The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-07
THE BLIGHT OFF.
Factories and Mills Starting
Up and Taking on Hands
All Over the Country.

GALVESTON, Texas. Nov. Z, 1ss6.-The
Galveston Rope and Twine factory which
has been idle for some time, will resume
operations Monday next and will run on
fuil time. This will give employment to
100 operators.
ROCKVILLE, Conn, Ncv. Z, 1s96.-Rep-
resentatives of the big woollen mills in
this city. which is the centre OF the fine
woolien industry of New England. state
in an interview today that the prospects
are encouraging fer a gradual Increase of
business. They expect that the woollen
business win be about the last to feel
the effects of the business revival, but an
teipate that next season, opening in
January, win show largely increased de-
mand for goods. A number of mills here
have already started up considerable
machinery since election.
EGG HARBoR. N. J., Nov. Z, 1885,
Egg Harbor City has been struck by a
wave of prosperity during the last few
days. Fifteen Of the thirty-eight cloth
ing factories have resumed operations af-
ter being idle. all summer The knife
handle factory has received orders for
one year ahead and the National Parch-
ment Paper factory has enough orders
on hand to employ thirty men all winter.
franchise for the erection of an electric
light plant was also awarded by the
City Council last night.
WOONsOCKET, R l., Nov. I. 1885,
w. E. Hayward & Co.'S woollen mill at
East Douglass, Mass. which lately start
ed on reduced time. will begin running
on full time next Monday, employing 200
hands
ROCKFORD. ILL.,, Nov. 7, 1sss.-The
Rockford Manufacturing Company, which
has been shut down all summer, win
start up with several hundred hands
and the Trahern Pump Company, which
has been idle for some months, though
stocked with orders contingent upon Nc
Kinley's election, will do likewise. The
Emerson Manufacturing Company. one of
the largest concerns in the city, put on
100 men the day after election.
LANSING. Mich, Nov. Z, 1Sss.-E. R.
Ment & Sons, manufacturers of stoves and
implements, A Clark & Co., manufac-
turers of carriages, and the Lansing
Pants and Overall Company, have all
begun work on extensive orders which
were made conditional on Bryans de-
feat, and report rush of new orders.
The Lansing Wagon Works. which have
been closed down for several months, viii
start with a full force Monday.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. Z, 1Sss.-The
E. F. Avery Plow Manufacturing Com
pany will put on $50 extra hands at once.
Bridgeford & Co., stoves, will begin op-
erations Monday with 200 men; the Louis
vile woollen mills start up Monday with
work for 300 women and girls; the Bour-
grass woollen mills resume operations
the same day with 200 employees, and the
Old Kentucky woollen mills will double
its force. The Eclipse woollen mills will
have work for $50 next week, and the
Kenton Paper Company, the Depau Glass
Works and the New Albany woolien
mills will resume in few days. The
Chess & Wymond Cooperage Company is
preparing to resume work with 200 men.
LEXINGTON. ky, Nov. Z, lsss.-Tae
Blue Grass Tobacco Company of this city,
whose factory has been closed for three
months, has begun operations with fifty
hands and viii put on twenty-five more
Monday Orders have already begun COM
ing in.