New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
THE COTTON MILLS STRIKE.
LITTLE CHANGE AT NEW-BEDFORD-A COM
PROMISE MAY RE OFFERED AT
LITTLE FALLS.

New-Beiford Mass Aug 3i-The strike situation
IS little changed. State Factory Inspector Tierney
today who officially visited all the mills caused
little buzz % excitement among the operatives, az
he made several mills post cards on the looms bear
Ing the price per pound and the description Of every
kind OF goods.
The card and Picker Room Union met this after
noon and decided TO hold a mass-mee;ng Sunday on
the Common.
The Bristol mil. It is reported has been making
lnroads into It's storehouses this week. to fiji or
ders for goods and several others Of the closed mills
have received large orders
Fall River Mass. Aug. Sl.-The print cloth market
closed steady tonight with every indication of large
sales for the week. aggregatng between l23cOo and
1900 pieces The greater portion OF the sales was
spot goods Manufacturers decline 70 contract ahead
while the labor difficulty lasts. Most Of the trading
was done a basis better than q. cents the price
AT which goods quoted week ago. The only
rufr,e in the manufacturing situation results from
the following ambiguous notice posted to-day on the
gates of the Globe yarn and Sanford spinning mills;
To Our Employees You are hereby notified that we
shall open the gates 81 these mus iu9Siay Tp
ment here. We shat pay equally as high wages as
any other mills In this city working under the re-
ductlon and the same condition ours. You are
also given to understand that when al mills resume
operations shall treat our employees fully as we'll
az they DO
These notices are not fully understood by the
help tonight although no douot the mill authori-
ties will try to make them clear before Tuesday.
AS far as the Sanford spinning companies mule
spinners are concerned. there is little doubt about
their intentions Three leaders among them said
they would not start work until as good wages were
offered as are paid in New-Bedford and Taunton
mills now running in full They say they make
colored hosiery yarns, unlike any yarns made IN
Fall River consequently they should not be asked
to work basis other than that used by mills
I'm other cities making similar goods The Globe
warn mill spnners. the contrary. voted ten days
ago 10 start work a partial reduction. but they
we're thrown out OF work because OF the strike
among the cardng room operatives. These latter
expect TO meet tomorrow morning at ii O'CLOCK
when IL is expected that some form Of compromise
will be offered them through Secretary ramsey,
who is reported having been In consultation
with the mill authorities c,. r.,ou
Secretaries O'Donnell OF the Spinners Union
and Tansey of the Carders Union both stated to-
night that the operatives would not accept re-
duction of wages. and gave 1t as their opinion
thai work would not be resumed Tuesday morn
ing in the Globe yarn and Sanford mills under
The schedule or any form OF compromise. 49,,
notice has been issued to all branches OF the
National Cotton Mule Spinners' Association OF
America. announcing that the sem annual con-
,en,ior OF the association Will be held In knights
of pythIas Hail. I'm Boston, commencing lueS-
dav September 49, The convention Is called at TINS
time on account OF the recent reduction In wages
and the strike OF New-Bedford spinners