The New York herald., 1873-11-17
CONNECTICUT.
Fssctory Production Reduced Fifty Per
Cent in the Eastern Part OF the state
Along the Oxoboxo River.

Fssetory Production Reduced Fifty Per
Cent in the Eastern Part OF the State
Along the Oxoboxo River.
KuLINGLy, Nov. 16, 1873.
The effect OF the panic throughout this county OF
Windham is more severely felt than in any other
section OF the State. There is q large distribution
OF industries, and some OF the mills are OF consider
able size and Importance. Cotton forms the chief
staple of manufacture. The foreign element
among the operative class is not 80 considerable
as in the part OF the State where 1t is fully
fifty per cent. The foreigners have less fore
thought and frugality than the natives and, In con-
sequence, suffer more in hard times like these, for
which they are unprepared. In this town there
is quite number OF cotton ana wooen mills, all
OF which are suffering from the general depression
The Valley Mill, the oriental, the Albion the cot
ton mill OF Thomas Pray, Jr.; the Elliotvile
cotton mill, employing $50 hands. and three smaller
woolen mills are all running on reduced time, and
In some cases with reduced help and wages. The
The Wulamsville Cotton Company, employing
over 200 hands, are on hall time. The Whitestone
Company, fine sneeting. employing 110 hands, are
on half time, and also the Atawaugan mills. At
Danielsonville r. s. Lathrop, manufacturer OF
weavers' reeds, has discharged more than half Of
his hands, and is running i've days week. Young
Il Co., shoe manufacturers, employing 70 hands,
intend to close in a few days Tor a period OF tenn
porary repose. The Quinebaug Company owning
two mills and employing 800 hands in the manufac-
ture OF sheetngs. shirtings and calicoes are run
ming on fun time They have contract with the
Merrimac Print Works which will keep them en-
ployed all through the winter. Leavens, maker OF
loom harness, has 40 help at three-quarters time.
The Danelsonvllle Company, employing 200 hands
in the making OF print Cloths are running On three
quarters time.
IN NEW LONDON COUNTY
the stagnation outside OF Norwich and its vicinity
so ttvlAf na arlrntf tfu m
operatives. with few EXCEPTIONS realize 1t IN a re-
ductOn OF their wages and OF their hours OF labor.
Down at .hystic good many are out OF work. me
now working on half time. The Lantern Hill Slick
Company employs 20 hands, and has reduced their
wages. There are several wagon shops, besides
box factory and planning mill, which employ a
limited number OF hands, and are just scratching
along for the present. The Oceanic Mill Company
did have nearly 200 hands, but has now only 100.
1t makes fancy cassimeres and works Tor three
days one week and our days the next. The Green
manvil,e Manufacturing Company and Taylor's
woollen mil are running full time with slight
reduction OF help.
ALONG THE 0xoBoxO RIVER
q good many factories are situated, none OF them,
however, large All OF them have reduced their
time, ana, in some cases, the number and wages
OF their help. Schofeld's woollen, Vincents WOOL
len the Pequot, the Thames woollen and the Hurl-
burt cotton batting mills are running lightly and
economlZng in every direction. JOhnson's dye
wood miil employing small force, is working ull
the Uncasville Manufacturing Company, employ
ing 100 operatives, is on hall time. Thus 1t may be
seen that the two counties al Eastern connecticut,
New London and Windham, are feeling the panic
some extent; yet fail to find any OF that fright
about the uture or the consequences OF the pres
ent that many people would suppose to prevail in
manufacturing districts There Is a sanguine hope
iulness of better times being near at hand which
Is certainly not assumed; and when the great ma
orty OF this mind 1t is safe to coincide in their
impressions.