EVENING LEDGEE PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1015.
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SOUffiERN JERSEY
INDUSTRIE
WITH PROSPERITY
Work and Money Plentiful
in Bridgeton, Millville
and Vineland
SKILLED LABOR NEEDED
7M he iUh o a scrlt!i of
nrllclcs tcriciclna the commercial and
industrial slfimflo.is lit the larger
foiiiiminlHw of raitrrn Pennsylranla,
oiiilAcm tfew Jet sen and Delaware.
The articles set forth clearly the to
iicirnl activities of various industiles,
alonn with and In some Instances be
".r of the new business created by
Lrar In Europe. The next article,
o lit published next Thursday, tells
of eondltlons r and about Lebanon,
Pcnnillranla.
rnrmms a Itl.tnule III Southern New
.'"I r r . lh throe Important cities of
BrMgtlon, Millville nn.t Vlnelnnrt.
ThroiiRh n lniuUible dlc pi lilc, eneh
claims the npec of the Irlanslo ns Its
tnrtleul.ir locntlon.
s nit ttucp nro Included In Hits nrtlclo
nf the serteo. the nlplmbrtlcnl order will
J,e mloptcl s ii" ,0 Prevent nny scm
Mince of favoritism.
jlrl.lgeton l n city of 13,000 population.
It tins three N'ntional bunks niul one trust
company, wltli combined assets of oPr
K now
It has a number of Industrial plants,
J .,1'1.n"Pnl ct wht,h nre the Cumber
land lUm company, Tho V. P, Martin
I'jelnu and Klnlahln Company, Cox and
Pons Machine and Foundry Works, and
tho Fcrrncute Machine Company.
Tho Cumberland Ulnss Company em
ploys icon persons when running full.
They are now running to 75 per cent,
of thilr rapacity. They liavo work for full
capacity, but nre handicapped by the
kciirclly of labor. They manufacture
i?lai bottles of nil kind and tlzes nnd at
tribute their present activity Indirectly
to war conditions. Many of the orders
they have booked have a cancelling
clause In the event of the war coming
to n speedy termination. They havo .1
large export business with Unglnmi nnd
South Atnerlui, and compete successfully
wllli (Sermniiy in the manufacture of
chemical bottles. On account of the un
ceitaln conditions produced by the war
they nre unwilling to make nny predic
tions ns to the future outlook.
noMKsne mns used.
Tho Martin Hyelng nnd finishing Lorn
panv arc largely using domestic manu
factured ilcs. and find them very satis
factory They djo cotton goods only, and
cmplnv 150 poisons, nre working to full
c.ip.ieltv. nlid also three nights each week
In addition. Mr. Martin reports the out
look rxicllcnl, but Is cry omphntlc on
tho neressltj of n high tariff to protect
the dxolng Industry when tho war Is over.
He also states, that labor Is Bcarce.
Itunnlng full with ITS employes, tho ma
chine works of Cos ft Rons are turning
out nil kinds of special machinery. Somo
of these machines arc used by the du
fonts In tho manufacture of explosives;
some are mnehlncs for mnklng glass bot
tles. They claim tho outlook until after
January Is very good.
Tho Fcrrncute Machine Company turns
out tho finest kind of work In dies nnd
mollis nnd employs ISO persons, nil
highly skilled. They hno many orders
from makers of munitions which will keep
them busy for some time to come Highly
skilled labor such as they employ they
find Is ery scarce.
Tho Cumberland Trust Company Is
erecting a new building In Bridgeton,
which will cost almost tlOO.000. A num
ber of dwellings are also In course of
trcctlon.
Postal receipts are Increasing each
month, A new tSo.000 postofTice building
was completed recently.
MIMjVI!jtE The largest Industrial
Plant In Millville Is tho Whltalt Tatum
Company's glass works. They employ at
present from 1800 to 1900 persons, nnd
whllo they are not working to full ca
pacity, business Is very much hotter than
It was a year ngo, Their prlnclpnl out
put Is chemical glassware. They export
to Huropo and South America, but have
not noticed that tho European war has
had nny effect on their business. As to
the outlook, they claim they nro Just
lllng from day to day.
The Millville Manufacturing Company i
and tho Monnntlco Uleach and Dye
Works nro under the same management.
They employ about 1000 persons, arc run
ning at full capacity and have been do
ing so for more than four years.
