Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30
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The ]. NJ. Peavey cotton mill, lowell,
Mass, has been sold to J. Clark for sl3. 600
The Seaco1net Mills, Pail River: have de-
clared q quarterly dividend Of IL per cent
Brown & Ackroyd, Of Lawrence, Mass. .,
dress manufacturers. haveannouncsd an in
crease OF and 10 per cent. in wages.
Three hundred looms were also started mp
again at the lower Pacific Mills, Lawrence,
Mass, which has been Idle since the shut
down OF last fall.
The Pickering Hosiery at Lowell, Mass.,
will shut down for an indefinite period. The
hosiery business as Il whole shows but little
signs Of improving
A considerable gain Ia the number OF oper-
atives at work at the Washington Mills, Law
renee, Is reported, more than 300 names being
now ON the payroll.
Thr Rays Mills. Woons0cket, r. l., en-
ployfng 21O hands, are iting preparations
to start In a week or, -. The mills have
been shut down six weeks.
Charles \. Stevens K Cos woOlleR mill in
Ware. Mass, employing $50 hands, will start
up on full time April 2 This mill has been
shut down over two months.
Ssgehomme X Byers Of North Andoyer.
Mass. who reduced wages in that mill last
fall. have notified their operatives that the
old wages will lie restored at once.
The loom nxer- in Aeushnet Mil No. |,
New Bedford, Mass, have come out. The
story of the men, il that they have been or
dered To do more changing over by the over
seer than they were able to accomplish.
The cotton mills at Daniesouyile Conn,
the mills at Wilhamsville, Attawaugan. Wau-
rcgan and other small places have posted no.
ticcs OF reduction OF pay to take effect April
:. II effects IN all over 1000 employees in the
Quinetaug Valley.
A, Fall River, Mass, talk OF shutting down
ur reducing wages has been suspended for
while to await the result Of the next two
weeks buying upon the print cloth stocks.
Just now there Is an active demand reported,
and the situation appears to be improving
Mpre activity is noted among New England
wuulea mill- the past few day- occasioned
hy the receipt ot several order- for dress
goods mainly. These orders are, Us "A rule
small but some mills have agreed to start up
idle machinery IN order to nll them, though
they do not See anything ahca'f after they are
delivered.
considerable quantity of cotton goods has
gone into consumption the past week and the
stocks NJ the mills hHv" been reduced pro-
pDrtiOnatrly. Some additional machinery
has been starte the past few days, notably
200 looms at the Pacific mills, Lawrence.
Mass. which have been idle since the shut
dOw. last fail.
The sPinners an winders Of the Eureka
SIX Company ia Canton, Mass, who quit
work to resist 10 per cent. reduction In
wages. will return to work ON the terms pro-
posed by the company. acting under the adj
vie" Of the state board OF arbitration and
with the a--uranrc that when business shall
improve the former whges will he restored.
The situation IN the mills at Providence,
L. | Is morr an 'ouraging than IL has been
fDr "A Nrur Tho N..s-l----~J Hrtft -tuTtvti up
Iuc lGOns the present week, to lc run five
full days each week until further notice. At
Fletchers mill the number OF looms in opera
tion has been increased, and now about $50
ont OF 40 looms are running on full time.
At Lawrence Mass, Phillips 4 Kunhardt
gave notice to the employees OF their mill that
on April work will be begun on goods. for
which orders are now on hand, and agree to
run until July /. They further announce
that the wages which were in effect before
the reduction was made, on Jan. -, will no
restored This reduction was about 20 per
cent.
better feeling IL also reported from some
Of the cotton centres in Rhode Island and
New Hampshrc. The mills at Manchester
ARE working at about their usuai rate and
have booked some good orders within the
past few days. The mills make wide sheet
ings and are having u moderate demand
while there Is an improvement noted In the
output of dcnims, ticks, checks, etc.