Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
IDLE LOOMS RESUME
Thirty-Five Thousand Mill
Hands Will Go to Work.
LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS BUSY
Brighter Industrial Outlook Through
out New England.
JEWELERS. REPORT BENEFIT
Clock Factories Increase Their Time.
Cotton and Shoe Factories
Enjoy Better Business.
JEWELERS. REPORT BENEFIT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BOSTON, Mass. November THE ben
efits of the election of Taft are being
felt in eastern New England.
The railroads are daily getting increased
business, and beginning Monday morning
the 1,S0O employees at the big locomotive
shops of the New Haven railroad at
Readvile will start in on full time. The
men have been working on a five-day
basis. and during the summer got only
four days a week.
The New England Cotton Yarn Com
pany will put its mills on fun time i'm
mediately.
The $4,000 mill operatives at New Bed
ford are all to be at WORK again soon,
for nearly all of the idle looms and spin
dies are resuming.
At meeting of the directors of the
Sycamore Manufacturing Company held
yesterday in Fall River it was voted to
submit to the stockholders proposition
to increase the capital from 100000 to
81 100000 by paying in S'OOOOO in new
capital to build new mill.
Manufacturing jewelers. Benefited.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PROVIDENCE, r. L.. November T.
Throughout Rhode Island, and especially
in Pawtucket and the Blackstone valley.
the tide of prosperity following close upon
the election is making itself felt
The manufacturing jewelry industry has
been particularly affected by the election
result, and not only are statesmen starting
out on their trips, but large orders are
coming in. Harry Cutler, president of
the New England Manufacturing Jew
elers and Silversmiths Association, says
there is better feeling already and much
expectancy among the manufacturers.
While he knew of no conditional orders
pending on the election of either candi-
date. he said that several of the manu-
facturers had assurances that Taft's cleo
ton unquestionably would boom orders
in the middle west. Another week would
probably tell the effect upon the industry,
he said.
Clock Factories Increase Their Time.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINSTED, Conn, November AFTER
being closed down for ten years the
Greenwood cotton mills are to be re-
opened and the people are rejoicing. The
closing of the mills reduced the popua-
ton of the community from 1000 to
LOCO The New Haven railroad is re-
placing its tracks to the abandoned mills.
The William l.. Gilbert Clock Com
pany. Winsted's largest concern. has
started to operate it's factories until =
o'clock at night after working short time
since last July. The Seth Thompson
Clock Company of Thomaston has length
ened it's working week from four Ia five
and half days
Cotton Mills Report Improvement.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. November T.
oafr,r ~ nrI
report that business is improving and
that they hope to start up on full time
before the close of the year Thus far
none OF the mills has resumed the full
schedule of hours, but an announcement
of full time ahead" would not be sur
prising at any time now.
Will Work Night and Day.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALL RIVER. Mass, November =
The Stevens cotton mills have posted
notices, announcing that beginning with
November Q the carding spinning and
weaving departments are to be operated
nights as well as days. The concern en-
ploys $50 operatives
To Resume After a Decade.
Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW HARTFORD, Conn, November Z.
After being closed for a decade the cot
ton mills of the Mount Vernon and Wood
bury cotton duck syndicate will be re-
opened as soon as new machinery can be
installed. The mills employed more than
thousand persons. who moved away
from the vicinity when the mills closed
Efforts are now being made to get to-
gether force of operative so that the
mills, from their opening, may run full
time.
Granite Men Working Full Time.
Special Dispatch to The Star
CONCORD. N. H., November 7.-Busi-
ness has already picked up as a result
of the election. All of the granite firms
of the city have begun to work full forces
of men full time. and say, if the present
outlook is criterion. they will continue
this all winter. This is most unusual
Force Of Shoe Factory Increased.
Special Dispatch to The Star
NASHUA, n. H., November THE w.
ID. Bracket Shoe Company has resumed
work. and as soon as the necessary ma
chinery can be installed the force will be
increased by 700. making a total of 1900
operatives The company has orders
booked ahead and more are coming in as
a result of republican success at the polls.
Going Back to Full Time.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PAWTUCKET. r. l., November =
Howard & Bullough. manufacturers of
cotton machinery. today posted a bulle-
tin announcing a resumption of the full
thine schedule. fifty-eight hours week
Since February the factory has been
operating on a forty-hours-a-week basis.
The thread mills of the ]. & p. Coates
Company in this city, employing $500
hands. will resume full-tme working
schedule Saturday next, according 10 an
announcement posted in the mills to-
day. The mills have been running on
short time since the financial depression
of last fall.
General Feeling of Confidence
Special Dispatch TO The Star
LYNN. Mass, November AT the reg
ular meeting OF the Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION general confidence was express
ed in the revival of business and CONNER
cial prosperity. The managers of the
shoe manufactures Lynns great enter
prise. are especially confident.
General Manager Fish of the General
Electric Company looks for better condi-
tons Immediately, and. although he has
not received his schedule of orders for
the month. is confident that it will show
conclusivey the betterments that are
bound TO follow the election of Judge
Taft.
Slovenly Speaking.