Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-28
TODD'S CUT SHOPS TO
SUSPEND OPERATIONS
At END Of THIS WEEK
Other Reductions to be Made in
Pennsylvania Railroad
Forces Here.
SHUTDOWN IS INDEFINITE

Within five days the employees At the
Todds Cut shops Of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad. comprising car repair and
engine repair forces as we'll as forces
al agencies telegraph ana intcriocSIng
towers and other points on the southern
Grand Division. vino have managed 10
escape three lay-offs during the past
few months. viii receive notice Of a
further retrenchment in the company.s
working staff,
The MARYLAND. Baltimore. Delaware
and Norfolk divisions operated under
the jurisdiction OF General Supcrinten-
dent Latrobe are affected Clerical
forces at the Wilmington Offices. bridge
repairrnen. carpenters. the men who ARE
employed in the signal department. and
those engaged In maintaining N" per
manent way ana structure "a the rail
road are included ia thc reduction.
The proposed lay-oI was confirmed
officially this morning at the Ctl'co ~
General Superintendent IatrC6c. orders
will be posted this afternoon ard will be
come effective i've days fronl tho pres
ent date This viii moan The virtual
closing down Of the shops and of cur
tailment II jha forces in the Wilmington
Offices. as Well as other points aA over
the Southern Division.
Reasons Far Reduction.
The following notiyy was ISSUED this
morning al General superintendent
Iatrobes office. here,
owing to Il continued falling of in
+ the business Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, with consequently greatly re-
duced earnings the management finds
. II impera tively nece~~aI% - make
further curtailmeut n operating eA-
Z penses by q fur-h,l reduction IN forces
on ali divisions ana In all departments
Of the railroad Previous reductions IN
forces have been made but these re
ductions have not been sufficient 70
meet the conditions confronting the
mana cement today
AT Wilmington the repair shop. To-
Gated al Todd : Cu, Hni he closed, ef-
feCtive within nvc daEs with The *
ception Of me round hous, which i IS
necessary 70 continue. 70 operate 70 take
care 81 freight and passenger trains
having this point as their terminal.
"Other car repair and engine repair
forces located at various other points
all over the Southern Division Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad which COM
prises the Maryland. Baltimore. Della
ware and Norfolk divisions operating
under the jurisdiction of General
| Superintendent Latrobe will be re-
duced. a : well as tho forces at agencies
telegraph and interiock.nE towers.
clerical forces generally and the forces
Of bridge repalrmen. carpenters. the
men who are now employed ~ the sig
nal DEPARTMENT and such forces engage
in maintaining the permanent way anc
structures Of the railroad. 10 idea car
be given as TO just how long the pres
ent .retrenchment orders VIII remain ir
effect
The closing Of Wilmington shops ne
cessitated the laying of Of 5s8 men ap
proxirnately III men have been laid of
in other departnents OF the railroad II
and around Wilmington. The total
number OF men laid off in all depart
rnents and including all forces on the
southern division was ees employees.
since january ]. there have hrer
4s71 men laid off out Of 1860 whicf
Includes those dismissed TO-DAY