Evening journal., 1893-08-05
effect a further reduction of manufacture
there is no doubt of it. D"
Situation Is Improving.


there is no doubt Of it,
Situation is Improving.
Have you any encouraging news from
trade centres?"
1--WE have advices from the goat skin
brokers in New York that the financial
situation seems TO have improved some.
what, and the business men seem to feel
better"
What work are you doing nowY"
Owe are running in 5000 skins day.
We all hope for better things in short
time. do not think there will be any
reduction in wages They are as low
now as they should be. II the places
shut down and resume. the same wages
will doubtless prevail.
Iron shipbuilding Almost Suspended.
81 should say that eight.tenths of the
men who have been engaged in iron
shipbuilding are now idle," said Vice
President H. 7. Cause, of the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company, this morning
1--WE had the same depression last year,
but only for a short time. This year it
promises to be more permanent.
1--WE see. nothing ahead and are laying
off N en- and trimming our sails to move
along as economically as possible. Our
shipyard is practically idle.
"The builders of wooden ships are in
better shape. l suppose they are run
ming from one-half to two-thirds of their
usual force. While iron and steel hulls
are preferable, many persons are not now
able to pay for them"
MIR. Cause Says ''Uncertainty."
"What cause do you assign for this
condition."
"Uncertainty and consequent string
ency in the money market Men arc not
only afraid to invest their money, but
they are almost equally afraid to leave it
where it is invested. If. Congress would
meet, repeal the Sherman silver law and
not tinker with the tariff the people
would know what to expect and what to
do. But it won't do that. Those West.
ern fanatics are going to make bitter
| fight and repeal will, in my opinion, be
defeated or accomplished only by tue
substitution OF compromise measure"
Nearly 900 Men Laid or.
From Harlan and Holllngsworth
employe it was learned that the men
laid off within the last few weeks
number from 700 to 1000, in the ship
yard, joining and carpentering depart
ments.
Thomas B. Smith, one Of the directors
Of the company, said it was almost i'm
| possible to get orders The only boat in
the. yards is a ferry boat. aud she is
almost done. In the car shops the work
is slack, the only orders in being from
South America.
About One-HaIf Out of Work.
What affects the Harlan and Hollings
worth Company naturally affects the
Pusey and Jones Company Their in
terests are in many respects identical
In busy times the complement OF men
is from 600 to / 200 Nearly fifty per
cent. Of the shipbuilders and machinists
are out Of work
Builders of Wooden HulIs.
In those yards in which wooden hulls
are built the present Is comparatively
bright, but the future is gloomy Only
sb0ut one third Of the men are idle but,
as they have no assurance that their
services will be required in the near
future, a number are preparing to seek
work in other shipbuilding centres, even
while realizing that the same labor
troubles exist there.
But Few Dredging Contracts.
The dredging companies of the city
have little to do But few big contracts
are being awarded and they are going tC
firms in larger cities. AS comparatively
few men are employed in this inc, the
present dullness does not materially
affect the condition Of the wage earners
Carriage Building Reviving.
Samuel Kerns, of the Novelty Carriag'
Works, In relation to the condition o
the carriage business at present, said
The carriage business in thi
city is good generally, in fact
better than it was last yea
There are very few if any men out o
: work and we have more money. Fron
last January our business has been ex
3 cellent. This is, howe er, the carriag
builders dull season.
Half the Builders Not working.
. Philemna Chandler was asked to Civ
: a statement of the condition Of tn
!, building trade. In talking of the pros
\ poets he said ''There is comparativel
no building being done in this city, an
n the outlook for the future is very bad
!. There are about 300 iourneymen carpen
ters in this city and one-half, If no
3 more. are now out Of employment. Th
| UElChldlelo duA lAooteANAo eAp NAlSNoN 4
the same proportion.
L. "Many contractors who had intendei
% building have decided to wait awhile be
:. fore beginning any work.
Money Hard to Collect,
Just now the paper hangers an
4 painters are doing very little on accour
~ Of the small number of buildings goin
10 up They are hoping for the time whe
= building commences and then they ex
y pect to have their share Of work
- The produce dealers report sales good
but money scareer than ever and yer
,, hard to collect
~ The machinists and foundrymen are
the same boat with the other iro
q workers and say that times are hard al
contracts slow coming in.
n- Glassblowers Are All Idle.
I'd The works of the Christiana Windo
Te Glass Company has been closed sinC
p June 30, and they will remain so uni
10 September. This is the usual SUNNI,
IS. closing and about 1875 men are idle T.
RS year up to the time Of closing has be
lJ a verY DrOsDerous ona for the comnan