New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
U1RD TIMES ~ MAINE.
Spool. AxD IRON WORKS RUNNING OK SHORT
TIME

Spool. AID IRON WORKS RUNNING on SHORT
TIME
Augusta. Ne July . cSpeciaD Commissioner OF
Labor Statistics Samuel ". Matthew has Just com
r,e,ei collection OF returns from Main" manu'ac-
u-srs showing the depression in business which has
prcvail..i and some q the evils which DEMOCRATIC
Free Trad. bin Will result IN here
Returns were received from ten spool mills. which
on,,lnv gle hands when working fIll crows liv J.
lseI orIv ~ were employed reduction OF seventy
nine hands or p Ier cent There h"- been
reduction Or Il per cent In working h'urS'
eoual To fully 10 per tho basis u ful Crows
90 the production has been reduced - per cent as
IN. matter stood nj the above dafe -Four - fhr
mills employing fully one-half ~" working force
were either shut 1own Or pracur'ly su@p"ni"' TOT
periods varying from i've 10 eleven months vri"F -
January 80. which alone must have curtA!"l %"
output q spool- fully - per cent for that year ia"
cut in wages Is small amounting % about per cen
on full caracl'y which considered IN connection WIN
the reduction IN tine and working force would show
falling of OF 30 per cent in the earnings of spool
mill hands.
Hut the iron working Industry Of the state has
felt the depression IN business MOTE than some
other hrnnches OF manufacturing The twenty
four shops Ooundries and machine shops iron
which returns were received show the ful WORKING
force TO be 2O2 OF these only ~ ar" now nj WORK.
a reduction 81 llJo equal TO 81 per cent of the fHi
working crows Tho reduction tn time amounts I"
lent to 4 per cent full crews. tn" producing
capacity has been reduced 81 per cent, The CIT III
wages ranging from 10 10 % per cent Affects "'o
OF the ST. now working. aud amounts To -. per
cent cut on the present force on a basis or ih'I
crews The total reduction In the earnings OF ms
class Of workmcn amounts - III per cent 40
class Of foundry or machine Work IL exempt from
the general depression.
-Four small concerns with capacity 81 hity'sN
hands are the only ones working full crews ,
\ spool manufacturer says T"gat ding 'he GU
look Tor future operations That depends entire"
ly on tarin legislation II the duties on threah
should be reduced 10 "a point suniclcnuy 10" 10
enable foreign manufacturers of thread To sen
their goods in this country freely. the business oi
matchmaking In this country could not ID. carrier
! on TO my great extent. Tn" making OF thI'hI
| spools I'm America started BY the tArlH OF
| lsGi which caused the immense mills Of | ana J.
| coats George 4. clark and John Clark. u. man
! ufacturers Of spool cotton. TO be- established III
this country. a. Il was gain 10 them TO manu-
| facture here and save the duty which they Woulh
have been Obliged pay had they continued y"
suDrly their trade here from their mile IN scot
! land The manufacture OF linen thread ana sewing
ak has also been established In this country ny
European manufacturers for the sam" reason
| The consequence OF this has been TO make the
| manufacture OF spOos an immense business mere
| I'm Maine. and the owners OF what was formerly
| considered worthless timber lwhite birchD nave
| been enabled 10 sell at a good price, so mat a
large sum OF money has been put In circulation IN
\ Maine through this means.