New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-07
TEXTILE UORKERS STILL OUT
FALL RIVER OPERATIVES STANDING FIRM-PioS-
PECT or SPEEDY SETTLEMENT
IN -EEDFORD

FALL RIVER OPERATIVES STANDING FIRM-PIos-
rECT OF SPEEDY SETTLEMENT
IN NEw-BEDFoRD
Fall River Mass Oct G CSpeciaD.-Two mills are
carrying all their regular goods on hand In the
local market and the stock amounts TO only 1900
pieces The corporations which had the bulk OF the
surplus have all unoaded. and trading in sxty-four
squares is out OF the question. for the present en-
gagements have been cancelled with the exception
OF a few pieces weekly, and business appears 10 De
at a stands;ill as far the factories Of this city
are concerned Any demand In the future must De
supplied by outside competitors until compromise
can be arranged between manufacturers and spin
ners There has been little inquiry for the odd
counts but the companies slowly WORKING
them of. and there IS no longer any accumuid1iiom
worth mentioning. Transactions eIse"heIe iu' fls
the week indicate that there no necessity lot
selling the market off at any time. and agents VINO
let 20 a. 27s admit that they maze HiStdhe
The mill men are in the same old state of mind to,
day they were week ago aithoueh they , I,,la
the week and that the market Is practically bare
Of spots Some Of them go as far az to say tnat
wages If cloth were 10 cents a yard: when means
that business is now secondary cohsiderati90i ,,
hdu'ty socK dl'1s at much higher figure than they
tne ,d sdooN ~ nav II looks as If there would be
cloth famine for the next few weeks unless me
ontside mills turn all Of their looms to regulars
as long as cotton is 6rz cents pound and goods
are quoted at 3 cents yard. Stockholders DO not
Yn.ct that the spnners will go to work under "A
red"ction whatever may be the opinion OF the man
acers Heavy sales reported In all OF the mar
kSts and there Is prospect that the price VIII go
r,iu bIgher The WeaveTs Union voted this morn
nr =" make strike allowance Of 5000 70 its mem
hn,s and also voted TO stay away from the mills
On Monday The spinners are as firm as ever IN
the,r demands for a restoration OF wages
Tha weekly cloth statement is as follows: Produc-
,inn 10 e0 pieces; deliveries 1900 stock on hand
9S ooo. odd Il5 900; 6ixGis 1900 Last weeks stock
a;s G0: gales l7sO0: odd 5000 64x6ts, $4,000; spot
I1S00. future 81 600 Sales for weekly delivery
nctober % COS; November, 1900; December. 900;
Ianuarv February and March, 1909 pieces each
Price cents for 6ix6is Market firm.
New-Bedford Mass. oct. 6 (SpeciaD-The seventh
week of the textile strike closed to-day ana not
Efore has there been such hopeful feeling as
nrevai)ed to-day that amicable settlement wouIa
soon be reached. This has been brousnt apout ~
the State Board OF Arbitration. which mas iaDoreu
hard for the last week to bring around
feeling between employers and employees; Inc Doap9
has sent copies OF a letter TO some OF the unions
here saving that the time has come for an unuei-
Standing under which the mills may resume opera
tIons and thousands Of men and women may again am
he in a position to earn living. and advising tne
tiyes to vote ask the manufacturers 10 open
tbe mills on Monday under the concession OF one
half the proposed reduction -, ,.o,,r.r.
The letter also recommends to the MANUFACTURERS
that they act favorably upon this matter u pro-
nnaed by the operatives. The spinners nave ap-
ppointad a Committee Of Seven. with power 70 act
TThare ia A general feeling that the recommendation
~ the state Board will be accepted.