Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-03
END STRIKE.
Conference to Be Held
at Fall River.
Endeavor to Seek Some Basis
of Settlement.
Pressure to Reopen the Mills 6eeom'
ing Acute.

Fall River, Mass, IhouSn all 'oIi
,erned are reticcnt in discussing lhe
probabilities. il can be safely dSs"ftei
that in a day or two d joint conference
will be held between the manufdctur-
ers strikers and the state board OF ar
bltration, with view to reaching soiie
basis on which to negotiate a sttt!e-
,ncnt az the great textile strike.
If is rot promised that success VIII
,oauIt from the conference first held
b,t enough is known Of the feelings or
the parties involved to warrant the
,,.diction that the city will not have
long to wait for an agreement OF some
nature that VIII result III resumption
Of operations.
President Borden Of the Manufacture
crs' Association. told the business
mems representatives that the commit
tee WAS willing to meet the labor lead
.rs and the latter have said they are
willing 10 meet the manufacturers. The
arrangements to bring the formal
meeting about are now going on. Pres
idcnt Borden sees no harm to come OF
81 conference, and this is the view tax
On by President Tanscy, both Of whom
were communicated with, yesterday
morning. The state board Of arbitra-
ton met In Boston, Friday afternoon,
and talked over the situation.
It Is urged again at this time by sew
cral manufacturers that there is tai
eat enough on both sides to select a 10
cal board Of arbitration.
The pressure to reopen the mills at
an early date is becoming acute. Both
trn,aD
who are at work to bring about a set
Element are being joined on all sides by
property owners and others.
If the weaving grievance is the s"ri-
GUS factor in tn" situation. rs many
manufacturers and labor leaders think.
1t will be possible for delegation to
thrcSh it out in Il way satisfactory for
the time being. and, with this opinion
In mind the desire to get tn" r"pr''-
scntatives Of the mill men ana tn"
,ninnists together has rcac.. a stag"
where action must soon be ken.
The sales in the cloth -l.rrkct for
the week are estimated @s high AS
1On. 900 pieces. The tone Of H.. market
shows a distinct Improvement in the
character of the Inquiry, although
prices offered for goods held here Sho"
no advance over recent quotations.
But many orders. which could not lie
filled here in consequence" of the de-
plction of stock and the closing of tn"
mills. have gone elsewhere At advanced
prices There ;irt Soy, .r;Il So-callrd tlu''
goods mills outside of tn, city which
have taken orders for Fall River goods
to keep their looms engaged for No
,,,l f1,tN
southern mills hay" been pressing hard
for new business in this direction.
Regulars hold at three cents, a
which figure something over 2o,oW
pieces were moved during the week
and the same figure has been oftere'
and declined for small lots of 2S-inci
81 by COS.
The Algonquin Printing Co, who's
works have been closed for two weeks
cxpcct to resume. next week. and tn
American Printing Co. is still running
on short time.
The stocks Of printers are very 10y
in gray cloths, and once the trade II
finished goods revives there Is ampl
reason to anticipate an active trade 10
the mills.
Fall River. Mass, oct. with TIL
oucuini, of the 18th week of the cottol
mill strike today, the prospect OF
settlement seems some what bright"
owing to the active measures. recentl.
odoptcd nv the local merchants. Let
t,rs have been sent to both manufac
tuners and operatives requesting ina
,hc two sides hold speedy conference
Cor a discussion of the dispute ami
favorable reply has been received iron
the operatives. TIL" manufactures
viii receive their letter, tomorrow
morning.
shortly after thu beginning Of tn
strike. huth sides stated their willing
ness for II conference. but the difficult
then was the want Of a common basi
Oh which they could meet
The merchants believe that they hav
found such a basis and that some set
Element will be reached within a shor
time.