The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-19
SIGNS OF THE TINES.

issue The Commercial Gazette under the
heading:
SIGNS OF THE TINES.
Mills AND FACTORIES THAT HAVE BEEN
IDI.E ARE REsUMIN0 ALL
ALONG THE LINE,
has these items:
The Union ironworks at Erie, Pa,
have resumed operations after q long
idlcness.
The Gadsden (Ala.) carworks have re-
summed after long period Of idleness.
Employment is given to several hundred
men.
Work has been resumed at the Pitts
burg locomotiveworks, the plant having
been shut down for several weeks. All
the old employees were returned TO their
places, at the old scale Of wages.
The large papermills Mt Valley Falls,
R. L., which have been for q long time
idle, are to be converted into factories
for the manufacture OF cotton wraps.
Employment will he given to several
hundred men.
The Gaffney Is. c. cottonmills are
adding new machinery. Twelve thou
sand spindles and 800 looms will be op-
Grated day and night, requiring several
hundred operatives
The extensive silkmills at Carlisle,
Pa, which have suspended work during
the past eight months are now running
full time, with an increased force Of
men.
Within two months over 1900 men
have resumed work in the mills, fac.
tories and workshops at Wheeling, w.
Va, Martins Ferry and Bellaire, o.
The major portion Of these men are now
receiving steady work for the first time
lin IA months and an air Of prosperity Il
plainly visible.
The largest leatherboard factory In
the state will be put in operation q
Townsend Harbor, Mass, about Oct.
giving employment to 600 men.
From 1900 to $4,000 workmen havg
becn given steady employment 1t Brad
dock, Pa, during the past 1--WE weeks.
The youngstown lO.) Iron and 6tee
Roofing company II . new concern,
which now has under construction {
number Of large buildings suitable fOl
1.-The manufacture Of metal roofing. sid
ling and ceiling. When completed, em
ployment will be given to several hum
dred men,
The STANDARD Wheel company, manu-
facturers Of wagon and carriage wheels
expect to start mp their several factorie
i'm Indiana by Oct. 1. Except the Terri
Haute works, these plants have bee1
idle for nearly two years
The pudding mills Of the Old Domin
ion iron aud steel works Of Richmond
Va, have been put in operation and
liar re norton Of the plant Is now o
work.
The City Manufacturing company
New Bedford, Mass, started ON Monda,
morning at the old scale Of wages. Thi
means that $50 of the operatives ont OF
strike were given employment, a. tn
mill employs this number.
The citizens Of New Lisbon. o., hav
raised CSC 900 Of the 90, 600 required :
secure the location Of large tinplat
mandatory, and the remaining portion
Is expected 70 be obtained shortly. tn
concern, when completed, will give EN-
ployment to several hundred workmen
Work has been resumed in every dc
partment Of the New Haven Clock com
pany's works Mt New Haven, Conn.
giving employment to 500 persons.
The Spring Valley tIlls.) miners n
turned to work last Monday. after bein
idle nearly four months. Rents ant
coal will be reduced in proportion to tn
reduction that the men suffer under tn
Columbus scale.
/ The American Manufacturing CON
pany Of Brooklyn announces that Will
bnRrinu il now free Of duty it will cor
tinue to pay the old scale Of wages to II
employees.
The Morton tinplate works q Cam
bridge. q, will be in operation BY Det
is, giving employment to several hun
dred men.
Conditions continue 10 improve
Nashville. During the week sever
factories put on extra men ana u ca
now be safely said that there are .
skilled workmen idle in Nashville.
Pope. the bicycle man, Is erecting
H7tO,OOO plant for rolling steel tubing
Hartford, Conn. II viii employ 20
mon.