The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-27

~ II = = Il RIVER 1UATLON.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26-The Herald this
morning print letter from Fall River.
NJ dssichu sets, showing the real coudi
ZION of the Wills Uf that city and The
outlook for owners and operators. 1t
says:
The real condition Of trade hero is
not Such aS to warrant any one beliov-
lhE the SeuSati mai reports which an.
pear III newspapers outside the city.
Fhe articles are frequently wri ten
solely in the interest Of the mill owners.
dhd the operators ~ well, and thus
great inlu~tic5 Is done both classes"
ihe Herald aepresen alive has care
'ully and imparii lily looked the field
over and cOnrerscd with mill officials.
business men and operatives, and has
Reached the following conclusion in ref
"rence To the situation: Fo'ty odd mills
are running, atiufding empOymeuJ to
AT operatives al mo wages paid Siucg
ne strike OF year ago. No strikes
contemplated and no further reduction
is suggested. The operatives here
are an intelligent class and
can SEQ irnni the market
reports that print cloths are being
manufactured at IN actual loss of 2 I6 If
cent per yard to the
mill owners. With one or two
exceptions, mill Corporations will nav
no dividends on January |, and those
that DO VIII pay from the surpuS ut
former years These facts cause Unusual
friendliness between the operatives and
owners. Mill officials assert that the
worst is over. Operatives have steady
work, and many own shares i'm the
mills. City mill stocks heretofore have
neeil paying Investments, and many
investors nave been carried away with
me large dividends in the past. Every
Wuy hdu ueslre Ia speculate, h nee
The fever was contagious aud to-day
fluids the inhabitants of the "Snind,s
City" saddled with unproductiye prom
erty. IL l. reasonable to believe ths =
sertions OF the mill UlIi ialS that tho
worst X over They p int to the fact
thdt Tho holders of stocks are unwilling
u sell at the market prices. During the
wear there were only few trAnSaCIio,
aud brokers had hard work To keen
their heads above water, Weekly sails
nre held, hut they ARE poorly attended,
Brokers prcdicta rise very soon and
seem To see aslver liuing in the 'oud
They know that there il no cal
remedy Tor the present depress-
ION, a. Fall River does not con-
troll the print cloth market
pieces, of d yards, each week. The
sturekeepers have not recovered from
tho effects of the last strike aud Tho suh.
stquent running on short time, which
TOOK about S1jO,0W from circulation
hrN treat the operatives well and uive
thelh weekly, semi-weekly and monthly
cIeult,s Whle many of them
especially house furnishers, have in
angurated Rn economical loan system.
which does not include the eSiortinn
usual in such branches of busiupss i'm
many places. Most of the SUFFERING
among operatives comes from the
salnnhS wh''h iulest the city, Inquiry
~ Tue savings bank, the post-ollice and
at the emigration ageucies r.v,nled
some in errSjing facts. Post office ON
CT Is STA q that onerativps, dpspite tho
dun tunes and the losses incu, red hv
the last strike, have generously remeni.
heitd lheir relatives and friends in tho
"iu country during the year, and that
the amount forwarded through the TOR
rlgn money order department is only
- per cent. less than last var
he leading ouigrant az, MT stntns
That during tho wear he has sul1
between SShoOO and 100000 worth of
hr tis, and ~ far AZ he eau estimate.
hhll thlS sum WAS sent by operatives.
he amount forwarded for Christmas il
rnnNderahly larger than in 1857 and
loS These FACTS speak fer themselves.
new mill Is now being built, which
viii soon put io'tv thousand apindIes
into operation. Fall River to day il
making SiS 600 feet of print goods per
honr, besides sheetings, shirtings and
goods Tor conversion. Although manu-
IA turing lIO,'OO pieces of print cloth prr
week. IL should be- stated that ONLY two
weeks production accumulates, This
fact, together with the stiffness of the
market, IL the reason the manufacturers
give Tor the hopefuluess of the future.
RE CiIpN.
PITT BURa, Dec. ~. The employees of
tho Liggett spring axle works, A 10.
Rheny City, Who struck, about len days
ago, against a reduction uf 10 per cent,
IN wages, have abandoned the strika
and VIII return TO work immediately Mt
n reduction.
The workmen employed In the copper
works of G. j. uussey h Co. h I'VE been
notified OF 10 per cent, re iuatiou In
wages, To take effect ON January |. A
meeting IL to be held tomorrow to con-
slider the matter, VIXEN N is thOu yht tina
reduction will b. accepted.
co1T NJ Glory WAGES SHAVED.
CHESTER. Pa, nec, 26.-Shaw, Essey
q Co., aud j. Williams II Co., WOODEN
cotton manufacturers, to-day gave no.
tice OF "A 10 per cent reduction in wages.
to take effect on January l.
a l. CKouT END d.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. &-The sine.
makers lockout ended tU-day, many of
the men returning to work. Several
manufacturers, however, decided to
Keep their factories closed until next
week, to rompl-te repairs.
THIS II GET n RESnMF,
PITshuRo, Dec. ~ The Posts
Scottdale special ssys: Leading laborer
hhvocates hereabOuts ara So.
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