Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-28
MORE FACTORIES CLOSING Down.

ELeIN, Ill, July 27.-Notices posted at
the Elgin National Watch Co.'s works to-
day stated that on August l, half the hands
would be laid OF indefinitely owing to the
condition Of the trade. This order Affects
], 800 men.
NEWARK, N. J., July 27.-The employees
of the immense works Of the Clark .. n. L.
Thread Company, located at the north END
of this city and in Kearney, were surprised
Yesterday on reading the following notice
posted on the gates: "The employees OF
this company are hereby notified that until
further notice the companY's employees OF
the mill will work from a. N. 10 p. N.
daily, Saturdays excluded The en-
ployes have been working ten hours day.
Tho short time will reduce the pay Of the
piece workers about one-third. Tue COM
pauy have on their pay list over 600 hands.
IL is rumored that the Marshall Linen
Thread and Mile End Thread companies
will go on three-fourths time next Wednes-
day.
ArTLEBoRo, MASS, July H.-Owing. to
the extreme dullness in the 1ewelry trade
due TO the lack of orders from large 1oboing
houses in the West, manufacturers In
Plainyllle, North Attleboro, Attleboro
Falls and this town have been compelled to
close their shops There are no signs OF
any business during August, and now a
petition is being circulated among jewelers.
for general shut down until September /.
1t has received many signatures and the
present indications are that all the fac
tories will close. In thst event no less
than 5000 persons will be out of employ
meut for four weeks or over.
OwEGo, n. Y, July 27.-The Champion
Wagon Company, Of Owego, the CHIEF IN
dustry of this city, employing over one
hundred men, has ordered reduction OF
20 per cent in wages, to take effect from
last Monday. The officers said to-day tnat
they NAV shut down indefinitely any day
on account of the bad state OF business
Collections are good but sales are BAD
CINCINNATI. o., July 27.-The Deer
Creek Cotton mills at 5th and Eggleston
avenues and the Betting factory at Plum
and Canal streets. owned by the Henry
Pearce Sons Co., have closed indefinitely.
The only reason given TO the 500 employees
is that they have not enough orders to JUS
tify them in continuing operations.
New York, July GA report to the
effect that several important mills in Mass
achusetts, Maine and Rhode Island were to
be shut down was used in these dispatches
on Tuesday, and brought out sew
eral denials. seemingly authoritative,
from mill owners or agents. Cor
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information said to-day that the Otis Com
papv. with A. B. Palmer mill, the Thorn
dyke Company, of Thorndyks, the Boston
Duck Company, the Bondville dye works,
the Cordes mill and the Warner cotton
mills, the Columbian Manufacturing Com
panv's mills at Greenville, n. H., will all
stop at the end OF the week, and IT is in
tended to keep these mills closed for four
weeks. They gave employment TO ABOUT
1000 operatives.
WALrHAM, Mass, July 2L-Consterna-
ton reigns tonight in consequence OF the
official announcement given out to-day
by the American Waltham Watch Com
pany. On July l the company gave
its hands months vacation
Today Superintendent Fitch announces
that the vacation will be extended
week, the factory starting up
on August &, and that at the
time of starting up only half the employees
will be given work. Coupled with this an
pouncement comes the statement from
President Fitch that the Elgin Watch
Company, which is the biggest rival OF the
Waltham, will discharge half OF its hands
August ]. The Waltham Company at
present has on its pay roll little less than
5000 employees, and the Eigin Company
has little more than than that number.
PlTTsBURG, PA, July 27.-The wire nail
manufacturers held meeting here T. day
and in view of the depressed condition Of
the business it was decided to continue the
shut down until September first. All the
wire nail factories in the United States
are shut down at present.
Paterson, n. j., July 2.-The William
STRANGE Co. announced tonight that IL will
close its extensive silk mills FOR three
weeks. All of the manufacturers say the
outlook for the silk trade is anything but
enCou raging