The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-02
MILLS RESUME
FULL TIME
CurtaiImentEndS at Numerous
Establishments
in SOME CASES WAGES
Aid ResumptionA-At Few Points Short
Schedules Continual Summary
Of New EngIand's Textile
Status To-day.


England come reports Of resumption OF
full time schedules in many factories,
fully $4,000 workers being benefited by
this and other wage conditions which
signal the return Of prosperity after
months Of semi-idleness in the mills.
The welcome change is due largely To
an increased demand for textile goods.
The long period Of eurtailment, has de-
pleted stocks in the hands OF jobbers,
and the spring trade has revived business
with the retailers.
Among the cotton mills which resumed
work on full time yesterday we're the
Naumkeag Of Salem, employing 1900
hands, who have been working only four
Gays week for two months.
The cotton mills Of the b. b. 81 II.
knight company, which have been run.
ming forty one hours weekly for twelve
weeks, went on full-time schedule of
nifty eight hours
The increase affects 5000 operatives in
Providence, Woonsocket, River Point,
Arctic, Natick, Iippit, Pontiac, Centre.
vile, White Rock and Jackson, X. r.,
and at Hebronville, DodgeyilIe, Readville
and ManchRug, Mass. The Crompton
company's cotton plant dc Crompton,
r. l., which has been running four DAYS
a week; the Warwick mills Of Centre
vile, r. J., and the Warren company Of
Warren, r. l., have also adopted full
time schedules.
In Nashua, NJ H., the jackson and
Nashua companiesi increased their rum
ming time from twenty-nine to forty
hours week yesterday They employ
1000 persons
The Berkshire cotton mills Of Adams,
with 5000 on Che payroll, are on full
time this week. They have been running
three days week for some time.
The McCallum Hosiery company mills
of Northampton, which have been shut
down for several weeks, started on prac.
tically full time yesterday morning.
In Fall River the seven cotton mills
OF the Fall River Iron Works company,
employing 5000, have resumed on 4 full
time schedule after operating on half.
time two months Many Of the other
Fall River mills expect to be running
full time within two weeks.
The Cohannet yarn mills of Taunton
have adopted a schedule Of five days
weekly, in place Of one OF three days,
and the Weir stove foundry Of that city
viii start on full time this week.
More than 900 granite workers went
back TO work In che Quincy granite I'M
dustry yesterday u d result Of the final
settlement of strike which has been
on since May IL.
The mill business in Rhode Island il
much improved.
In the American Wooden company
plants all Of the departments are being
operated four and five days a week, with
overtime in some Of the preparatory de-
partments.
The Grown and Snowden mills are
working overtime, and it Is said that
there are enough orders in sight to war
rant the operations OF the mills over
time for an indefinite period.
AT the Riverside mills there is more
activity than at any Of the other plants
Of the American Wooden company. The
combing and carding departments are
running several hours in the evening.
business still continues, and the mill is
being operated with full forces both day
and night,
The building Of the Poeasset Combing
company Will bc completed within few
days and be in readiness Tor business
about July.
The Joslin mills at Merino, Dyerville,
Richmond Rockland, Scituate, 0lney-
vile and Posnegansett are being ope
rated on full time.
There is an improvement in the condi
tions at the National Providence mills,
hut as yet there has been no change from
the working schedule
The hve.dRy -a-week schedule &c the
Valley Worsted company II still being
followed but the departments arc rum
ming iii full during that period
The demand for employment BY the
thousands Of mill operatives in Olney
vile has caused the management OF the
Riverside mills to refuse admittance to
the mills to those seeking employment.
Beginning yesterday, those wishing to
get work must apply to the Office Of the
plant on Aleppo street.
AT the Atlantic mills there seems to
BIO no change. 1t Is said that fully 600
looms are idle, and that the other 2,200
looms in the mills are running only two
days a week.
After being on part time for several
months, all cotton operatives in Com
uecticut resumed work yesterday on full
time.