The New York herald., 1921-02-23
Textiles Also Improve.

Production Of cotton textiles has in
| creased during the winter by from %
to 60 per cent, and even more in some
| special lines. according TO manufac-
turers. who refer the Improvement large
~ to the stimulus OF low prices quoted
to the trade as a result OF the 221z
Per cent. wage cut. In the cotton mill
centeT-s OF New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land. Maine and Massachusetts, a dis
inct advance is reported. The Amos
keag Mills in Manchester, y. H., have
resumed full time, except in the worsted
department. which is a compa rativeiy
small part OF the plants activities. In
the two leading industrial lines IN
Manchester, textiles and shoes. under
prosperous conditions more than $500
people are employed, and at the present
time it is estimated that about l4.0o)
OF these now have steady work. where
as during the latter part of 1870. less
than half this total was employed, and
complete shutdowns in the fall and
early winter for varying periods.
In Woonsocket. cotton mills are run
ming full time with nearly full COM
plements OF help. In Maine mills. the
general average of production is es-
tinated at 20 per cent, with the plants
running full time for the most part
though with reduced crews. in coil
trast with the situation three months
ago when all the mills were on half
time, and production was only SO per
cent. OF normal.
Except In Fail River the center IF
the print cloth industry where the
mills employing $500 are now operat-
ing on full time with full crews, few
instances OF a return to normal have
reen reported thus far. In New Bed
ford, 10000 OF the 4o,000 operatives of
the cotton yarn and cloth mills are at
present employed three or four days
a week, while three months ago there
was employment for only 1900. two
or three days a week. Mill men there
estimate production at 90 per cent. OF
normal, an increase of AZ per cent. over
that of three months ago. Additional
machinery is being started In most
mills as new orders are received,
though nine of the sixty-seven mills in
the city are still shut down flat.
In Lowell and Lawrence, textile con-
ditions are gradually improving. The
Pacific Mills in Lawrence are on
full working sclHdule for the first
time in three months. but the manage
raent says there Is no present GER
taintv that the schedule can be main
gained.
Con ditions In Berkshire Hegisn.
The Hoosac Cotton Mill. in North
Adams. employing 1900 hands. is run
ming forty EIGHT hours a week with
full complement OF workers and has
orders sufficient 10 guarantee con-
tinuance for some time to come. The
large Berkshire Mills at Adams are be-
ing operated five days week with
practically the normal number OF en-
pioyees as compared with three months
ago. when the mills were operated only
three DAYS a week and there we're sew
eral total suspensions OF activity TOT
week.
The Windsor Print Works. also in
North Adams. employing 600 hands. is
running over time. with as many en-
ployees at work as at any time In years.
and is finding difficulty in turning out
goods fast enough to meet the demand.
At the Arnold Print Works. employing
about 1900 hands, the recovery has not
been 30 quick owing TO the fact that this
concern does a converting business, but
the plant is being operated forty-eisht
hours a week with about half tho normal
number OF employees working at one
time. The employees for the most part
are taking turns working so that as few
as possible will be without at least
partial employment.
The Lawrence Mills.
Mills Of the American Woolen Com.
pany In Lawrence are employing more
help than previously and are being run
more hours under the wage reduction Of
22b per cent. but are working at less
than half their capacity. II is estimated.
The Saranac Mills OF the same company
ir Rhode Island that have been closed
virtually for many months have been
making market samples recently. while
other American Woolen Mills In that
State are idle or nearly so. Woolen
and worsted mills In Woonsocket em-
ploying the French and Belgian process
have been reopened after shutdown
and are running full time with night
shifts. Other small mills I'm Western
Masss chusetts and other sections OF New
England have resumed fun time. some OK
them with night crews also.
Large makers ~ cotton mill machin-
cry have continued to run with full
forces through the dull period In tex
tile manufacture. The shops OF the
Saco- Lowell Machine Company. in Mas
sachusetts and Maine. are busy on
export orders for mill machinery for
Japan and China, and the plant OF the
Draper Corporation In Hopedale, EN-
p.oying 1900 on cotton mill machinery.
also is operated In full The Crcmpton