They have 1000 looms In operation
weaving cotton cloth, and their dye and
bleach works, not only take care of
their own output but also tho output
of many other mills. War nnd peace,
good times nnd had times nre nil the
samo to this concern. Like Tennyson's
hook, they "go on forever."
Folmey, Whlttaker & Co. employ about
80 persons In tho manufacture of wom
en's wrappers.
It Is said they are very busy at present
on war orders for uniforms.
The International Glass and Calorls
Company, of Millville, nro nlso under one
management. They manufacture the fin
est kind of scientific glnsswaro nnd
vacuum bottles, nnd havo Just completed
the erection of a new furnace as an ad
dition to their plant. They employ the
highest grade of skilled workmen In their
line, nnd claim to pay the highest wages.
They employ 400 persons, both skilled nnd
unskilled Tholr output Is principally for
domestic consumption, with the exception
of the vacuum bottles, wtilch they export
to India. China, Japan nnd Hurope. They
state the outlook for business Is so good
that they could guarantee their workmen
employment tor tho next two years even
If they should not book another order
Millvlllo ha3 two National banks and
one trust company, with aggregate de
posits of $3,000,000, which arc Increasing In
a healthy mannct. Bankers report a good
local demand for money, and savings ac
counts record a handsome Increase each
month,
There Is considerable activity In the
building of dwelling houses, and the
Board of ndiicatlon Is completing a J75.O00
grammar nehool Skilled labor is at a
premium 'ind unskilled labor Is scarce
VINntiAND-The borough and town
ship of Vineland has a population of
15,000. but the adjoining thickly populated
districts, with their network of electric
roads, give Vineland n tributary popula
tion of almost ns mnny more.
Vineland has n number of very im
portant manufacturing Industries, the
principal ones being engaged In making
shoes, glass and clothing.
The Chandlci Shoe Company emplojs
l!o0 persons nnd turns out about iW) pairs
of shoes each week They have doubled
tho rapacity of their plant during the last
four months mid are planning still fur
ther enlargements Tho pressure of work
at present Is so great they are obliged
to send some of their work to Lynn, Mass
They nttributo the present prosperous
conditions to "short" buying during the
Inst two jonrs Denleis, they say, have
been extremely cautious In placing orders,
nnd nllowcd their rioc.m to run down to
tho danger point. Then, when .ho
present wave of prospeilty struck the
country, they all sent I their orders at
once, mnrked "rush," nnd produced a
congestion In tho shoo factories This
firm says they never hnd n better out
look In the Imposing plant of Kclghley &
Son. across the street, nlso shoe manu
facturers, who ordinarily employ 400 to
S0O hands, not a wheel wns turning on
the day of the visit of tho Evenino
Leooeh representative.
Information wns scant hut courteous.
Yet enough was learned to lend to tho
concluslcn that In a few days every mn
chlno In the place would be whirling to
the limit, day nnd night, on a war order.
Either the Hnsslan or somo other nrmy
needed Vineland shoes nnd they are going
to get them
Tho firm of Mendelsoii .V Co.. with 100
employes. Is running full capacity on
what looked like soldier' uniforms.
Tho Klmbnll-liiiniml tllass Company Is
running 10) per cent capacity In their
two planta with Too rmployes They
manufacture medical anil stirglcnl glass
apparatus nnd appliances of the highest
grade.
V. Taubell U Co, Inc., hosiery manu
facturers, have more work than they can
turn out.
Besides the above concerns, Vineland
has nt'ii nn Iron foundry, a brass foundry
nnd two largo sash nnd door mills, In
addition to some smaller plants.
It has ono State 'nnk, one national
bank nnd one trust company, the latter
being housed in i hntulsomc marble build
ing, with every Interior modern conveni
ence and security device. All three bank
ing Institutions nre In a very heathy con
dition. Vineland nlso boasts of tho largest,
handsomest nnd most up-to-date squab
farm In tho world.
It would be dllllcult to (lnd three cities
of equal size In tho United States which
urc now cnjojlng, and hnvo for yearn
cnjocd, such n degree of continuous
prosperity as Bridgeton, Millvlllo and
Vineland, New JctKej.
TOIiICEMAN SAVES FAMILY
Pope Will Confer Messing on Wireless
HOMR, Dec. II Popo Btncdlct Is pre
paring to confer the papal blessing upon
wireless telegraph) it was learned In Vat
ican circles today.
