Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-02-16
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MILL NOTES.

The mills IT the GilmantOn Company at
GIimanton. y. H., ha'" started up.
The Gregory mill Providence. H. l., after
remaining idle the past week. hC- resumed
The Brllryilc WOODEN mill at WEXFORD,
Il. l.. has started uI' again, and will run on
full time.
The :. X. Wilson WOODEN mill at Trenton,
y. j., employing 1000 hands has resumed on
u reduced wage list.
At Frnnklin. y. H.. Tour sets Of cards in
the Fraukhu mills were shut down recently
iorau indefinite time,
RAYS WOODEN mill nt North Belhngham
Mass, has started on full time and VIII :"
continue until April !, at least.
Nearly 400 hands have been thrown out OF
work by the shutting down NJ the Rock
Woollen Mills at Rockville, r. |.
Austin 4 Go. have large orders and started
nm their spool mill at Weld. Me. again n
nearly or quite full time and crew.
The Ciermauia Wooden Mills at Holyoke,
Mass. EMPLOYING 300 hands and which has
been shut down for some time, has resumed
Cameron Collicry. operated by the Mineral
Railroad and Mining Company, resumed At
Shamokin, Pa, after II long idl"n"-S, giving
employment to 1000 men.
The Ideal Manufacturing Company nt Ill
ton. n. H.. employing 100 hands. has again
started ny, having re"elN"d several large
orders.
The Singleton, y. j., Silk Mills, which have
| been running on half time. are E:~ working
| Ave DAYS we..k They employ nearly BOO
| girls and metl.
! At HinsdaIe. y. H., the Halle Frost
wooden mill company is running part oi ts
! plant on three-puarter- time and with III
| per cent reduction.
The Troy Manufacturing Co. OF Fall River
has paid quarterly dividend OF D per cent :.
the Richard Borden one Of ~ per cent, and
the Bourne "a monthly dividend Of per cent.
The Iinwood Cotton Mill at Whitins sta
| tion the Rodgarson at North UNbridgo anu
the Saundervills Mills, owned by Wilton
Rros. WhitinsviIlc, Mass. hereafter will run
40 hours per week.
The worsted department Of the lowet
Pacific mill Lawrence, Mass, Is running on
full time. Tie new order OF things will start
,hout 300 looms A cut down OF I cents a
cut has been announced on certain work.
At the annual meeting Of the Shove Nils
Fall River, the report showed that the cor
pOration has earned about Fl27 600 during
tho year ending June /. on capital q
sb5O,,OOO and 90, 900 spindles. There were
500 600 charged on for depreciation.
The shoe factory OF smith Stoughton
Whitman, Mass. IS To start up WORK. th
superintendent having received worn iron
the Arm to put the factory In readiness
The factory has been shut down corhpie'e'
for three months ana but h't'' h"N WV" "'''
} there since last July.
Tbe Washington mills OF Lawrence, Mass.
will reduce wages by from to 10 per cent
The management sny that the troubie Is thH
the nresent state of the market buyers VII
onlv plaee orders cautiously, and also ina
they are mt a disadvantage on account OF De
inc able to run machinery only 81 hours
yyeek. instead Of 60 hours in other states
Hard times are causing great suffering
N.a,,on nv.r Fails. Mass Only one OF tn
many mills Is running on iull time win
fuII iorre and several have smut down entire
jv. The greatest suffering prevails am0h
, | the employes Of the Dudley hosiery hilIr
which have shut down entirely, throwing
most 300 hands out Of employment IL
cenerolly feared that the mills may never
operated again.
Is Imnrnding shutdowns In preference to r
lnrtinna In wages have stirred mp the NAM
featuring and trades union forces ot ia
4 RIver and mill treasurerS and brokers ~
falling of little else than market anu tari
t conditions delegation Of the hing Ihil'
N mill spinners waited on Agent y. H. 'hh
and told them they would prefer rurtn
e ment Of production rather thnh red"''l'
II In their wages.
+ Treasurer SANFORD Of the Globe yarn MI
IL pou piver hns notified hiI spinners that q
: mills cannot De operated much longer nnd
the h,,' nrese,a scale Of wages. aud he asked the
&c to consider which they wonld prefer to y
ccnt n cut down Of 10 per cent in wages or
,,op,niete shut down Of the mill There IL n
the slightest doubt among treasurcrs that II
i'm ,iaootions Of further reductions or shut dow
!. will be heard OF within few weeks.
vi" The print cloth manufacturers had
+. agreeable experienc" during the pnst we
in the Increased price obtained for their pre-
" net and since then the market has lnken
L n Arm tone. which Is likely to last for soI
time The advanced price Of q, cents
III ward for G4's uocs not. however, ahord m,.
b Of a margin ior profit bat II Is mu[', ns'' s
ha ! mar cent. on. aud indicates II possible out
, for the surplus stock before long.