Evening journal., 1916-11-11
MANUFACTURERS
employment BUREAU
No Discrimination VIII be
Made Among Workers,
Secretary Says
PLENTY OF WORK
FOR WILLING MEN

An employment bureau for the mu-
tual advantage Of the employers and
workers of this city has been opened
bv the Manufacturers Association Of
Wilmington. at their Offices on the sec
ond floor Of the Law Building at the
southwest corner of Ninth and Mar
ket streets. They expect that the bu-
reau will be Of great ass stance to
workmen and women other than cler-
ical and domestic helpers, seeking en-
Dloyment. and also aiding the en-
Dlovers to secure the kind of workers
they are looking for. There viii be
no charge whatever. to the applicant
for work it was announced at the as
sodation Office.
According TO Lewis H. Mclaughlin
secretary of the Manufacturers As
sociatfon. the establishment Of the
employment bureau is but one of the
movements inaugurated by the asso-
citation for the purpose OF making Viii
mington a greater and better city, an
attractive location for able and nde'
Dendent artisans and workers to set
tie in and make their homes. and fol-
the investment of capital to further
advance the constantly increasing i'm
DOrtance Of Wilmington and the en-
tire State of Delaware as an indus
trial centre. The membership OF the
association now includes thirty-One Of
the foremost manufacturing concerns
in Wilmington and rural New Castle
employing nearly 10000 operatives Il
is estimated the payroll distributed
among the workers each week ranges
close to the quarter million mark.
THE bureau will be operated in q
broad and impartial manner" sAi
Mr.. Mclaughlin. "and will be a com.
mon meeting ground where men and
women can get Jobs which At them
and which they fit. The employers o
this city are desirous Of cooperating
with their workers to the fullest pos
s.ble extent. and generally the work
ing conditions compare most favor,
ably with other cities The wages
paid here are about equal with thOst
naid in other localities for the same
class OF work and in several instance.
are much higher. In the newer plants
modern conven'ences for the health
comfort and contentment Of the work
ers have been installed. and the oldei
plants are rap dly making sucl
changes as will bring them into thi
front rank.
"Workmen coming to the city car
apply to the bureau for a job and Il
we have any vacancies which they car
fill they are sent TO the plant offerins
such job. IF a mans credentials ari
what they should be he does not hav,
much trouble in locating in a congenla
position. We endeavor to secure mel
who are sober. steady and industrious
and want them to feel that they have
the association i'm back of them L
help IN their efforts to better them
selves. Should there not be an open
ing in the applicants trade. we usu
ally place him in some position where
he can do the work until he can ge
a Job more suited to his ability.
"There is no discrimination made
between workers who are members o
labor organizations and those who arr
not Wilmington is an open shop city
and there is plenty OF work for will
ing and able men. We want intelh
gent and impartial co-operat on
uellltE NllUlU1tl VI tnbiosA Nah "a
pect to gain permanent or effective ad
vantages or benefits by methods tina
are contrary to the best interests o
the city as a whole. We invite all citi
zens and employers Of the city to joil
with us to make the Employment Blu
reau the success il merits in the gen
eral plans for the betterment Of vii
mington and its residents"
The officers of the Manufacturers
Association are: President, c. d. Gal
retson. Electric Hose and Rubbe
Company; vice-president, Willard A
Speakman. Speakman Pipe and Sup
ply Company; treasurer, T. c. Tay
ior. American vulcanized Fibre Com
pany; councillors, George G. LObdel
T,obdell Car Wheel Company; WI
liam C. Coke, Harlan and Hollings
worth Corporation; George w. More
ton Belts Machine Company, and
ID. Walker, Eastern Malleable Iro
Company: secretary, Lewis Fl. Mac
Laughlin: assistant secretary, Clai
ence G. Neese. The Offices OF tn
association are open at 8 o'clock
the morning, and applicants can en-
roll their names at any time durin
the e-day. Any information regardin
work can be obtained at the offices.