Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-14
SOME WAR WORKS
WILL CONTINUE
Stop at Morgan Does Not Sim
iIarIy Affect Other Plants
in County

With The discontinuing OF all con-
struction work at the Morgan plant of
the T. A Gillespie Company. agent, II
is understood that many of the Ia
borers and mechanics have been laid
off. Various other plants in this vi
cinity, which have been making mu-
nitions for the United States Gov
ernment and the Allies, are affected
to a more or less degree. although IL
was said at the California Loading
Company today that aside from the
stopping of all night shifts things
were going along as usual and thai
this plant would contin1e to MAXI
munitions for the next six months.
AS was to be expected the close OF
the war has made the making of nu-
nitions to a large extent unnecessary
and plants working on this line are
the first to feel curtailment in
work, although large number OF
the plants questioned today by the
EVENING NEWS stated that they
are operating as usual, and awaiting
orders from Washington as to future
activities.
So far as can be learned at this
time from the plants themselves, the
Morgan plant is the only one which
has decreased operations to any
great extent and the reporter was in
formed yesterday afternoon that this
plant was still operating under an
economy basis and had ceased all
speed work.
1t Is certain, however, that this
plant will not be continued for the
manufacture OF shells and 1t is ru-
mored that ii will be turned into n
dye and chemical works to be oper-
ated by the government. Whether
or not this is true could not be ascer.
tanned. 1t is also said that the gov
ernment is planning to erect an ar
senal on the property. However. this
is also a rumor and what may be done
at this point remains a question.
AT the plant OF the Du Pont De
Nemours e. Company. 1t was said,
things are going along as usual and
no changes had taken place and none
would until word was received from
Washington.
At the California Loading Company
where 1900 people are employed, only
100 have stopped work. These per-
sons were employed on the night shift
and with the signing of the armistice
the night work was discontinued. II
was said at this plant they had re-
ceived word from good authority
that the plant would continue running
as il is now for the next six months.
At the plant of the Evans Engi-
neering Corporation, ii was said that
things were no different and work was
going on as usual.
Two thousand three hundred per-
sons are employed at the plant OF
the Hercules Powder Company. which
concern is running at one hundred
per cent production with no curtail-
ment.
Teh Rartan Arsenal at Bonham-
town Is a permanent proposition and
IL Is thought that things will continue
there as formerly. 1t was said at this
place that operations would no doubt
be cut down. but they could not say
how soon as no word had been re-
ceived from Washington up to this
morning.
There is no need of fear. however,
but what all the people laid off al
the various munitions plants from
time TO time will be able to find en-
ployment for plants which were closed
up by the War Industries Board for
the duration OF the war, are now be-
ing opened up and demand for labor
in these plants is making itself felt
at once.
The Fords Porcelain Works OF
Perth Amboy and Fords, was one OF
the plants closed down by the War
Industries Board. not however be-
cause the~w work and materials made
by this concern were not essential. but
owing to the large stock in the coun-
try Now that the curtailment has
been lifted and they are again allow
ed TO fll their stock rooms. they an
nounce that any former employees
who have either entered voluntarily
or been drafted into the national ser
vice or were directly or indirectly en-
ployed by the government. may return
to their former Jobs ~ the works at
any time. Labor wages vary at this
plant from forty to forty-five cents
per hour, according to the class OF
work performed.