Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-27


nilurs Couzpan, We uoal.l Start Ger
faktory II se eo4ld set am sEco1rsRe
esent 20 Do ~, We cxanoi seIl furniture
zDd - ae eaaaol run tie factory live
cant maks SAFES We can get nsoney -
pay eur tnens and IL We canf pay the
men there : nothing % bs gained ~
sztemptiag - run the fzctory. We are
ready 70 resusne operations az the ear
lest nonent lie outlook warrants such
actlcc-
No Relief sn sight.
VIII s. Boyns % the Oriei IA furnl
ture salesul4n. don't 80 sny positive
sign Toe encouragement, and yef the out
look seems tribe better. IN the house u
representatives takes decis.se vote 90
the Sherman law tonight believe
things viii begin 70 brighten up again.
even By Tuesday or Wednesday. AL
that IL necessary 10 restsre business 10
It's iormer cou3ition Il Tor congress 10
stop talking and repeal the Sherman
Law. and for President Cleveland to give
official notice that tho tariff il not 70 he
tempered with as soon a. eongross con-
yenes again.
IewisT. Peck. Secretary of the W lillian
a. AttA NY It III t&AtAtR I'LL XtI1l tADM y
SEQ any encouragement. We haven't
any more orders today than ne had
yesterday. Will run the factory a long
as there Is work. Then We shut down.
Michael Ryan OF the Grand Rapids
Chair Company--Order are rather slow.
but We arc running Two days q week,
eight hours per day. and are paying full
wages for the time put in. We employ
~ 1..II
We have been running short time for
two weeks. We cannot tell what the
future will bring out. but We think ID
looks brighter than il did two weeks ago.
William Harrison VI the Harrison
Wagon works-We employ Id hands
and are running with about seven -eighths
full force. We work eight hours Der
day and until this week We have paid
full wages Now We are paying but one
hall full wages
Harry wonderly Of the Kent Furni-
ture Company-We think things are
looking brighter. We employ 260 men,
anu are working full time and paying
full wages Our orders are coming in
good shape and our collections are Fair.
o. II. Wilmarth Of the Grand Rapids
Hand Screw Comparative arr shut
down for two weeks, but viii resume
September 4. When We are running full
force We employ sixty men.
Full Time and Fall Pay.
c. f. Belknap OF tie. Belknap Wagon
works-We employ fifty.fve men and
they are all as busy As ever. We pay
them every Monday night and they get
gold. silver or paper. gust - they choose.
John Widdicomb Of the Widdicomb
Furniture Company-Thinys look blue,
We employ GO mer and the Mantle
Company employs loo men. They are
aow running live days a aeek and are
paying a. 10 each man. IL a mans
wages anseunt 30 more than % we hold
IL back until thinss easo up. don't
know how long We can run on that
basis but | ice no bright lining to the
cloud.
W. j. Perkins Of tie Perkins Mill Ma
chinery Coulpany-Wc employ 10 men.
We keep our force working three days
zach week and part of thom work full
time. We viii start up again NJ soon as
congress sixties the money question and
decides 10 let tho tariff alone.
j. W1Fox Of the Fox Excelsior Works
Il employ sixty-two men and am
operating with full crew. My orders
are god. but collections are slow. l do
not think will have 90 shut down.
Charles Reed Of the Grand Rapids
School Furniture Company--We are
running with from so 10 400 men and
we never did a better business than
now The past week has been the
heaviest week In our foundry since il
was built.
Grand Rapids Veneer Works-We
employ l20 men and are running eight
hours day with nearly full force, and
pay full wages for the time worked. Col
lections are slow, but We do not kick
very hard yet.