Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-04-06
MILL NOTES.

The Algonquin print works at Fall River is
running until eight o'clock nights.
The Wayerly and Pioneer wooden mills at
Pittsffeld, Me-, were started up ON full tune
last week.
The Oak Valley WOODEN mill at Tarklin, Il.
l. has resumed on full time after "a ten weeks
shutdown.
The Guildford, Me-, wooden mill il once
more running on full time, with several or
ders ahead.
The Russell Bros Estes Co.'S lower mill
at Pennington, Me-, which has been closed
all winter, Is running again
The Wilkinson lace mill, Tarinyille, Conn.
which has been running ON half time for sew
eral months, has resumed ON full time.
The Winsted SILK Company at Winsted
Conn., have decided TO run until p. m.
every evening owing to increased business.
The Beaver mill Ht North Adams, Mass. has
been sold TO c. w. Gallup The plant makes
gray cloth, employs 100 hands and i valued
at -250, 600.
Inc strike at the Merrimac wooden mills in
Dracut, Mass, IL TO continue. The sugges-
lions OF the state Board Of Arbitration We're
iaid on the table al n meeting OF the strikers.
The MddleseX Company OF Lowell. Mass.
hnve partly resumed work In the picking,
carding, spooling, dressing and weaving de-
partment on 45-hOur-per week plan Work
VIII beresumed In the remaining departments
nj later date, "a required.
The finishing department II the Blackinton
wooien mills North Adams, Mass. has shut
down. The preparatory department will open
on full time, but there will bo Il general re-
duction OF 10 per cent. in wages. A cOmpen-
satory reduction of 20 per cent will he made
IN house rents. and 1t is promised that wages
shall he restored when business permits
II is stated on good authority in Fall River
that there Will he no general reduction in
the wages Of operatives In the mills for two
months TO come at least. Tho feeling among
manufacturers that Fall River mills are pay
ing higher wages than elsewhere j. gradually
being lost in growing determination ON the
part OF some treasurers to run their mills OH
whatever prices goods will bring. and take
chances with tn" stockholders IL a pinch
comes later In the summer
The management of the Washington mills,
Lawrence. Mass have some orders for their
goods, but at prices. il is claimed. that will
not allow the payment OF the old wages
Treasurer Wood, speaking Of the STRIKE, said :
1t IL not true that the Washington mills
unherbd other mills for orders and then
sought TO make themselves whole by cutting
the wages. We were receiving as good u
price as other mills for goods, and since the
strike other mills have undersold us
During the week there has been n great
deal Of talk about substituting ring frames
for mules IN the mills. The number OF mules
Is not increasing in proportion 10 the inrrsa-c
IN spindles but In mills where line or very
coarse yarns are made it is still found that
the mule spinner il u very impOHan. fH"tor
and must he coRciliAted. In Fall River the
fact i isespecially true OF the Globe Yarn, King
Philip, Sanford Kerr Thread. Osborn and
Granite mills, where hetter goods are being
mad" every year.
Tue MiideseN Co. at Lowell will repleni>h
Its stocks of certain SsaPle goods and will re-
sumo work in part on Monday. The Camp
bell wooden mill neal, Providence l. also run 10
full time after Monday with n reduction Of
IL per cent. In wages. Among other Rhode
Island mills that are 10 start up soon arr the
Perseverance WOrstcd Co. plant at Woon-
socket, the Oak Valley wooden mill at Tark
lin and the LiPlitt woolenmill at Woonsocke ct.
Besides the other mills noted, the South
Blackinton mills at North Adams are to run
on full time, commencing Monday.
Judging by the amount OF wool solid OF lato
the mills propose to produce morrgoods than
they have been doing the past few weeks.
The mills engaged In making dress goods are
working on orders for immediate cnnsump-
uon. and are being pushed by their custom
ers for early delivery ~ the goods The mar
ket is pretty bare OF staple goods. the result
ot brisk buying Of late and the large prupor-
ton Of machinery that has not been in 6pe-
ration for months. Much Of this machinery
has leen started up within the past fortnight,
however, and quite llttle spurt Of business
Is now on at various points-