The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-02
NEW ENGLAND MILLS RUSHED WITH WORK
War Brings Millions of Dol
 lars Worth of Orders

land factories are busy filling orders for goods needed by the troops III thAt field in the European war ana New England operatives, men and women, are reaping a little harvest of steady work, which in many in stances means overtime employment to fill the orders for shoes,f blankeLss cloth for uniforms, tents and band ages, machinery, harness, gun parts' etc for the Allies. Large orders have also been received for saber scab- bards of leather and steel, and the American Cartridge cotnpany's plant at Lowell is running every night un- til rnidni eht. except Sunday. All over New England word comes I to the Boston Globe that until the | war orders were received many mills were operating only four or five days a week Some of them were closed. Suddenly they started up on fun time, and many of them began work ing overtime. All of the orders were marked rush. Harness, shoes, cloth for uniforms, and tents seem to be the bulk of the orders so far re- cefved
 The McE1wain company, one of
 the biggest shoe concerns in New England, whose factories are scat l tered over New Hampshire and Mas sachusetts, appears to have secured the largest shoe order from the AL lies thus far. It is said that their contract amounts to upwards of $1,- 900, ,OO0 and they expect to receive additional orders.
 The American Woolen company is another big concern which is profit | goods. Globe men report that most of the mills of this concern through out New England are running full
 blast. In some instances they, too, are working overtime.
 So far as Globe representatives can | Ieo -,f Too zf Of a Y1Ir cts are being made in New England
 mills forSthe troops of Allies. Thou
 sands of yards of cloth for soldiers uniforms, woolen and khaki are be- l ing woven in New England mills
 From Pittshe1d, Lawrence, North Chelmsford, North Adams, Manches- l ter, N. H., Dover, N. H., and Nashua. N. HI, comes word that mills are working on woo1en goods for the All l lies. Tte mills in Dexter, Me, have
 forms for French and English sol ] diers.
 Manchester's $2.eOo ,eoo Order
 Manchester, N H., figures that at
 least $2,OOo,000 worth of goods are being made in that city for the all lies, Dover. N. H.. mills are. running
 at top speed filling an order for wool l eni shirtings for European custo toners. One North Adams mill is making at least $6o,0O0 worth of uniform cloth for the French army, and other l mills in the same city are turning
 out big orders for. blankets for one l of the fighting nations.
 One of the first orders for shoes
 for the allies was captured by Ma jor Murphy, of Natick, whose sam pie order is for 1000 pairs. If they are satisfactory he expects that Ma l tick manufacturers will get orders for l at least 100000 more pairs
 l Ry fa ofn iac
 at Marlboro and, Webster, are said l to have order for 6OO,OOO pairs
 of shoes for the allies. Their shops
 are running five nights a week.
 Augusta Me. has orders for $780, l 900 worth Of army shoes for the AL lies. Another factory in the same | place is expecting a similaD order.
 Brocxton Awaits Conference Brockton has been nibbling at the | Allies bait and has undertaken to | fill a small sample order of 1000 pairs, with the understanding that if | this lot Is satisfactory 24,O0O pairs ! will be ordered. but -Brockton manu- facturers are holding back until their l conference with the labor unions, Jan ! 6, when they expect to have a clear 1 understanding how far they can go ! on such orders. At present the work l ing schedule, as agreed between the I manufacturers and the union does
 not include the class of work re- quired on army shoes.
 l Worcester, with it's varied indus
 tries, is busy filling foreign orders.
 It is said that 136, 900 pounds of wool 1 will be required to fill one order at the Rochda1e Mills of the American i Woolen company, where uniform
 cloth is being made.
 Two Worcester concerns each have
 orders from European governments
 for 100000 scabbards, one lot of
 steel and the other of leather. Con-
 siderable machinery is being made
 and shipped to, the Allies from Wor-
 cester. Russia, it is said, has placed
 one big machinery contract there
 An Attleboro firm, which makes a speciality of rifle parts for the Ca
 nadian government, is working over time on a big. order, and a bleaeherJ in the same city is filling one of th1
 largest rush orders for khaki it. ha! " ever handled.
 Lowell also feels the impetus tn,
 war orders have given many Ameri
 can communities. The big Boot, Ire $ mont and Suffolk mills are operatin, y overtime on rush orders for abroa T Hilton, Nashua and Lebanon wool
 en mills are all rushing work on or
 ders for abroad. Toy Factories Reap Harvest The toy factories in Athol an,
 Winchenden are reaping a harves s because of the absence of German e toys from the markets at home an abroad.
 0 The Boston Harness Compan1 y whose factory is at Concord, Mass ]. is said to have a $2,00O,OO harnes e contract for one of the allies, and e Worcester. concern is filling an or = der for SO;O0O sets of wire tugs fo l artillery harness.
 a The Fitchburg machine shops ar e running at full capacity turning ou ' lathes which. may be used abroad fo e the production of small projecti1eI s The woolen mills of the same city ar
 also said to be filling large foreign or
 ders.
 Fall River mills are reported to b B turning out a big supply of clot
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