Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-27
WHERE WE ARE AT.
Manufacturers Express Them.
selves on the Prospect
OPINION WIDELY DIVIDED
An Agree That Relief Mu,s come hs
= short Time or the Woss<
Win bc Upon a..

when VIII The factories nov idip
start ups" That's the question put 20
many manufacturers By reporters for
Tan HkEALo yesterday. Some Of the
factories are running full time. some Il
them On hnitsd tlaae asd sonse on no
time What the manufacturers and
those authorized o. speak for them said
h appended The story needs no adoEn-
nlent:
Maurice Shanzhan, Manager Of the
Bissell Carpet Sweeper Compzny-No
are hoping for an early resumption q
business Our factory 10 running full
time and the force has not been rr-
duced- We intend 20 run a. long ss
possible and prevent cur force being
scattered While sales are not 20 lively
as they might be. We are banking on the
future l 90 not think the present stag
nation will continue much longer aud
am looking for better times before long.
w. S. Gum 81 the Gum Folding Bed
Comp&ny--Our factory 10 running with
its usual force and We have plenty cf
orders TO ILL., We shall continue TO run
as long as we can get anything for the
men 10 do. Last week We took one order
for 2.20o folding beds. II business can
continue to come % Us like that, We
shall have nothing TO complain Of. As
10 the general outlook. can't say. Wait
until congress has taken vote on the
silver question.
Charles r. Sigh OF the Sigh Furni-
ture Comparative are running full
time and with full force OF men. though
We made 10 per cent cut in wages this
week. Our July trade was very good
and VIZ are working on July orders. I'M
less things brighten In the neyt two
weeks We may have 10 shut down.
Running Eight Hours
James Lowe Of Butterworth 4 Lowe.
Grand Rapids Iron Works We ars
running with regular force eight hours
q day and expect to continue an far "a
we can zee now. We look for q decided
change for the better Within thirty days
This change will make itsolf manifest
shortly after the repealed the purchasing
clause IL tho sherman silver Law. which
IL sure TO come. We had thirty extra
men during the rpring but We lct them
60. We expect g. 60 back 10 ton hoass
day when business improves.
Adolph Leitelt n the Adnlph Leitclt
Iron works We have re1aced our rogu.
tai tstt1 U'tttN " A8ts tdt atH running
nine hours day. We can $50 30 evi.
dence u immpdlat< improvement In our
trade. We have several small orders on
hand. just enough 10 keep our force 81
work. the meet IL the orders having
been received before the panic asserted
itself
Richard ID. bet, aaf II DsGraaf, vriel.
ing a Cove have ell We can DO and
are running with nearly the usual mum
bcr % men. Have several large orders
on hand and running full time. We
have no reason % think We will find IL
necessary 10 reduce the number % EN-.
ployes further this fall. Although bust
ness Is not 10 good as IL might be We
have little cause for complaint.
Superintendent OF the Converse Man
ufacturing Company--Up to tonight We
have run with full force ON full ;ime
and paid our men every week. but next
week We shall have 10 drop about four
men, Tho strisgency in tho money
market has affected IA DSsaqss persons
who contemplated basiding on borrowed
money have been obliged TO quit work
for lack of funds