Evening journal., 1897-10-20
NEWS OF NEW CASTLE
MANY GIRLS WANTED.
Can Have Situations for the
Mere Asking.
SHIRT FACTORY TO LOCATE HERE
WILL BEGIN OPERATIONS JUST AS
SOON AS THE NECESSARY HELP
CAN BE SECURED AND MACHIN-
ERY PLACED IN.

SUM AS IftE NECESSARY HE'LL
CAN BE SECURED AND MACHIN-
ERY PLACED IN.
A meeting of business men, manufac-
turers and a committee of the recently |
organized Commercial Club, was held
last evening in the parlors of the JEFF
ferson House, for the purpose of max
ing certain inducements to a syndicate
of well-known shirt manufacturers tol
locate a plant in New Castle
About six months ago it was an
nounced by the Evening Journal that
John T. Stoops was making overtures
to certain manufacturers of Philadel-
phia and Trenton to establish plant
here.
Mr.. Stoops said nothing, but kept
saving, and last night he turned upl
with e. e. Powdermaker, who has sew
eral successful manufactures in Phila-
| delphia and Trenton, and j. J. Harris,
Of Philadelphia, who has already estab
lished number of plants on this Pen
insula. The men meant business and
also found that New Castle has some
men who know how to talk business.
The meeting last night was presided
over by President John r. Lambson, Of
City Council Beside Messrs. Powder
maker, Harris and Stoops there were
present President James G. Shaw Of
the Triton Cotton Mills and New Castle
Water Company; DR.. John ]. Black
president of the Farmers Bank City
Councilmen William White, Francis
Pagan, r. H. Harrington and Charles
II. Clewell, City Clerk c. Edwin Eek
les, Editor William ]. Holman, of the
. IfUpn q
Journal man.
Having gone over the ground thor
oughly the visitors stated that they
would put in a plant for the manufac-
ture Of shirts, starting with sixty ma
chimes and increasing to 200 machines
within year. These would give them
a capacity of 300 dozen shirts and would
give employment to from rs to 200
young women and bring $500 to s1,2OO
into the city every week.
Girls can make" said Mr.. Powder
; maker to the Evening Journal man.
from S4 to 80 a week, according to the
ability they show. Everything is done
by rapid machinery and all they have
to do is to operate the machines. In
towns where we have located the girls
are the best-dressed and neatest you
can find, and houses are nicely Furnish
! ed. The work is constant"
Mr.. Harris said: "A girl can come ia
work dressed up and never even sol
her hands. 1t is refined, clean work
-, Any energetic girl can learn the bust
ness in a week; some even make shirts
before they go home the first day"
The visitors agreed that Red Men,
r Hall was the best adapted to thei
: needs and thought it centrally located
Mrs Herbert, its owner, agreed also tC
turn the fine big building into a shir
factory or any other enterprise tha
, would give employment and a liveli
hood to the idle residents.
DR.. Black questioned the manufac
turers as to the sanitary arrangement
= Of the factory if located in the Rec
Mems Hail. and Mr.. Powdermaker die
tated a list of necessary alterations t
/. Secretary Eckles.
Mr.. Shaw, who proved a very valu
e able member of the committee, ques
e toned the visitors as to the power o
their machinery, the quality of gOOd
: and their plan of employing and pay
e ing help. Then the manufacturers mad
c an agreement with the committee to 10
:. cate plant in New Castle, in the Re-
! Mems Han, to begin work at once, pro
q vided the citizens committee woul'
y guarantee:
: First. About $1,000 to pay for sani
{ tary and necessary improvements to tn
Red Mems Hall, making it a suitabl
& mandatory, heated and watered, an
to cover about $500 worth of shirt
e spoiled in teaching new operatives; an
6 Second. About 100 girls to go to worl
5 at once, learn the business and TAX
= machines to operate.
e The committee made the guarantee o
the girls and will meet tonight to de
= wise plans for raising tho necessar
Z" funds.
IS GIRLS WHO WANT EMPLOYMENT
(, It was, therefore, decided to opei
k books at the store Of w. A. Vickery, a
Il Seventh and Clymer streets; Mrs f.
e McCallin, at Ninth and School streets
d Miss Lizzie Dalby. at No. % Delawar
y street. and Mrs. Mary Weggenman, a
) Second and Harmony streets.
Girls out of employment are eXpecte
II to apply at any one of these store
d early this evening and write thei
S names and addresses.
y DOGS ATTACK A BOY.