The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-10
work AND WAGES IN The MILLS.
A Few Re luce Pay shut Down. but Many
Resume Full Time.

A Few Re duce Pay or shut Down. but Many
Resume mt Full Time.
NORWICH. Sept ON this city 1000 mill and
shoe hands are out Of work. but in other parts
OF the country the industrial outlook 10 more
hopeful At Mystic the Greenmanville WOOL
len Mills. which have been idle for m onth.
will begin to run again next Monday with 100
hands.
A ten per cent reduction will be made In
wages and the factory will run on four days q
week The mill has fresh order for goods.
and after that is filed will run on full time and
wages will be raised. Other mills. mostly small
ones. are likely 70 resume work very soon.
EAsToN. Pa. Sept 9.-There is rejoicing
among the Lehigh Valley shop hands.as orders
wer. received to-day to run the shops six days
week instead Of Ave.
YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. Sept 2.-The Cambria Iron
Company has posted notices stating that the
mills will resume work Monday morning.
Over three thousand men will find employ
ment.
LOWELL. Mass.Sept. a-The Lawrence mills
which employ $500 people. will start UP on
full time Sept. 10
PEABODY. Mass. Sept. a.-Patrick Lennox Il
will resume operations Monday next with 200
employees
Pressed Glass works Started up this morning
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 9.-Ine Lippincott Glass
andria. Ind. will resume Oct, !: and 300 men
VII have employment It will be but short iIf
MaRanoE2& Mass SEPT etThe LA Lancaster ssmS
oWas tn the condon N sns aG
expectation Of starting up again Sept. IL.
The mills have been running ON one-half time
PROVIDENCE Sept. a.--The Gregory Mills at
Wexford have again closed until Sept. Is for
PALMER. Mass. Sept o.-Holden 4 Fuller's
woolen mill shut down tonight. This mill
bs has snd psa thay
can DO filed. No goods are manufactured ex..
cert on orders. and work Will not be resumed
GeeMP Mas 80 Sept osmth wes
SON. the revolver manufacturers. have given
down of ] o per cent. on all salaries over S1.5O
per day. to take effect Oct. l.;
Association OF this city held n meeting last
night at which the Committee on Conference
with the manufacturers reported that they
reduction. After q discussion on the reduce
ton vote was taken. and although the ma
favor OF not accepting the cut down. it required
a two-thirds vote to order strike. and the re-
There will be nc strike among the spinners.
but the members OF the union were advised to
in he Th
FALL RIVER. Sept. 8 AT q special meeting OF
the Spinners' Association last night it was
voted to accept and abide by the report OF the
mittee of the Manufacturers Association.
This comm ttee agreed to accept a reduction
OF wages which will amount to about nine per
cent on the present wages paid on all mules.
it was also voted to distribute $4,000 from
the general fund among the spinners who
This Is the first time In the history Of trades
unions in this section that such grant has
been made but the Spinners' Union has nearly
100000 in its treasury. and can afford to dis
tribute part OF 1t.
factory of this city. one Of the largest in the
trade. to- day notified it's employees that work
will be resumed on full time on Monday morn
Meeker Spotten & Meekers mill in Water
ford. employing nearly 100 hands, will resume
on Monday,