Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-17
PLANTS RUSHED
NIGHT AND DAY;
HIRE MORE men
New Pottery Works May be
Started Here-War Orders
Partial Cause of Boom.
MORE MEN AT COPPER WkS.
United Lead Has Night and
Day Shift Working on Big
War Contracts.
NEGOTIATE FOR BIG PLANT
Western Concern and Conery
Dickering on Price Of Prop
erty for New Industry.
NEGOTIATE FOR BIG PLANT

by reason OI Improvements IA
business conditions of this country
and because of the European war,
there have come increases and more
big extensions are being made In
industries in and about this city.
Operations were increased to the ex-
tent of fifteen per cent. at the Rar1-
tan Copper Works today, and 1t was
stated authoritatively that this great
plant would soon be working in full
blast. 1t Is reported unofficially that
the output of the Chesebrough vase
line works has been doubled. The
Vulcan DEFINING Company is work
ing Its full force and there are day
and night shifts. Because of the
great demand for war supplies the
United Lead Company's holdings are
being operated day and night at full
force. Negotiations are under way
between a big western concern and
Cornelius P. Conyery for the pur-
chase of tract of land west of this
city as a location for a great pottery
plant. Work is generally brisk
throughout the city and it is predict
ed that before many weeks have
passed there will be such rush in
ell lines that the san11iiw of labor will
be fnHdeduafe
Increase OF Fifteen Per Gent.
Announcement OF an increase of
fifteen per cent In operation, to-
gether with the belief that work will
be resumed in full at the Raritan
Copper Works within a short time,
comes as welcome news to residents
generally. AS Mayor Ferd Garrett
son stated during the hard times of
the past winter, there will be much
relief and things in industrial circles
will practically assume normal pro-
portions when the copper refinery is
working regularly again. The in
crease of fifteen per cent. made af-
feetive today furnishes employment
for about 100 more men. Assistant
superintendent Frank L. Antisell
was responsible for the statement of
the increase and the announcement
that it was expected full force would
be resumed shortly.
There is no indication that the
increase at the Raritan Copper
Works is due to the war. Mr.. Anti
sell stated that the growth was evil
IDENTIFY due to increase in the demand
for copper domestically.
U. s. Lead War Orders.
1t is almost impossible to take
care of the orders that are alleged to
be pouring into the United Lead
Works by reason of the European
war Superintendent Oscar D. De-
lano admitted that work was ex-
ceedingly brisk there and that the
plant was being operated day and
night, but other than that he would
say nothing He became peeyed
when asked If the rush was due to
the war. 1t was learned unofficially
that the plant is producing great
quantities of scrapnel filings for the
allies AS result the United Lead
Works shot tower is declared to be
worked to IT'S utmost capacity. while
operations are equally brisk in the
other parts of the plant. glance
at the plant at night suffices to show
that work is rushed there.
There is likewise a tremendous
rush at the Vulcan plant, just across
Woodbridge creek in Sewaren. That
factory is also being operated day
and night at full force. At the plant
it was stated today that the brisk
ness was not due primarily to the
war. 1t is understood, however, that
the Wal iS iCSpOAoiDlC iOA taC AuEpAi
there.
While it was stated by Superin-
tendent Edward l.. Gridley that
work was going on at d regular rate
at the Chesebrough Vaseline Works, |
1t was learned from another source
that the output of the plant has
been doubled, due to war orders. Mr..
Gridley stated that the men were !
working ten hours day and the
girls were employed nine hours
day, as usual.
Wrok is reported to be picking up
at the American Smelling and Rein
ing plant Little is being done in the !
smelling department, but work is
about normal in all of the other de-
partments.
A large western pottery n-anufae- |
turing concern has offered $4,000 |
for the former Senior farm, west of !
this city, according to Cornelius p. !
Convery, the present owner. Mr..
Convery has the land on the market, |
but wants 100000 for 1t. There Is
yet a possibility of the pottery COM
pany taking over the property and
establishing a new pottery plant
there, it is declared. The eompany's
officials seem to be well impressed
with the site
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