Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-05
MANY PLANTS OPEN
WITH PAY SHOWING
MARKED REDUCTION
INDUSTRY SHOWS IMPROVE
MENT OVER FEW WEEKS AGO
WAGES SLAsHEO IN MANY SEC
TONS or COUNTRY-SOME OP.
POSE CUTS.

Biddeford Me, Jan Notice was
given yesterday that, beginning with
this week, the Pepperell mills in this
city and the York mills in Saco, en-
ploying together 5000 hands, will in
crease their working schedule to four
days a week For the last month
they have been running three days
week.
Pipe Selling Cheaper.
Pittsburgh, Jan. THE Jones &
Laughlin Steel company, one of the
largest Of the Independents. yesterday
reduced it9 selling price on steel pipe
and other tubular goods to the level
OF the industrial board prices Of
March q, 1919,
Shoe Men Oppose Cut,
Rochester, n Y, Jan. 5.-DecisiOn
to combat any movement for the open
shop and to oppose wage decreases
until the cost of living shall have been
materially reduced was made at a SEES
sion of the executive board Of the
United Shoe Workers of America
mere.
Mills in Kfrsas Close.
Hutchinson, Kan. Ian. 5.-The Lar
Tahee mill, one of ihe largest in Kan
sas, has shut down, letting out its en-.
ployes The shutdown is attributed
to lack Of orders
Baltimore Has Many Idle.
Baltimore. Jan. More than 1900
members of the 10 locals affiliated
with tho Baltimore Federation of La
Dor are unemployed, according to
Charles l.. Wiegand. secretary of the
federation,
Salaries to Be Reduced.
New York, Jan. 5.--All employees of
the American Smelling and Refining
company paid less than $1,000 a year
We're notified yesterday that, begin.
ming this week, their salaries would
be reduced Is per cent
Tin Platers Cut.
Cumberland, Md, Jan 5.-The \. 4 /
G. Taylor company, tin plate manu-
facturers, employing about 100. yester, [.
day announced a cut Of from 1e to % I
per cent in wages, effective upon re /.
sumption
Detroit Idle Increases.
Detroit Jan. j.--"DeSpte the fact /
that several Detroit automobile plants .
reopened yesterday, they did so with /
vastly decreased forces. and 1000 |
fewer mon are employed here now
than two weeks ago" Geo W. Grant. /
secretary OF the Employers assOcia- .
ton of Detroit said today
Mr.. Grant stated surveys concluded
yesterday showed only about 10000
automobile workers employed in De-.
troit at present. In normal times the
number employed here is about 300.
GOO.
"The plants here that have reopen
ed this week made only a start" he'll
said
Wages of all employees Of the Do.'
troit United Railway Company. other .
than platform men, have been reduced
approximately 20 per cent ii was an
nounced Yesterday
Miners Must Take Reduction.
lronwood, Mich, Jan. "a wage
reduction Of Is per cent effective i'm .
mediately, was announced by thr|
Steel and Tube Company Of America.
which operates the Newport and Anvil I
Palms mines here.
Ask for Lower Wage.
salt Lake City, Jan. Brick ma
sons employed by the Utah Fire Clay
company have asked the company to
reduce their wages from $40 to IS a I
day.
Six Thousand Hit.
New Haven, Jan. "a wage reIuc- /
ton Of 10 per cent, effective Jan / !
was announced by the Winchester Re
peating Arms company The company
Is now employing about 6,oJ0 persons .
in its local plants,
Denver Effected.
Denver Jan. 5.-The Denver Rock /
Drtll company announced that I'll
would put into effect Immediately q 7
wage cut Of % per cent About &21 .
men are affected