The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-28
Outside Mil Owners Likely TO Follow The
Example Of Fall River Mil Men,
SPINDLE CITY WEAvERS ARE TO VOTE.
New Hampshire, Vernon, Maine and Bay Siae
Mis- viii In Al Probability ADVANCE
The Pay Of Their Operatives.

Boston. Nov. 2S.-Present indications
lead 70 the teiief that many Of the cot
ION mills Of the New England stat .
will adopt a new schedule of wages,
providing for an advance averaging c
per cent next month. While few di-
rectors OF corporations have formally
considered the .vage question. most of
tne treasurers residing in Boston have
hept themselves fully informed OF de-
cloth center OF he country and the
recognized leader in most important
movements in :he industry.
early next month nearly so of the
Fan River mills. which contain almost
three-fifths of the total number OF
spindlcs in New England and give en-
p.oynent 10 about, $4,000 hands, will
probably raise wages per cent These
figures do not include the big plant of
the FAN River iron works. whose four
mills employ nearly 5000. and which are
not represented in the Fail River Mar
ufacturers' association. The iron works
are controlled by NJ. &. ID. Borden Of
New York. and as yet he has not an
nounced his Intentions. although il is
surmised that his mills will not be
long in following the action of the
others
In New Bedford the scene of the
last strike, the manufacturers have
been asked to grant an advance OF 10
per cent. Ii lis certain the request will
not De complied With, but Ii is thought
the m1ff mUH WIN ETve an TnCTeaEG or .
per cent. About 5000 hands are em-
ployed in the New Bedford cotton mills.
The operatives OF lowell numbering
nearly 10000. have also request for
an advance before the agents OF that
city. Secretary Connolly of the Textile
union is of the opinion thau concessions
Will be made.
Advices from Biddeford, Me, state
that the operatives of the mills there
have reason to look for an advance OF
per cent. to open the year 1900. Re-
gardNng the matter the Biddeford
Evening Journal says:
The Pepperell company. or rather
the old Pepperell and Laconia, has
usually kept pace with other New EnlI
land mills i'm making advances and
there is no reason to think that there
will not be an equal promptness at tffs
juncture in meeting the general ad-
vance that is looked for
The Pepperell Will not be very far
behind If there is a general raise i'm
other New England mills was the re-
mark OF Agent Macarthur Yesterday.
and though he did not make any state
ment more definite than that IL may be
taken as a pretty good intimation that
an advance in pay is coming for the
local mill employees. for all authorities
seem TO agree that New England mills
generally will raise wages following
Fall River
1T is probable that the advance in
the local mills VIII be per cent.
"A we'll known corporation official, in
discussing the probability of an in
crease in wages. said that he did not
think any advance would go into effect
before the first of January. the begin
ming of one OF the six months periods
into which the corporation year is di-
vided. He added that il there were a
general raise ordered ii would apply TO |
the York mills in Saro as well as to /
m Pepperell and Laconia."
The mule sDinners OF the six cor
porations Of Lewiston and Auburn are |
endeavonng to secure an increased |
schedule.
As yet no action has been taken by
either manufacturers OF employees in
New HAMPSHIRE The sfslier mills in
that state usually follow the lead Of
the big Amoskeag company OF Man
chester. which employs about 5000 op-