The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03
SPlyNERSCURTAlNG
FOREIGNEns CUTTING DOWN cor-
TON MANUFACTURES.


A cable to The New York Journal Of
Commerce from Manchester, says:
Six Of the principal European cotton
spinning countries have agreed to cur
tail their production. the United States
being the only country Of Importance
which has not Joined the movement g.
W. NIAGARA, as President Of the Inter-
national Cotton Federation. which has
Its headquarters In Manchester, gave
the following report Of the short time
movement outside England. at the an
nual meeting Of the English Fedora
ton Of Master Cotton Spinners' Assoc
Citations, held in Manchester:
Ever since our return from the in
transitional congress at Milan we have
used the utmost endeavors to persuade
all the countries affiliated with the In
ternational federation to adopt short
time working During the last few
weeks there has hardly been day on
which we have not sent extensive tel
egrams and long letters to those coun-
tries where at first there were great
difficulties to get the movement adopt
cd. ] have now great Satisfaction In
reporting 10 you the following progress
In the matter:
"Germany-An the spinners' associa-
lions have adopted ten-hour day (in-
stead of eleven) during the whole OF
this half-year. This gives reduction
of over $50 hours. The associations
consider this only as q preliminary
measure. and will shortly propose fur
Their curtalimenta
"France-The most important dis
tricts of France, viz, the North ana
Normandy, have reduced their produce
ton by one day per week for twelve
weeks, and no effort 10 spared In OBJ
tanning the adhesion Of the remaining
district, the Vosges.
"Austria--A curtailment Of produc-
ton OF one -sixteenth during six months
has been adopted. and further reduc-
ton Of one day per week during Twelve
weeks has been proposed.
.Italy-The mills of the italian ASSOC
citation have recently finished ten
weeks short time of one day per week,
ana efforts are being made to continue
this .curtailment on an organized basis;
meanwhile individual short time Is
worked to q great extent.
"Spain-The production has been re-
duced by 40 per cent and this will con-
tinue until at least October November.
"Portugai-Short time 10 being work
ed to about the same extent as In Eng
land.
"Switzerland-The association has
recommended short time of one day Per
week during twelve weeks, but the bal
lot has not yet been completed: mean
while a number OF concerns are on
short time.
"Belgium-The ballot has not yet
been completed, but the prospects for
the adoption Of short time are favor
able.
"Russia--Half of the consumption OF
the mills is Russian cotton. As the
spinners' association In this country
has been established only last year, the
organization 10 not yet powerful
enough TO enforce short time. The
working hours In Russia have recently
been reduced.
'Holland--Short time has not yet
been adopted. There are altogether
only twelve mills; In ten OF which
weaving and spinning are combined,
and only two are spinning mills pure
and simple. We are continuing our eff
forts to persuade the Dutch mills to
fall into line.
American associations have been APP
preached to Join in this movement. but
they explained that Immediately after
the 1sO7-1e0s crisis the northern mills
at once reduced their working hours
by about 30 per cent, the Southern
mills following a few months later.
owing to this aetier American manu-
facturers are practically without
stocks. and are well supplied with cot
ton, and signs of trade revival are
generally In evidence"