The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-19
(By the Associated Press. )

movement born of unrest of long
standing in the progress throughout
the leading cotton textile districts of
the world, looking towards a general
curtailment of production during the
remaining months of this year and
in 1910. h principal reasons ad-
vanced for the movement are the
gradual increase in the cost OF raw
material and the failure Of the dry
goods markers to respond in a Wav
which would assure continued profit
to manufacturers during the next Il
months.
In Lancashire the yarn s%pinners
have been running their mills on
short time for two months and re-
Gently many other English mill own
ers voted to shut down two days each
week until November 8.
On September Is the Arkwright
Club of Boston, representing 1900
600 out Of 1900, 600 spindles in New
England sent out to all the cotton
mills in this district, which is second
IN the industry to Lancashire, forms
Of agreement for signatures for 4
curtai1ment. The Investigations of the
executive committee of this club con-
WINGED it that no difficulty would be
experienced in securing the sigma
lures representing seven million spin
dies.
The proposition calls for the Sis
pension of work for PA working
hours between the date of the agree
ment and August 1, 1910, to become
effective when no less than seven
million spindles have been signed ND.
reports from different sections Of
Ne England indicate that the DrOpO-
sltIon of the Arkwright Club is meet
ing with an encouraging response.
SUCH curtailment, however, is not
ukely to become effective in this
State IN the immediate future, as
many of the mills that will sign an
agreement Will be unable to fill pres
ent orders h steady running
until we'll into January.
The Rhode Island and Fall River
manufacturers are, as a rule. will
ing to curtail production, providing
that they are not called upon to with
mold goods while outside centers CON
tlnue to run in full.
Inc curtallment movement is Of
great interest in New Bedford and
other places where the operatives
nave been refused a restoration of a
- per cent cut IN wages made in
lSos. 1T is suggested that if the New
bedford manufacturers are in sympa-
my with n thirty day closing move
ment. the effect of a strike in that city
would be partially nullified.
Ihe curtailment has also been ia
Ken up by n Southern cotton mill
owners Yesterday the board of gov
errors OF the American Cotton Manu-
iacturers Association at a meeting
held IN Charlotte, N. c., adopted reso-
buttons setting forth their claim that
the present disparity between the
price OF cotton and cotton goods pre-
Guides the possibility of the success
full operation Of Southern mills. A
was appointed to formu-
late a curtailment agreement which
every mill in the South will be urged
to sign.
In certain cotton producing ana
selling centers the claim is made that
the present curtailment movement is
largely an attempt to hold down the
price of the staple. The officials Of
the operatives unions in several New
England cities profess to see in the
an attempt to avoid an ad-
vance in wages but the officials of the
Club deny that the wage
question has anything to do with their
plans.
n cotton mills CT New England,
including yarn mills, employ upwards
Of 10000 hands.
Holds His Own.