New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
WAGES RFDUCED IN PTTTSFTELD.
MILLS WORK AT A LOSS RATHER THAN DIS
CHARGE EMPLOYEES.

CHARGE EMPLOhES
p,,s1eld Mass Feb. Il (SpcciaD.-The woolen
manufacturers trying to hold their help by start
ing up their mills Some of them are running at a
loss but they are willing do that rather than to
lose their old and trusted employees. The outlook is
not al all promising. but some of them are receiving
few orders and all hoping for better times. Near
" all of them have been obliged to reduce wages.
The Pontoosuc Woollen Company. which is one Of
the Oldest and weathest firms in the county. has
made a horizontal reduction of 10 per cent They
make sleeping-car blankets and rugs There was
no disposition the part of the 100 employees 10
strike The Hinsdale brothers, Of Hinsdale. have
had TO reduce their employees 10 per cent This firm
has men in its employ that have been at work for
thirty years or more. Tillotson & Collins have
started up their knitting mill this week with sec
ond reduction of 10 per cent thus making reduc-
ton of 20 per cent within a few months. The Rus
sell Manufacturing Company has reduced the wages
Of help 10 per cent and is running now almost on
full time Some OF the wooen manufacturers have
been obliged to shut down entirely like the Pomeroy
Mills Wilson & Horton hope to be able 10 resume
work before long. The leading wooen men say
that wool was never cheap now, and that they
can buy tons OF wool in this vicinity. In New-York
State and Vermont for prices ranging from Is to 20
cents a pound which is lower than 1t has been for
many years.
There continues TO he much rivalry about the To-
cation OF the normal school Cheshire put in its
claims on Wednesday of this week before the Edu-
cational Committee This town is located about half
way between Pittsied and North Adams. and Is a
plcasan; country village 1t is also good deal of
summer resort. Earl Ingalls, superintendent Of
schools. and George H. Dean prominent citizen.
presented the claims of the town. IL the school
should be located here IT would be sort OF a COM
promise between Pittsield and North Adams. Rep
resentaiive TOlman. OF Pttsfled. who is the
Educational Committee. says that he thinks Pitts
field has an excellent showing for the school.
Mrs Trimble has gone TO Brooklyn to see her son.
John NJ Trnble. who is suffering from a severe at
tack OF the grip. Mr.: and Mrs. Frank W. Dutton
gave whist party Tuesday evening for Mr. and
Airs Frederick Watson. of Tacoma. Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore NJ Pomeroy and family go 10 New-York
soon for the remainder of the winter Mr. and Mrs
Theodore Van Norden leave town soon for South
Salem " Y, where Mr.. Van Norden has accepted
the passionate of the Presbyterian Church. Miss
Georgiana Andrus is the guest OF friends in Phlla-
delphia Miss Bessie Whelden is visiting In Brook
Ign. DR.. and Mrs. Woodruff entertained the Beck
shire Whist Club on Thursday evening Mr. and
Mrs. c. W. Hopkins gave whist party Tuesday
evening The Lucky Thirteen will have meeting
at the home of Mrs. II. NELL Wilson on Tuesday
evening The children of the First Congregp tional
Church had a supper and entertainment on Thurs
day evening Mr. Barnard will exhibit his new in
strument the agillo, at concert in Central Hall on
Monday evening.