laborers
VIII not DC increased at present." said
General Foreman hawthorn Yesterday.
as there arc no orders to that effect.
IL VIII take snmo time to stock the
yards with material, tho supply having
been nearly exhausted with tho work
winch has been carried on this year.
Hardly any lumber has been purchased
this year, but there is fair stock of
iron on baud.
VI am sure, however, that business
hero will be better in a very short time:
at least 1T looks that way Everything
has been put in order, tho wards
been cleaned up and orders have been
issued to get considerable repair work
out of the way
The yards arc just as Mr.. HAWTHORN
stated. They arc in better condition
than they ever appeared before. In
some places old iron had accumulated
in such vast and conglomcrated heaps
| 'na0 ~ ie"liy Secliieu III would never
be of any service. But since Mr.. Ham
thorn has been made foreman NOTHING
is allowed to lay about in a slovcn man.
ner. Everything has place and moth
ing is wasted
In all tho departments Yesterday
there were indications Of renewed activ-
| lty, but, OF course, in Somo classes of
work there is still nothing being done
that would indicate revival of bust
ness. In the machine, boiler and erect
ing shops there is considerable work
going on, and largo number of passcn-
ger cars have been run in for repairs.
| There is plenty of work to be done. +"
said Mr.. HAWTHORN. "if only orders are
issued to go ahead on it. There arc
three new engines, class CT under
course of construction, and eight old
engines of different classes in tho sbons
undergoing repairs; three of which will
be turned out this week. BESIDES this
there are twelve other engines in the
yard awaiting repairs, and which will
be brought into tho shops as soon az
room can no made for them.
In the car department there is also
considerable work. Mr.. Sands and Mr.
llippey's special cars are now Ander-
going slight repairs, and besides this
there are four combination baggage and
mall cars ana Tour passenger cars now
undergoing general overhaulinc.
I'm the freight shop tho work of re-
pairing 100 freight cars has begun and
| as soon as these are turned out worl, on
seventy-fve fats and seventy-five box
cars, all new, will begin. BESIDES this
there is considerable work in the way
of smaller jobs being done, almost too
numerous to mention. This is all the
work that is on hand at present. OF
course there are two new engines to be
built each month, and several orders
under contem plation."
The whole system has been thoroughly
revised and is now being worked on =
better principle. Under the now man
agement should there be rush of
heavy orders they can bo executed with
greater facility and dispatch than ever
before.
The separations about the shops and
the beginning to run in full time is n
good indication that heavy orders are
in contemplation, and while the man
agcment does not deny this it is by
them considered a prelude to general
activity for the winter and coming wear.
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moved to this city from Washington, ID.
C., has very kindly consented to preside
at the organ in the association meet