The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

In Rhode Island there are more than
25 600 people who earn their living In the
cotton mills and very large majority OF
these began working under a lower wage
scale today. The annual earnings OF this
army OF workers has been over Is, QUO. 0G0.
In addition TO this there are nearly 5000
workers, earning $4,000, 00O engaged In
the bleaching, dyeipg ana finishing bust
ness that has principally to do with
cottonagoods. There is invested in the
cotton mills of this state about SO, 600, 100
of capital and about $1,000, 900 more in
the bleaching and dyeing business.
The value of tho raw material used in
the cotton mills annually, not including
coal. large item, amounts TO nearly
$40, 400 600. and the value of the annual
products is about s24, 40, 600.
In the bIeaching and dyeing business
50 900, 900 worth OF materials are annual
use not including coal, and the annual
products amount 10 -, $50. 0U0.
These figures will enable a person 10
gain some IDEA of the tremendous value
and Importance OF the manufacture OF
ootton goods 10 this state 1t would no
doubt bo putting &c easily within the fact
TO say that the welfare OF one quarter OF
tho states population depends on this In
dustry, and anything which theatens 1t
is a menace To the state. lbe cutting
down of wages, which started at Fall
River and has teen continued TO other
cities ana finally 10 New Bedford forced
the leading manufacturers or this state
into an unwilling position and cores
pondiDg cut down was announced here.
The three largest manufacturers on tho
day following the news OF the reduction
nc New Bedford said that a cut down
would go into effect today In tho mills
which they operated.
This affects all the mills controlled by
Il. B. .S *. knight. Goddard Bros, and
the L.ppitr Company
The operatives employed in these mills
mum ber ABOUT H. 5U0, and the total weekly
pay roll of them is about SIS 600 The
MILLS run by Goddard Bros. In this state,
are the Lonsdala Company. capital III, 600,
900, comprising the mills at bonsdalo
and at Ashton. AT these mills are made
line bleached goods, silesias and curtain
hollands, and there are ISL. $40 spindIes
ana 27,7 looms. About 2lS0 hands are
employed by the Lonsdale company and
the approximate weekly pay roll is
Sli 200.
Berkeley Company at Berkeley with a
cppital or $500, 000 and As 5tO spindles.
1862 looms And SO hands. ana an approx
mills fine oambrios, India lawns and
naiu socks are made.
Hope Company, capital $780, 0U0, with
mills at Hope and PAenlx, with "A, GAO
spindles and sSl looms
The two mills employ ebout 535 alds
and their product Is snirtings.
Besides these mills in Rhode Island,
Goddard Bros. run the mills of the Black
stone Company at Blackstone, Mass,
oapital $500, 0C0 with i3, 436 spindles and
1921 looms. The product of the mill is
sheetings and sbirtings, and there are
about 525 hands.
The total number of employees in the
above mills il 376S. and the weekly pay
roll is approximately SIS, 500. On the
basis of cut Cf 10 peI cent, this will
take S2650 of the pay roll every week.
Tho Lippitt Company operates the
Mnnville Company at Manville; capital
81, con, 0O0 The goods made here are plain
and fancy fine goods. In these mills there
are 50. OO0 sniDdles 24S0 looms and 1850
operatives. with weekly ray roll Of
about SS040.
The Social Manufacturing Company,
with three mills at Noousocket, produces
al eetiDgs, shirtings, silesias, sateens, zau-
elias and cotton and silk lirius. The
three mills have a tOtal Of l3i, sGS SPIN
dies, 1913 looms and 1850 operatives, and
the weekly pay roll appToXlmntes sS6O0
80 TINT the total number Fl operatives ia
the Lipptt Companys mills Is 27O0
and the total weekly wages Of the same
alout Sis, TAO. On the basis Cf 1lla per
cent reduction this amounts to S-OSi ~
week. This viii average 81 cents a day
fer each operative
Messrs. B. Il. & H. knight operate 20
mills, IL of which are In Rhode islaBd
and four in MASSACHUSETTS,, with total OF
about 425. 600 spindles.
Following Is "a detailed statement OF the
mills operated by Il. B. n r. knight:
Hebron Manufar turing Comuany, Grant
mill, Providence; 1854 splndles, 3U2
looms, ii3 operatives. Prodlot. fine shirt
ings and sheetings Pay roll about 5000
"a week.
Jackson Company Jackson mills
Fiskeyille; 1912 splndles, l20 looms, l5
operatives Prodnct, shcetlngs and twills.
Pay roll about ,3OO week
Jackson Company, tiskeviIle mill,
Fiskeville; 1868 spindleS 81 LOOMS, 43
operatives Product, sbeetirgs Weekly
pay roll about SJ0O.
Arctic mills. Riverpoint. 81. 023 spin
dies. 1867 looms. 4l0 operatives Product
print cloth. Paw r, n about $500 week.
Lippitt mill. Phenix: S2R spindles. 23l
looms. J l3 operatives. Product shecting
ant twills. PAY roll about SsJOO.
Natick miiis Natiok. 10000 -pindles,
2pl5 looms. lsUj operatives, Product.
One shsetines and twills Weekly pay
roll about tslt0 week
Pontiac miils. Pom iiaC ~ iss spibdlss
ca looms. as operatives Product iine
sbeetings NpsEly uay roll ahcut st065.
Royal mills, BiNtrpointi a., $40 rpindlcs,