New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
WHEN THE MILL Is CLOSED.
,-,prss AND LOSS THAT FOLLOW THE
uos,vc OF 4 GREAT ESTABLISHMENT.

, ,,-.v. Is VHiSN DETERIORATION
v,x,-r,,-rl RING PROPERTY.
,..,.. Who nave no, seen = factory
J" '-' 80. 5.vslon and ho do NOT know
tow 80 ..a-is-rs how much = comfort
~ a''"@' hs,,,-ess to- hundreds ~ people
p'ea'". -. houins of IRE factory whistle,
depeh"' 80 -. 80 these la.re Industrial hives
w. ..., over a unworthy o, Sper!A. h''''s' II
Is pass -, onl, thaj = number ot people
N'e1''' ..,-,.- place in which ~ Nor6 Tor
mus - - 80 lie and that corioraiion
the H4' -. ~..si,-s no returns for an invest
WILL 40' = .e.,ss ,. ne a~c directly anected TIE
I-eh' -, = \ "a c'Hercnt thing. ana i
elosns = - instances The bl;eh.'ns q fond
means -. ..s.,4rirs o: plans which n@d been
nopVs' - .1s~isAsd tor yearS. l. oxen II
nu's7' ...,..rn.rg os work al over again n
vo''eS IS and amid strange suTT0"ntiHss.
fHS4.7' - 81. = often = great .n~n'-~4 -oss
TO 'N- '.n -~,,v fail o. re-oVer. and IN cases
from ...,, stands Isolated IN country place
where ~ ,,..,,s aeos-ser. on Il. The i1aciion
"'-.,,s wide misery and distress
sprsS~s o, the inactive n'hL sn''Aeiess
.r.n- Whistles may d. sen III al
s'A - ,ns county. Engines are WI ''.'"'eS>'
par, 49,. I'm drawn cohNeos a~d n'' 'u4H cover
fires "'n. -. s.sr,uer over fo'rS when once
.lf
'ns ,.a ~ 70 the tread ~ prosperous 1'''-Ni
res0"" s,a decay are written al over 'hsin'
ii'rS - rubbish l.,te- ,hs :ac''N sFoEncs
and W. w. The pride aliSe y employer and
which weG- o''>'
employe ---,.L -r.f. & no shut
n IL. -, : nor. con>p.cu1Gs 'Aan ma ~
COW industry and the : 'r-'a''- '.'' ''''''' ''
tne .'v' ~. the Ten o. twelve bias furnaces
a" O'' 1--ssv : an objsc; less 2 - D ponderea
III .,,sai ny the Anleri- - Psop-e- mere N's
ana So co,di,ion ot absolute i5.eneSs "h'eA
p'a'''' Investments ot upward ~ S-H"""
iep. r,a-a The payr,'is ir prosperous ..'''-S
eacn 81 csli - >5tUs'' A month When
wills were in oneratir1 t1- i-@l e>'a-7
.ha,, became enharoei ~ NA.'T' 's7'@-
... 4-ro IN the belief tha, - N'--H '-''' '1
...aav anuloyinent. hougnt sn'a. p-'e@'S -
- =, which some hui,- houses - -i.e '---e-s
-, ,od not saved enough t0r ma l-' F'>V -
80 the property % lie IDLE. a'-i.'.'-- '"~' .'
,hs,. would he able u build house The
a~., .". would h. more valuable. Little stores
1a,e way ~ larger places q business @n" : -
,,or, ss the times continued IN -TQ'o'7 ''e W
.-.rd ,or p better grade I gods mace i'>e''
,.,. o,6 women objected - buying GOWN n
--ocsr, store. and shoes II place "nsre m.
- ., bA tried on mex - a p.'a''''4 ', -
49,. And 80 the general store made rooTl ;''
,ha more pretertious commercial houses
wurS THE "DRUMMERs~ CAME
rso ..o,orv town became iAs stopping place
.,-,-,arcial travellers They a. found X
z ,,o-tat The drummer was Wiling - "a
'.oo,,ors and cheese of the top y -four oarre4
80 .ha nlac4 vas new ani - probably en-
,o,.ad the novelty Of the si-uati7n. ~; when rs
.aaa hscar,e large when n rad = ort.- ''''s
s.,,nIAs and remain in town ofer--s---' IL
wanted better cco-nrnodat.ons- ar1 IKE "-s
tho consequence The doctor anc ~ o7''--s'
soon found employment. and the .sH.ef. "--- :
lro,z-ledge Of mans disposition - l-a--e- a.
With an eye cr a seat in The Lt -s- i'- a -
his entry. and was sometimes T'--'-- .-- -
necessity whether or nor - aus ~ SH-~
law. Churches and schools marked ne = ( -
oe the plac4s sa avings-berk books 0'-.- = ''-'-
q, tho homes 4 the thrift az. - Ha1-ir-
s,acks css. their light -po1 ,h- o11-@rt7aenr
which is born of honest labor ~e- s-1li;@t
WHY. it was not only The Te77.- n ta@ 7ii-i'
vho were in clover" s4ld -re -o nat amp
onnor-rnitv t. observe al CLASSES. 81 - TIE ta-1-
ers shared largely II IN Cd i7-N- raT-ri
land near the mill which vas . 1--1 $ A. are
when the works were stsrt-9 h~-a-@ - IN
nroved under the stimulus Z fn@ V-- E.-g = ne
plart by which IL gained home oerse- ma .,
advanced 10 high figure in = sl'-- tine a-c
the 81 land was sold for So. b, - o~n@- had
sold II when work vas a. th@ hig1vaie- max
he might have realized 800 Al acr= .or . !
was only natural" he aidei. 'tra- fh- .a-f
should have advanced II volume. aeoau-@ mar
ket FOR the whole prodg-t hai ben o-4aie1
within stones throw - th~ farn-a rnsrs~,
in which every buyer vas k1cF1 ard as %
whose responsibility % pay there - ~ qu~s-
tion. The township improved tne r0sds ~
railroad company helpei 20 boon 20 along a7f
the tax rate was reduced because r tce i-crAsse
of taxable property The compzry pai- two
thirds Of the township taxes ard we're g.ad .
% it Then see how The railroad as benefited,
A number ot operatives had - - transported
20 and from their work every dav. ard ~ holi-
DAYS and otYdays the railroad cornrany you'd rs-
ceive more Of the factory none 'o- the Pros
porous factory hand spends noney ard sares
money. too.
1DLENEss ENFORCED
There was always good demand ,or work
ingmen and never any reason way An able
bodied man should re ltie and taz- hst ozne-
fetal effec; on the cornmun!;y Ic.en~ss rade
man conspicuous and unpopular and men were
forced By their surroundings % IL respectable.
The better class of people who wanted their chill
dren educated beyond the ordinary country
school limit had noney enough 20 send them .
hlgher schools IN neighborirg PAGES. s1f. al
toio we were On the high road - prosperity
when the mill doors closed
Inc Hllu was closed some tine ago and many
VINO nad nothing 70 keep them ir he rlece. II
fanny ties and no property. found other homes
-Nen Win families held On a. io-g a. they could
ana rather tnan leave the pare where they had
lived Tor years they worked f7r small pay on
nearby farms hoping al the tine that soroe-
,nns might turn up which would srart the mill
me men had bough; land on vhicn par, pay
hn I'm nS1 Deeh mace, OF y tney Owned a litile
mousse they were worse ~ thar ,nAir houseless
.eikhoors because now fhAy had taxes and pos
>Ioly interest," Oh nlorfgaQes n ~ ~ IL a