The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-11-15

to supply the demand for goods. Work Il
rather slack now, however, and hands were
discharged from a number Of the factories
last week.
None of the Lawrence inllls have yet
ceased operations, and only one has ceased
running every day in the week, and that
one is in operation four days weekly, on
full time.
A reduction Of % cents per day in the
wages Of the employees Of the Taunton
car company was announced on Monday
In consequence % of the carpenters are ON
sstrike.
BoSToE, Nov. 9.-It is rumored to-day
that the great Manchester print works are
going to shut down and wind up their af
fairs.
The WalthKm watch works run three
quarter time after tomorrow. The pres
sure in business circles is greater than is
acknowledged, and conversation with lead
ing dry-goods and other merchants devel-
ops the fact that the shrinkage in values
during the past month reached an average
20 to 20 per cent.
| The closing of the large iron works and
vorious factories around the falls, has
thrown about 1000 operatives out Of en-
ployment The plug-tobacco factories
here, IA in number, are generally cutting
down their force, and reducing wages.
Some of the largest plug men say they will
close up in a few days until January or
February The annual product of these
factories ordinarily is 5000, 900 pounds.
Several paper mills in different sections
Of the State that reduced the work fort
night ago are starting up again, with the
prospect that they can pull through the
winter without any further serious diff
Guilty.
The National Tube Works Company has
closed the large mill in East Boston, and
removed it's work to its other mill in Penn
sylvania- step taken not on account OF
any financial trouble, but falling off OF
business
The mills Of the Great Falls Manufac-
turing Company will be run on three
fourths time on and after next Monday.
The Amesbury wooden mill commenced
yesterday running on half time
The Salisbury mills are running three
quarter time The Merrimac Company
will shut down tomorrow fer the month Of
November.
ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 9.-On yesterday
evening the printers in the Journal anc
, Register offices were notified that after thai
day the price of composition would be re
duced on all work from 40 cents to 30.
The elevators Of Peoria have discharged
some of their men and put the rest OF
shorter time.
FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The mills in Manchester, with the excep
ton Of the Manchester print works anC
mills, are reported by The Mirror to b.
running on full time with their usua
amount Of help. Tie Amoskeag compan,
J make about 80 different kinds OF goods
!, have from two three millions of dollar
> quick capital and will run as long as Their
is a probability that their goods will sci
/. for what they cost The Stark mills ar
fiourishing, and are obliged to work night
! to fill orders on their seamless bag depart
! ment. The Langdon mills can run as lon
q as there is cent profit, and probably will
! The Manchester print works and mill
!. worked but five days last week. Work ha
already ceased in some of the rooms Of tn
wooden department, and about 800 of tn
| nave DtcH paul Ou uls
s charged These include the wool sorter
and washers, with some others. The wool
sorters and washers, with some others. Tn
! wool-combing is also nearly through with
and unless some change is made the EN-
!, ployed on that will soon be out Of employ
) ment There is stock enough on hand a
: present to supply the spinners and weaver
i on the WOODEN until the LIST of pecembe
! or little later, and by that time it wi
4 have been decided whether to continue
& shut down, or change to cotton goods.
0 The Manchester print works will do n
< more printing until the LIST of December
/ About 500 people are thus thrown out I
n work. The mills have shut down thi
t week, and it is understood will run onl
8 four days per week hereafter.
a MISCELLANEOUS
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 6.-The cigar maker
: Of this city are out on a strike. They pa
u raded the streets tonight, headed by bras
bands. The procession was very orderly
1t numbered about 800. A large ajorit
u were coiored men.
Immediately after the election, tn
:, Board Of Public Works of Brooklyn dis
charged 400 men without any warning, an
! without any intimation to the laborer
> that it would be necessary for them to say
. some portion Of their scanty wages for tn
q winter season.
# LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 9.-The Louis
e vile and Nashville Railroad Company hs
8 issued circular announcing a reduction {
n 10 per cent. on officers, agents, and en-
! ployes' salaries after the 10th inst Othe
a southern roads take the same action.
4 A Providence paper says the Boston an
s Providence Company has discharged abou
s 40 of its employees, and it is proposed t
e reduce the number of trains on account G
e lack Of business.
The Hartford CoWrdRt says that the me
! ney stringency has deeply affected the larg
manufacturing interests of Fairfield coun
= ty, Connecticut. In Westport there
Y 500, 900 invested in such enterprises, an
: Of 700 operatives commonly employed onl
about half the number are now working
1 Lees cotton factory has reduced its fore
and is running short time The same i
4 true about Kempers morocco factory AM
the Saugatuck company. Building opera
a tions are at a stand-still, and Iverybod,
seems to be pinched. In Nnrwalk the par
, alyzation Of business is even more com
5 plete. Beatty Brothers, straw hat manu-
facturers. and the Norwalk lock factory ar,
e closed. The Norwalk iroL works have bH
e half their regular operatives at work, ant
a these are ON three-quarter time of tn
500 men and women usually employed il
: the hat business only about fifty are a
work
: LUDINGroN, Noy. 8.-Money is scare
: and prospects gloomy for lumber. All bu
two Of the mills have stopped. Lumbe