Show TEN THOUSAND ME Ef laLE ILE Baldwin locomotive Works Com Corn Compelled Compelled to Lay Off More Than Half naIf Its Philadelphia Feb 5 Ten thousand t men have been laid off since Decem December December December ber by the Baldwin Locomotive works of this city because of a lack of o or orders orders orders ders for lor or engines V Samuel Sanuel M iI II a member of the firm in speaking of the conditions at atthe atthe the works yorks said Nb No substantial orders have come in since December We have received a afew afew few scattered orders and we are work workIng workIng working I Ing upon these now Whereas we were formerly turning out about sixty loco ioco locomotives locomotives motives a week we are now turning out only twenty and we will have fin finished finIshed finIshed up all our work In a short time Then unless we receive some substantial orders In the meantime we will have to close V Our full working force is about 19 but the lack lacle of 01 orders has com corn compelled compelled ua us to lay oft off of workmen since December The heaviest layoff started about January 1 What has been responsible for this was asked Lack of orders not only from frommer mer merIcan merlean Ican lean but European sources Japan is In financial trouble and Is sending us usno usno usno no order orders at all It is the same every everywhere everywhere everywhere where not only in America but the countries from tram which we have re received received received orders |