Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-11-10
BETTER TIMES.
Dust Being Brushed From Many
of the Factories.
An Era of Prosperity for the Amer
lean Workman Dawning.
Several Enterprises at Pittsburgh Resume
Operation--Evansville Factories Start
on Full Timo Again-Car Builders
Resume at Hunting ton, w. Va.


tin plate works, located on Twelfth
street, which had been running half
time, started up in full with two ad-
ditional mills Monday morning, giving
employment to'10O skilled worktnen.
The Oliver Iron and Steel Co. will
start their plant in full Wednesday
morning, employing GOO men
The Clinton Furnace Co., located on
the south side, will start up in full
Tuesday, giving work to 300 men.
The Westinghouse Electric Co.,
which has been running but five days
per week, Monday started on six day
schedule, giving one more days work
to 1000 men.
The Carnegie Co. has closed the Ed
gar Thomson Steel works for repairs
and additions. Work will resume on
Thursday with 5000 men. .
The pudding department of the
Sligo Iron works is undergoing re-
pairs, with the intention to start in
full the latter part of this week.
PoTTsTowN, Pa, Nov. 9.-The busi-
ness in this town is assuming a more
encouraging aspect Many iron work.
ers who have been idle for a long time
went to work Monday. The Glasgow
Iron Co. started the puddle and rolling
mills full handed
The Pottstown Iron Co. has fred up
one of its puddle mills and two rolling
mills and is preparing for further re-
sumption, which it is expected will
take place this week.
ROCKVILLE, Ct, Nov. 9.-Cheney
Bros big silk mills at South Manches-
ter, employing $500 persons when
working at their full capacity, began
running on full time Monday. Talcott
Bros. Manufacturing Co., manufac-
turers of woolens at Talcottville, will
increase their running time this week.
The Vernon Woolen Co., of Vernon,
is now running its mills on full time.
The Fitch Stocking Co., o this city,
have started their mills on full time,
and are also running evenings until
o'clock.
WooNsoCKET, R. l., Nov. 9-The
American ak works, at East, Douglass,
Mass, a part of which has been idle
for several weeks, will start up in full
| on November 16.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 9.-;Loeb and
Hirsch, under the firm name of Lion
and Deer Manufacturing company,
manufacturers of overalls and employ
ing 15 men, resumed business Tuesday
after having been shut down since the
middle of October.
TOLEDO, O., Nov. 9.-The Maumee
Rolling-mill Co. increased its force zoe
men Monday.
LAPoRTE, Ind, Nov. 9.-The Porter
brick yards, located at Chesterton,
which have been idle for six months,
resumed operations Monday morning.
Fifteen hundred men returned to work.
The syndicate operating the Porter
yards control immense brick-making
industries in Ohio, Michigan and Hi
nois, and the resumption of work fur
nishes employment to over 5000 men.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov 9.-The La
fayette carpet and hosiery mills will
resume at once.
OEvANsvILLE, Ind, Nov. "a large
number of Evansville factories have
started on full time again. They have
been running about half force. All
hands are now employed.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Nov. 9.-Work
at Nicollette will begin at once on the
saving of 30 RATS of tim Der. The
Bentley & Gerwig furniture factory
here has raised wages.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Nov. 9.-The
car shops of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad in this city, employing zoe
men, began Monday morning on ten
hour day. The shops have been or
eight-hour time for q year past.
KoKoMo, Ind, Nov. 9.-The Kokomc
Bit works and the Great Western Pot
terry works will resume. The loca.
school board now has offers of money
to complete the new high school.