New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14
WAGES OF COTTON SPINNERS.
TO BE ADVANCED IN FALL RIVER SOON.
THE GREAT LOCKOUT At oLNEYVILLE. r. l.
AND MINOR STRIKES IN FALL R1VER-AN

THE GREAT LOCKOUT At oLNEYv1LLE. r. L.
AND MINOR STRIKES IN FALL MvER-AN
INCREASE GRANTED IN CONNECTICUT.
Fall River Mass April 1S-At a special meeting
OF the directors Of the WampanoaG Mills TINS morn
ing 1t voted to request the secretary OF N"
Manufacturers Association TO call meeting on or
before Tuesday 10 act on the wage question ms
action will bring the prescn; discussion TO point.
and ii is generally ,onceded that an advance OF
wages will be given in all the mills in the city IN"
advance will be in the form of restoration TO the
schedule in operation before August 90. 1884. ana Will
mean increase Of about 122 per cent over present
rates. There is a weli-founI,l rumpr to the effect
that association will take final action on Tues
day. regardless of what may be- done by the vall1u
unions. The agent and suporntend mt Of the Sea-
comet Mill has been empowered 10 use his own
judgment regarding wages and II H. has not aready
decided post notices he viii do 50 before The as
ISOLATION ends its meeting.
The weavers union has arranged FOR district meet
ngs on Tuesday night. The sasher-tondcrs VIII
meet the same night The ,oom-hNers have r.
ready decided TO ask for increase. II = con
fdenty stated that all these meetings VIII be for
stalled by action of the manufacturers.
The weavcrs at the Barnaby Mil have voted -
strike FOR an increase Of wages MONDAY morning
the vote standing u TO H. \ committee waited on
the treasurer and Informed that ~ advance
could be given the present time. because the DO
mdnd and prices for he fine cinChams made 10y tn"
concern id not warrant any change ~ the wagt
schedule. The VIEWERS are rot IN good financial
standing in the Lnon and will have 20 depend upon
their own resources while they arc unemployed.
Their wages now average about s. 90 Il week and
they asked for - per cent increase.
The slasher-tenders at the stafford NH are on
strike. one of their number quarreei with tn
superintendent Yesterday and was DISCHARGED \
non-unon man employed 20 take his place. anil
the others refused 10 work. committee from the
union is trying TO adjust the matter. The s.ashcr,
are now well organized and say they can supper,
strike long time = necessary.
North GrosVenOr Dale. conn, April l3.-Thc eros
venor Dale Cotton Company Announces an advance
Of wages 20 20 into effect on April p Tn. advance
1924. The advance runs from Is u II pr cent and
averages about 10 per cent tn. number 81 opera
tives affected is 100
Providence April l3-OlneyvIlie was fun Of hustle
today. The 200 lockcd-out operatives OF the A.
lantic Mills were paid of ana this brought great
crowd into the square The WcaVors met and Vo'cl
establish a Vigilance Committee. with suh-c,u-
mittees, which shall patrol all the avenues leading
10 the mill for the purpose % keeping strangers
10 other MANUFACTURING centres 20 post tho people
there as to what is going on at ptucYNil" The
patrol Will go on duty AZ 80 on Monday morning
The Executive Committee % the National Textile
committee announced that. the operatives having
held out FOR thirteen weeks In The last strike. waon
there funds hand they were now iu
condition 10 stay out for thiriy-one weeks
committee OF five was appointed TO be prepared
to confer with tn Atlantic NILS Infringement Z
the latter should ask for conference. bat IL was
distinctly stated that this was not u Doe CON
sidered as an overture from tho iOcked-Ou' ON
ployes The committee also announced that II Nas
should be such number without means TO pur-
chase su?phco.