New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28

capacity for the work OF COO OF late years the shops
have been allowed to down. and only partial force
has been employed Workmen are now engaged In re-
fitting the shops, which will production in bout
a month II orders IN. The men now employed
have submitted TO reduction Of 20 per cent on their
wages. The Hopewell Print Cloth Mill which is con-
roed by Charles Albro, has 1000 spndles and employs
VIII occupy the full force at full time mp to January
Twenty per cent reduction in wages is proposed.
TACKs AND SCREWS.
Among the prominent industries OF Taunton Is the
manufacture of tack for which there are two extensive
mills, that Of A. Field Sons being the largest in the
world and excelng In the appearance OF It's principal
building and the admirable system with which 1t is con-
Quoted The work begun by Albert Field, who died
four years ago at the age Of 49, The capital OF the Com
o1e hundred and sevcnty-dye men and giyls
poyed and more than 1000 varieties OF small nails and
S5,e000OO tacks and nails made here daily, and
more than 200 boxes, weighing IN the aggregate 10 tons,
running partial time for nearly two months have
All he maDuiactofies which compose The Ameri-
fScturef:, The Association meets this his week,
and viii determine how long this policy shall be
Sun have fair market for their goods, and would
prefer TO keep up full production II It were not for the
labor three days per week and those day work five
days. Ten hours mako tho regular days work, ms he
n 81 So per day and the girls make from go
to $50 per month. The Taunton Lock COMPANY in
coporated in 1884, and has capital OF $4,000 Nearly
al the stock is owned IN Taunton. The estimated yane
OF the weary production 100000 and tons OF taeks
and nails turned out daily. seventy-ve hands are
employed, who WORK three days per week The Com
pany builds its own machines, and Is making additions
TO It's capacity The American Screw Company OF Prov
idonce has mill here formerly by the Bay State
Company, which makes machine screws rivets and
butts Two hundred and thirty operatives are now en-
plCyed, l75 OF whom are girls None have been dis
left since the change III running time, which made
three weeks ago. The works run SIX hours per day
The screw trade has been hight tins year. Last
Taunton employed
400 hands and run extra hours at night TO
nor probably any reduction of wages at this establish
meat this Winter The present arrangement is likely TO
continue TO Jan The girls here lightly paid aver
aging less than So per week when at full work There
was considerable complaint among them at the lessenng
OF wages caused by the change in running time. Toe
agent considers that the prospects of general business
are brighter than OF late but as the screw market Is
in that for time The mills are now accommodating stock
Close by the screw workss me Foundry and Machine
Company %meh was Incorporated IN 1850 us capita Is
SGOOo0 and fun it has 100 hands. quarter Of the
has been dropped the panic set in aud further
reductions VIII be made Running time wages Will
be reduced III few days unless orders come in.
sILyER-PLATED wARE-COLoBRD COTTON GOODS.
The shops Of Reed Barton, where made
white-metal nickesver, and silyerplaed goods, are
BraDuiayiile, extensive village, which the growth
OF ileir business has raised up and which ia about
mile TO the north OF the center of Taunton The bust
ness, which established fifty years ago, IS now
carried on by Reed, Bray brook, and Fish, Mr.. Barton
Gled lew wears ago and the interest oil ms hclr IN inc
concern has been transferred. Half thousand hands
roll is $4,000 per month handsome shop OF great
has been added this year When this is filed, the
capacity OF the works VIII be increased nifty per cent
The value OF the annual production is already over
SOOOOOO, whe-metal and nickelsilver being
steady, large portion Of the made here being
uces Of prime necessity, such spoons, forks etc In
nickel silver goods than those Of the solid metal Hence
Reed Bartons business has not been seriously hurt
by tue Crisis as some other branches OF manufacture
But collections are difficult and the usual holiday rade
in the more elegant articles of manufacture is low
rlte Gsff hat NJ
mits that the firm do not expect TO run full time or en-
plOy full force through the Winter Wages will proba-
bly, reduced soon. perhaps next week. the
received by The handson an average $50 per month
village, shows that this reduction Will entail no suf
half.mle above Reed & Barton's are the Whittenon
Mills in the village OF Wnittenton, which has grown up
about them These owned and operated by the
Lowering family OF Taunton which came possession
in SO aud has since made large additions. The first
mill quilt started in 1892 After several changes
the property came into tine hands which now control IT,
at which time only hands employed. The
largest mill built III 1868. Nine hundred hands
nOw employed and $4,000 spindles are run Colored
cotton goods make 1.-THE production, cottonades and
colored shirtngs forming the largest part As all the
processes employed IN manufacturing this class OF
goods Including the manufaeture and dyeing OF the
yarn, carried on here tue number oil hans Is large
In proportion 20 tue NUMBER OF snucs lheIe as oeen
no change in force in running time at these mills since
cent Nov The agent declares that he expects 10 run
through the Winter without other change. COttonades
these prices small proht on the cost OF are Is
given. The demand Is very ght but that's not unusual
of goods is in Spring If after running three
months at the present rate OF production, with STOCK
accommodating there good to look for lively
trade in the Spring, production will be cut down. All
indications favor the belief that prices viii soon RISE
aud the healthy of the market be restored. The
action has already Goods have already begun TO
rise and a demand is already springug up. Said Mr.
Lowering: have just seen gentleman who, within
a few days, called upon Garner CO.. the great makers
of print cloths to give orders for large lot OF prints
but was told that the whole stock ana present procuc
ton OF the nrm had been takenup."
INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS,
NEw-BEDFoRD AND ITS vICINITY-EAsTERN CAPITAL
INVESTED IN WESTERN ENTEIPRIsEs-No MANU-
FACTUREs STOPPED IN NEw-BEDFORD AND FEW
DIMINISHING PRODUCTION TO ANY SERIOUS TX