The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-23
TEXTILE COUNCIL
 REJECTS OFFER Wants Old Rate Restored at
 Fall River TIE SITUATION IS QUIET No Immediate Trouble Is Anticipated as Result of Hitch-Manufac- turers Are Firm in Their
 Position.
TIE SITUATION IS QUIET

Fall River Mass. October 22.-The Fail River textile council, representing the or ganized cotton mill operatives or the city decided to reject the offer made by the Manufacturers association last week to advance wages per cent and in troduce a proht-sharng plan. The eoun- ell had requested the restoration or t"e reduction of 121a per cent, which wen, into effect July 9, 1904 No Immaculate trouble in the mills is anticipated as the result of the disagreement, and 1t IS sald that further negotiations will be conducted during the coming week.
 The textile council held d special ses- sion of two hours and a half duration ana according to Secretary Thomas Taylor the sentiment was unanimous that the coun- cil should insist upon straight advance of slightly over 14 per cent. The secre- tary was instructed to notify the asso- citation to that effect
 After the meeting Secretary Taylor said that the sentiment among the operatives against the Manufacturers association was so strong that but one thing was left for the council to do and that was to reject the mill owners offer.
 Want Old Rate.
 .The operatives are satisfed.' said the secretary. that the present conditions warrant a full and complete restoration of the old rate of wages, and will not be satisfied unless they receive what thoS ask for The council will meet on Iues- | day evening, and we hope at that time to have received a favorable reply to our request We have given the manufacturers an extension of time, and we hope they will appreciate our efforts.'
 The members of the executive committee of the Manufacturers association, when | informed of the action of the textile 1 council said that the new scale would l go into effect tomorrow in all the print cloth mills in the city. The committee had heard of no intention to change the pohcy | adopted. As far as members of the com mittee were aware there had been no l break, and would be mons In the ranks l of the manufacturers.
 | It is the general opinion here that the | textile council was partly influenced 10 insist on the restoration of the old rate | by the action of M. C. D. Borden Of New York, owner of the Fall River Iron | Works where the full restoration Will go Into effect in the morning. The iron l works not being represented in the Manu- l lecturers association, the owner was asked by the textile council to restore | the old rate
 Takes Effect Today.
 The association schedule will take effect tomorrow in the Corr cotton mills of East Taunton, which are controlled in this city. An advance will be made in the United States mills at Central Falls. R. l., and 1t Is understood a raise will be granted in several other of the New Eng land mills, which usually follow the Fall River standard soon as the local diff ficulty is strengthened out.
 Several corporations, including the Ed wards mills of Augustat. Me; Williams town company of Williamstown, Mass, and the North Pownall mills of North Pownall. which followed Fall River in reducing wages In 1904. restored the old rates several weeks ago in northern New England.
 The great majority of the cotton mills In northern New England, Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut and in other Mas sachusetts towns, will not be directly af- feeted by the movement here. Tomorrow g advance in this city and elsewhere will affect about 30000 operatives. Work will be resumed by all the Fall River mills
 in the morning. and if any trouble grows out of the present hitch, it is not looked for until after next Wednesday,