Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
OUT OF WORK.
Factories Continue to Close-Prospeci
Bad.


Duluth, Dec 30.-Orders have been
received at Mountain Iron ordering all
works at the Mountain Iron and Rath-
bun mines discontinued. Three hum
dred and fifty men have been employ
ed at the works and will be left with
out employment. a the offices of the
company in Duluth it was stated to-
day that the shutdown was only tenn
pOrary and was ordered because the
cold weather made the work of strip
ping Improbable. Work, it is said
would be resumed in about six weeks
or as soon after frost was out Of the
ground to permit Il resumption.
Homestead, Pa, Dec. 3O.-As the no
tice of scale REIMBURSEMENT applied only
to the tonnage men employed in the
Carnegie steel works, it was thought
that mechanics and labOrers wages
would remain undiSturbed. Not so.
however, Il notice having been issued
informing the machiniStS of Il reduc-
ton of , ID cents per hour, while la-
bOrerS are reduced > cents per hour.
L
50 % to S2.15 and labOrerS 81 40 for a
day Of ten hours. All the furnaces i'll
the Open-hC&rth department will be
charged on Sunday night and on Mon
day the entire plant will resume. 1t is
claimed by officials of the company
that there are now enough orders
placed to keep the works running I'M
| til the LIST of DriI
! Norwood, Mass. Dec. 3O-The repair
shops Of the New York and New Eng
| land Railway company were closed last
evening and about 600 employees were
! thrown out of work, with no notice
when they will return. This is Sc
we're blow to the town.
| Martins Ferry, Ohio, Dec. Bottle
! Etna, Standard and Laughlin iron and
steel mills and Spence & Sons foundry
! have all resumed, giving employment
! to 1000 men. The prospects for a
long and steady run are considered
good
Newark, \. j., Dec. 3O.-Ihe Naern
kind in the country, has closed down
until Jan. 10 on account of lack of
| orders.
New York, Dee. 30.-A special to the
Press from Syracuse says: The i'm
menSe plant of the Onondaga Iron
company, which cost 100000, was sold
at sheriffs sale yesterday for Sal ,000
to George Doheney and Frederick w.
Barker, representing the Solyay Pro
been in operation of late.
Baltimore, Dec. 30-The Bessemer
and ran mill departments of the Mary
land Steel company at Sparrow S
Point shut down today for an indefi
mite period owing to a lack of work
The blast furnaces will continue in
operation another week, when they
too will shut down. The construction
and marine departments of the com
pany will continue on full time.
Milwaukee, Dec. 30.-The puddle
mills of the Illinois Steel company al
Bay View closed down tonight for an
indefinite period The top and bottom
mills will resume Tuesday.
A few days ago Il general reduction
VI wages was Hltuc Ill Tie odIueSle
iron and steel mills at Pittsburg and
the Amalgamated men fear that il
will be necessady to concede Il SINH
lar reduction if they wish to KEEP
the union mills working.
Joliet, ILL.,, Dee 3O.-Owing to a lack
of demand for its product the Joliet
Nplant Of the Illinois Steel company was
closed tonight for an indefinite period
The action throws out of employment
1000 men and will prevent the starting
of the new horse shoe factory here
that would have employed 100 men.