Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-01
END OF DEPRESSION
Many New England Mills Go on Full Time To-Day, 35,000
 Persons Affected.

frst five months of 1908 marks what is believed to be the beginning of the end of the depression in New England which has hung over the manufacturing centers since the weeks following the financial dis turhances last fall. To-day many mills which have been on short time for months started their ma chinery on full time schedules. A number have increased their output curing the past week, and thus far manufacturers employing about 35,- O00 persons have given notice of the abolition of short time sched- ules. The welcome change IS due largely to an increased demand for textile goods. The long period of curtailment has depleted stocks in tre hands of jobbers, and the spring trade has revived business with the retailers.
 The manufacturers while they feel that the crisis has been passed, do not anticipate boom until the po- iitical situation has been cleared. It ] IS expected that there will be more or less short time during the sum- mer, and possibly wage cuts in some instances.
 Among the cotton mills which re- sumed work on full time to-day were the Naumkeag of Salem, employing l,5O0 hands; the mills of the B. B. X R. Knight company. in Provi- dence, Woonsocket, River Point, Arctic, Natick, Lippit, Pontiac, Gen. terville, White Rock and Jackson, R. l., and at the Bronville, Dodge vile, Readville and Manchaus, Mass, affecting total of 5000: the Crompton company's mills .at Crompton, R. l.; the Warwick mills of Centerville, R. l.; the Warren company of Warren, R. l., and the Clyde Print works of River Point, R. I.
 In Nashua, N. H., the Jackson and Nashua companies increased their running time from 29 to 40 hours week. They employ 1000 persons.
 The Berkshire Cotton mills of Adams with 5000 on the pay roll, are on full time this week.
 In Fall River the seven cotton mills of the Fall River Iron Works company, employing 5000, have re- sumed in full to-day.
 . Over 300 granite workers went back to work in the Quincy Granite quarries as a result of the final set clement of a strike which has been on since May If.
 Among other plants which have adopted full time schedules are the Fiskdale Cotton mills of Fiskdals, Wanshuck Worsted mills, Oakland, R. l., Mohegan mill, Burrillsvills, R. l., Ramshorn mills. Millbury, Mass. Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper mills of Gardiner, Me, Alice Rubber mills of Woonsocket, Millville Rub Der mill of Millville. Mass. Ballard vale mills of Andover, Mass, and Coronet mills of Mapleville. R. I.
 Nearly all of the Olneyville. R. l.. mills of the American Woolen company, which owns 30 plants in New England. are starting addition al machinery and the outlook in that section is brighter than at any time since last October.
 Tn Worcester. the Whittall Carpet mills have increased their schedules from four to five days weekly. The Hamilton Woolen company's cotton mills at Amesbury. employing TOO, resumed on full time last week.
 The cotton mills at Wilkinsville. Mass, which have been idle II years. have been purchased by southern mill men and will be oper- ated within a short time. The yil- lage has been practically deserted for years.
 The Manville Cotton mills of Manville. R. l., which have been running four days a week for a long period, went on full time basis to- day. The mills employ 1,5o0 oper- atives.
 On the other hand, the Pepperell Manufacturing company's cotton mills at Biddeford, Me. employing about $500 persons, went on a schedule of four days a week to- day. The short time will probably he continued until about July 5.
 The Arlington Cotton and Woolen mills of Lawrence are also curtail- ing the output. To-day they reduced wages about 10 per cent. Six thou sand hands are affected.
 The Scotia Worsted mills Of Woonsocket. R. l.. also cut wages to- day about 10 per cent. The three mills of the New England Cotton Yarn company in Fall River have Joined the cloth mills in lowering wages. The cut in the yarn mills, however. is only about 10 per cent.