Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-22
PROJECTIONS HARDPINCH
WAGES TUMBLING IN EVERY
PART OF THE COUNTRY.

1dleness and Starvation Menacing La
Dor, and Capital Complaining of Ru-
1nous Depression and Over-Produc-
tion-The Application of Democracy's
Tarih-RefOrm Principles the Only
Remedy.
FALL RIVER, MASS, Nov. 21.-Early in
the week manufacturers feared that they
would have to shut down their mills next
week again. During this week, however,
the market has assumed strong tone
and the mills will all run next week with
the exception of Thanksgiving day, or
possibly two or three may not start up
after Wednesday night, as some necessary
work will have to be done while the mills
are idle. 1t is the general opinion of
manufacturers in this city that more
Shut downs will have to be
made, and that the coming winter will
necessarily be a hard one for the opera
tives. A manufacturer said Yesterday
that reduction of 10 per cent. in the
wages of the operatives would undoubt-
edly be made before Jan. l, until mate
rial change takes place in the condition
OF the market, as manufacturers cannot
run forever with print cloths at their
present prices.
THE CARPET MILLS IDLE.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov. 21.-Nearly
all the ingram carpet mills were closed
to-day, owing to the refusal of the power
loom WeaVers to accept the proposed re-
duction in wages of 16 to 20 per cent. A
few mills which did not make reduction
in wages, and which were running TODAY.
are, however, all working with reduced
forces and upon short time. The
VHra hold 1.
which over 700 were present, many of
whom were females. Speeches deprecat-
ing any incendiaTy action on the part of
the strikers, and advising arbitration,
were made and received the approval of
the meeting. An Arbitration Committee
of five was appointed to wait upon the
manufacturers and request the with
dTawal of the notices of reduction. and
the meeting then adjourned to meet again
at the call of the chair, when the COM
mlttee shall be ready to make
the report on the result of
its conference with manufacturers
James H. Wright, District Master Work
man of the knights of Labor, and III. j.
SkifingtOn, District Organizer of that
body, were present, and advised the
weavers to organize and connect them
selves with the knights of Labor. This
course was favOrably received by those
deferred until future meeting.
NOTICE OF A REDUCTION.
PITTsBURG, PA, Nov. 21.-The pro-
prietOrs of McKee's flint glass works have
notified the pressers, gatherers and
finishers that their wages will be reduced
10 per cent. on Dec. l. The wOrkmen
will meet in few days to consider the
advisability of accepting the reduction.
The employees of Robinson, Rea & Co.'s
foundry have also been notified of 10 per
cent. reduction of their wages, to take
effect next Monday.
The bolt, blacksmith and machine
shops of Oliver Bros. and Phillips. of the
Tenth street mills, shut down last night
on account of slack orders and OVer-pro-
ductiOn.
RUMORED SHUT DOWN AT THE HUB.
Boston, Nov. 21.-Rumors are current
of contemplation to shut down the
worsted mill of the BigeloW Carpet Com
pany at Clinton, and the putting on half
time of the weaving mill.
The Warebam Iron COmpany's works
at South Wareham shut down Monday for
an indefinite period, and the FranconIa Iron
and Steel COmpany's works have again
temporarily suspended operations, and
the Osceggin Pulp Company has issued a
circular announcing either a suspension
OF work in some of its factories or a cut
ting down of employees wages.
A REDUCTION AT PITTsBURG.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 21.-The moulders
employed at Garrison's foundry were no.
titled to-day that their wages would be re-
duced 10 per cent, to go into effect next
Monday. The reduction it is thought will
be accepted.
COTTON MILLS ECONOMIZING.
PETERBOROUGH, N. H., Nov. 21.-The
wages at the Phoenix and West Peter
borough cotton mills will be reduced 10
per cent. on Dec. 1. This has been in
contemplation by the owners for several
weeks.
1900 TO BE MADE IDLE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-NOtice has been
given TO the WOrkmen of the North Chi
cago rolling mills of a shutdown, begin
ming next Saturday, owing to the dullness
of the trade. Eighteen hundred men will
be thrown out of employment.
A SUGAR REFINERY TO CLOSE DOWN.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21.-The Belcher Sugar
Refining Company of this city will proba-
bly, suspend operations TEN mpOrarily at an
early day, in consequence Of the depres-
sion of trade and lack OF profit in bu-
siness.
WEST SHORE TO MAKE CUT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The wages of the
trackmen on the West Shore and New
York, Ontario aud Western Railroads
will be reduced on Dec. to 81 per day.
A TUMBLE AT EXETER
EXETER, n. H., Nov. 21.-The Exeter
Manufacturing Company will reduce the
wages of its operatives 10 per cent. after
Dec. 1.