The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-06
TIE WILSON EILEs EFFECT.

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The effect of the Wilson bill is al :
ready becoming noticeable in many of
the manufacturing districts where the
Wilson bin has struck the heaviest
blows. In P,tisburg the rod and wire
mills of tie Oliver e. Roberts Wire
company have closed down after fill
ing tho last order on the books. The
men were told that the mills would
lie idle for time as the owners could
could not afford TO make up stock TO
carry on an uncertainty. The superin-
tendent Of the Johrstown Iron works
says that the bill will transfer the iron
and steel market TO England, and that TO
compete with English goods wages will
have 10 come down To the starvation
point. Ten window glass factories
that had made preparation TO start
up Jan. 1, will remain closed for
the winter. The superintendent of the
Cincinnati packet line says the bill will
cripple the freight trade by knocking
out cotton ties, rs the English ships will
bring them TO this country as ballast.
AT Anlsterdaes, N. Y, the knitting
mills Of Warner, Deforest e Co.,
employing NEARLY 400 OPERATIVES,
which have been running
off the stock on hand, have closed down
indefinitely on account of the destruc-
tive provisions of the Wilson tariff
bill. Tie saypet mills OF S, Sanford q
Sons Were, when running in full,
giving employment to 2700 per-
sons, and have laid idle for nearly four
months, had hoped to reopen this week.
The proposed Wilson tariff, the manu-
faciurers say. win keep their mills
closed, and if the measure becomes n
law they cannot be run at all.
In the Miller Brothers cutlery works
Meriden. Conn. the following notice
has been rosted: "The Wilson bill, as
reported, reduces the duty on pocket
cutlery about 60 per cent. III it become
a law it will become necessary to reduce
wages from 40 to so per cent. We
shall make no reductions on what
little work we may have TO do this
month. If we start up after Jan. we
shall probably reduce wages not less
than % per cent. If the bill finally
passes in its present form still fur
ther reductions may be expected.
We shall use every honorable
means to have the schedule amended
favorably, and give our employees the
benefit OF il. We make this statement
early, that any Of our employees who
desire may have ample opportunity for
seeking work for next year in better
favored occupations"
The Sawyer Woolen mills at Dover,
N. H., have reduced wages 10 per cent.
The pearl button manufacturers of
Newark, N. j., say that should the bill
become a law it will throw 5000 opera
tives out of employment, while the
potteries at Trenton, N. j., and in that
section, employing 1000 hands, have
closed down and say that not single
order has been received since the Wilson
bill was made public.
And SO we might go on enumerating
the big manufacturing industries that
will either close down entirely or make
a heavy reduction in wages to meet the
provisions OF the Wilson bill. hnt we
have given examples enough.
The wage Garner is the one to suffer
most, for ON him will fall the
brunt of the burden. And |
MIR. Cleveland proposes after carry
ng through the legislation that has
brought this distressing condition of |
affairs about to add still further to the
burdens OF the poor by the imposition
Of internal revenue taxes. These are
the Thanksgiving offerings to the work
ms man from Democratic admins.
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