Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1904 — FIFTY THOUSAND ON CUT-TIME [ARTICLE]

FIFTY THOUSAND ON CUT-TIME

Result of Orders to Curtail Production In the Textile Industry in New England. Boston, June 3.—Orders have been issued by several cotton mill managers, instructing agents to curtail production on account of the depression in the textile industry. Many mills in southern and central New England have been running on short time all the spring, and at, present about 50,000 operatives are affected. The employes of the Pemberton mills, of Lawrence, have now been notified that the plant will be shut down tomorrow for two mouths. Similar notices were posted at other mills.