Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
QUARTERLY REPORT FOR
The Blind, JULY 1915

ne annual report tor the fiscal yea
ending April 1st has been published i
4 pamphlet form together with a report t
date upon the building fund Of TIL
BLIND-SHOP and is illustrated by pho
4 tOgraveurs of our blind workers at worI
IN the shop. Any one interested in til,
work of the blind may receive COPY o
this report on request at the Blind-Shop
In the current annual report it wa.
earnestly hoped that soon all the depart
ments of industry at the Blind-Shor
should meet by their earnings the cost
of material and labor consumed, that is
the workers earn their support outside
the overhead expense of the establish
ment. 1t IS gratifying to report that the
balance sheet for the first quarter of the
year shows that this hope has been fully
realized. and each department shows a
balance over the cost of production, and
our blind workers have the great salts
faction OF knowing that they have all
paid their way. The products of the
Bllnd-Shop have enjoyed continued pop
ularity and permanent and steady de-
mand is felt to be increasing, Several of
our best dealers have handled our rugs
and brooms extensively and one of the
largest stores in their rug department has
handled goods from the Blind Shop al
most exclusively in their line
! The total cash' receipts from sales for
the three months were 81, 109. 35 and the
balance sheet shows the operation OF the
various departments as follows:
Weaving department; cash receipts |
| sool.76; disbursements S597. p; OUTPUT |
5z4 small rugs, p large whole floor rugs, |
Zo9 yards of carpet. This department |
employed from two to four men.
The Gaming Department had cash re-
celpts of S4S6. As; disbursements S6GO.Ol
with accounts due shows a balance in
favor of the department The large
amount of Spring work done in this de-
partment made the cost of material large
and the returns Of work done have not
all been collected. $50 chairs were re-
caned ana the shop gave employment to
seven men.
The basket shop had cash receipts of
SIS IS and expenses of $50. % besides
some material sold The department
produced l39 baskets and 90 repairs and
gave employment to two men.
The broom shop had cash receipts of
s6I5 IA and disbursements of S54l.I7.
The output was 27S dozen brooms and |
employed from four to six men. One \
apprentice has been started in this de- Il
oartment learning to make brooms.
The tuning department had cash re- b
,elpts of S54.95 and disbursements of J
515.75. a
The circulation of embossed books to
)e read by the blinG was IO2. tt
Two men have been vending brooms of N
he Blind Shop and the blind bows on 81
'acation from school have found this
profitable. The blind tea and coffee ven Il
Ter reports large increases in his business It
nd he deserves great encouragement for
rs determined efforts to overcome this sc
ate handicap. al
The dye house, a new department, has W
cen successfully operated in connection
nth the weaving, that of dying the ma de
srials for the looms A small plant has B'
cen installed and operated by our blind w
yer who by predetermined formulate has
)lored all the goods used in the Droduc- nc
on OF our rugs, the eyes necessary to IN
atch colors being supplied by the lady J.
erkS- BY this means the cost of colored }.
aterlal has been considerably reduced
Id special colors can be produced in ate
nall quantities as desired without extra Ht
,pense on
The preparation of material for the mi
eaving department has given occupa- 4
IN 10 hve blind women besides some l. n
,hted ones. All the material used in WIS
iking our rugs is new and is sewed into WI
Fps for weaving and is then dyed The par
xed cOlors are sewed BY sighted labor Wis
er dveing, bv such means the T1os So are Phi
ry uniform and smooth, and one of our n
eatest difficulties of the past is over ear
ne ing
is the goal sought for tic
blind. To this end the hind are en-. Mr..
ragged to make their way on the street and
travel about alone which they do wee
9ely and with remarkable expedition. spel
e Blind Shop received a call lately Nan
NJ two young women, both totally the
I'd Who walked together half a mile
make their visit at the Headquarters i,IlN
'ugh travelling on the streets is not
to blind women, the cour-
GUS efforts of these Young women to
above their handicap is an encourage II
1t to all. Wor
he Field Agent has found most of his rece
witty III connection with the shop 26 COW
IS were made teaching blind women tt
ew rags at their homes Three new sion
S were reported; one coming to the agre
to learn broom making. an old the
red woman who was admitted to Law cOulC
Home, and a distressing case of an whic
an child very sickly and terribly de- +.
led, is purely a custodial case, and agre
charitable persons are being inter but
/ to have it placed in the Blind Babies the /
lie of the Sunshine Society at Summit ditiol
Jersey. that
new departure is being followed in contr
ssue of this quarterly report. Thru was
courtesy of our friends, The SUNDAY and
it was taken off on their linotvpe woult
line and a number of copies of per to wo
egibility thus secured for circulation tina
r many friends. of a
Delaware Commission for the Blind and a
victs
SEAFORD. Cor