Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-03

mlnrton have an encouraging ont
look. Business II much better
than II was several months ago
and II II Improving. The belief 1t
general that the Improvement will
be marked during the fan aud
winter.
These facts were learned hy a re-
PORTER ~ Every Evening. who for
four days made a canvass Of nearly
al ~ the manufacturing concerns in
the city. Accurate information was
sought and obtained at each place.
Following is tho result of the inter
views
Alex ~ Crichtons plant for the
manufacture % Irvine. which has been
operating two and onc-haif days each
week will start on fun time Septem-
her s. and employ $50 persons. the
normal numbcr. throughout the fall
and winter
Employing 500 persons. the Joseph
bancroft q sons Company. manufac-
'nrcr ~ cotton piece goods book cloth
md window Holland Is operating az
fnii capacity. For three weeks some
~ the employees have been working
aay and night. The company says
the industrial prospects for the fail
nnd winteY arc good
The Amalcamated Leather Com
f,snies. Incorporated believe Glazed
Kid Week viii benefit Wilmington in
dustrialiv. They have passed through
the worst part of the Industrial de-
rfession and are optimistic regarding
the future. Their force of employees
g. 80 per cent 81 normal. and their
ttnck j. selling rapidly.
Although tho New Castle Leather
Manufacturing Comnany's business is
n larger volume now than earlier
in the year Il is not normal Sales
tr Aprii. May and June were fully up
e. tse pre-ssar average In volume, hut
there was n marked recession in July
which WIS accounted for by most of
fhe shoe manufacturers shutting down
Ter fhc awnpai inventorirr ard III
usual repairs. The comparys plant
las heen running AZ tvo-thirds ca
racifv tor the last six weeks. as COM
Jared with % per cert car-,e'f, fi~...
January | e. July Is. Every day
hoWs lees shoes in the hands ~
manufacturers and retailers. ard the
I'seriod - the year when the average
The American Nulcanized Fibre
smpany employs 40 per cent of
normal force II it, karfavert plant.
Some ~ the employees are on fun
time. and others work Is hours each
week. Business has iuctuatcd for
several months. hut is improving now.
IN the manufacture Of shower baths
and brass plumbing material the
Speaknan Company employs fun
force on fuli time. The. company viii
ho busy until December and hopes
Tor prosperous winter
The Electric Hose and Rubber Com
fany. which is enlarging its plant
mn installing new machinery. viii
resume It's manufacturing business
September 6. with a fun force Of 500
employees. and viii operate day and
night IN the winter. The MANAGEMENT
states business is increasing. but
fperihcationE are delayed
Not until the middle Of September
when tourist traffic slackens. will the
fall and winter prospects Of the Pull
man ComPany's car repair shops be
known. Heretofore the plant has
heen busy in the fan and winter.
Two hundred persons are employed
on fun time now.
Increased Demand for Leather.
The Delaware Leather Company
which manufactures kid reports an
increased demand for immediate de-
livery. A large percentage of the
tales is In small lots. Finished stock
s. decreasing. but IL Is ample for pres
ent requirements. The company's
plant IL running az so per cent of its
capacity Prices of finished stock.
which have not changed since July.
are so 20 60 per cent below the peak
prices Of last year. The supply OF
labor is plentiful. with the present
kvei 20 10 40 per cent below July.
1920. Retailers as whole have not
reduced prices proportionate TO the
me- ufacturers. The company has
sufficient business to run along until
next spring.
Hope for a prosperous fall and win
ter is expressed By the Trump
brothers Machine Company. which
makes textile and light machinery
Tn. company now employs 55 per
esnt Of normal force.
The Harlan plant Of the Bethlehem
Rs1ipbuildlng Corporation. Limited
employs $50 persons now. compared
with 1000 d year ago. and contem-
plates slightly increasing the num-
hel full time was resumed August
20 The corporation Is building 10
steel passenger coaches for the Hunt
ipgton A Round Top railroad and in
the middle of September will begin the
construction of a steel tank ship for
the Atlantic Refining Company. The
vessel Is designed for coastwise trade
and viii be 276 feet long, 80 feet beam
and 20 feet deep. Babcock & Wilcox
~ Jersey city. n j.. will provide two
boilers. and the dc Laval geared tur-
Dimes viii be built at Trenton, y. j..
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