The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-31
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

A special meeting of the Typographical
Union will be held tomorrow afternoon,
at O'clock when business of Importance
will be considered.
The Wanskuck and Geneva Weavers'
Protective Association held its regular
fortnightly meeting last night in German
Hall, Hassan street. There was an attend
ance of between two and three hundred,
about equally divided between the sexes,
and nearly every seat in the hall was occu-
pied. After the transaction OF routine
business an address was delivered by K. G..
Pierce, Esq, on the necessity and benefit
of labor organization. He advocated
political action.
Richard McGuy, the president of the
Wanskuck and Geneva Weavers Protec-
tive Association, has started a meat mar
ket at 1874 NeaZie street. He was impelled
TO this new venture by the fact that he
has had no work in the mill for the past
three or four weeks owing to the prevail
ing slackness.
Negotiations are now in progress be-
tween the officers of the New York Typo
grphical Union, No. q, and the New York
Tribune, and that paper Is to become
union office. While the negotiations are
pending, the Tribune Office has been de-
clared open TO union men. This is great
victory for the printers.
General Master Workman Powderly of
the Knights of Labor has issued an open
letter to the electors af the State of Penn
sylvania defining his position and the ac-
tion he proposes to take in the coming
constitutional convention In that State.
He was elected as delegate at large by
the Republican State Convention, and the
Democratic papers both in and ont
of the State have been assailing
him bitterly and questenioning his
motives. He says his nomination was
not the price of a promise, "a trade, or
what Is known as deal " and that he
was "honored by receiving it, and
further he says that 1.-THE assaults upon
my character and motives by the Demo
cratic press of the State were as uncalled
for as they were untruthful." He wants
the constitution so amended IA to abridge
the powers Of the great railroad and coal
corporations.
The mills of Manchester, n. H., turn
out 359 miles of cloth daily
The Cigarmakers' Union of Pawtucket
met last night at Single Tax hall, Main
street IL holds it's meetings the last Fri
day evening of each month
Painters Union of Pawtucket meets
every Monday evening Carpenters Union
meets first Sunday afternoon in each
month.
No. mill Of the Lonsdale Company, on
the west side of the track at the railroad
station, Is being remodeled, while manu-
.fac.~ ;irg l. going on as usual. A new
Corliss compound condensing engine of
SOO-horse power viii he put in, and the
water viii also be reorganized, making
the total motive power very much greater
than before.
The Conant Thread Company Pawtuck-
ct, is at present erectinga n dyehouse.
Extensive improvements are In progress
AT the works of the Silver Spring Bleach
ing and Dyeing Company, Charles street.
Four buildings-additions TO the aniline.
printing, color, and bleaching depart
ments-are well under way, aud are ex-
pected TO be equipped with machinery and
ready TO start work by the beginning of
the new year. Three boilers Of | $50 horse
power and "A Corliss engine OF $50 horse
power will also be added TO the plant.