The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-03

PR0SPERITY'S
WAVE is HERE.
Increase of Wages Given
iii at Three Works.

Evey branch Of business in and
near Wilmington is rushed with or
derS and the coming year will be mark
ed by a general Increase in wages and w ork
| IKE wave Of prosperity that Is sweeping
| over the country has struck Whining ton
| and the result Is that orders are rowding
In upon all the industrial Embellishments
| in this city.
A reporter OF the REPUBLICAN visited
several of the industrial plants during the
week and found that the workmen are to
DO benefited not only by more work but by
m increase of wages. The Diamond State
Iron Company was never buster In the his.
tory of the works. On Saturday all the
departments were notified that an increase
of wages would DO granted beginning on
May II.
The increase In wages will be from 10 to
II percent. The trouble between tho pud-
dlers and the company has been adjusted
and they will receive an advance of not
less than 25 cents ton. The Company
through Its efficient manager, II. w. Wa
lace has receivad au order for 40 miles of
the patent Churchill joints for nine-inch
girdvr rails. They are for tho Boston Street
Railway Company. Several orders have
been received for tho Diamond Patent
Spike from parties in Chicago and Co
lulnbus.
The dupont Powder works are running
an extra force os men in order to keep up
with the increasing orders.
At the yards of the Harlan and Holings-
worth Company the large force of men are
buster now than they have been tor years.
Tho Company has laid on the ways and
will deliver during the present year two
. $500 ton seamers, the Ponce and "San
Juan" for the New York & Puerto Rico
S Steamship Company
The , 0JO ton steamer Maracaibo " for
Boulton. Bliss g. Dallett Of Red ID Line.
Tho 5000 ton Winsor ship being the
fourth one which the Company has built
for tho same irc Also the 81 knot torpedo
boat destroyer ''iotringham" and the two
20 knot destroyers "Hopkins' and Hull."
Orders have also been received for num-
Der OF handsome cars to DO shipped 10
Brazil
The Company is now figuring on large
amount Of other work and tho local com.
pany has a fair chance of getting tho con-
tracts 1t Is reasonable to suppose that tho
yards will DO run to tho full capacity dur.
ing the coming year.
The Mccullough Iron Company has in
creased the wages of their men ten per
cent. Tho Company is in the highest Of
prosperity aud has tho brightest of pros
pee ahead.
The prosperity that was promised by Nc
Klnley to the Morocco Works has made
its appearance here some Time ago Every
Morocco factory has increase ed its number
OF hands and the orders are daily piling in
and the prospects are very good.
At the Pullman Palace Car Works the
full force is pushed a2d tho expectations
are that The pro ;ent business will continue
during tho coming season.
AT the mammoth works of tho Edge
Moor Bridge Works tho orders are in
stacks for extensive work that will require
an additional force Of men and keep the
plant running buster than ut any time
during tho past five years.
The men employed by the Malleable Iron
Company have had their WAGES increased
by IN advance of from five TO ten per
cont.
Tho outlook for work at the Lobdcll Car
" heel works is v,ry encouraging. Tho
shops rorunnug full time with the usual
compliment Of men.
Tho b. =. shaw Company not only has
orders to keep an additional force of nen
mt work but Tomorrow morlng will send
men to London England to erect an e.ec-
trio tounlnin.
A the works Of the jackson and Sharp
Company the prospect is visible. Plenty
Of work aid plenty of men kept at work
IS the order of things thcre.
Tho Golding Clay Works have an in
creased number of mon at work.
NC hosiery anu SElrG lac OflcS arc SNORT
of hands and order S arc piling up.
The Pussy and cones Company never
was buster in its history.
i'he various machiue shops are overrun
with orders and additional men ara at
wo2k.
Tho Delaware Iron Works at New Cas-
tie are unable to run double turn because
of the scarcity OF men.
Orders arc numerous and large and in
cludc ono for 5000 fues
The shirt factory at New Castle operated
by Mr.. Pyle of this city is running over
time making silk waists.