New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-02
WORKMEN EVERYWHERE DEPRESSED.

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ARE DISCHARGED or GIVEN LOWER WAGES
| New-IIavcn Aug. / tspccaD.-LDcal business firms
are generally practically affected by the Industrial
depression Of business. The general complaint ~
the absence Of orders and the firms which are now
mining urc I'm many instances only living In hope
| that more orders may be received ana not III any
! surety that such will De- the case. canvass OF "a
! large number Of the prominent manufacturing con
Germs today revealed an interesting though not an
encouraging condition Of affairs The McLagoh
Foundry Company has been obliged to lay OIL
| large percentagc of hands but is running on fnll
| fine The West Haven tIchle Company Is running
on half time Int with a full force. Inc beinlns
Machine Company gave promising report ine
Boston blackboard Company said II was running Only
five days a week and eight hours day. be
ginning with next week 1t will close for
| fortnight Tb. Proneckct and futile Company,
carriage manufacturers. Is running on full tme nut
n small reduction IN the number OF employees mus
been made The Ncw-layen Carriage Company said
that business was dull, but not unusually 80 Tor ''
time OF the year. The \. Is. liendrlA lihrn"hrc
Compony rcportcd that the force OF men and th'
working hours had been cut but there - no pressing
causo for coniulajnt The New Haven Chair Company
has had lis force of wOrkmen c'ftai!ri, but VIII
not shut dawn for tho present Inc He"-iihN'"
Sawml Company declared that the scarcity OF ORDERS
T. making Itself felt bun that the company VIII con
tinue It's full forces OF woIkmcn for some unc -
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that the general depression has caused cutting
down I'm ill., force OF employees and general activity
I'm the concern Fifteen rcev' makers employed 10y
the N-w-Iavcn Rattan Company struck this noon De
cause OF reduction Of - per cent In their wages
II was said tonight that they woud return To work
at the cut rates tomorrow morning
Lawrence Mass. Aug. 1.-Lawrctcc now feels Inc
first blow Of the bu mess depression. Yesterday
notices were posted in the Atlantic Cotton Mills. say
| Ina tlo. Tho mill will
month or until the market hright"ns." The Az
lantlc Mis- employ 200 people with weekly pay
roll Of Ss 900. and manufactures Sh"ctngs ana srt
incs Notices were posted In the Arlington NILS an
nouncng that the mills will be closed next week Tor
the remainder Of August. IT employees 5000 op
erativcs, manufactures fine cotton and W"rat'd yarn
and ladie, cotton and worsted dress goods
The Pcmberton Mlls win BE- closed the last two
weeks In August
Fall River Mass, Aug. 1.-The directors Of the
seaconnet Mills to-day voted to shut down next sat
urday night until September 1st. or until the cloth
market shows signs OF improvement. Tn" directors
OF the Flint MIN voted 10 shut down on Monday FOR
an indefinite period The directors 81 the Wampanoas
Mills voted TO shut down next week and every al
ternate week until the market improves The Ann
wan, Metacomet. wcctamoe and Fall River Mani
I factory viii shut down next week for an indefinite
period, and II Is expected TINT the American Linen
COMPANY will close It's mills next Monday or later
in te week The Troy and Richard Borden mills
have declared dividends payable to-day. the former
dividend Of go per share and the later a dividend
Of 10 per cent.
woonsooket r. L. Aug. 1.-The Wardwe Sewing
Machine Company. general machinery manufacturers.
discharged thirty its seventy five employees ycstcr-
day owing TO the cessation oi "oIh vi o'''ai' INV
OF machinery.
Clinton Mass Aug. 1.-The wages OF the dres'ers
and beancr, In the Lancaster Bingham mills Of the
t.csn have been reduced from 30 To 30 per cent.
ncurngton VT Aug. To-day the Bennington
woelen mills, owned and operated by Holden,
Leonard & Co., and the largest in Vermont, reduced
their working time eight hours, four days week.
with a probability OF half time shortly.
Dover " H.. Aug. 1.-The Cochcco Mills will shut
down Oh August 12 for two weeks. or perhaps an
even longer period. The shut down means the throw
ing out ~ employment Of nearly 1000 people. II Is
expected that Tie print works. which employ 900
hand. and are operated By the same cooperation,
Will also be closed.
Kingston y. y, Aug. ! (SpeclaD.-The various
Industrial Interests In thl' neighborhood are much
depressed. The cement manufactures nre running
only part Of the time. Some Of IN. mills Will be
ukely 10 close down altogether. The large cigar
mandatory of Powell. Smith q Co. has been idle
for some wteks. Fulers shirt factory closed
saturday. All other Industries here are much de-
pressed. The savings banks. however. are not
qvaiing themselves OF the time privilege and they
say they see no necessity Of IT in their banks.
Utica, Aug j fSpccla).--lhe IO'n" biitSS "orh>,
employing 175 hands, has shut down Until further
notice The employees in IIolbrOoks shoe factory
have been informed that their wages Will b. reduced
10 per cent The night help employed in the
Shenandoah cotton mills has been laid off, THIS
throws out Of employment 10 men and thirty women.
The = a. Willard Manufacturing Company. Mt Clay
Vile. Will close this week for about n month. The
broom factories Of Dewitt 4. Dcvendori. at Fort
Hunter and +. whttemier, at Trifrr lIil are among
the Mohawk Valley industries that closed down
In consequence OF the business DEPRESSION
Amsterdam, n. V, Aug. l (Speclall.-The effect
OF the closing down Of the extensive carpet mills Of
stephen Sanford d sons Is noticeable not only In
pecunlary to the 900 or more employees. but
by the many hands on the streets out OF work.
Canajohnre, " ", Aug. l Spcclal).-Trc Mohawk
Valley silk Fabric Company's mill has closed down
for two weeks. and probably longer Other facto
ries here reducing help running on short time
except Arke d Smith. sack factory. Ex senator
Arke said to-day In reference TO his factory that The
dull times caused by apprehension Of Democratic
tariff nkering really beneficial to the paper bag
business. When business Is suffering from the peoples
hndslghedneSs, he sald and laborcrs receive the re-
suits OF their stupidity their financial condition
obnges them TO buy -four IN sacks rather than barrels.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-saturtay last Anderson De-
puy d. Co., steel manufacturers at Charters EN-
ployng about 200 men. served notice that "A 10
per cent reduction In wages Of employees would be
made In all departments. The employees met this
afternoon to consider the matter.
susquehanna, Fem, Aug. 1.-Ecginning today the
extensive locomotive shops Of the New York Lake
Erie and Western read will be In operation only
twenty four hours Per week.
Lambcrtylile ~ j.. Aug. 1.-The Pcnnsy lvann Rail
road shops will adopt the cght-hour day next week.
with no work Saturdays. The Lambertvie spoke
down next saturday night The two factories employ
over 200 hands.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-The 700 employees in the rs.
Establishment OF Libby, Mcneil d Libby Gamers OF
meat at the stock yards, were subjected TO a cut In
wages yesterday.
Nays Landing, n. j.. Aug. lSpccaD.-Thc signs
for the usual September resumption Of work I'm The
glass factories OF South Jersey decidedly faint
this year. rs the green flint and window GAS; mnnu.
facturers are clamt ring for Il reduo ton I'm wages
ranging throughout the three trades from 10 70 90 nr
cent
To Cleanse the System
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