The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-12
new ENGLAND MILLS
RESTORE OLD WAGES
Textile Plants in Various
States Raise Scales Is
to % Per Cent.
RHODE ISLAND In LINE
New Schedules Match Those
Before Strikes Began
in Spring.
LONG IDLENESS TO END
Announcements Expected to
Start Up Activities With
Rush at Once.
LONG IDLENESS TO END

PAwTUcKET. r. T., Sept. l1.-Five
textile mills in this State will restore
tomorrow the wage scale in effect
before the strike was called eight
months ago. Late to-day John o.
Ames, secretary of the Lonsdale Com
pany, announced return of the old wage
in the following mills;
The Lincoln Bleachery, Lincoln;
Ann and Hope mills and Mil No. 4,
Lonsdale; Ashton Mill. Ashton; and
the Berkeley Mil, Berkeley.
This is the first announcement of
wage increases in Rhode Island mills
since the strike went into effect. Mr..
Ames said plants in this State were
merely following the leadership of mills
liz Lawrence, Mass, Manchester, N. H.,
and other textile centers where the
wage schedules in effect last spring have
been restored. Wages in the Lincoln
Bleachery were cut 10 per cent. last
January. In the other plants the reduc-
ton was 90 per cent. About $500
hands are affected.
Organizer John j. Thomas of the
United Textile Workers tonight de-
scribed the terms as favorable and said
the workers would return to their jobs
as soon as the necessary arrangements
could be made. The five mills have
always operated on the forty-eight hour
week basis, and the question of hours
does not enter into settlement.
The Berkeley Mill was the first in
Rhode Island affected by the strike last
winter. The situation In Pawtucket,
where five mills still are affected by the
strike. was unchanged tonight. Officials
Of these plants held conference this
afternoon in Providence but no an
nouncement was made.
MANCHESTER, N H.. Sept. lob
servers at the gates Of the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company to-day said
that few operatives took advantage Of
the companys offer restoring the wage
scale In effect previous to February 1.
James Starr. vice-president of theSGnited
Textile Workers of America, predicted
that the return to work would not be
general until the company restored the
forty-eight hour week, supplanted by
fifty-four hour schedule.
FITcHBuRG. Mass. Sept. 1.-THE
nounced to-day restora ton of the 20 per
cent. wage cut which caused a strike of
400 operatives March rs The Fitch
burg and Grant Yarn mills. employing
1000. also announced that a wage in
crease would become effective this week.
employees OF the textile mills OF the
Otis company returned to work to-day
under a restoration of the wage scale In
effec. prior to February 10. 1t was an
nounced that the remaining 700 opera
tives would be taken on as soon as
conditions permitted.
LOWELL, Mass., Sept. 11.--Restoration
OF former wage scales was announced
to-day by the Merrimack Manufacturing
Company the Hamilton Manufacturing
Company. the Massachusetts Cotton Mills
and the International Cotton Corpora
ton. The plants. where strikes have
been in effect, normally employ 5000
workers
BURLINGTON, VT. Sept. 11s--The Queen
City Cotton Company to-day announced
an advance in wages to take effect at
once. The amount of the increase was
not stated. 1t will affect about 500
operatives.
SALMON FALLS, ~. H., Sept. 1.-THE
Salmon Falls Manufacturing Company.
makers OF tire fabric, employing 700
hands, posted notice to-day of wage
advance OF rs per cent. effective at
once. This is s per cent. more than the
reduction made on February 10.
ONEco, Conn, Sept. 11.--Textile
workers in the mill towns OF Connecti-
cut expect to receive the same 20 per
cent. raise in wages that has been prant-
ed to 10000 textile workers in Maine.
IL was said to-day.
DANrELsoN, Conn. Sept. 1.-The
Grosyenordale mills to-day posted a no.
tice OF 20 per cent increase in wages.
practically restoring the scale OF Janu-
airy 30 last. The mills employ about
600 ucrsona