Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-08

when we begin shipping fertilizer"
At the Old Dominion Iron and Nail
Works, on Belle Isle. extensive i'm
prorements have been made a big
electric generating plant has just been
installed. and the equipment through
out the factories is being modernized.
Up to-date machinery is being in
stalled, and the prospects for the future
are particularly bright. Harry S. Wayt,
secretary OF the company. said last
night that the concern was employing
400 operatives. Half of these are work
ing full time and the balance are on
half time
The conditions in the field of labor
and In business are not peculiar here"
Mr.. Wayt said, but are felt all over
the country. Perhaps, IL the people
were less oppressive on the railroads
and big business conditions would be
much better. Something Is radically
wrong with the present system"
RAILWAY SHOPS WORKING
ON PART TIME
Tho conditions described by Mr.. Tayt
were echoed by the situation at the
Southern Railway shops and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Shops. At the
former, tho locomotive department, en-
ploying 800 men, is working three days
week. The other departments, with
300 men on the pay roll. are work.
ing forty hours week. at the latter
plant. 700 employees are working on an
average OF forty hours u week, rs
against hfty-four hours week during
normal seasons
The war has been beneficial to many
local plants. Among these is the Dun
lop Mills Inc, which is making large
shipments of -four to Europe. 1t is
working it's full force The CottreIl
Saddlery Company Is another of these
lucky concerns. and 1t is also going ut
full capacity.
Prospects look bright to o. p. Rod
iord' secretary of the Richmond Forg-
ings Corporation. This concern IL
working about sixty-five out Of ninety
employees. on fty-hour-a week basis.
The plant manufactures parts for au-
tomobiles and the war has brought IL
business. and there is every indication
that more orders will follow.
orders sufficient to carry II through
the summer have been booked by the
american Glass Company, Inc. This
factory Is running full capacity, and Is
giving employment to about ninety
glass workers and probably 100 labor
ers.
TENDENCY TO IMPROVEMENTS,
SAYS HENRY w. ROUNTREE
While affected by poor conditions in
the cotton producing States, H. w.
Itountree. president of the Rountree
Trunk and Bag Company, reports that
his concern finds the tendency Of bust
ness Is toward Improvement
we are now employing more than
4Oo men, practically on full time. and
by the first of the year will be onornt
Ing at full blast" Mr.. Rountree said
The stores are doing well, and. as
the cotton loan fund Is now available
we expect Southern trade to brighten
CONSIDERABLY For the past fow mont his
local business houses have not been
trying to force sales, but hayo been
looking after collections. We will
however, In few weeks begin making
now lines for the new year, and will
work our regular force on full time"
The Columbia Shoe Company and the
S,rsinia Shoe Company are giving en-
pioSneht TO about 10 per cent of their
normal force. The formor has 1875
operatives and the latter 100 opera
ives AL are working on full time
hooert i. Renna secretary OF the
former concern. said last night that
c onnre was FEELING In the air that
conditions would soon be much i'm
proved. The condition OF the cotton
market, he said. had been felt by his
IonhpahS' nut, from all reports, the
SITUATION has cleared considerably.
a. -. iViand, secretary OF tho Stand
a,m 'aper Manufacturing Company.
STAYED mat his company was working
run capacity and giving employment to
nearly 200 men. The export business,
ne said, had been injured by general
conditions brought on by the war. but
the outlook for the new year was prom
,n'nS' IL was also reported that the
Manchester Board and Paper Company.
employing about 100 men, and the Al
nemarlc Paper Company, with about
the same number. were working full
time.
MANY PLANTS ARE
RUNNING FULL TIME
Inc James River Furniture Company
reported business picking ND. The
plaht Is now running full time with
iortE-hNe men on the pay roll The
company Will give its annual Christ
mas dinner to its employees as hereto
,ore' other concerns doing similar
business are o. u. Brinscr & Sons. with
.hirty-nVe operatives, and the Manches-
Ter Doswood Company, with fifteen
employees, all working on full time. The
lichmohd Woodworking Company is
operating five days week with sixty
men on IT'S pay roll.
+, G. Laird, president OF the Southern
manufacturing Company, stated thar no
expected business to pick I'M strongly
ailcr January l. The COTTON loan fund
ne said. will help wonderfully. This
pant. which employees several hundred
people, while not working at capacity
mas made no considerable curtailment
in It's force.
concern employing several hundred on
eratiVes, is working about rs per cent
or It's force. Isaac X Marcuse, presi-
dent OF the company, said last night
that he felt that conditions were i'm
proving. Although this is a dull sea
son In the business, he stated that the
orders received were fairly satisfac-
tory.
FINE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THOSE INTENDING TO BUILD
Walter l., Clack, OF the Miller Manu-
featuring Company, was optimistIo
over conditions at present.
naturally plants depending on the
building trade Mr. Claok said, have
felt the slump in business. Fortu
nately, however. we had many orders
remaining over from the summer, and
arc now working 80 per cent of the
normal force for this season of the
year The lumber market Ia consider
ably lower money is easier to obtain.
so see no real reason why building
operations should not reach their nor
mai capacity. We now have about 400
men working at our plant"
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