The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-09

| the Webster Enterprise reports.
 The Hub Hosiery mills, Lowell, Mass, has increased production from three-day to a fve-day chamber of commerce.
 The Lebanon woolen Mills cor poration, 8 new concern in Leba- non, N. H., has purchased mill and is operating full time, employ ing 120, according to the Lebanon chamber of commerce.
 The Comic Mfg Co.,, Rochester, N. H., recenaly increased wages 10 per cent, the Rochester cham Der of commerce reports. The | is employing 535.
 The Monument mills, Housatonic, Mass, are reopening after @ long | period of curtailed operations, the Pittsfield chamber of commerce re- | ports. Mill No of the Monument group is now running on full-time and the expectation Is that the entire plant will soon be in opera tion, according to the Pittsfield chamber.
 The Fort Drummer mills, Brattle- boro, Vt, recently reopened, are employing 200 on 8 day shift at present, and are beginning to op- crate a night shift also, according to the Braltleboro chamber of commerce.
 Improved business in the textile plants of Woonsocket. R. l., is re- ported by the Woonsocket cham Der of commerce, inc, which de- clares that business for the textile manufacturers of that city 'fs showing g. marked improvement and that there is a much more op- timistic feeling for the future than has been shown for some time. Plants which show improvements mills has it's factory operating at capacity, with increased employ ment. The Jarrett Brothers com- pany recently, added 130 to it's pay roll and expects shortly to be op- erating day and night. The Cherry brok Co is running day and night with orders ehead. The Glenark mills. of the Uxbridge Worsted Co, are running full time with increased employment and orders ahead. The Florence Dye works has increased production and recalled a number of workers. Production at the River mills is at the highest point reached for a year, with indications of con- tinued emprovement. All these re- ports are supplied by the Woon- socket chamber.
 Activity in the textile mills of Fall River is reported by the chamber of this city. The Durfee mills are reopening after 8 six months shutdown. The Sagamore Mfg Co.,, which recently resumed operations, has hired additional help to handle increased orders. The Watuppa silk mills, which al- so reopened recently. hired 40 ad- ditional weavers, and expected to hire more if orders continued to increase. The Luther Mfg Co.,, closed since June. is also 'reopening. The Kerr Threat mills of the American Thread Co.,, which em- ploy 800, vii loperate on three day week schedule. instead of two-day schedule. The Pepperell with 200 automatic looms. All these reports are from the Fall River chamber of commerce.
 Officials of the D. H. Jacobs Mfg Co.,, Danielson, Conn.,, have stated that textile mills were plac- ing orders in increasing volume for supplies and repair parts, in pre-
 paration for increased activity, the
 Danielson chamber of commerce reports. Other news of the textile industry in the vicinity of Daniel son includes the following: The
 Killingly Worster Co, Elmville, has definitely improved business and ex- poets to be operating at capacity
 in about two weeks. The Assawaga Woolen company, Dayville, Is in-
 creasing production. Powdrell &
 Alexander, curtain manufactures,
 employing about 1900 people in
 Killingly, are running their mills
 to capacity, some on day and night
 shifts, to fill orders. The Wauge an
 Co.,, Weuregan, is running its pre-
 paratory department to capacity
 day and night, and has about 20 per cent of it's looms in produc- tion, with prospects of prompt tnr, crease. The Davis & Brown Co.,,
 East Killingly. is calling back em- ployes, and increasing production.
 with the plan of putting it's mill on full production as soon as pos
 sible. The Lawton mills at Plain | field are also increasing production. All these reports are from the Dam ielson chamber of commerce, which
 also reports that the Larkin Reed | Co.,, manufacturers of reeds TOT cotton, woolen. and worster looms,
 is running overtime, with good prospects for the future.
 The Shoe Industry
 The Marlborough chamber of | commerce Marlborough, Mrss., re-
 ports that the following shoe fac tories in that city are operating full
 time: The Duane Shoe Co.,, the M.
 T. Ornstein Shoe Co.,, the Central
 Shoe Co.,, the Curtis Shoe Co. The ] chamber also reports that the Marl- borou Shoe Co.,, and the Max Bor- dett Shoe Go have started opera
 tions and expect to be on full time
 before the end of September. l The Boston chamber of com
 merce reports the following activity
 in the shoe industry in the metro
 politan Boston district: The Nor
 man Shoe Co has begun operations
 in Roxbury, and plans to employ
 15O during full time operations. the Bright Shoe Co.,, inc, has be-
 gun operations. employing 120. The Larraine Shoe Co.,, Everett. is an-
 other new shoe company, employ ing ss. Eleanor Shae CO. Lynn. has | begun production, employing 100. Other Lines Improve
 The Rockbestos Products corpor- | ation, New Haven, has received
 a large government order which will keep the company operating night shifts for some time. the
 "Good News report of the McGraw Hill Publishing co states.
 The American Writing Paper
 Co.,, Holyoke, Mass. had q 10 per
 cent increase in orders in August
 over July. the Holyoke chamber of commerce reports.
 The F. Insraham Co.,, Bristol. | Conn.,, has resumed operations and is employing about 1900 on . part. time basis. according to the Bristol | chamber of commerce..
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