Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
THE TARIFF is A TAX"


NIT Just THE SAME THESE ARE s, ME or THE
THINGS THAT THE MCKINLEY BILL Is Al
READY DOING FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
Three worsted mills at Bristol, Pa, that
have been idle for months, will start up in
a few days, and will employ about 2jOO
hands
All the wooden mills at Lawrence, Mass &,
are now running full time, and some in
crease has been made in operatives wages.
Additional machinery and an electric
light plant are to be put in the Sweetwater
tTenn.) woolen mills, doubling the capaci-
ty.
The Weybossett mills, Onleyville, R. L.,
are running nights and employing $50 eX-
ira hands. The mills will be in operation
night and day all winter.
The Seymour wooden mills, Seymour,
Ind, have lately been running till 1880 r. NJ,
being crowded with orders for blankets,
flannels and stocking yarns.
The Central WoOlen company at Stat
ford Springs Conn, which has been idle
months, has started up with additional
hands running full time on fancy cassi
meres.
The wooden mills at Baraboo Wis are
now running extra time, with hours Of la
Dor from ) 4. NJ. to or.
a new linen mill will be started at Min
neapolis, Mimi, known as the "Minneapo-
lis Linen Mills"
The thriving city Of Yonkers, n. Y, will
soon have a new lace factory as a result Of
the Mckinley bill
The Katonah Silk company, with a cap
ital Of so, 900, will erect silk mill at Bed
ford Station, Westchester county, y. Y
The Atwood Machine company of Ston-
ington, Conn, is completing plans for a
large silk mill.
new silk mill is to be established at
Paterson, n. j
The Sandford mills Of SANFORD, Me, are
about to increase the plant and will give
employment 10 1000 men
The cotton mill Of the American Linen
company at Fall River, Mass, which has
been shut down, has resumed active opera
tions
The Brookside cotton mill at Knoxville,
Tenn, is now running every machine on
full time. 1t has IS looms and employs
l3j hands
There is talk Of organizing u cooperative
association with a capital stock of $500, 600,
for the purpose Of erecting cotton and
woolen mills, furniture factories, etc, at
Nicksburg, Miss.
AubIIbI fplJpn illil ol over lNt liouhhlu
spndles is going up at Burlington, n. c.
The Pawtucket tR. 1) Manufacturing
company is running evenings till o'clock
The new building Of this concern is being
rapidly equipped with machinery, and in a
short time the mill will be in entire opera
tion with an increase Of about 30 opera
tives
The White Rock cotton mill at Westerly
r | running 27,OOO spindles and 200
looms ON sheetings, is to he extended go feet
and new machinery added
As direct result Of the Mckinley bill
the Nonatum Worsted company Of New
ton, Mass, will double its buildings and
plant 50 as TO employ 1900 hands
The best of it all is that this list might be
extended indefinitely, showing new indus
tries contemplated and an increase Of exist
ing plants in all directions. In point of fact
the Boston journal has within a week print
ed such list filling a column in fine type
In addition ~ this news comes from sew
eral quarters Of an increase Of wages vol
UNFAIRLY made by large manufacturing con
Germs in view of an assured prospect Of
better business under the new tariff