Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-27
THE HOME WORKERS.
WOnsl's Association B'alChiDs 0Tt
ID Industrial Affairs.
FIELD FOR A VERY GREAT NORE,
New Machine Ia the knitting Factory
Work Vt Home Enterprise In
tho South,

Tho directors Of tho womsti' Co
operative Mercantile and Manuiactuf-
Ing Institution hold q meeting this
afternoon 10 consider topics Of Interest
connected with further extending the
business Of tue association On the lines
Of Ito original Organization. The inlii.
tuition was brought into existence near
the close oi the year 1890, In this city,
AMI h the pioneer In the line Of hsme
Industrial Institutions for women la
this part VI the country. The hrt
meeting Of those who lnangunted the
scheme was held November IS, 1890,
al which the necessary preliminary
steps were taken Tor commencing busi.
ncst, and ON December 10 following
the store was opened NJ l28 east
First south street. Tho nfst sales.
woman was Mfs. Caroline q. Raleigh,
and the FIRST superintendent VI tho
| dfCssmaklng department was Mu.
/ Matilda T.. Spencer. Less than a year
after tho Organization the store was
| removed ~ % east, Fret South street,
i ANA NNNNA ~ ~ IANaNhA ANNANtNA W.
West Temple street.
The purpose Of tho organization was
10 carry on n mufcautiio business for
the ladies', aud 10 develop an industrial
| department Ia which girls would be-
trained IN millinery, dreasmAking, hair
dressing and various other branches,
under circumstances that the products
Of their LABOR could bO offered 10 tho
public. Thus II was int nded 10 open
| an avenue whereby the members VI tho
fair sex could secure employ ment Ia
the manufacture Of articles for which
large quantity " money was sent
outside OF the Territory.
From tue outset tho institution hos
had difficulties 10 encounter from the
/ lack Of capital, but its managers have
| struggled brayely along, aud In tho
| iaCr Of circumstances which ordinarily
would bring failure 10 most enterprises
have kept thr institution on IL, feet
and progressive. A fair amount "
business has been done, aud during the
recent depression tho disbursements
have been kept witainlthe receipts.
| First class WORK aud fair prices has been
| the watchw0rd.
One feature connected with the
business IL tho manufacture Of ladies'
cloaks, capcu, and other articles OF
homo made cloth OF the finest quality.
These articles, la which almost
tho entire trade IN In tho Eastern
goods, are equal to the best
Htyle aud superior to tho
same pricei articles Of importation.
The extension now contemplated Is
that OF making ohildfen's mits on \
more extensive scale, and II IL In a line
that should cali Tor the patronage Of
mothers IN preference 10 that for cut
slide goods.
The knitting factory OF John
q. Cutler a Bros. has been augmented
by tho addition Of another new
machine, which IL put In place today.
By Il the heeling Aud t0eing Of hosiery.
which has heretofore been compare
lively tedious In machine made
hosiery, IL performed quickly and we'll
by steam instead OF hand power.
The knitting factory now has In
operation twenty machines, giving
employment " more than 20 people.
Andrew KimbAll, VINO has been on
a trip through the counties Of central
Utah, returned home last evening,
after a very successful tour In behalf 0f
number Of home Industries, lilo
reports the feeling Of the people where
hu has Travelled ~ beisg almost unani-
NOUS In favor " home goods.
The crops generally arc looking
well. There II plenty Of water for
irrigation, and the cool weather OF
June has been beneficial. Tho drouth
which has affected the ranges TOT cattle
has not extended 10 the farming dis
trio,r, 40 there II every prospect for a
Doubtful harvest
A. ElsinOfe, SEWER county, the roller
mills company IL also engaged In
keeping hog ranch. There afs $50
fine animals pastufing on ~ acres u
luooTn. Tho foreman reported that
the food which they require Ia addi-
ton TO the pastura'r II three sacks Of
refuse grain day from the mills. The
last season tue miiiH company put III
1000 pounds OF lard and $1,000 pounds
VI bacon; 800 hams were cured. Tho
company furnishes the surrounding
country With It, supplies Of that kim.