The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-03
.0LNEYvIlLE.
0vertures by the Mill Mana
gers Today.
The Factory Gates Opened Early
This Morning.
Few Availed Themselves Of the Oppor-
tunity TO Return TO Work.
The NEWS BUREAU, oLSEYvILLE,
No. 8 Hartford Avenue.

the Olneyville mills are open today and
will remain open reasonable length OF
time for those who did not take advan-
tage of the opportunity offered them TO
return to work this morning and conclude
to do so within a short time. After that
it is expected that help will be obtained
elsewhere TO make out complete work
ing force to run the several plants.
Thousands OF persons were astir soon
after o'clock this morning. The num-
Der of lockers on outnumbered those who
were courageous enough 10 pass the
thickly- lined sidewalks leading to the
several mill gates.
Many wage learners appeared on the
street with their aprons or overalls under
their arm, having evidently left their
home 10 return to work, but faltered at
the last moment and stopped by the
wayside.
Those who returned today were con-
spicuous and with the large numbers who
stood by, mentally noting those who went
through the gates, it is to be wondered at
that as many returned as did.
1t is anticipated that every morning
and afternoon now will see a steady re-
turn at those mills which were enabled
to fairly succeed in starting today.
A detail OF police was stationed at each
mill this morning and again this after
noon, but no disturbance occurred. Those
who desired TO dance with the thermo-
meter registering 20 were given the
chance in Textile Hall during the morn
ing hours.
The executive committee met this morn
ing. The principal business was the mat
ter OF reports from the needy and the
Importance of urging all cases TO be
promptly reported that assistance might
be given at once in order that want might
not force them to labor.
Riverside Mills.
Seven hundred out of the 100 hands
employed at this mill saw fit to
return TO their old positions between $3.50
and Gas this morning. Among these
200, 110 were weavers. This is sufficient
number to insure the running of this
plant and a guarantee that the Riverside
will soon be in almost full operation
again.
Weybosset Mill.
Thirty-three per cent. OF the Weybosset
help went in today, but owing to the
small number of weavers-only 20-a
number of the general help were turned
away for the present. The number en-
ployed in this mill is about 700.
Atlantic Mills.
A satisfactory showing was made to-
ward the general resumption of work when
the gates opened today and some 600 OF
the 2200 hands are back.
The mill managers are satisfied that
more will return in few days.
At Manton- Kimball's.
Four hundred persons are employed in
this factory when in full operation; today
about one-quarter of that number came
10 work, about 20 of them being weavers.
Saxon Mill.
Atthe Saxon Mills on Valley street,
whore it was generally expected a large
number would return to work, but an in
| significant number came in this morning,
not enough TO warrant the starting of
the machinery.
The Fletcher Mills.
The Saranac, Providence and National
| Worsted mills on Valley street, together
known as the Fletcher plant, were open
with the rest this morning but hardly
enough operatives went in to warrant
! the starting OF the machinery.
There we're, all told, about one hundred
men in the three mills,a and at the National
where the weaving is done, there were
only enough operatives to run 10 sample
| looms.
| Mr.. Fletcher has nothing TO say az to
the experiment OF opening the mills this
morning,an claims that he Is in no posi-
tion To know whether the operatives will
persist in staying ont or whether they
will straggle in a few at a time until by
the end Of the week the works may be
run to some purpose.