New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-29
THOUSANDS OF MEN OUT OF WORK.


MILLS AND MINES CLOSING ALL OVER TIE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE CHIEF CAUSE.
lowell. Julv as.-rhe directors Of the fremont
and Suffolk mills voted today to opente ''''' "iiiS
on half time beginning Monday next. treasurer a.
6 CovclI said: "Thc directors regarded their action
ne prudential one believing that in case u should
bocme necessary TO curall the product oi Inc mills
there will be the least hardship In running NJ nail
time during the summer months II the cloud OF de-
preston which hangs over the bas'he'S inter
ests OF the country is dissipat'd"
Providence, July 2s.-The following mills III Sur
rlvine have closed: A. L. Sayles d sons Arnold 4
Perkins, job F. Fiske, jr, W. a. lhhah' "''ilam
Tinkham & Co.. J. ID. Nichols Il sons.
Fall River July os.--The print cloth market here
has been exceedingly dull al the week. "oods are
quoted at . 7-sc nominal for 64S, but even AT lhat
price there Is no market. The talk OF shutting down
Is growing stronger hourly, the latest mill to be men
toned being the Cornell, comparatively new corpora
tlon No concerted action is being taken by the
manufacturers each prefcrling to act individually, ac
cording to the difficulty which they encounter In rails
ing money for wages.
bridgeport. July 2S.-To-day the Wlmot loooS
Manufacturing Company discharged abont ha'i It's en-
ployes and in future will run eight hours IA dnV'
five days a week. 1t has large rolling mills and
has large Government contracts The mills have been
running nights.
BidIeford Me-. July os.-Thc directors OF the York
Mills. In saco met In Boston to-day and voted TO
shut down the mill, for five weeks. This action
Is in accordance with an agreement made 10y The
directors OF all colorcd cotton mills in NewEnghni
Amsterdam. y. Y. July - (>ls'ciaD.-'rhe Ilonccr
Knitting Mills, OF this place, will shut down to-
morrow for ap indefinite time. Other mills have re-
duccd their forces and it Is said they are getting
ready To shut down. The John h stewart Mil has
laid of the night force. the first time IN three years.
It /, understood that the SANFORD Carpi Mills will
also close tomorrow.
Ilttsburg. July 2s-Thc Ec-scmcr Steel Depart
mcm Of Jones Il Laughlns BrownsiOnc NH closed To-
day and 800 men are idle. The fear long sus-
pension. II Is reported that the department closed
on account Of lack of orders Another repcr; /, that
the firm has been reflslng order, account OF the
financial scare, prcferring 10 shat down rather than
take any risks. Rumor, are ancat That Oliver q TO-
are preparing their machinery III the
south iinccnlhst. mills for long shut
down. Another report l. 10 the effect
that the Phillips Nimlci Sligo Mil /, preparing
to start mp with II non-uucn force 81 workmcn. The
800 machinisi, Of the Westinshou,e Arbrakc Com
pany at wilmcrdlns. Penn. have been Informed Of
reduction I'm wages OF Epm H. 10 90 per cent A.
400 men have already been laid OIL 1t j. thought
that the reduction will be- accepted. Tie Wire Nail
Manufacturer, held = meeting here yc{teriay. and IN
View OF the oppressed condition of The hu-inr>, It
was decided 10 continue the shut Hn until 'cptcm-
Der !.
Mcgnnnc,. Mich. July o@.-Tnc North Buffalo
Mine. Of the Euiiao Mining Company, closed down
Wednesday hlsf, III, railroad. refused 10 Laul
away the until the freight bills we're pail.
I.bpcnlnr. Mich July .s-1hc Lake Sppcilor Iron
Company. which laid OH 80 men ten lay ago. VIII
close down section II mine. throwing 200 NOR; men
out. saturday night.
Duluth. Mimi. july :-.-Word received here
yesterday from The hcadquarlc, Of the Minnesota lion
Company In Chicago 10 close all miuing OPERATIONS
at the hard orr mines % the company until further
notice. About 300 men will be- kept at the several
min, 10 ship The ore now IN stock pile Ihr town,
Of Tower ANA Ely almost entirely dependent upon
the work OF the mines.
factory Of This city Will b. shut down next week
indefinitely. rlI- llrnt wus erected several months
ago 10y the Standard lanncry Company Of Chicago. and
700 men had steady employment 10y this Industry.
When asked the cause 81 Tie Suspension. Manag
Thoms SAID II l. owing entirely To the uncertainty
u tr,d'. our Lu.n"s' depends solely on the pro
lection get. and II The tIrT on leather .hould De-
reduced We are don" for IRE consequence" l. We
have to await Developments
san Antonio. Ten, Jyl; .r.-Ih" extensive coal
mine, ol the Miuera '"llicry Company. In Webb
County, hay" closed down throwing larec nnn'-'r
resumption M the mines ~ TIE present. many Of the
mincrs are leaving he county
Waltham Mass. July 2-.At a meeting ~ the
directors Of the Io-;On Manufacturing COMPANY ana
of the Waham Hl,achcry and Dyc Work.. this Morn
ng. there was II debate a 10 whether the concerns
should ic shut down until bctt r. time, COM. II was
finally voted to defer action unill Monday. The com
pany has felt seriously tn business depression that
has caused the shutting down Of 80 many mills In the
line In New England. II II !, decided to
pend work. the mills viii probably run week
ana slut down the next. thus alternating Inicfni'ev
was done once before by the same concern with
satisfactory results.
The two companies. which under manage
mcnt. employ more Than 1000 people. aud have TO
tnl ~ o. 90 sIindlss In the i've mill buildings the
Charles River and large increase IN That number
had been talked q" short tine ago TIE" present
capacity Of ia" company j. 100000 yards ~ cloth a
day. and also 1jOOOD dozen pieces of underwear
ii was announced today that Greens department at
the american Watch Factory Is not To Start on Au
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