The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16
MILLS NAV SHUT DOWN.
COTTtSN MANUFACTURERS SAY
saEY FACE SERIOUS SIT
UATION.
Mevemeat to ScOure Decrease In Pro-
a~ctioa of Cotton Goods Is General.
Asa u tsesult Of the High Price OF
Rsw COTTON and Low Prico Of
Manufactured Goods.

Manufactured Goods.
Bsstou. Oct s.--A gigantic move
meat bprr Of unrest of long standing,
u tssVraeress throughout the leading
ecstss textte districts of the world.
iosksss towards q general curtail-
meat Of prQduction during the re-
mstai.& months Of this year and in
1NS, The principal reasons advanc-
cd fss the movement are the gradual
increase tn the cost Of raw material
ana the fsAvre OF the dry goods mar
kots to respond Ia a way which would
assure continued proAt to manufac-
tuecrs during the next 10 months.
N Lancashlre the yarn spinners
have teen running their mills on
shsrt time for two months. and re-
centiv many other English mill own
ers veted to ,shut down two days each
week until November s. "''-
On September is. the Arkwright
.CiuS. Of Boston. representing il, ,0Oo.-
,oov out Of 1890. .eOoo spindles m
Hsv England. sent out to all the cot
ton nisss ia this district. which is Sec
oad tn the Industry to Lancashire,
fcrEs of. an agreement for signatures
for . curtailment. The Investigations
OF the executive committee of this
Club convinced 1t that no difficulty
wcuid he experienced In securing the
4 ,sisnstuses representing seven million
srindies
1he proposition calls for the sus-
pension of work for s24 working
hssss between the date of the agree
nsnt aud August I. 1910, to become
effective. when no less than seven
nilhss spindles have been signed up.
Repsrts from ditferent sections of
New England Indicate that the, prop
oaitiss Of the Arsswright Club is meet
: ins wit6 an encouraging response.
sich = cVtailment. however. is not
hSe'g "a aecome effective In this State
in the. s,nmediate future. as many of
me .spalIs thst WAL sign an agreement
win - unahie to, hil present orders
witAsst steady running until well into
Jnnussy.
. rAs ethode Island and Fall River
nsnufscturers are. as q rule. willing
20 cVrtsA producttou. providing that
ulev sse not called upon 10 withhold
3 'cas whas outside ceotres continue
tc ssS Ia fSii
rke curtaitment movement ~ of
great iateresa in New Bedford and
Other eeaces where the operatives
haze tseeQ refused restoration Of q
10 ger ceUt cat In wages made In
1soe. q Ia suggested that II tn, New
ReAford aasufaoturers are In SYM
p'thv With the thirty-day closing
r.ovem cnt. the effect Of strike in
that CITY would be partially nullified.
rSe curtanment has also been TAX
CT ~ bv ths Southern cotton mill
owners Yesterday the board of gov
erners Of the American Cotton Manu-
"a ctwrevs' Association. at q meeting
" Charlotte. N. c.. adopted resolu-
ti2ss setting forth their claim that
tho VseSesnti Disparity between the
price s( cottSn and cotton goods pre-
cluaes thc possibility OF the success
ful operation OF Southern mills. A
cornOittee was appointed to formu-
In . curtsiiWent agreement which
o. nv cs'ii tn the South would be urg-
et 70 sssn. to certain cotton produc-
snS s1d selling centres the claim is
m 'de that the present curtailment
m veuscat Is largely an attempt to
NJ down the price of the staple, The
Of ciass Of the operatives Unions I'm
.se arsi New England cities profess to
se, o. the campaign an attempt to
avid sn advance In wages. but the
Of ciass Of the Arkwright Club deny
tn . uhc wage question has anything
20 40 with their existing plans.
he cotton mills Of New England.
ins luAhsg yarn mills. employ upwards
of ste.oao haads.