The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-14
IN MILL AND FACTORY.
Industries Employing Many
WOrkingmen and Working
women Have Resumed Activity
Prospect Of a Very Prosperous
Year.

Nutmeg state that has taken plac
since the sound money victory a
the polls, is the most extraordinar,
in the history of Connecticut
Ten days ago the streets of abou
every town were lined with penni
less workmen, gaunt and discon
tented looking, not a few of whom
had been without work for six month.
or longer. In twinkling the in
dustrial condition has been entirel,
changed. The whole commonwealth
is humming now with the cheerful
sounds of renewed business activity
in about every department of labor
The Nutmeg state, in its normal in.
dustrial condition, is busy hive OF
manufacturing. Said householder
a woman, of the manufacturing town
of Norwich, ten days ago:
Il have grown tired, actually
tired, of seeing the long rows of idle
men, in their Sunday clothes, day
after day, propped against the shop
fronts and at the corners, for mile
along the street.
The woman referred to the idling
cotton spinners of the big Shetucket
mill, at Greenville, 600 or 800 strong,
who had been out of work since the
factory closed It's doors in July last.
The mill resumed work on full time,
with a full force of hands, today. It's
companion factory, the Falls cotton
mill, in another quarter of Norwich,
with an equally large complement of
employees, will, it is reported, resume
operations before many days.
From every part of the state come
similar tidings of industrial good
cheer. Since election day not fewer
than thirty-four important shops
and factories have either resumed
work after period of enforced idle
ness, or have notably enlarged their
scope of operations. Especially
noteworthy is the record of the in
dustrial revival in the following in
stances:
Fl. E. Rogers two paper mills, re-
sumo work; the great silver plating
factory, Meriden, running on extra
time; Cheney Brothers great silk
factory, Manchester, employing
$500 hands, reduced time for three
years, is now running on full time;
Brass and Clock company, Bristol,
has orders for full year, with its
full force of men; Sargent's great
hardware factory, New Haven,
1900 men, running on full time;
Union Metallic Cartridge company,
Bridgeport, running on full time;
Waterbury Watch company, in
creased its roll Of employees; the i'm
mense brownstone quarries, Port
land, running on full time, with new
election orders for ninety shiploads;
malleable ironworks, Bridgeport,
increased its force of men from 800
to 1000; Warner s corset factory,
Bridgeport, employing 1000 girls,
will run on full time after Nov l5
The land of steady habits, scored
proudly at the election, broke its
own record. and the little town Of
Union-so little that it has only one
representative in the state lcgisla
ture--is the proudest of GALL. In
Union not vote was cast for Will
liam Jennings Bryan,
STARTING UP ALI. OVER THE
COUNTRY.
PITTsBURa, Nov. 9.-The Star Tin
plate works, which has been running
half time, started up in full with two
additional mills this morning, Civ
ing employment to 100 skilled work
men. The Oliver Iron and Steel
company started their plant in full
Wednesday, employing 600 men.
The Clinton furnace company
started up in full, employing 300
men.
The Westinghouse Electric com
pany, which has been running but
five days per week, has started on a
six days schedule, giving one more
day s work to 1000 men,
The Carnegie company closed the
Edgar Thompson Steel works for re-
pairs and additions. Work was re-
sumed Thursday with 1900 men
The pudding department of the
Sligo Iron works is undergoing re-
pairs, with the intention to start up
in full the latter part of the week
PoTTsTowN, Pa, Nov. 9.-The
iron business in this town is assum-
ing a more encouraging aspect.
Many iron workers who have been
idle for long time, have gone back
TO work.
The Glasgow Iron company started
the puddle and rolling mills full
handed. The Pottstown Iron com
pany has fired up one of its puddle
mills and two rolling mills and is
preparing for another resumption.
NEwBURGH, Nov. 9.-The Firth
carpet mills at Cornwall, which have
been running on three-fourths time,
started up Monday morning on full
time. All the employees who were
laid off during the dull times will be
taken back.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 81. G. Moore
head, general superintendent of the