Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-23

| A great political economist, O. w. g.. lives
in HaoweH. During the recent political can
va. he held the position of President of the
Greenhack club in that city. He has recently
sent the FLOWING lying communication to the
Bath Commercial:
"The business outlook is not very encouraging
here. The Granite Company are " Drt ing a few
men in their sheds nj hardly living wages The
sampson oil cloth factory employs a fall COM
plement OF men, at about the same pay In for.
mer times and the Old cotton mill IL still rafting
away Tn Page 4 Wilder OIL cloth factory ia
making show Of business. But there Is evident
~ a dark cloud lowering over ~, AMI we expect
II will be darker still before return OF business
pro perltv.'
The Iiallowel Register verv handsomely shows
mp this fraud in an article, the main points of
which we copy:
Reference j. made to the IIaowell Granite
Company, the IIaliowell Cotton Manufacturing
Company A. sampson 4 Sons Ocloth Factory
and DIR. Wldefs Oilcloth Factory. The work
men EMPLOYED by the Granite Company includes
valdmen, quarfvmen and cutters. together with
draughtsmen, mOdelers and accountants not in
cludcd 10 item of wages. The llaliowell Granite
Company rays its wokmen better wages than
any similar company in our State; while the price
commanded BY the sale of their famous granite
has shIuhk one-half, the wages of the employees
remain verv near the highest standard. The
yardmen, utskilled mechanics. receive 81 80 per
DAY; qua1Nmen receive - - ana w, cutters.
who work generally bv piece make an average of
1925, the more skliul making $3.50 per day.
The number Of men employed is l20, including
go cutters, the largest propor,iona,e number OF
killed workmen ever emrloved by the company.
The monthly pay roll is S. 600 Hardly irinq
wages means average of 81 90 per dsv, suf
Client for honest workngmen's subsistence and
thrifty living. The criticism, though coming
from very q Fashionable source. is unnecessarily
false. dorg injustice to one of the largest estab
lishments in granite business in our coIntrv.
The Orlcloth Factory of A. Sampson & Sons,
employs IS men the shipments of finished goods
aggregate $50, 600 yards each year. Since Sent. |,
$500 cases have been shipped. The wages hare
not deciated for the past trenty years-a record
which can rot he duplicated by any other house in
the United States. The wages range from 81 %
10 81 50 per dav: the monthly pay will average
50 600 The liaowe factory is the smaller Of
two very large carpet factories in VIII Oh is repre-
scented a capiial OF several n lons.
The HsUwell Cotton Mandatory employs 2D0
hands the monthly lav roll ranges from $1,000 to
$1,000 The average daily ray is ten per cent.
less than in the flush time, quoted by Green
back oIgan.-a satisfactory condition when we
consider the greater reduction in cost of articles
for family use. The old cotton mill is still rat
thing away"-sud wi, rattle for wears to come, un-
les the ctonking Of uuprincipled Pcssluists entire
y disc ourage. the business outlook.
DIR. Wilder'- O,lcloth Factory furnishes hand
stamped goods. employing IN former years,
crew OF about 80 men. THE yearly manufacture
an cunts to $50 900 wards Wages va,v from 81 %
TO $50 per day; the monthly pay roll is $500.
Dt. Wilder is a gentleman OF much culture, has
devoted thousands of dollars to development Of
improved machinery, aad has an envlable business
record of many wears. The reputation of his es-
adjustment is sufficient 10 warrant long and con-
tinuors prosperity even in the present depressed
state of things.
Aggregatng the four manufactures we have 10
constant employment 405 men and orcratives the
n ls ahnut he
smaller manufactures give regular employ ment to
upwards Of 80 meu-so that fully $50 men aud op-
eratives are In constant employment. Were it
not for the "ranters of the stamp of .. W. s.,
greater credit would be given the industry of the
companies which put forth every exe,tion to con
tiuue this IRE sent successful business. and at the
same tlme help restore the confidence much
needed 10 business circles.