The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-19
FALL RIVERS BIG STRIKE.
Only About Half the Looms at Work
Under The Compromise.

The Idleness Runs in streaks in the
Different Parts of the City and the
Manufacturers at a Loss to Account
for the Erratic Conduct of the weav-
ers-Mills in Which the Most Money
Can be Made Idle, While those With
the Poorest Looms Are Running.
Fall River Mass, Oct. 1S.--Contrary to
the expectations of the manufacturers,
and much to the surprise of the public in
general, the striking weavers continue to
manifest a decided opposition to resunl-
ing work under the terms offered some
weeks ago. Though there are hardly
10000 out of $4,000 looms in operation the
idlenss seems to run in streaks. In the
northern section of the city, where the
Border City, Sycamore, Narragansett,
Weetamoe and Mechanics mills are To-
Gated, there are hardly fifty weavers
working.
In the eastern section, where the STAFF
ford, Hargraves, Flint, Wampanoag,
Bernard, Seaconnet and Cornell mills are
fully nine-tenths of the looms are run
ming, and nearly all of the old weavers
are in charge Of them.
The HargraVes No. and the Chace
| mill, in the southeastern part of the town,
| have not ten weavers at work between
them.
little closer to the center of the city
the Robson mill has but two weavers
while the Davol MILL directly across the
street has 600 looms running out of a
possible l 400.
The Tecumseh and Richard Borden
mills in the same vicinity have only half
| their looms running.
Less than an eighth of a mile away the
Pocassett and Durfee mills are operating
every loom, and the Union and Granite
mills are gaining weavers every day.
The Metacomet had every weaver at
/ work this morning
On the river front the iron works mills
! are running in full at 10 per cent. cut
in wages, while across the road the Amer
lcan Linen Mills are running nearly full
| under the reduction.
! In the southern part of the citv the
| Bourse mills are running with every
! weaver at his place, while at the Shove
! mill, situated hardly 800 yards distant
| only third of the looms are running.
The Conanicut mill is practically shut
! down, and the Osborn mill No. has only
! about thirty-five looms at work. Osborn
! No. 2 Is shut down. and the Slade mill
! shows a gain.
The King Phillip is running about l 200
/ looms. This is the concern where a strike
was in progress twenty weeks before the
vacation was ordered great many Of
the strikers returned, but large propor-
ton left the city and they are not ex-
| pected to return till more settled condi-
! tion exists.
TIL manufacturers are at loss to ac-
! count for the erratic action of the Weay-
ers. In some instances the mills paying
| the lowest wages and operating the poor
est looms are the ones in which the weav-
! ers rush into their old places.
! The Hargraves mills is practically idle
| despite the well known fact that the
wages there average ten per cent. higher
| than in mill No l.
Tomorrow the strikers will march to
the eastern part of the city, headed by
a brass band. and will endeavor if pos
| ible to induce a further resistance among
! the weavers who have gone back to their
! old places. The union is doing nothing
| toward effecting a settlement. No let
| ters have been sent to manufacturers and
no further appeals have been made to
| the public. The manufacturers are in a
state of mind. Secretary RounsvilIe of
! their organization says some steps would
| be taken Immediately to shut down the
mills for another period were it not for
| the fact that 10000 employees are will
ing to work at the terms offered They
! do not want to punish the 10000, al
though the y agree that there is very lit
| tie money to be made by running under
the present market conditions. The mar
| gin has fallen from S5 to IS cents since
the spinners accepted the compromise re-
duction, and the demand for the product
| does not increase with the decline in
| prices.