The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-04

bred less than that EN- ployed one veal
ago.
4 At the present time there is consid
erablo work being done in the ma
chine department, but Just how LONG
1T will last is not known.
IN MACHINE DEPARTMENT.
The Edge Moore Iron and BridR-
Company have also been running shor
time during the summer. They ar
employing only about half the mel
they did this time last year. and thes
Iure working at reduction of from i
to 20 per cent. In wages. There ar,
some prospects OF change here.
JACKSON & SHARP COMPANY.
The Jackson d Sharp Company, likl
tho remaining ones. has been running
on short tune and reduced forces al
summer. Work In tho shipyard II
principally affected. Repair work Il
only being done. while the outlook Il
poor. Tho work In the car depart
fnent has been fair, although not 81
good as on former occasions.
ENocH MOORE 4 SONS COMPANY.
This company last year employed
100 hands, but the depression has &c
crippled them that now they only have
about IL men at work. They are al
the present time doing repair work,
but no new building is In sight. These
figures were given by Mr.. Moore.
PULLMAN CAR WORKS.
The dullness at this companys
works cannot be attributed to any po.
litIcnl question. The heavy travel to
the Worlds Fair has necessitated the
running OF tho Pullman cars. and these
will be repaired as soon as the travel
ceases. The company is running 45C
men, and when work is much brighter
they do not use over 100 above this.
The men are working on full time and
not at a reduction OF wages, as hae
been announced.
COTTON MILLS AND woRKMEN.
The Joseph Bancroft and Sons Com.
pany Is undoubtedly the greatest man
ufacturers of cotton goods in this
State. Yesterday when reporter
called representative of the com.
pany over the phone 1t was with diff
ilculty that he learned anything what
ever OF tho outlook In the MARKET At
some seasons the firm has been run
ming on nine hour time and with re.
duction OF hands About one quarter
of the regular employed have been
out of work and are at tho present
time. The number OF unemployed
here reaches about one hundred.
The same state of affairs exists at
the Riddles mills and Arlington Mills
Manufacturing Company. The latter
firm has been closed down undergo.
ing extensive repairs while the mum.
Ter OF hands retained Is half that OF
the busy season of the year. The pros
poets are poor. just what Is the cause
OF this Ia known by all.
WORK IN THE IRON MILLS.
The iron industry has also been bad.
ly crippled. The big plant OF the Ola.
mond State Iron Company has beer
partly closed, while at other times the
men have been engaged on short time
The compmy's machine shop has also
been slack OF orders. Prospects here
are brighter.
The works of Seidel and Hastings
and the Mccullough Iron Works are Ii
the same condition, but everything
appears favorable for change. AbQut
500 men in this one industry have b8eI
out Of work at times during the sum
mer.
THE MOROCCO BUSINESS.
Although the morocco business hal
been very dull 1t Is now beginning Il
brighten up. Factories which have
been closed or lately shut down. art
lnow running on full time. while Others
have not y ct experienced change. The
tariff Is supposed to be directly the
cause OF the depression.
JOHN @. BAKER COMPANY.
This company has large output oil
kid aud other feathers. Now they
have but little work on hand but little
prospects for the better. They are en-
lploylng about 10 per cent Of the men
they used this time last year.
THE FORD COMPANY.
This company although being shut
down part OF the summer, has eS
lperlenced q change for the better
turning out $50 dozens of hides per day
They employ 200 men but last year $50
names were on their wage list.
pLUMEsTHhL AND COMPANY.
This company seems to have escapet
the panic altogether. They are run
ming full hands and are turning gu
considerable work. Their prospect
are bright.
Il CHARLES BAIRD COMPANY.
The Charles Baird Company, like tn
general run of manufacturers. hav,
felt the panic. 80 that workmen hav'
been laid of until business brightens
What few men are employed are work
! ing on short time.
! The same condition OF affairs exist
I with c. u J. Pyle Company. |. I
lQuigley, G. L. Fritz & Company
Mitchell. Tadman Il Thomas. W. Il
: Clerk d Co., and Charles Beadenkop
: works.
This is just the effects of the ad
8 ADMINISTRATION upon Wilmington
works and workmen. and how lamen
table the fact liz. We can only wait fol
q restoration of confidence, looking
farther into the future for differen
administration. But this is what MANI
OF the Idle workmen said they woult
bear at the last election and they vii
have to stand 1t, regardless OF 1T
naueentlng qualities.
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