Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-19
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10. 1920.
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Fine Business Outlook.

A survey of the industrial situation,
made the first two weeks IN July. recently,
announced by the Department OF Labor,
finds there is an abundance of work for all
applicants and that there is, IN conse-
uuence. no cause for idleness IN the
United States. In many branches OF big
business the present is usuallya dull sea-
son and it has been the custom to curtail
operations materially in the two or three
months of summer II is reported that
such a condition does not exist this year
and that only few of the big plants OF the
country are idle or working shorter
hours. These are mostly confined to the
. New England States and sections where
there are cotton or woolen mills. and 1t
!. not seriously admitted that they are
closed because there is no demand for the
output.
With the railroads ready to break the
freight blockade, move the finished goods,
bring in the raw material and steam coal,
there will be a redoubling of activities
among the industries and big increase IN
the manufactures. The recent appraisal
Of the crops Just harvested and those ma
turing show that the farmers Will have q
tremendous return from the land. and
there will possibly be more money In
circulation than ever before at normal
times. =.
All things considered, the future IN all
lines Of endeavor seems unusually bright,
untinged by the least Indication that
there may be slowing down OF the manu-
featuring plants or industries OF any KIND
To bring in it's train the inevitable lack OF
employment.
In Wilmington the workers are 100 per
cent busy. There are two Jobs open for
every applicant accordingto Secretaryr
Budd Of the Chamber Of Commerce. He
finds the manufacturers here have busy
time to fully man their plants. even at the
high rate Of wages paid all skilled or un-
skilled labor. Probably the only draw
back to the local industrial situation is
found in the difficulty experienced IN
getting raw material for some lines OF IN
dustry. The ship yards, Mr.. Budd de-
clares are busy with orders ahead, to
keep them going at full stride for the re-
mainder of the year.
Wilmington merchants report the best
business they have ever had, and Dol
lar Day. recently that made a new record
for merchandising. Every plant but
small one that was used for the manu-
facture of war supplies in the city Is
operating on full time, and many of them
are in course Of enlargement. as for ex-
ample, the Worth steel mills at Claymont.
While there are numerous inquiries from
industrial heads desiring to locate plants
an Wilmington, there are no vacant fac
tories to offer them and no houses to ac-
commodate work people were they
brought here.
The new sugar refinery, the construc-
ton of the new docks. and other ex-
tensive harbor improvements are among
the important works In immediate con-
temptation, with the erec lion OF con-
siderable number of new buildings neces-
STATED TO accommodate the demands OF
increasing business.
Possibly the future of Wilmington has
never been brighter, nor has there ever
been such tangible assurance of long.
uninterrupted season of industrial activity
and extensive profitable merchandising.