Haulage Opportunities
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Growing Road Haulage of Coal to Small Factories. Bright Tendencies in Hardware, Silk and Rayon, Leather, Hosiery and Building Trades
LOCAL haulage activity depends, to a large extent, on the general prosperity of the district in which the
haulier operates. On that principle, the importance of the steady improvement in the heavy industries cannot be exaggerated. It means that in the fob lowing towns there is and will be more and more scope for the jobbing haulier: —Newcastle, Shields, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Birmingham, Stafford, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Swansea, Glasgow, Leith, and Lincoln.
Coal.
The haulage of coal for domestic consumption is naturally declining, as is also that to gas works. This condition is offset in most of the above towns by a gradual increase in the opportunities for the road haulage of coal to the smaller type of factory. Hauliers in districts surrounding, and at some distance from, these towns, as well as in the country areas of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, should find increasing employment on that account.
General Hardware.
Hardware manufacturers in the Birmingham area are making increased deliveries, particularly of goods for the building trades and for furniture and
cabinet makers. The seasonal trade itt gardening tools is now well under way. In Sheffield and district, a similar tendency is to be noted, whilst the cutlery trade is also active, particularly in the manufacture of safety razors.
Hosiery and Codling.
Nearly all the hosiery factories are expecting a rush of business between now and Whitsun, although it may possibly fall off a little after that, The demand is expected to extend to knitted sportswear, polo jumpers and similar goods. Business in all these lines is better than it has been for some time. Similar conditions prevail in the drapery and clothing businesses, and it pays to keep in touch with wholesalers.
Ett;ads, Bridges and Waterworks.
Hauliers should keep themselves informed of the progress of the Government Bill to improve the national scheme of water supply. Already some districts are taking steps to improve conditions, particularly areas in North Lincolnshire, where about 266,000 is to be spent on a scheme for water supply.
Large works of this description which are • contemplated include a• water scheme for Birkenhead to cost 2160,000; sewage plants at Glasgow (R2,260,000) ; Hemel Hempstead (233.0®); Shepp-erton, drainage (2285,000); a water scheme at Tcnby (290,000) ; a road bridge at Queensferry (26,000,000), and one at Dundee (22,000,000). Contracts actually placed include one by Middlesex C.C. for the reconstruction of Long Lane, Hillingdon (R86,711), and another for widening and reconstructing Honey Pot Lane, Kingsbury (228,369), both of which have been placed with G. Wimpey and Co., Ltd., The Grove, Hammersmith.
Cotton and Wool.
Haulage 'between cotton mills and docks is, if anything, a little below the average. For a time, -too, a similar condition prevails in the woollei mills of Yorkshire.
Silk and Rayon.
Activity is rife in all departin nts of the manufacture of silk and rayor, both yarn materials and finished good.. The mills in the Manchester and M ecles: field areas are active. There is considerable amount of local h Adage between mills and clothing fa tories, and from those areas to the IVE
Boots and Shoes: Loathe
Trade in the boot and shoe m ufac:hiring areas, Northampten, N rwich, Bristol district, Leeds and distn t and Manchester is increasing, and a expected to continue to improve, lakers of medium-grade footwear are a tuaIly busy, whilst others anticipate bong so.
Hauliers who are in contac with leather merchants should keep i close touch with their customers. The situation is that most consumers of leather are, at the moment, working on the hand-to-mouth principle.
Timber.
The season for haulage-for the docks is now about to open. Ships from Russia will shortly be leaving and the demand is keen. This information is of importance -to hauliers in the Hull, Grimsby, London, Bristol and Liverpool areas.
Food and Drink.
Any disturbance in the routine of the haulage of imported foods consequent upon Budget anticipations will now be over. There is an incre:ase in the movement of tea from the docks and diminution iu that of bacon.
Building Trade.
The season when increasing activity in the building trade is to be expected is now upon us. Amongst the larger projects may be included buildings at Blackpool to cost 21,700,000; housing schemes at Leicester (2800,000) ; public hall at Wolverhampton (2100,000), and a school at Woodford (241,156). The Ecclesiastical Commissioners propose to spend 2500,000 on housing developments and Leeds T.C. is to erect 56 houses and 10 blocks of flats in the Gipton Estate.
Actual contracts placed include one by Birkenhead T.C. for 48 tenements, to cost £21,047, with J. Dolan and Sons, Ltd., Napier Street, Wafrington, and Birmingham T.C. for masonry work at the General Hospital with Messrs. H. -A. Clegg and Sons, City Road, Chester (218,000).
Sandetland T.C. has accepted the tender of Messrs. W. P. Allison of Whitburn, South Shields, for the erection of 80 houses in Leechmere Road, Sunder. land.' South Shields T.C. is inviting tenders for erecting263 houses, Messrs. Morris and Jones, importers, Nevigate Street, Newcastle; are to erect large new business premises in Prudhoe Street, Newcastle. Messrs. W. and T. R. Milburn, 17, Fawcett Street, Sunder, land, have prepared plans for 78 pairs of semi-detached houses on the Sunderland Grangetown Estate.
London Docks.
The following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks, wharves and jetties`named from April 20-28 inclusive :—
Docies.—Ring George V, 13; Royal Albert, 11; Royal Victoria, 3; Surrey Commercial, 5; West India, 2; East India, 1; South-West India, 2; Tilbury, 8; Millwall, 5; London, 13; -River, 1; Tilbury Stage, 1. WitAkvEs.—Hays, 7 ;_ Middleton's, 2; Regents Canal, 2; Will* son's, 1; Tilbury Jetty, 3.