Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-04
BREAD FAMINE.
Danger Of. One Feared in the
City Of Boston.
Said Sixty Per Cent Of Output Is
go Cut Off.
Strikes and Labor Troubles in Various
-. Other Places. ...


Boston, May. 3-In consequence of
the action of a large number OF the
smaller bakeries in signing the new
working schedule from three to four
hundred bakers of the 1900 who struck
I'm this city, yesterday, returned today.
IN their places. About 100 of smaller
concerns now have signed the new
schedule and the bakers unions ex-
pect that n ma jOrity of the 100 small
concerns yet to be heard from Will
consent to the demands of the men.
The contest then viii be with the mas
ter bakers association including the
three or four large bakeries in the los
ton district. A. o. CullymOre, manager
Of union No 4 said today that inasmuch
fss the largest bakers are practlcaliy
tied up about 60 per cent. Of the bread
output has been discontinued. He ex-
pressed the opinion that unless set
Element was reached a bread FAMINE
would soon develop.
The effect Of the strike was not1ceapie
dnring the day in the restaurants.
Many of the proprietCrs were forced to
sepd ont representative to the smaller
bakeries where they purchased all the
loayes on hand If the strike continues
much longer they declare, there will
be a serious bread famine throughout
tine city.
In order to meet the conditions many
OF the reasturant propri"torS arranged
today, to install ovens at their places
of business with The intention of bak
inf, their own bread. When the ovens
are installed it is planned that the
owners will continue to do their own
bread baking after the strike is over,
and not return to the method OF buy
ing the bread elsewhere.
Families i'm all parts of the city have
been informed through the stores where
they usually trade that they cannot
nave bakers bread fresh every day for
the present. Consequently numerous
housekeerers who have been III IL"
habit of buying now have been forced
to make their bread ut home.
Lynn. Mass, May More master
bakers signed the journeymen's agree
ment, today. making Is in all. though
the master bakers have at their meet
ings voted to remain finn in resisting
the demands of the union for the a.
hour week with 60-hOur pay. Today.
the shortage of bread and pastry be
gan to be felt. one central restaurant
was unable to provide ria for the noon
trade and gave notice that 10 paStry
will be served until Thursday.
Providence. Il. l., May 3.-No breaks
from the ranks of the plastererS who
went out. yesterday, developed today,
there appearing to be hope of speedy
settlement of the difficulties.
The bakers of whom there are about
200 in this city continued ut work. as
they expect that their requests will be
granted within 4 short time.
Demands by carpenters are under
consideration by the master carpenters
it being said that the latter ar" Wiiiiu!;
to agree To the demands il tn. union
will sign an arbitration agreement.
Woonsocket. Il. l.. May 3.-AU the
plumbers and painters who struck yes
terday remained out, today. The ar
rival of two strike breakers of the for
mer craft occasioned no disturbance.
Springfield, Mass. May 3.-Agent
tieOfSc IL. 1 uthtf vi lIit' 't'lS Altilu-
featuring CO.. of Ware. announces that
beginning this week No. /, ,. and mills
will be operated four days week for
the present. The curtailment affects the
cotton department but the underwear
mill will run on full time. At the cotton
mills 500 hands are affected. The otis
cotton mill at Palmer will also run four
days weekly.
About 5000 cotton operatives in this
section of the state are now on short
time. They are employed by the otis
company. Thorndikc mills ut Palmer
and West Warren. Boston Duck 90.
Bondvillc, and the Dwight and Chico
pee Companies Of ChicOpee.
Fall River. Mass. May 3.-Reports
from many of the corporations. which
have been shutting down their mills
two days each week indicate that the
curtailment of the past month has been
largely disappointing in its results.
Some of the manufacturers favor n
complete shut down of all the cotton
mills here unless relief is shortly forth
coming from purchasers. The opera
tives are manifesting symptoms of un-
easinesS.
A shut down will not be ordered.
however. until the present plan has
been tried out further but as yet the
demand for goods has not appreciably
increased while prices have recently
fallen.
Adviccs from other mill towns also
indicates slow demand for goods and
the curtailment movement is extending.
The number of employees in New Eng
lnnd already affected is eStimntel at