The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-13
Nyum,nston,s Female Labor

wilminEton's Female Labor,
One of the great undevcloped re-
sources of Wilmington lies in her I'M
employed female labor. A leading
business man OF the city who is Civ.
ing considerable attention to develop
ing Wilmington industries, says there
are five thousand unemployed females
in the city who would be glad to get
employment, and that, too. without
the largest kind OF wages, This, moro
than free land, free fuel. and no taxos
Invites certain kinds OF industries to
Wilmington and these small indus
tries with light labor. will do IN ore TO
make Wilmington prosperous than
large enterprises requiring hundreds
OF male laborers at high wages
The gentleman referred to, In con-
versation with us yesterday. took the
city OF Chester as an example to show
the benefits OF small manufactures.
sit is not the great shipyards there"
said he. that giyes Chester its great
prosperity. but rather it is the large
number o. the small manufacto-
rios that employ from ten to fifty
hands, all females, except enough to
do the heavy manual labor" Those
who are familiar with Chester know
this lis a correct judgment. All along
the creeks the banks are lined with
small factories operated by female la
Dor
Chester would be great manufac-
turing mart without its celebrated
ship building plant and large iron
manufactures.
The same may DO said of Newark
and nearly all other towns on the line
OF the railroad between this city and
New York. Small factories and fe-
male labor is nearly all engaged at
good wages for females. .....
Wilmington Is an exception TO this
rule Her five thousand unemployed
females are waiting for something in
the line of manufacturing to turn up
that will give them employment hoy
want work and they do not look for
large wages. They do not want to go
away from home to get that work but
II the work was brought here they
W1eAfI Hluuly engage III IL.
Here then right in Wilmington is a
bonanza for small manufactures no.
QuIring light labor. The five thousand
idle Wilmington girls will hail tho in
PRODUCTION of these manufactures
with joy. They would rather work
for five dollars week at home in viii
mingtou than go away from home and
get seven dollars week.
We are pleased, to lie informed that
the Wilmington Industrial and I'm.
proyement Company is working along
ON this line and that there is pros
pect Of inducing several manufaetur,
ing Companies OF small articles requir-
ing female labor to locate here.
There is more hope for tho future
prosperity OF Wilmington through
these light manufactures than through
great ship and iron industries, though
we would not like TO Le without oul
loDg-chorished large industries II
there were fifty small manufactures
In our city, they would hardly ever al
shut down at one time. Even if the
hilf should close the other half couIl
be kept going and would give employ
mont to large number Of hands. Il
something should happen that woult
compel the closing of our two shlI
yards or three car shops at one time
there would be no telling the amour
of restitution and suffering that woulc
ensue.
If Wilmington was stocked with
small factories Hike Newark. New der
soy, she would be one of The creates
manufacturing cities on tho Atlantic
seaboard. And there is no reason
why she should not have stheae facto
RES. She has every manufacturing
advantage that Newark has ard ba
sides she has the unemployed fcmaI
labor to run the factories which New
ark now has not, Let the Wilmington
Industrial and Improvement Cumpan,
push on their work on this line. Tn;
establishment Of one factory woul,
lead to the establishment of other
and by the tlme AL tho unemployet
female labor of Wilmington Is employ
ed, Wilmingto will not only lie tn
peer of Newark but will lead lar /
prosperity.