Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-04
COTTON MILLS RESTORE WAGES.
All Over New England the Mills Start on the
New Price Schedules.

|
in Mondays Journal, the cotton mills o.
New England commenced WORK, Monday
| morning on the scale of wages in force
| before the cut of January. 1888, ana lio,-
! 900 operatives went TO their work with
| lighter hearts than in 10 months That
the restoration Of wages is general Will
be seen by the following dispatches:
| Waterville Me, April 3.-tSpecial).-
The Lockwood operatives began, yestcr-
| day morning to work under the adjusted
| scale of wages which Will mean that be
| tween 500 and $500 additional VIII be
| turned into the city each week. me re-
| duction in wages was made. a year ago
last January, and at that time the an
nouncement was made that II would be
necessary to either shut down the mills
| or reduce the wages. The reduction was
| made in common with that in all the cot
ton mills throughout New England.
! Nearly 1900 operatives viii be affected by
| the advance in wages.
! Within The mast year the business done
| by the mills has been much better than
! for some little time before. during the
| year something Ike lo"" Dales OF goods
| had been stored in the company houses
! and this has been disposed OIL In addi-
| ton to this there has been such bright
| ened prospect that 1t mas been possible
| for the mills To declare seml-anIual
| dividend OF 9 Der cent. This dividend has
| meant a great deal to the city from the
| fact that there were quite number OF
i
| ceived no returns for the money they
| have had invested. Among them have
| been quite number Of people VINO nave
depended on their DIVIDENDS Tor their n
come With the Frightened prospect the
| stockholders feel as much encouraged as
| the operatives.
Through the Frightened prospect 1t has
| been possible for the company 10 MAKE
| several changes in the machinery New
machines have been put in In Inc spin
ming room so that the Lockwood NiiIs,
| which have always had reputation oi
making the best class Of goods VIII be
| able 10 produce goods at as low cost as
any mill.
Blddeford. Me, April 3.-The advanced
schedule OF wages in the Peppertil anI
I.aconia cotton mills here ana ne York
mills in Saco went into effect. today. The
raise In all cases amounts 10 restord-
| ton of the wages PAID prior 10 Jan. !"
| 1895 when there was a cutdown OF about
| 10 per cent
Brunswick, Me. April 3-Seven hundre
| operatives in the Cabot cotton mills re-
! ceived an increase in wages OF from 20
| 10 per cent. this morning This IS pracu-
cally "A restoration OF the. wages PAID ne
| fore the reduction of January, lsSS
Lewiston. Me. April 3.--There was re
| inicing among the Lewiston and Auburn
cotton mill operatives, Monday, Tor the
| daWning of the day meant The going into
| wages. announced a short time since. The
! advance affects 1922 maie.apd l446 female
| operatives, a total of 6s~opera tives.
| Woonsocket r. L.. April 3.-The Social,
| Nourse. Globe. Eagle Hamlet Clinton
| and Valley City cotton mills in this city
| increased wages 10 per cent. this morn
ing. Fully 1900 operatives are affected by
| the increase. The Manville, Slatersville
! and Blackstone mills located respectively
, in those villages. also increased wages.
This morning.
| Fall River. Mass. April 3.-The prom
| ised advance in the wages OF Fail River
| mill
1 affect about cocoa hands and Will mean
an increase in wages of about s22,wp per
| week. There were no unusual demonstra-
| tons. this morning. beyond talk among
! themselves about The expected increase
! Pawtucket. r. L.. April 3.-The restora-
| ton in the wages OF the employees OF tho
| cotton mills of this city. central Falls,
| Valley Falls. l.onsdale and Beverly, 10
practically the same basis as that in eX-
| istence before the general Cutdown of
| year ago. went INTO effect, today. AMI
the result is generally satisfactory TO all
| concerned. The basis of wages is such.
| according to the new schedule. that near
| ly 5000 persons are directly affected.
| There was no demonstration of any sor.
| except ut Ashton and Berkeley. where
there weavers are somewhat dissatisfied
! with the new schedule and there is a
probability that trouble may arise IN
these TWO places.
The mills affected are the Slater Cotton
60 in this city, and the factories of the
| Chases at Valley Falls and Albion, ami
! the Goddards at Lonsdale Berkeley and
! Ashton
Providence, r. T., April 3.-In all tho
| cotton mills of Rhode Island the reStl-
ton of wages to the scale in force prior
| TO January, 1898, went into effect, today.
| The restoration in general. not q mill
! in the state, so far known. refusing to
| grant the advance There was no dem
! onstration anywhere and work is pre-
ceeding with its usual quiet,
Nashua. n. H., April 3.-The 5000 oper-
| -. -h,,, fHr,'z
mills in this city commenced TO receive a
5 per cent. increase in wages. this morn
ing. This is practically a restoration OF
now receiving more pay than any others
in New England employed in the manu-
facture of the same class Of goods,
Taunton. Mass, April Am advance
of ~. per cent went into effect in the
wage schedule of the Corr Manufacture
ing Co. today. This places the company
on the same basis that was in force be-
fore the reduction that followed the Fal
River cut. The company manufactures
fine cotton goods, The restoration affects
APO hands.
Salem. Mass. April AT the Naum-
keag Steam Cotton Cos. mills the new
| schedule of prices went into effect this
morning. No percentage of the increase
| is given out, but 1t is stated by the Off
Gals that il is almost Il restoration OF
the 10 per cent. reduction made in Janu-
AIRY. 1925. The mills employ over 1500
hands.
Worcester. Mass. April 3.-The advance
of 10 per cent. in wages went into effect
in the following mills, today: Baskerville
cotton mills, 800 hands Saundersville cot
ton mills. $50: Paul Within Manufacture
ing COS. mill. Rockdale. coo: Linwood
Mills, Linwood, 800: Whitinsviie Mill 900.
The raise restores the cut of January.
1898.
New Bedford, Mass, April 3--The in
crease in wages in the cotton mills OF
this city went into effect, this morning.
Manchester. y. H.. April 3.-What is
practically about 10 per cent. increase
/ of wages went into effect, today. on the
Amoskeag, Stark and Amory corpora
tons, and in the Manchester Mills cotton
department, the increase being Il reStOra-
ton of the wages paid before the last
cut went into effect. The Amoskeag,
AmOry and Stark employ 10000 operatives
and the Manchester employs $500, includ-
ing the print works.
The following mills scattered through
ont Massachusetts, and Connecticut have
also granted their employees a restora-
ton: Naumkeag of Salem; Parkhill of
Fitchburg; Hamilton of Amesbury; Lam
caster of Clinton: Whitnsville. Linwood
Saugerville. Baskerville. ROckdale, North
bridge and Slater Mills of Worcester
county; Corr of Taunton; Greylock of
North Adams; Chicopee of Chcopee:
Willamstown of williamsburg; Berk-
shire of North Adams: Readville of Hydc