Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
DIVERSIFIED SCOPE
OF HARLAN PLANT
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpora
ton Gives Employment to
167 Crafts.

One hundred and sixty-seven crafts ar
either intimately or indirectly given en-
ployment by reason of the existence OF Q
Harlan ward of the Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing Corporation, Ltd, in Wilmington
Seventy-one are intimately concerned ir
the production of n ship, while remainder
work on the fittings and material before
it reaches the shipyard. Because the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd.
in connection with the parent body, the
Bethlehem Steel Company, builds a ship
from the ground up" Bethlehem in ITS
entirety furnishes employment for l67
different trades.
Those men following the crafts in the
appended list not actually employed N
the corporations shipyards are provided
with work in the Reddington ship fittings
plant, or in the steel mills. This list does
not include the railroad callings, nor the
ship operation workmen of Bethlehem s
privately owned mines and feet properties
Many other, purely steel mill artisan
occupations, could be added. The list
follows Coal miners, iron miners, puddiers
rollsmen, furnace men, mill men, rlvet-
ers, calkers, fitters-up, boiler makers,
blacksmiths, hammermen, machinists,
millwrights, ship carpenters, ioiners,
stairbuilders, painters, ornamenters, Ia
borcrs, designers, draughtsmcn, gold
beaters, folders, inspectors, cabinetmakers
upholsters, hagmakers, decorators, pot
ters, glass blowers, brass founders, loan
molders, cupola tenders, toundrymen,
brass finishers, engineers, stokers, pattern
makers, carvers, brass workers, wire work
ers, riggers, cutters, sllversmiths, compass
adjusters, instrument makers, sheet-brass
workers, boiler-tube makers, brass-tube
makers, timers, plumbers, steaInhtters,
gasfittcrs, coppersmiths, leadworkers, can
vas makers, gum manufacturers, spring
makers, spinners, wIre-rope makers,
stevedorcs, bell-hangers, rope makers
sheet-iron makers, sheet-iron workers,
bricklayers. boiler coverers. lamp makers,
n ariners. pilots, chain makers, anchor
makers. steal-shape founders, stove
makers, scales makers, wood working
machine builders, model makers, saw
vers, paper makers, briokmakers, Jew
ehrs. handtool makers, house furni-
shers. spar makers, oil manufacturers,
ship chambers, shipsmiths. mattress MAX
crs. mold-loft workers, sail Makers coopcrs
block makers, life boat builders, windlass
manufacturers, tallow and soap makers,
safe makers, pump makers, mail makers,
life-preserver makers, blanket manufac-
t,irers, muslin manufacturers, cement
makers, carpet makers, galvanizers, hard
ware makers, oakum makers, pitch and
tar makers, electricians, safcty-valve
makers, machine-tool makers, saw mills,
watchmen, printers, heaters. book-blnders,
makers of electrical apparatus, annuneia-
tors, etc, storekeepers, bookkcepers,
clerks, insurers, brokers in metals, custom
house brokers' paint manufacturers. leath-
er-belt makers, steel rail mills, type
writers, artists, timekeepers, telegraphers,
crew makers, grindstone makers, emery
wheel dealers, saw manufacturers, spar
dealers, electric lighting plant furnshcrs,
manufacturers Of blowing engine. bolt and
nut works, engravers on metal, spar
dealers, steam steerer manufacturers,
steam launch builders, brass whistle max
ers, tueboat owners, metallic packing
manufactures, sash and blind makers and
turner's, mirror makers, friedrich and fre-
clay makers, bell founders, marble cutters
and furnishcrs, makers of HOSTS and lift
ing jacks, tile makers, dealers in brushes
and artists supplies, signal light makers,
makers of marine governors, makers oi