Evening journal., 1893-09-11
MERRY HUM OF MACHINERY.
Sweet Music to the Ears of Thousan DIS OF
Idle Wage-Earners.


FALL RIVER, Mass. Sept. 10-The
following corporations will start up
Monday Barnard, Border City, Chace,
Cornell, Granite, Hargraves, King
Philip, Laurel, Lake, Nsrrsgansett,
Osborn, Pocasset, Richard Borden, Saga
more, Shore, Slsde, Stafford, Tecumseh,
Troy and Union.
The Merchants Manufacturing Com
pany will start up a week from Monday,
and the Mechanics as soon as the new
engine is ready to run. Work on the
new engines of the American Linen Mills
is bein & rushed preparatory TO start.
The Durfee Mills will not start fer a
time
All Of these concerns will resume on
reduced scale of wages.
The following is the print cloth state
ment; Production, $4,000; deliveries,
96,0 COO; stock, 452. 000; sales. 101. .000 (;
spots, $4,000; futures, $1,000. Market
steady. Price q cents for 64x64s."
The Spinners' Association has agreed
to accept a per cent. reduction of
wages and has ordered the distribution
of 5000 among spinners here who have
been idle for four or five weeks. The
Spinners Union has $4,000 in its
treasury, and this is the first time any
money has been distributed.
| NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-A majority
of the Mule Spinners' Association voted
not to accept the 10 per cent. reduction
recommended by the special committee,
but as twothirds vote is required for
strike, and this was not obtained, the
spinners will 60 to work at the reduc
. 3. all . Il
future were recommended. The
weavers have not yet acted
ST LOUIS. The hard times seem TO bs
over here. Many factories and shops
idle three months ago have resumed. By
actual count IL, 100 men will be at work
September 90 in factories and foundriel
that were frightened into closing by the
( "hard times" panic. Every line o.
wholesale trade reports increasing or
ders, and some note an advance oveI
sales of year ago.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.-The Lippincott Glas
Works and the Depauw Glass Work
at Alexander, Ind, will resume Octobe
1, and I, 300 men will be given employ.
ment. All the factories in the SOutl
will bs in full operation in a short time
NASHVILLE, Tenn The First Nationa
Bank, Of this city, which suspended
August 10. has been granted permission
T to resume. II will open Monday.
PORTLAND, Ore.-The Oregon Nationa
a Bank, of this city. has been permitte
to resume.
CHEYENNE, Wy. T. The First Nationa
Q Bank, of this city, has the permission o
S the Comptroller of the Currency to re
q sumo.
q CUMBERLAND, Md.-The Cumberlan
. and Steel and Tin Plate Company Is run
n'ng at full capacity. The only shut
down during the summer was one for te
da,s for repairs.
PITTsBURe, Pa.-The Amalgamate
Association has agreed to reduction G
10 per cent in the wire rod wage scal'
The manufacturers wanted more, bU
will probably accept 10 per cent. TIL
wire and nail departments of the Olive
. Roberts Works will be put in operi
tion next week.
is FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The electr
: light works, which have been closed f
!. two weeks for repairs. will resume MOI
~ day morning, employing 400 men. I'll
of Standard Wheel Works, which ha,
il been closed since June 80, will resume
be part Tuesday, and in full about Sci
tember 90
MILWAUKEE,, Wis Thirty hands we
- added to day to the depleted force of Il
IN Chicago, Milwaukee aud st. Paul raj
IN road shops, and twenty Eve car inspec
I'D ors were put on to condemn cars al
er send them to the repair shops. Repa
ly work has been neglected all summer.
ZANEsvILLE, O.-The Robinson Press
Glass Works has resumed
TRoY-The Holmes & ldex collar ia
ed tory. one of the largest in the trade. W
rt, resume on full time en- Monday. It h
ms been closed six weeks. Mecker, Sp'
.st ter Meckers mill at Waterford W
ls, resume Monday.
ey JoHNsTowN, Pa-The Cambria IL
on Company will resume Monday. Ov
ity 600 men will be given employment.
Tor LOWELL. Mass The Lawrence mil
which employ 800 people, will start
on full time September Is.
PEABODY, Mass. Patrick Lenox * =
IN extensive morocco manufacturers, v
OF resume Monday.
EAsroN, Pa.-The Lehigh Valley sh'