The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
A CALL FOR MORE EMPLOYEES.
Silk Mill Seriously Handicapped by Lack
of Help and Merchants Association
Issues q Call to the Citizens.

During the past few weeks In the
columns Of the Reynodsville papers 1t
has been stated that the silk mill Is
short Of help, and that the Company
are seriously considering the removal
OF part or whole OF this plant ~ some
place where sufficient help can be had
to operate mill OF It's size.
| The Business Mems Association Of
this city believes IL TO be for the best
interest Of this community TO bring be-
fore the public the opportunity that
the silk industry Of this city offers TO
the young people, principally girls. Of
learning, trade at which they can
earn good wages, and we desire TO urge
parents to send their unemployed girls
TO learn the art Of silk manufacture,
and with the income so earned, enable
them TO enjoy life and wear the cloth
they weave, as the spirit Of the times
In which we live Is TO see our girls
dressed In the best fabrics that the
looms can produce.
Silk manufacture is the finest Of all
textile trades and requires good light,
clean, airy rooms and therefore Is one Of
the healthiest and best for female
workers. IL Is an art which must be
learned by experience and attention to
the work Is the hardest labor, and
when this Is considered with other
laborious trades 1t can easily be seen
that the work is light and, therefore, an
advantage to any community to have
such an industry In Its midst for the
benefit Of those who desire a clean,
healthy occupation.
The mill in this city iffully equipped
would employ $50 people. At the
present time the machinery Is only
sufficient to employ $50, but we regret
TO learn that only ITO are employed and
about one-third Of the machinery is
standing idle. The company operating
this mill are making efforts to get this
idle machinery going and have been
for some time advertising very extern
sively for help and Offering good induce
ments. Extracts from the pay roll
show that the experienced help can
earn from eight to ten dollars per week,
and this Is remarkable when compared
with the earnings in other trades, and
this mill finds steady work all the year
around.
Therefore, we deem 1t for the best
interests OF this town to uphold and
encourage one principle textile in
dustry and we are putting forth every
effort to aid the Company to secure
more help.
In conversation with Mr.. Dawson we
learn that they are getting some girls
from other towns and they are In need
Of homes TO board them where they will
be properly taken care Of. Others de-
sire TO rent furnished rooms with the
privilege OF doing their own cooking.
| Anyone who can thus accommodate
these girls can obtain any information
needed from Mr.. Dawson.
There are also number OF unem-
ployed In this city and the manager OF
the silk mill claims there are enough
to fill the mill, but some how they are
too Indifferent to the advantages the
occupation OF silk weaving offers,
therefore we desire to bring this to the
notice of the unemployed and urge the
parents OF such to take an interest in
advising them to take this opportunity
OF learning a trade that will place them
in a position to Withstand the adver-
stiles OF life.
We also desire the cooperation OF any
citizen who has the welfare OF the city
at heart to assist and consult with us
on the possibility in keeping within our
midst an. industry that gives us such
opportunities and also to aid us in Sc
curing such other industries that will
employ the fathers OF families and be a
credit to our town.
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.