The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-01
SLACK WORK IN NEW ENGLAND.
Many Mills Either shut Down or Reduoe
Their vvor1,fnr Ttpne.

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MANCHESTER, N II. July 31.-The big Amos
keag mills closed to-day. This is the first sus
pension OF these factories for many years
Eight thousand operatives are idle. The JET
ferson mills started up agaia this morning
thus giving employment to 1000 hands who
had been idle for two weeks. All the remain
ing Amoskeag mills are certain to resume
work on Aug. % II not before. but It will be on
the basis II Is said. OF reduction OF wages to
operatives. 1t 10 said that there will be gen
eral reduction OF 10 per cent. and those re-
celving better wages than the average will be
cut down Is per cont.
NORWICH, Conn. July 31.-The Lucas Broth.
ers' wooden mills at the village OF Poauetan-
mock. three miles south Of this city have shut
down for two weeks. that Is likely to be ex-
tended to six weeks, throwing seventy men
out OF work. No orders for goods is the trouble.
In several departments OF the Hail Brothers
wooden mills at Hallville six miles south OF
Norwich, work has been stopped temporarily.
The Richmond Stove Works OF this city have
resumed work after being idle for nine days.
The great Ponemah mills at Taftvile In this
town. one OF tho strongest and richest cotton
plants in the world, employing 800 hands,
That there viii be no suspen sion Of work.
The great revolver makers. Hopkins \ Allen
OF this city. have Just discharged another big
goods The old Allen woollen mill Of Hanover.
probaty for n's Six Sf mouths the NoSrwcS Fails
woollen mill Is packed with goods that can
not be sold at present. and the company has
mills at Bean Hill. In the northern part OF this
town. produced more goods in six hours than
It has been able to dispose OF in the last two
weeks
=. DAYyILIE, Conn; July alt is believed That
vuh irb hop hna, hn n n Rna N
4. Russell. it's manager thinks its ,assets, viii
sffssS s. eS iseres s sDa s1GsF IL
Norwich. receiver for II. will take charge
Of the plant to-moIr9w. He Say says that
about nS its condition. sf o'a failure was asFs
surprise. as II is the biggest wooIlen mill
impor port perhaps. to the great Ponemah
cotton mill at Tattville. in New London county;
i is a hard blow to Dayville because ABOUT al
mill. Tho clerks will begin to figure on tho
books tomorrow. The force Of operatives
only ito men were at work. The creditors Of
the company will meet on Thursday. The
Sn9 aoa hsd %S
wool some of the employees had not been
Everett wooden mills. ON ploying $50 hands.
will shut down on Saturday for month. to
aT%5 mSFG ay Tnfhnm Co.'s
mill in Burrilivile is running only five days
week.
HARrroRn Conn.,. July q; Tho Eddy Manu-:
featuring Company Of Windsor. makers OF
electro dynamos. motors. generators, and
electrical supplies. will. beginning to- morrow.
run eight hours per day for five days per
week. until further notice The shop will he
closed on SATURDAYS The concern employs
about fifteen hands.
LtwRENCE, Mass. July 31.-This afternoon
notices were posted In, the, Atlantic cotton
mills stating that the mills will close next sat
urdsy for. u month. or until the market
brightens-'
The notice was surprise to the operatives.
as we'll as to the city. The Atlantic mills en-
ploy 100 people. had a weekly pay roll OF
$4,000, and manufactures sheetings and shirt
ings.
Agent Sherman says he is sorry things have
taken this turn. but it could not be helped.
He hopes that Congress will give relief. and
says the repeal OF the Sherman law will help
but not cure matters
Notices were posted in tho Arlington mills.
stating that the mills will be closed next week
for the remainder OF August. They employ
3 1000 operatives. manufacture fine cotton and
worsted yarn. and ladies' fine cotton and
worsted dress goods.
The Penn berton mills close the last two
Clarke. Ito put in a new boiler plant. and
would close whether business was good or
bad"