Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
BIG MANUFACTURING
PLANTS IN CITY IDLE
With Few Exceptions Impor-
tant Industrial Firms Com
ply With Garfield Edict
BALDWIN WORKS OPEN

BALDWIN WORKS OPEN
some az Phiadelphla's largest manu-
featuring plants failed 20 signalize the
beginning Of days work today by the
shriu Of the factory WHISTLE These
were the plants that are closed for the
next 1--WE days Incompetence Of the or
der laid down by the national fuel ad-
mInistrator. Doctor Garfield. At some
plants employees showed UP for work.
when told that they were laid off they
There were few who in arguments
backed UP Doctor Garfield Others
thought the order was too drastic.
The first firm to make an announce
ment that its employees will be paid
during the FIVE days is the John b. Stet-
son Company. At this plant $500 em-
ployes have been laid Off. officials of
the company notified the employees last
evening that they needn't report for work
today and were assured that their pay
would continue. But, on the Mondays,
when the new order relating to shutting
up plants is enforced, the pay will be
deducted This win be, however, just
for the day when employees are not
working
PLANTS CONTINUE WORK
The Baldwin Locomotive Works in
this city, which employs about 10000
men. was in operation today. At the
plant It was said today that officials of
that concern were in Washington con-
ferring with Doctor Garfield.
Another firm which was in operation
, today was the Link Belt Company. at
Nicetown. This concern has many Gov
ernment orders An official OF the COM
pany today said:
I'VE have received no official order
as yet. All that we know Is what we
have read in the newspapers. There
seems to be general confusion in the
order from Washington"
The Bement-Niles Company Of the
Niles- -Bement-P Pond Company, manufac-
turers OF machine tools. Twehty-first
and CalIowhin streets, is operating today
pending a definite decision from wash
ington regarding exemption.
I'VE first issued orders to close last
night" said w. Loughridge, an otticia
OF the plant, but then we heard, unof'
ficiaIly, of course. that the Garfield order
had not been signed. but would come
later. We then instructed the men to re-
turn to work today to await develop
ments.
1--WE believe we are exempt although
we have no ruling as yet The tools
we are making are for the Government
to be used in the manufacture Of guns
and other munitions of war. Govern
ment officials have been urging us &c
greater speed, as these tolls are sorely
needed, but we cannot get them out or
time IL we close now for the fiye-day
period.
1--WE may close tonight We will dc
what the other machine tools companies
are doing which are working on Gov
ernment contracts"
$500 OFT AT. DISSTONS.
Thirty-dve hundred men have beer
laid off at the plant of the Henry Diss-
ton & Sons. Inc, Tacony. The employees
at this plant will not be paid during the
1--WE days that they are not working.
The Cutter Electrical and Manufac-
turing comany. Nineteenth and Hamil-
ton streets, through it's general mana.
ger, w. NJ. Scott, announced that all OF
its 1000 employees who have been laid
on win be paid.
2 The Harrison Safety Boiler Works
Seventeenth street below Allegheny
avenue, is closed. About 200 men are
laid off
Denial was made by the American In
ternational Shipbuilding Corporation
InaI next MOuQdg men tlilplbg Nb 81 AAch
Island would receive double pay. II
was also stated that during the next
Few days no new applications would be
received.
EDDYSTONE WORKS CLOSED
Between 5000 and 1000 men employed
at the plant of the Eddystone Ammuni'
tlon Corporation at Eddystone, Delaware
County, are idle today. The salaries oi
these men, It was said by an official
today. would be discontinued during the
time that they are not working.
Only the clerical force remained on
duty at the plant of the Vim Motor
truck Company today. About 600 meI
employed in the factory were notified
last evening their services would not be
required for the next five days.
More than 1000 men employed in the
clothing manufacturing plant Of a. B
Kirshbaum Company have been laid OFT
The only persons at that place who were
working today were a few watchmer
and some of the clerical stan
SIX BIG BREwERIEs STOP
Six of the large breweries stopped
brewing beer today in obeyance to Doc
tor Garfield's order. Up to late houl
last evening the brewers had hoped tha
permission would be granted them tha
they could continue to brew beer. TheI
word came from Washington that the!
must stop brewing. Many Of the mel
employed / nthat capacity were KEEP
about the brewerles today performing
odd jobs, for which they received theil
regular days wages.
The breweries whose furnaces wer'
not heated today were the American
Brewing Company. Thirty-frst and Mas
ter streets; Arnholt & Schaefer Thirty
first and Thompson streets j. & p. Bait
Brewing Company, Thirty-frst an'
Thompson streets; Bergner & Engle
Thirty-second and Master streets; Com
monwealth Brewing Company. Twenty
seventh and Cambridge streets. and IN
Peter Schemm & Son Brewing Company
Twenty-fifth and Poplar streets.
H. o. WILBUR & SONS COMPLY
III. o. Wilbur & Sons, Inc, announce,
today that they will meet any and al
SUGGESTIONS of the fuel administrator
by closing their departments affecte,
on the days specified, paying in full al
employees so affected.
In an effort to relieve the railroad an
steamship congestion. the full force an
equipment OF their receiving and ship
ping departments will be employed L
remove all cOnsignments at once.
This company will place their autos
arucks, men, etc." said an official OF tn
firm. ~at the disposal OF the proper Ru
shorities 70 be used TO relieve the freigh
congestion, although Wilburs will pa,
Me wages OF the men and other ex
Senses"
POWDER PLANT EXEMPT