The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-06-19
TARIFF TINKERING.
PRACTICAL RESULTS OF FREE TRADE
IDEAS.
Mills Shut Down. Run on Part Time or
Forced Into Insolvency = Labor Idle.
Partly Employed and Working For Re-
duced Wages.


AS an example of the prosperity"
which the German law has brought to
manufacturers, we quote the following
paragraphs condensed from different
textile trade papers,
Rowland, Croft, Sons & Co., Cam
den, n. H., to three-quarters time.
Waterloo Wooden company, Waterloo,
n Y. running three days week.
A strike was inaugurated at the
works of the Firth Carpet company,
West Cornwall, N. Y The trouble has
been brewing since Jan. /, when the
firm found itself unable to give an in
crease IN wages promised some time
previous.
Myra Hosiery company, III North
Fourth street, Philadelphia, assigned
for the benefit OF creditors.
Cutter Silk Manufacturing company,
West Bethlehem, Pa, assigned.
The wooden mill of James Lees g.
Sons, Bridgeport. Pa, shut down in
definitely
Sayles & jerks, Warren, Mass, 10
per cent reduction in wages.
Wesbter Wooden company, Sabattus,
Me-. running on two thirds time.
fremont Worsted company of Meth
aen, Mass, running three days a week.
Cabot Manufacturing company, Bruins
wick, Me-, 1900 employees out Of work.
White Bros, manufacturers of den
inns, Winchendon Springs, Mass, about
to close their mills, which are the Glen
allan mills, Winchendon; Jaffrey mills,
East Jaffrey, N. III.
Biglow Carpet company, Clinton,
Mass, closed indefinitely.
Springfield Worsted mills, Borden
town, n j., running three days week.
Merino Manufacturing company, Oh
NEVILLE, II, l., and all the mills in the
Woonasquatucket valley have decided to
reduce running time or cut wages at
once.
The Coplay Mill company, Coplay,
Pa. has made an assignment.
Merrimac Manufacturing company,
Lowell, Mass, shut down cotton and
print works, throwing out 1900 en-
ployees and stopping a weekly pay roll
of $50. 600
Eben $. Stevens, Quinebaug, Conn.
10 per cent reduction in wages.
Sixty weavers on strike at the looms
of the Boston Manufacturing company,
Waltham, Mass, because of the low
price offered ON q new line of mixed
goods.
Twenty-four men discharged from the
Empire Print works, Bloomfield, N J.
The Wilton IN. H. Wooden company
shut down indefinitely, throwing 800
people out Of work.
Most Of the operatives in the gingham
department of the Highland Park Man.
ufacturing company, Charlotte, N. c.,
have gone on strike because of reduc-
ton in wages Of az cents per cut
A cut of 10 per cent in wages of the
Farnumsville Cotton mills. Grafton,
Mass
Central Mills company, Southbridge,
Mass, reduced wages 10 per cent, af-
fecting $50 employees.
Halifax Hosiery mills at Lakeport, N.
H., knocked down at auction to Hiram
Leonard of Boston for $40, 700. The
property cost over 800, 900.
The Amoskeag Manufacturing COM
pany of Manchester lost $75, 900 ON its
drive" of Three Star ginghams in New
York.
Talcott Bros wooden mills, Talcotts-
vile. Conn, running five days week.
Farwell Wooden mills, Central Falls,
r. L., running five days a week.
Mount Pleasant mill, New Bedford,
Mass, sold at auction. The old stock
holders receive about 8 per cent of the
money which they invested in it.
Lawrence mills, Lowell. Mass,
change from cloth to hosiery manufac-
turing, will cause q reduction of from
1000 TO 3, 900 names on the pay rolls Of
that company.
Receiver Dooley of the First National
bank filed the banks claim against the
insolvent Natchaug Silk company. Will
limantic, Conn, April 6, for money
had and received, 1927, 926, less notes
assigned to Pangburn, New York, $67,-
594, making total Of $3.50, $50. with
interest
The 2, 900 operatives of the Eagle and
Phoenix mills, Columbus, Ga, out on
strike and mills closed.
Collinsville and Navy Yard Wooden
mills, Lowell Mass. shut down part
of their p'@Hts cn account Of the dull
market TIE Situation in Lowell is
causing aprrehrn-iea among the oper-
atlves
Bristol Stocklnct mill az Bristol. r.
L., employing 2GU huyGs. shut down.
ConDiv mas. Wilton. n H, shut
Down
The eamlittec appointed to raise
$50. 0Gu ~ Hing factory bonds) to
pay of TIN debts Of the Portsmouth
Va Cotton mills, and thereby take
the property out Of the hands of the re-
ceiver, failed to accomplish their pur-
pose, and the mill remains in the re-
ceiver's hands.
Bigelow Carpet company of Clinton,
Mass, running three days week
Millbury Cotton mills, Millbury,
Mass, a cut down Of 10 per cent in
wages.
The wooden mills in Brockville,
Conn are running hardly half of their |