Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
CONFIDENCE IS RETURNING
Mills Closed by the Sherman Law
Panic Resuming.
Another Week Of Happy Days for Mil Work
ers.Returning Confidence Touches
All Industries With a Magic
Wanda Long List.

Wanda Long List.
BosToN, Mass, Sept. l6.-The tide OF
prosperity is steadily setting in to-
wards New England, and this week
will see many more mills in full opera
ion.
The worsted yarn department OF h
Washington mills In Lawrence started
tuesday and the weaving department.
s expected to be in full operation to-
lay. When running with a full force
about 5000 hands are employed.
The A~ndroscoggin mills in Lewiston,
which employ between / 300 and l,40O
aanGs, resumed with "A full force.
The Picker factory OF the j. V. Abb
oott Manufacturing company, in East
Dedham, resumed with Il full force.
md the iron foundry OF the Walker
ind Pratt Manufacturing company, in
Watertown, which has been shut down
.or two months, started up with a full
iorce at the old wages.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Sept. 16.-The
paint works of the Pacific mills nave
started and all that now remains
closed of the mills OF this large corpor-
alton is the lawn department. The
Washington mills have partially re-
sumed and Friday the entire plant will
be in operation. The Arlington, Az
are yet closed. Small industries re-
kz--t Ls.a. 49, a-I Vaa-ahaya "a q
are feeling an increase in trade.
SoUTHISGToN, Conn, sept. l6.-Ali
the factories OF the Peck, Stowe Il
Wilcox company, at Plantsville, East
Berlin and this place, have started on
full time. They ran IN half time for a
month, and last week shut down en-
tirely.
ANsoNIA, Conn, Sept. 16.-The An
sonia Electric company has resumed
work under the management Of the re-
c~eivers. Wages have been reduced from
8 TO 10 per cent on unskilled labor and
about Is per cen on all others. The
business outlook for the concern is
hopeful.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. 16.-The
Candee Rubber company resumed with
its 1000 hands. The West Haven
buckle shop also began work. II has
been idle three weeks.
PROVIDENCE, X. J., Sept 16.-The
cut-down in wages of the Rhode Island
cotton mill operatives, owing TO the
action of the Massachusetts mill men,
was announced by the Lonsdale com
pany and the firm of Il. Il. IL Il. knight
..NMss.. rA...aa .An4 IN IN n aant 10
duction would go into effect September
%. All concerns will doubtless take
similar action. The mills of the Cronp-
ton company, at Crompton, which have
been closed since August :, started.
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 16.-It is
stated hat the committee OF employees
of the New York and New England
railroad has received a written agree
ment from President Mcleod that their
wages will be restored December l.
II this be true the men will accept the
reduction.
PIrrsBURG, Pa, Sept. i6.-About
1000 more men who have been idle for
months found employment by the fur
ther resumption of work in mills which
were only in partial operation. The
sheet mills at Moorhead & McCleane's
Second venue plant resumed under the
Amalgamated scale. A few lap-weld
furnaces were put in operation at the
plant of A. NJ Byers, being the first at
tempt TO work any part OF the Byers
mills.
Another furnace in the lap-weld de-
partment of the National Tube works.
at Mckeesport, started up, and two
heating furnaces and four sheet mills
at the United States Iron and Tin Plate
works at Demmlcr, resumed. The
Boston Iron and Steel works, near Me-
Deesport, have resumed.
Another of Jones & Laughlin's steel
mills was put into operation. The pud-
dlers arc also at work. The Newcastle
Wire and Nail mills also resumed in all
departments. The keystone Rolling
mill, which has been closed for
eighteen weeks, will start in full next
Monday.
SCHENECTADY, y. Y, Sept. 1d.-The
Empire State Knitting mills resumed,
after a suspension of one month. John
Wiederhold & Co., manufacturers of
woollen underwear, also resumed, bu.
with n limited number of hands.
GALLIPoLIs. O.. Sept. 16.-The Gal
lipolis and the Fuller-Hutsenpillar fur
niture factories, employing about 800
men, resumed.
NORWICH, y. ", Sept. 16.-The large
silk mills of the Norwich Silk Manu-
featuring company and the extensive
works of the Norwich Cabinet COM
panv. resumed on full time. full force
and at the old scale of prices.
TROY. n. V, Sept. 16 William III.
Van Kleeck's brush factory Mt Lam
singburg has resumed on half time,
and will probably go on full time next
week.
ERIE, Pa, Sept. 16.-The II. +. Wat
son Paper company, which has been
running on half time. started on full
time with n full force of 900 employees.
The Erie Forge works, which had been
shut down completely, also started
with a full complement of men.
AKRON. O., Sept. l6.--The receiver
of the Akron Savings bank was dis
charged. The bank is reported in bet
ter condition than ever before.
PHILIIPsBuRG, n. j., Sept. ls.-The
trouble with the puddlers at the Amer
lead sheet mills has been settled, and
the mills have started on full time.
TRENTON. n. j., Sept. l6.-The roll
ing mill of John A. Roebling's Sons
company was resumed. The REMAINDER
of the Roebling works are still on half
time. The wooden mills of Samuel r..
Wilson also resumed with its 700 EN-
ployes. superintendent McCowan, of
the Trenton potteries, started seven of
the potteries. He says the outlook Of
the fall trade is good.
BELvIDERE, n. j., Sept. 1G-rhe
Vossgap limestone quarry at Bridges
Vile, owned by the Lackawanna Iron,
Coal and Steel company, has resumed
with a full force after a months idie-
ness.
CAEROKGE RONNS APE GOOD