The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-03
BESIEGED BY
PROSPERITY.

| builders Of steamships and railroad de
monstrates the ability of Whining gtor
manufactures to compete with forelgl
trade. The company is now building TO
South American service dozen railroad
cars. South American countries are opel
ing up good field for American ca
builders and the local company kave mad'
arrangements to get Wilmington good
representation. Their shops are now the
scene Of what fair and open competition
will bring. Enough work is on hand in
the shops to keep them busy without ad-
ditional orders for several months.
The immense developement which has
taken place in American iron and steel
ship building Is contributed largely by
Wilmingtonians. just now every ship
yard In this city is crowded with WORK
1t may he stated that the unpreceden ted
activity in ship building here. as we'll as
at all other yards Of the country, arises
from tho de mand for tonnage. Addition
al which may be granted into six classes.
First there is the work for tho Navy De-
partment. Harlans are now giving one
of the boats, tho torpedo boat destroyer
St'ingham, trial. Additional ceastwise
tonnage is required by the lines which
were partially depleted of their vessels for
service in was. All companies report IN
over crowdng of work at their yards, and
only few days ago the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Company were compelled to go
aH n tn nj tp ant
the work which has piled around them.
The boom in shipbuilding has not only
given considerable work to the boat build
ers but to the lnachinsits as we'll. In every
shop machines are operating cotinually.
To-iay the Remington Machine CONF
pany was compelled to add fifteen machin
lists to their already large force, So plenti-
full are TIE orders on hand. 1t was said
that the Remington Machine Company
had obtained orders from the Cramp Com
pany, Of Philadelphia, and the Neaiis and
and Levy Company of Camden.
Those orders are for the construction Of
marine engines and orders to be gotten out
in the least possible time.
A good idea Of what prosperity tho ma
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which heretofore only catered to their own
wants are now DONG az OUTSIDE tfade.
This IS true OF the delaware Hard Fibre
Company OF e'enth anu ohioii s'ree's'
SMa'i Jops wnloh sno Wy +,,n.. omno ,'no i smop
lrIar., hut ho,auso thev conI1 not nossihIv
pet ont the work have been thrown upon
such companies as the Delaware Fibre
Company and the orders arc bolng turned
out 10 the coihplele satlslac''oH VI oho eon
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But mol only mas prosperity r'a'''u t.,e
industrial es'ahlishlhei's' Niere',i,'ie
pursuits are prosperlhS us well Mer-
chants report that commodities nave
shown greater advance III prices thah
they nave lor years. haW lhaterialS nave
SCARED skyWafd ana ln"s' WIN tie hea'E
demand, mas enahlcd those VINO hlaIalac-
lure ana cohtrol prouuc's 10 auNhhce
thelr schedules. INDUSTRIAL combinations
nave peeh IL lactor Ill many INSTANCES
Inc market Iof drugs, glassware,
lchilaware, ana Wnoiesaie groceries, y eA-
tfeheiy Iair lor the seasoh diiu ths soat-
look is encouraging. Irlees nave us yel
SHOWN no materlal advance. "A larger ue-
mana Iof sugar anu nioiasses Is eApecteu
IN snort time. business IN the caihea
goods iine mas continued pflsk WIN prices
ruling nigh and hrm. tanners ara orok-
ers have been exceedingly busy. me I'M
mense surplus stock accumulated during
the several years past mus eeell consumer
ana lie SheiFeS oi 'he re'aiiers 're pt"c-
lichll! empty Al the sai'le ti'''c cois"hlp-
tlon Is going on at an unexpected rate,
owing to the better hhahchl cohultl"h OF
the masses.
Clothlhs merchants are more encourage
ell thal Tor some tllll' past. WINE raw
material mas advanced IN price, tne MI
lshed product mas not yet strongly re-
sponded to the rise. Inc demand now
ever, Is gratlfylnslN strong ana Is for
better class OF goods than ordinarily. Inc
volume Of business for the year is eX-
pectcd to largely exceed that OF Iasl year.
This is also true OF the boot ana shoe
trade which TOO, mas hhd to pear the bllr-
den OF an increased cost OF raw haterlll
a most encouraging product opens ne-
fore the wholesale dry goods trade. Inc
unusually heavy eSportntloh or cotton
goods to Japan, CHINA, and Africa has
literally drained the country OF such pro-
ducts and the mills here are far behind on
rush orders. This, with the large home
demand, has caused prices to advance
from III TO 20 per cent. over lilSt year, but
buying continues active The business
OF the year Ill thls particular line, VIII
establish record.
Perhaps, after all. the best indication
of general prosperity is the retail dry
goods trade. Into this field the women Of
the land enter. and their purchases indl-
cate the financial state or ailairS at nome.
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anvth;ra ~ olSo rcoi;yas dnnrcssion or rn.
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