Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-09-29
New England Mill Notes.

The wool sorters at the Arlington mills
Lawrence, Mass, have been called to work.
The resumption Of work by the wool sorters
is regarded as an indication that the worsted
department Of the mills is 10 resume n soon
m sufficient supply Of assorted wool Is
obtained. The employees have been out OF
work since Aug. u.
The striking shocmakers at Auburn, Me,
have begun boycotting peopI" who
are taking the place Of the strikers,
or any one connected with them.
At meeting Of the Weaver Association
reports werr received from weavrrs in tn"
Hathaway mill, which showed "a system OF
lining and what the weavers term an UNJUST
cutdown. A prominent member Of the asso-
citation stated that unless Affairs wcr" better
ell trouble would surely follow, H. the wear-
ers simply could not live on the wages under
the reduction. A committee wasappontcd TO
wait ON Agent Knowles Of the Hathaway mill
a,nd 81" II something cannot bc done to better
the existing conditions. Since tile recent cut
down the membership Of tn" WeAvers Union
has increased from 700 to $50.
The Windsor print works OF North Adams,
Mass. increased their running tim" from
three to four days IA week. The change IL
made because Of the great increase Of orders
wanted ut once.
The Lymansyiilr, T.. l., mill have started
with reduced force and short hours.
The Crompton mill, ut CromptJn. Il. l.,
which have been idle five weeks, have resumed.
The Vale mills at Nashua y. H., which have
been stopped for two weeks, received order
to start Monday on full time without rrdur-
tion Of wages.
The Watertown, Mass, iron foundry, which
has been shut down for over two months, has
started up.
The COchcco Print works Of Dover, n, II.
started on full time Monday. The mills have
been closed for four weeks.
The Johnson and Dunbar gingham mills
at North Adams, Mass. which hny" been
closed for six weeks on account Of the dull
market. started Monday morning, on ut leas,
half time. The mills employ 40.
The demand in the print cloth market ha,
been very strong and manufacturers hav,
been holding firm at three cents. Sales ar,
reported into January for three cents, ! pei
cent. added. and small quantity OF goods
has been disposed OF at that figure.
The Hamilton Woollen Company, at Amcs.
bury, Mass, which has been working its mill,
every other week, posted notices that ii would
begin running on full time ON Monday next
at IA reduction Of 10 per cent. in wages. Thi,
company employs SuO handS.
A season Of unusual activity is promised
for the Marshall Hat Factory, new markets
for the goods having been opened in Canada
and South America At present the concern
is working ON orders for about 10000 dozcr
Of hats Of every style.
Notices were posted in the various depart
monts Of the Lowell machine shop for n cut
down in wages, to go into effect Oct /. Il
will vary from five to ten per cent, accord
lng to the work.
The wooden mills in BurrcIyllle, r.
l., are starting up on samples, but nothing
definite as to their running has yet been re-
ceivcd.
Tho Riverside Mills at Providence, II. /.
are running three days in the week and the
Atlantic mills alternate weeks.
The Fisher Mfg. Co., of Fsherville, Mass
is to cut down the wages of operative,
about 10 per cent, and the Paul Whitir
Mfg. Co., at Northbrldge, is to cut down tn,
pay of operatives also.
The pulp mill OF the Somerset Fibre Co., al
Fairfield, Me-, which has been idle for over
four weeks, has been started up to full orders