Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-18
MILL NOTES.

A new mill is TO be built at COrinna, Ne.
by c. Greenwood and Others.
The Barnaby mills at Fall River have shut
down for an indefinite period.
Part Of the spinning la No. mill at Sal
mon Falls. y. H.. has been shut down.
At Meredith, y. H., ground has been
staked of for a new mill for the Linden Co.
The Manchester, y. H.. corporation is run
ming both mills and print works on full time.
Gilmanton mills at Lebanon, y. H., have
received 200 bales OF cotton, which is to be
converted into hosiery.
At Ashuelot, n. H., the Thayer mills re-
main shut down, aud nothing is Hs yet known
n 10 when they will resume.
New manufactures are to be started by the
Florence manufacturing company, North
ampton, Mas. which will give employment
to additional hauds.
Agent Lyon Of the Lowell, Mass, Garnet
mills has yielded to the demands Of the wool
comhsssAnd card strip psrs and has consented
to give them work live days II week.
The Tilton and Northhrld Hosiery Com.
pany at Iilton, y. H.. has started up IL part OF
the card room, after being shut down for
some time The rest OF the mill will start No
slowly
The Amory mills, Manchester, N. H.. are
running on full time and with "A full compile.
ment OF help, about 400 hands Order
come in slowly, and there is no prospect OF an
immediate shutdown Of the works.
Ozehdam hosiery mills. Manchester. y. H..
are running on full time. with every prospect
OF continuing 50 through the summer. The
number Of operatives employed is 207, and
the capacity Of the mills is 400 dozen per day.
. th.,
ments noticed mt the Hamilton manufacturing
companys mill at Lowell, Mass, was that OF
a I2-nch turbine waterwheei. which is to
take the place Of u Bovden wheel that is now
being removed.
The force Of about 20 trc"rs EMPLOYED in
the boot manufartory of Gregory. Shaw 4
Co.. South Franingham, Mass, left their
benches owing To some disagreement con-
Cerning the work Ii is thonght the matter
will he settled promptly.
The charges at the AmO~keag mills. Nashua
n. H., reduce the payroll from 80, 900 tc
S23 200 per week. and the output OF IN.
plant from 1000 600 to 500. 600 yards. At the
Stark mills about two thirds Of the machin.
cry Is now in motion. and u. present a few
over 1000 operatives ar'rmployad. Although
the market is poor. the rrorPoration Is -maEi inp
some shipments.
Asso cation. held at Fall River, it was voted
to appoint six members 81 "A committ.. ,o
meet with members ot "A COMMITTEE, frnrn
other local trades unions aud Ell lrayor to
perfect II local union of textile workers Sar-
rethry Howard was granted the privilege of
taking vacation to 20 t. En- gland provided
no labor trouble il p"rt"nded meanwhile
The rumur ot new mill At Rumlord Falls
Me, proves to have been well grounded. and
Il new woOllcn mill. to be run by ,.l,.tri,.
power, will b" established In the near futlr.
The arrangements have all been con,uIe,aj
and work on the building vii! commence M
once. II il expected H. be- in running order
early III the fail and will use State Of Main.
wool very largely III its manufactured rrnI-
uct.
At the conference between Treasurer ~
man of the Lowell Manufacturing C,mnnIy
and the Brussels wedVerS, relative To an in
"rease in their pay, Mr. Lyman said that such
thing was impossible In fact, the mills
were being run at "a loss, but he preferred
doing that TO shutting down altogether. This
would he tn" hest course for the cotnpany.
and IT would hr th" one which wuuld have 10
b" taken shoIid the wcavrr~ persist in insist
ins gu unreasonable demands at the present
time.
The fourth annual convention OF the Nm.
tiOna Uuou Oi Textil" Workers OF America
adjourned at Philadelphia after most busy
session. The H-Senthlagr was called to order
at I Il. IN. in order that the business could he
disposed Of early. The proposition to anil
late with the Amrri an Federation Of Labor
was recommended 10 til" executive commit
, tee, with instructions that tn" matter be re-
I forred To tn" local unions. to be settled on
/ the referendum principles. The proposition
from Delegate Mrtuy Of Providence Il. |
] tlut llp convention inInrsn tha Eipbt-