Responds to Firo Call, Tosses Chil
dren In Blanket nnd Rescues
Their Parents
Friends of Patrolman McShea drew the '
attention of his superior officers today '
to his heroism In saving the lives of an f
entire family Inst night at the home oi
David Prettvmnn, of 10M Kmlly street.
When Prcttyntan smelled smoke nnd,
upon Investigation, discovered flro In tho
second lloor, he called for help Pntrol
mnn McShcn, attached to the 4th street
and Snyder avenue station, responded
Tho stairway was tilled with smoke and
It would have been Impossible for n man
to force his way through it without suc
cumbing Four small children were sleeping In
the house. Prettymnn wanted to enrry
them through the smoke, hut the police
man restrained him by force Instead,
he ordered the father to leave the house
by the rear entrnncc nnd to stand be
neath the second-story window nt the
front of the home with a blanket In his
hand that he had obtained from a neigh
bor. Into this blanket McShea threw the
four children, the )oungest of whom,
Harriet Prettymnn, Is 4 months old The
father held tho blanket tightly and none
of the little ones was Injured In the fall.
A ladder wns then procured nnd the
policeman carried 1'iettyman's wife safely
from the house, the fire having In tho
meanwhile spread throughout the build
ing The loss amounted to Jl'iOO.
P. H R. PUTS EMBARGO
ON NEW YORK FREIGHT
Fatally Burned Limiting (Jns Heater
YOBK. I'n.. Dec. 14. Annie Straus
liaugh, n domestic, was fntnlly burned
while Igniting n gas heater this morning
nt the home of William N'oss, n lumber
merchant. Willi her body enveloped In
flames she started screaming through the
house. Pedestrians, hearing her shrieks,
broke In a window nnd smothered tho
flnmcs before the family wns awakened.
No Shipments Originating oil
Connecting Lines Will Bo Re
ceived for Metropolis
To prevent a possible blockade In
freight near New York, since mai.y of,
the trunk lines entering that city have
prohibited vnrlons kinds of shipments,
tho Pennsylvania Ballroad has placed an
embargo on nil freight originating on
connecting lines nnd destined for tha
New York district. The order goes Into
erfect Immedlnlely nnd affects both ex
port and local shipments. An exception
of certain clnsscs of perishable freight la
made.
Tha order does not npply to frelxht
originating on the Pennsylvania Ball- J
iu.iu, iu; j'nunucipnin, jjammore ana
Washington Ballroad and the West Jer
sey nnd Seashore Ballroad, which nro af
filiated lines.
The action by tho Pennsylvania. ofn
clnls wns taken only nfter tho tlo-up
around New York threatened to becomo
nbsolutc. Kxports from that city nre
averaging In value about $54,000,000 a
week, which is about three times th
value of the Imports.
llarklns Nnmcd Deputy Collector
Hugh .1. Hnrklns, of Bristol. Pn has
been appointed deputy collector of In
ternnl revenue In the section comprising
eastern Montgomery nnd lower Bucks
Counties, according to the announcement
made by Collector of Internal Bevenue
l,cdcror. Hnrklns takes the place of
Oeoige Hchcllenbcrgcr, of Doylestown,
who resigned.
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E ARE) NOT philanthropists, we do not try to make you believe
that you are getting anything you do not pay for; but we do
claim, and we can prove it, that we can give you more piano
value, more good piano value, than any dealer can offer you in
Philadelphia today at a price 25 more than we ask.
We are aggressive in telling you what we know to be facts and what
you will believe if properly explained.
We make our Pianos, make them through and through Who else
retailing pianos in Philadelphia can make this claim ? We sel . them to you
direct, the same as the makers of the other pianos sold in Philadelphia sell
them to the piano dealers, at the wholesale price. If we had to buy our
pianos from a manufacturer, we would have to add to the cost of selling,
our profit and freight. This extra cost is what you pay any piano dealer, but it is
eliminated when you purchase from us, the makers, direct.
Comparison is the truest test of superiority, and to substantiate our claims
compare our Forrest Piano at $235 to any upright sold in Philadelphia at
$300 to $350 or our Solist Player-Piano at $400 to any player offered
at $600 we'll leave the answer to you.
Now, you piano buyers who are going to make this Xmas one to be
long remembered by giving your loved ones a piano, come to us, the makers,
who have earned an enviable reputation for piano value; see the instruments,
see the prices, and it will prove an economical Xmas, as well as one to be
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