The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-18
PAWTUCKET MILLS
FIND DIFFICULTY
IN GETTING HELP

The manufacturing establishments in
this city are having much difficulty in
securing sufficient help. This demand Is
not confined to any one business, but 1t Is
common to almost every class OF trade.
Reports from all sides show that there
are all kinds of vacancies ready to be
filled by the first person who comes along.
few years ago there were a half
dozen applicants for every job, but today
this is far from being the case. There
are mills i'm this city where skilled help
Is employed in which 1t has been next to
impossible TO keep the places filled with
workmen who are fitted TO do the work.
Recently there have been employed in
many OF the cotton mills the natives of
Poland, and these Polanders have been
focking i'm this direction for the past year
I'm large and ever-increasing numbers.
During the past few months two or
three manufacturing establishments have
been started in the south part Of the
city and there has in each case bbcn
some delay, because It was impossible to
get the help. The Hope Webbing COM
pany is one of the firms that has been
made 10 suffer, this concern having re-
Gently made an addition to its plant of
about one-third of the total capacity. The
Lorraine mills have also increased their
productive power, and this concern also
had difficulty In getting sufficient help.
1t is expected that i'm the spring the
new Burgess mill, I'm the Darlington dis
trlct. will be opened. This mill Is going
to be one of the largest OF the cotton fac
tories I'm the city. 1t will give employment
to about 1900 people and the proprietors
realize that they are facing n serious
problem which has got to be solved.
This concern is likely TO be handicapped
somewhat more than some OF the older
concerns. 1t Is probable that they will
Hpa u Of ha1 ~ ~ ar
mills I'm the city but the greater part Of
tmust be new TO Pawtucket and these
people are going TO find difficulty In Sc
curing homes. Already real estate deal
ers and private individuals whp own
land in the Darlington section of the city
are preparing for what they believe will
be a great influx but even at the best
there is certain 10 be much greater
demand for tenements than can be pro-
vided I'm the spring. New houses are
being erected all over Darlington, but
| they cannot begin to supply the demand
which will be made. II is quite apparent
, that this section OF the city is destined
tn grow very rapidly.
CHICKEN PIE SUPPER.
! The Ladies' Social circle gave a chicken
| pic supper last evening at the High
! street Universaiist church. which was
/ enjoyed by large number OF the mem
/ bers OF the organization and their friends
Following the supper there was pla'
entitled "A symphony in Black the sev
I eral parts being taken by members OF III
Sunday school. The following were char
acters: Millicent Lowell. Emily Slade
Claudia Slade. Gladys Carpenter ano
/ lnez Barry.
TRI'ANT OFFICER MOVES.
Truant officer Sager has moved his
office from the quarters on the second
/ oor OF the Masonic building 90 the third
oor OF the same structure. The large
] amount OF detail connected with this de
partment. and its growing Importance.
has made this change necessary.
| ENGINEERS MEET.
| A meeting OF Pawtucket Association OF
| Stationary Engineers was held In the
rooms i'm the Cottrel block last evenlng.
| An Interesting lecture was given by
| Frank Gardner Of Boston on Crates T"
| and ne was followed by Horace Hart. also
of Boston. who spoke on steam Pack
| ing
! At the meeting which is 10 be held noxt