The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-11
w1IsoH,s THEORIES
AZ Applied 70 Prnetieo ar Not what they
Were Clalnletl by Their Author.


Were Claimed by Their Anthor.
AZ an example OF the prosperity"
which the Wilson law hns brought to
manufacturers. we quote several parn-
graphs from this weeks Issue VI the
Textile Manufacturers Journal:
Rowland. Croft & Company. Camden,
n. j.. have reduced their mills to three
quarters time after working full time
all winter.
The mill Of the Waterloo Wooden
Company Waterloo, " y. manufac-
turers Of fine kerseys, hannels. carriage
clothE and sultings, is running only
three days q week.
A strike was lpaugurated at fireworks
OF the Firth Carpet Company, West
Cornwall, New York. the latter part
Of last week. by six boys, who refused
to work on the new fast machines, and
were promptly dismissed The action
Of the superintendent, who, II Is claim
ed, also charged the relatives Of the
boys, 80 incensed the operatives that
they all went out. II seems that the
trouble has been brewing since Janu-
airy /, when the firm found itself unable
to give an increase in wages promised
some time previous.
Tobias II. Walters, hosiery manufac-
turer, trading as the Myra Hosiery
Company, No. III North Fourth street,
Philadelphia, has assigned for the bene-
ut OF his creditors.
The Cutter Silk Manufacturing Com
pRny. West Bethlehem, Pa, has assign
ed The company is capitalized at
100000. and in May OF last year issued
bonds for 100000.
The wooden mill Of James Lee & Sons,
Bridgeport, Pa, has been shut down for
an Indefinite period.
The employees Of Sayies & jerks,
Warren, Mass, have been notified of a
10 per cent reduction In wages. This Is
the first cut In wages ever made by this
company.
The Webster Wooden Company, Sc
battus, Me-, is running its mills on two
third time.
The fremont Worsted Company. of
Methuen. Mass, has reduced It's rum
ming time three days-a week from lack
OF orders.
The MerrImac Manufacturing Com
pany has lately closed its cotton mills
at Lowell, Mass. This curtailment OF
production With that Of the other fac
tories lately closed gives total of Mt
least $4,000 silent splndles In New Eng
land.
The Cabot Manufacturing Company,
Brunswick, Me, will be unable to start
its cotton mill before June /. 1900 em-
ployes are out Of work in consequence.
White Brothers. manufacturers Of
denims. Wlnchendon Springs, Mass,
are said to be about to close their mills.
which are the Glenallan Mills, Winche-
don, Jaftrey Mills, East Jaffrey, NH.
The works Of the Bigelow Carpet
Company, Clinton, Mass, have been
closed for an indefinite period.
Thn Ordn W0Pltad MIIIg. R0r-
dentown, N. j., are running but three
days week, owing to slack orders.
The MerIno Manufacturing Company,
Olneyville. r. l., and all the mills In
the Woonsocket Valley have decided to
reduce the running time or cut wages
at once.
The Coplay Knitting Mil Company,
Coplay, Pa, has made an assignment to
A. P. Ballet. An execution for 81 $50
has also been entered against the
company.
The Merrimac Manufacturing Com
pany. Lowell, Mass, will shut down
throwing out 1000 employees and stop
ping weekly payroll Of $4,000.
Eben S. Stevens. Quinebaug, Conn,
has made a 10 per cent reduction in
the wages Of employees.
Sixty weavers are on strike at the
looms Of the Boston Manufacturing
Company, Waltham, Mass, because Of
the low price offered on new line OF
mixed goods
Twenty-four men have been discharg-
ed from the Empire Print Works, Bloom
field, N. j. The disastrous effects Of
the Wilson tariff law is the reason given
by the company for this curtailment Of
help.
The Wilton IN. HI. Wooden Company
has shut down for nm indefinite time,
throwing Obout 300 people out of work.
Most of the operators employed In
the Bingham department of the High
land Park Manufacturing Company.
Charlotte, N C.. have gone on strike,
because of reduction in wages of 21s
cents per cut.
A cut of 10 per cent in wages in the
Farnumsville Cotton Mills, Grafton,
Mass, went into effect last week The
cause of the reduction is the low price
OF print cloths.
The Central Mills Company, South
bridge. Mass, has reduced wages 10 per
cent The reduction will affect go ems
ployes.
The plant of the Halifax Hosiery
Mills, at LakepOrt, N. H., was knocked
down at the recent auction to Hiram
Leonard OF. Boston for $4,000. The
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