Evening journal., 1914-01-19
BLIND SHOP
ASKS FOR WORK

The following in behalf of the
workers I'm the Blind shop. No. 305
West Eighth street, has been re-
ceived:
What we want is work" This is the
supp.ication of the blind Our commun.
ity is bravely reaching out for new in.
dustrics. win il not foster and en-
courage this new industry of its less
fortunate fellow man. The looms OF
"Thc Blind Shop are working ON an
order of "a gross OF rugs for the great
departments stores of Philadelphia. Al
though these goods are sold in large
numbers by our local stores. with one
exception they are of foreign manufac.
tmc. If our local blind can put up the
workmanship and offer its products to
satisfy the great department stores in
a large city, why do they not get the
patronage OF the local dcalersg Why not
buy at home and give their blind a
chanceg OF the thousands OF brooms
handled by the local trade few OF them
bear the label OF the Commission for the
Blind. In the face oi the fact that the
products OF the blind are wcn received
by the consumers aud many friends. OK
ccllcnce and price unqucstioned. vet the
great need of the Blind Shop is the i'm.
tercst of the dealers in the handicraft of
those working under the greatest hand
cap and producing such crcditablc pro
ducts
The year 1918 has indeed marked a
great stride forward In the condition
of our blind They have shop well
equipped and operated ON strictly busi-
ness lines. A score of able men have
not been slow To take up the handcraft
open 10 their condition The business
has incrcased to a satisfactory degree.
Nct TO Keep these hands employed re-
quircs the most generous support of all
our PATRIOTIC merchants. We ask mo
charity lcl the blind but ii blind man
in our town can make a broom or has
ket equal to anything on tie market at
the price he claims that chance of a self.
respecting livelihood
The cash sales of the Blind Shop for
1913 amounted TO Sl,62056, against
s3i22 for 1912 The wages paid the
blind for their work was S3.0s5.37 and
they are now in position to do double
this amount OF work For the past
three months all the departments have
made anexccllcnt showing and in the ag
gregatc havepaid theirown expenses. All
with the exception of the broom shop.
show . credit balance over the cost of
The material and labor charged against
them.
The broom shop is now getting into
substantial running order and it is hop
ed the next report win show this de-
partmcnt also on complete self.sup.
porting basis. The report tor the quar-.
ter ending December 81, 1918, shows tho
following:
The loom department had receipts
of Si2l.SI and Disbursements. Sl26S2
with some accounts due and additional
stock on hand. The output was 257
yards of carpet. 332 small rugs and p
large whole floor rugs
The chair Gaming department had re-
ceipts OF S26I.S9 and disbursements oi
| S3iO.7l, but an increase in inventory
/ likewise shows this business Sl5.23 1,
the good The work of this department
was 223 chairs.
The basket department had receipt.
OF SlS7.9u and expenditures of Sl56.2.
and turned out 200 baskets and 80 re
pairs. The business Of this department
includes some material sold to outsid,
trade.
The broom department showed re
ceipts OF s72a.l9 and disbursements oI
SlloS.57, which included some new ma
chinery. leaving Sl2a46 deficit. The ont
put was pa dozen brooms
The circulation OF embossed books foi
the blind was LAP.
II is earnestly hoped that the goo,
friends Of the blind will rally TO th'
support Of this worthy cause.