The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-08-26
Crispinian Sparks.

In Holbrook all the shoe factories are
running.
A new and large shoe factory is being
erected in Northwo0d, n Ii.
In Wilton, Me-, 4. F. Packard & Co. are
making the usual number Of kip and heavy
boots.
In Brockton H. u. Kendrick is building
shop for the manufacture Of box toes for
boots and shoes.
In Danville, N. H., the shoe factory Of
A. A. Collins is finished, and business re-
ported good, rs oders come in freely
In BrigtOn, Me-, the sole and heel fac
tory Of 4. 7. Alley a Co. is running with
full force, business being good.
In Epping, n H., B. W. Hoyt 4 Co. 5
and Smiths factories are in full operation;
an addition Of 100 by ~ feet is being made
to the former.
The Westboro' strike has ended by the
return Of the men to their benches, and
business is as active rs the season will
allow.
In Topslield, in the shoe factory of c.
Herreck 4 Co., Henry Herrick met with
an accident by which he nearly lost three
fingers Of his left hand in stripping ma
chine.
The factories at Methuen are running up
TO capacity and doing a good business.
They make women's and misses pegged
goods, in buff and calf, to which Messrs.
Tenney & Co. add line of machine sewed
goods.
The Hudson strikers are still out. and
no progress toward the adjustment of the
trouble seems making. In the meantime
new hands are being obtained, and the
manufacturers hope soon to resume full
work The manufacturers are united, and
resolved to make no concessions, nor will
they recognize Crispin interference.
In Spencer the new boot and shoe fac
tory of Bush & Grant has been common
ced. 1t is to be of brick, and will cost about
$50, 900. Its dimensions will be 100 by As
feet, four stories in height, with French
roof.
The weeks shipments Of boots and shoes
to places outside of New England foot up
to Al ,654 cases, against 81 800 in the pre-
vious week, and against A 961 In the cor
responding week Of last year. The total
shipments January LIST to places outside Of
New England, irrespective Of those on
Boston account made from the factories
direct, amount to 800, GIG, against 797, 563
the SD week in 1875.
Marblehead is finishing up its work, with
the exception of a few factories. The sale
has not been large. A strike occurred two
weeks since in Jonathan Browns factory,
on . matter of detail in management. New
hands have taken the places Of the strikers,
and now the latter are begging for work at
reduced prices.
Messrs Morse & Woodbury., of Marble
head, have rented fine building in Lynn,
and will remove into it about the LIST of
October next.
A large number Of Southern buyers are
now in the Boston market, and the West
srn jobbing trade has returned home, with
q few exceptions. There ia considerable
activity in shipping goods previously pur-
chased, as well an duplicate orders which
are being received every day, giving indi-
cation Of q fair trade for the season. Prices
remain firm, with something Of scarcity
Of desirable grades. Heavy goods have
been mostly sought for, and now there In
some call for finer glades. Brogans con-
tinue to be ordered, but the orders for
boots are a. large now. In goods for wo-
mems misses and childlens wear, there
In the largest demand for those of grain,
imitation goat and similar stock. The
strikes will not effect the general result,
though they will delay the prompt filling
OF some orders. The retail trade ID duh.