AUSTRALIAN MISSION

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 105, 6 May 1927, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN MISSION

AMERICAN INDUSTRIES

LABOUR IN NEW ENGLAND \

(Received 6th May, 1 p.m.) 1 NEW YORK, Sth May. The Australian Industrial Mission" in America is still divided as to whether the tour should be extended. Mr. Lulowiei is determined to return by the Tahiti on 15th June, and Messrs.' Guy and Grayndler. are also urgiEg an early return, though he is prepared to remain an extra fortnight, provided that nil members of the mission letnra at the same date. Eventually the mission agreed to an itinerary providing for a week in New York and visits afterwards to Worcester, Boston, Pro-, videnee, and Philadelphia, the mission, arriving in Washington on 24th May for the preparation of its report. Mn Ludowici leaves onloth June to catch the Tahiti. The balance of the itineiary to be considered in Washington is a tentatively proposed visit to Pittsburgh, Akron, Cleveland, aatl Cincinnati, and afterwards a tour of the south to Birmingham, New Orleanß, and S*a Francisco in order to investigate the' lumber, fruit, and cotton industries. AH are uncertain owing principally to Mr. Grayndler's attitude. It is understood that Mr. Guy is prepared to waive his objections, although by tcmaining he loses nomination for the South Melbourne municipal election. Mr. Murphy is making reservations for several steamers. • WONDERFUL MACHINES. The mission completed its programme at • Hartford by inspecting the Underwood Typewriter Company's works, a feature of the visit being the examination of wonderful grey iron castings, which stand drilling by machines from all sides almost simultaneously. Ono machine drills. 55 holes. One man was operating six automatic machines, each producing 7200' screws in a nine-hour day._ The employee has been, doing the job for years. ' At Thompsonville the mission -watched hundreds of machines engaged id' the production of carpets at the Bigelow Company 'a works. The firm is. going through a reconstruction period, having been working for 100 years on, the old method, of manufacture. The whole town is owned by the company, which built 100 homes for the employees. The mission is now inspecting industries at Holyoke* and Springfield before returning to New York. A feature of the tour in New England has been the sight of the freedom of industries from L-">our restrictions. The prosperity of the cities is apparent. An official record shows that strikes and. lock-outs in the State of Connecticut are few. . Only six thousand mea have been, involved in two years.