The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-23
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
Good News for the Working
People Of Jersey
City.
STATEMENTS OF FACT.
In a Few Week, factories Will Bs
Running Full Time.

The working people of Jersey City will
be pleased to know That the prospects for
work during the coming winter are exceed
lngly bright. Tnis state Is uot based
on mere conjecture, but 10 made after a
thorough investigation. JERSEY CRY
NEWS reporters nave made y tour OF the
leading factories in the city. aud in every
Que were given that business
was picking up and that those factories
now running on short time would be
running full time in a few weeks. The
result of the tour of the reporters is ser
out In the following
LINGGs' SPINNING MILLS.
The condition OF affairs at tue Liuggs'
| Spinning Mills on Greenville avenue Is
decidedly on the Improvements. Business
has suffered depression during the past
few mouths, and merchants have not
seemed ready ito buy. Some stock has
accumulated, but theirs Is q product
which can readily accumulate without
any Injury to the goods or fear of their
becoming q drug on the market.
However, during the past two or three
weeks matters lave been looking up aud
sales improving. In Two or three weeks
the WORKS will be running on full time.
During the hard times season IL became
necessary to cut expenses. This was
done by shutting down the works three
days ia the week. The mills must be run
with u full ompliment of hands or else
SIT down entirely. Because OF this ne
hands were laid of. The agent of the
com PAW whom | saw at the mills, said
they were as badly off as the Newark
mills These latter, ne said, would start
up next week on full time. he regarded
this prospects as very bright for renewed
| good business.
LAFAYETTE WATCH FACTORY.
At the Lafayette watch factory Super
intendent Hastings was seen. These
| works had been compelled to shut down
entirely for a time. This was only tenn
porary, however, and W. weeks ago
they started mp with a hundred hands.
This Is only one-third the num-
Der usually employed. Mr.. Hast.
ings said that business was
undoubtedly picking up very rapidly.
This might, however, be due TO the ap-
preaching holiday season. when the works
were always accustomed TO do an excel
lent business.
In explanation of the shut down Of
these works Ms. Hastings explained that
The running expenses We're bout $50, 1000
. month. II is also not possible to manu-
facture a large advance stock OF watch
works. as the oil soon dries out of them
and they get out of order from lying idls.
In consequence of this they found it bet
ter to shut Town than to continue such g
steady drag on the treasury.
MIR. Hastings blamed the conservative
tactics Of the jewellers for the recent
trouble In his business. They wouldn't
buy our goods" ne says, 'aud so we were
deprived of a Market" The loss by the
shut down mounts TO 20, 900 sets of works
In the out PM. This Id approximately
one-third the entire annual pr oduction.
The works will shortly start up With a
| full pay roll, In about two weeks this
will be effected.
RIFFIKG IRON COMPANY.
Tne Grif1ng Iron Company never felt
| the depression, according to the superin-
terdent, Mir. Mckelvey. lis business has
been on lhe.stsady increase for years. and
this year Is NO exception to the rule.
| Taxing the past months as y standard
the business transacted this year
promises an increase of twenty per cent.
over that doue III 1902. Should the trade
In the next three months still further
exceed that increase, the growth over
last year will show a larger percentage.
This increase WAS made notwtthstand-
ing q most conservative policy of the
company which prevented the sales from
Increasing some twenty-five per sent
further. Ths cuier difficulty was met by
the collectors. Money was most elusive,
and many bills were practically aud tenn
porarlly uncoiieclaole. lnIS uld not 10
any degree effect thu works. Radiators
are non-perisnable articles, and are
always In demand.
A full force of men vera kept busy all
the time filing orders. Salaries were
promptly paid iu full, aud everything
ran smoothly. Mr.. McKelvey ascriDss
the activity 10 this business to the mauy
new novelties introduced by the Grin ug
Iron Company the past year. Many or.
ders nave come from The West, and be
believes the company's exhibit at the
Chicago Fair is responsible for these
latter oriers.
coLGATE's SOAP FACTORY.
Colgate and CUmpHny's works are run
Mug on full time, and the usual compile
Inent of are engaged. One of
the officials said yesterday afternoon thai
| of course business had not been so good
this year as 1t was last, but he Is glad to
say to The JERSEY CITY NEWS that 1t is
slowly pushing forward to the same point
as 10 WIS last year during Sc ptember.
THE SUGAR REFINERY.
The American Sugar Refinery Com
pany's works on Washington street are
In fall blast. The corps Of workmeu is az
large AS usual and the fall business will
be almost as large as IL was last year.
One of the officials remarked that the
prospects for the winter season are en-
couraging and he doubts not thai the
remaining mouths OF this year Will bs
| good for business.
BRASS AND STEEL WORKS.
Jersey City Steel. Cooper and Brass
Works Company's shops on Hudson
street are in excellent working order.
| The men are on full time, aud while
business hat been very slow, 1t is making
unmistakabie signs of Improvement.
DIxoN CRUCIBLE WORKS.
OF the four nnnured aud nifty or more
operatives employed by the Joseph Dixon
Crucibls Company at its works in this
| city. only 0 twenty-five are working
on half time, and these since August 10.
A gentleman we'll posted on the aff airs
of the company said to a reporter of lie
NEWS that during the first six months OF
the present year the company's sales
were way ahead of those Of any SIX
months Of former years. The
panic affected the sales of the
company somewhat, but IL was
anticipated that the trade Of tbs
company at the end Of the year would
equal that of any former year. notwith-
standing the panic. The crucible de-
par:menJ had bssn most effects /. as the
company supplied nearly all the leadiug
silver smelling establishments In this
country with crucibles. and so long as
those people In Washington kept