Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
BETTER TINES IN PROSPECT
Official Reports From Many
Industrial Centres.
MILLS AND FACTORIES RESUMING
Some of Them Buster Than
Ever Before.
Unmistakabie Signs OF a Gradual Revival
and a Return of Better Times-- Patterson,
n. j., silk Mills Again Running--other
Industries BrlsiSing Up.
New York Herald, yesterday.

New York Herald. yesterday.
Despite the evidences of distress so
plainly apparent in this city there arc
signs abroad Of gradual revival and a
return of better times. This is no mere
assumption founded on hope, but is q
plain statement Of fact based on accurate
reports obtained from industrial centres
near at hand. A summary of these re-
ports follows:
SILK MILLS IN PATERSON.
The outlook for the silk business in
Paterson is Frightening materially, and
in a short while all the mills will be
running at their fullest capacity. All Of
the silk mills, both large and small, that
closed down In August and September
have resumed business.
Most of the factories are running ten
hours, few are still on three-quarters
time, but gradually assuming their
normal activity. Looms that have been
idle for six months are being started on
the finest of brocade satin silks. The
greatest activity is seen in the ribbon
mills.
CARPET MILLS IN YoNKERs.
Nearly $500 people have gone to
work in Yonkers since January LIST,
after an idleness of six months. The big
carpet mills of the Alexander Smith g.
Sons Carpet Company, the most i'm
portant industry in Yonkers and the
largest carpet mills in the United States,
which closed in July last, have resumed
work with about 1900 hands, or half
the full complement, at reduction of
about 90 per cent. The starting of these
mills has also given employment to
several hundred men engaged in team
ing and other work dependent on the
mills.
PLENTY OF WORK.
NEwBuRa, N. Y, Jan. 16.-The Cald-
well Lawn Mower Company of New
burg, which recently started up again,
has more orders for goods ahead now
than it had at this time last year. The
Brokaw Manufacturing Company of
New York, makers of flannel shirts and
other outing goods, which started up
few days ago, has put up big signs on
the front of its building offering to give
employment TO all the sewing machine
operators who apply.
The big print mills of Garner 6 Co.,
at Wappinger's Falls, Duchess county,
which were shut down for a few weeks,
are now running until o or 10 o'clock at
night. The company has made no re-
duction in the wages of Its employees.
EVIDENCES OF A REVIVAL OF TRADE.
HARTFORD, Jan. 16.-Throughout
central Connecticut there are evidences
of revival in the industrial situation
not a rapid movement, but steady one.
Hartford has suffered comparatively
little. No factories have been shut down,
and hands who were laid off are gradu-
ally getting back to their benches. The
Barbour Silver Plate Company started
up this week with full force, whose
wages are cut 10 per cent.
REsUMING BUSINESS.
DANBURY, CONN, Jan. 18.-Crofut g.
White, manufacturers, employing about
300 hands, have resumed business after
q shutdown of several weeks, and have
made arrangements to increase the
capacity Of their factory by building
large addition.
Beltaine, Lurch & Co. have started up
on full time after five weeks of idle
ness. They are hat manufacturers and
employ 200 persons. The lockout here
has closed 20 hat factories, but orders
have accumulated to such an extent that
an early resumption is absolutely neces-
cary if the manufacturers intend to con-
tinue in business.
In Bethel, three miles distant, there
are II hat factories. Each one Of them
is fairly busy. The Is hat factories in
DanburY not included in the lockout
report general increase of business.
EMPLOYMENT FOR STEEL WORKERS.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 16.-The start
ing up of the South Scranton steel mills
during the holidays gave thousands of
industrious men an opportunity to earn
bread for themselves and families, who
were on the verge of want. The num-
Der OF persons now in need hero is COM
paratively small as compared with other
places.
COAL MINES AND RAILWAY SHOPS.
MAUcH CHUNK, PA, Jan. 16.-All
the coal mines are in operation. The
railroad shops are in "full blast" and
there are few idle men.
AGAIN AT WORK.
EAsToN, Pa, Jan. 16.-The Warren
Foundry and Machine Company of
Philipsburg, N. j., which shut down the
third week in December, is now employ
ing its entire force of $50 men, with
wages reduced 10 per cent. The Amerl-
can Sheet Mill, employing 100 hands,
will resume, on February LIST. The
National Switch and Signal Company
OF this place, will resume work soon,
1t will employ more than 100 hand.