The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-24

Cotton Mills Which Have Been Closed for
Months Now Running and Hundreds
of Laborers Are Happy-The Good
Times Have Come at Last.
Boston, August 23.-Dispatches from
different New England manufacturing
centres today announce that many cotton
mills which have been idle, resumed oper-
ations this morning. During part of
July and August an immense number of
spindles were not operated owing to I'M
satisfactory conditions, which prevailed
either in the finished goods or new cotton
market, or to the need of repairs. Several
mills closed for two weeks in accordance
with midsummer custom. Many Of
the Fall River mills resumed operations
last week, and several started their
machinery this morning.
The curtailments it is claimed, to-
gether with improved business conditions,
has helped the cotton goods market
wonderfully, and it is now believed that
in the future no such quantity of unsold
goods will accumulate, as was the case
during tho last year.
Several of the Lowell mills resumed in
whole or in part this morning, and re-
ports from that city say that the outlook
is promising.
The mills of the big Amoskeag corpora
ton of Manchester, N. H., which employs
nearly 10000 people, will start Septem Der
9th. The Amory mills resumed this
morning.
Several small mills, which were idle in
various places, also resumed work today
A number of cotton mills are still
closed and others are yet on short time,
but In the majority of cases, they will run
on full time next month, if the market
continues to improve. Several manu-
facturers report that they are being hamp-
cred by lack of raw material.
Worcester, Mass, August 23.-The
Saundersvillo, Whitinsville, Linwood
and North Uxbridge cotton mills, owned
been running but forty hours per week
since May l, went on to full time today.
About 1000 hands are employed.
Lowell, Mass, August 23-The Middle
sex Wooden Company started up this
morning with full force of operatives
after shut down of several weeks.
The Prescott cotton mill and Pickering
hosiery mills also resumed work.
The carding room of the Beluidere wool
en- mills was opened today, and the other
departments will gradually resume work
Fall River. Mass. August 23.-The Iron
Works Cotton Mills, the largest concern
in this city, resumed operations today ,af-
ter an idleness of five weeks. A large
crowd gathered at the factories, enough
being left outside to start several mills.
The operatives who caused the strike
shortly before the shut down were al
lowed to return to work. All the mills of
the city are now running.
+ The Iron Works plant employs 2700
operatives.
Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., August 3d.
The Hillsboro wooden mills started up to-
day on full time The. plant has been
running but five days week during the
summer, and for the past three weeks all
work has practically been suspended to
allow repairs to be made. The mill en-
ploys some two hundred hands and man
ufactures fine grade of overcasting.
Lewiston, August 23-The bagging de-
partment OF the Androscoggin mill start.
ed up on full time this morning with a
full contingent of help. 1t employs $50
hands.
Carpet Mill in the Nut Meg State Starts Up
Bridgeport, Conn, August 23.-The
Read Carpet Company of this city, whose
works have been idle for some time, have
started up again, and will be obliged to
increase productive facilities to keep up
with orders.
STRIKERS Still EIPM