Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-19

Recovering from the first shock of the order to close down their plants forthwith and adjusting themselves to the drastic conditions imposed upon them so unexpectedly, the manufac- turers of the town of Killingly were engaged, in several instances Friday in an endeavor to arrange business in accor dance with some notifications of the shutdown ruling. and to do the best work possible under the circum- stances.
 Friday a few bright spots began to appear in a situation that few hours before had looked as black as night For instance, a concern engaged on government work, received permis- sion to operate at full capacity during the general five days shut down pe- riod.
 Officials Of the company began at once to reassemble their employees and many of them were back at their ma chimes Friday afternoon. This morning it is hoped that an employees of the plant will have been gotten in touch with and that the mill will be operat- ing at full capacity, as it will continue to do throughout the coming week. in- cluding Monday. The mill will be closed, however, on the following g Mondays.
 Norwich. Owned Mills Idle.
 Not a wheel was turning at the mills in Attawaugan, Baliouvflfe and Pine vile. These plants are operated by the Attawaugan company, which has it's headquarters office in Norwich.
 Water Power at Goodyear.
 Over at Goodyear such machinery of the plant as could be kept in op- eration through the use of 400 horse power developed from the water SUD- ply was in use. this representing about cne-quarter of the mills power re- quiements. Ordinarily the water power of this plant will develop up to 800 horse, but the f1ashboards have been knocked off the dam by ice and a full water pressure cannot be main tained Agent R. W. Boys said that he will run night and day on what water power is available. operating first the machines that do the pre- naratorv work and then. on succeeding days, the machines that produce the cloth and do the finishing work. Ir this way of operating, all of the em- ployes will get some work.
 Hoping For Exemption. The big plant of the Connecticut Mills company was entirely closed | down Friday, but officials of the con cern, which depends upon electric power for the operation of the plant were endeavoring to get verifcation ot ating on government work are to be exempted from the ruling. n No Coal Used.
 Two other very important nnanufac. turing concerns in Danielson, the | Ouinebaug company and the Danielsor 1 Cotton company were keeping a. much of their machinery running a: was possible with. the water powel 1 that was available. The same wa. true at the plant of the Wauregar | company in Wauregan. No coal wa! being used for power at any of thes, | plants.
 Other Mills Idle.
 Among others of Kil'inglys mills that are entirely closed down are tn | River Weaving company, the White stone Worsted company, the Killingl, Worsted company, the Davis ant Brown Woolen company, the Interna tional Cotton company. With the ex ception of the River Viewing com narv, which uses electricity for DOW ar and is located in. Danielson, thes mills are strung along the strean from Fest Killinelv down to Elm vile. Under ordinary circumstances this series of mills would have goo water power, hut the greatly diminish ed rainfall of the past few weeks an the heavy ice has so reduced tn available supply as to make it of al most negligible value, and every plan has been closed, as fuel cannot b used.
 Limited Operation Possible.
 Killingly's consolation. slight as is, lies in the fact that few of it concerns have some water power t depend on and can operate on a limit ed schedule.
 Not Keen to Pay Wages. Dr. Garfield's suggestion that tn manufacturers continue to pay em ploves during the shutdown perio was reearded here by the representa- lives of some mills as on par wit
 the muddle in which the plants hay been placed by his drastic order. One manufacturer said: 'Garfiel las made a mess of the whole situa ion, has gotten the eastern half of tn country in hole and he now has tn effrontery to ask the manufa cturers nav for the mistakes that have bee made If the situation wasn't so SC rious, his suggestion would be a jok, We suggest that as the governmer
 is responsible, the government mak
 good the wage losses to the employe' This would only be just"