Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-08-25
New England Mill Notes.

The Ipswich wooden mill has lbeen closed
for two weeks to make enlargements and re-
pairs.
Some 10 cutters employed by Francis W.
Breed in his shoe factory, at Lynn, went out
ON a strike on account Of a 10 per cent reduc-
ton In prices ON women button shoes. Inc
same reduction has been made in Mr.. Breed 5
factory in Rochester. n II. Mr.. Breed claims
that the stagnant money market anu the
iulneSs in business caused him 10 make
,he reduction.
The Thompsu Houston Electric works at
Lynn. Mass, will shut down, and until iur-
her notice will run only the first three days
N each week.
The Amory mills at Manchester, \. H.,
employing 400 operatives, Will clos" Tor TWO
weeks.
The cotton mills Of the Attawaugan com
pany in Attawaugan and Ballouviile, Conn,
-unning 800 looms and employing JOO hAhus,
nave shut down for Il week.
| A Newton paper recently printed story
which it claimed was authorized by officials
# the American Watch Company, that that
/ concern would clos. is doors the first week
| IN September and give up the manufacture OF
watches Pres. Fitch stated that un-
It,Ss something wholly unexpected hap
/ prned the factory would surely start up
Sept T. althoug thvI" would L" no Increase
/ Of hands. Geo rye II. Shirley has resigned
| his position as assistant superintendent oi IN"
watch company. the resignation to take ti-
feet in September. He has hccn intending
| to make this change for some time, and about
! "A wear egu rendered his resignation, tut al
/ Pres. Fitch urgent request withdrew II lor
the time being. 1t was again rendered nj tue
first Of the year aud accepted, hut with the
proyiso that Mr. Shirley should stay till after
the summer vacation.
Not yard OF regular print cloths was sold
last week III the Fall River market, and there
is every prospect that there Will l." lever safes
/ Of ordered goods next week. IN" total safes
footed up only Il 900 pieces, less than day ;
production. The demand from the West and
South has fallen OF and is now only
nominal Western dry goods men who
have ordered goods truih New lork
houses have been refused because ol
the uncertainty regarding payments an
printers are not receiving any orders from
philadelphia or New York. II i many year,
since brokers saw a like situation. Hall the
mill men have lost holt' and they do not pro
pose tu run their mills until there are signs oi
Improvement.
The mills now running at Fall River are
J The Barnaby Manufacturing Company, 35,
$50 spindlrs Border C,ty Manufacturing
Company, ll9 800. Chn-c, j2,7it DaNol, CO.
( 900: Durfr,., llg.GJ0. Glunc Yarn ltwuj 90.
900 HarrraNes. 3. 900 NurraGan~ett. 900
| Osborn, ~, 900 Peerless, tN.oOO Sl"ir II
800 Sagamur,, 5000. Slu2", tOuOO Hta'
/ ford, 81. 900; Tccum-rh. 46 700; Union l,OuO
: Some of the mills that shut down last week
: were expecting t. run right along, Tut th'
4 ten, purarN Aunulling Of contracts has rAuo''
r their Treasurrt- to- change their minis. lh"i
I contracts wrrr profitable, and will hold goo,
u4 soon ~ printers and "vuyrrtcrs can pa
for them easily. Tury hay" bcru put ahcA,
to await further orders. and no difficulty /
q likely To result from this action. With mil
= stopping every week the local currency sit
= untiOn is improving and checks are said To b.
+ scarce. Business men ART quite rrnt"ut t
u receive them.
. A majority Of the mills to cuntinurarr thos
named and controlled lay the Brayton inter
a csts, SO called. Thr~. men propose To run a
). long as the knight interests and other con
= Germs run, and If matters reach the pom
ii where scaling down in wages Is deemt
n necessary, they will take steps to meet 1t.
i is contended ON the part OF the mills that ar
2 run that the Massachusetts Fifty eight -huu
i law. and the way it is enforced, handicap
l. manufacturers in Fall River at least i've hour
o per week rs compared with neighborin
states To offset this it il said that redu,
. ton in wages will be necessary Il the preNeL
70 conditions continue four weeks longer an
u mills in other States continue to run.
Eddv's wooden mill and the Fall River MI
!, chine Company will shut down for sho
period.