Newspaper: Factory Protests is a non-collectible item in Little Hope. It can be found by Daniel, Andrew, or John outside the Ravenden Textiles Factory. This item appears in Ruined.
Overview[]
A newspaper detailing the mayor's efforts to sell the factory and land to the RBAD Consortium overseas, and the protests against such action. There is a third article at the bottom that is barely legible, but seems to be about an exhibit on the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
Transcript[]
April 30, 1973
MAYOR HAILS LAND DEAL
Milestone in Regenerating Town
MAYOR Carver today hailed a new offer made for the Ravenden Mill and the surrounding real-estate. "Though the offer will result in the shutdown of the factory, the new Harvard Road development will create new jobs to replace the old." The Mayor ... (unreadable) ... "far-sighted" RBAD Consortium ... (unreadable) ... sale of ... (unreadable) ... the deal will ... (unreadable) ... Little Hope. ... (unreadable) ... economy," he added, the town ... (unreadable) ... change. The new development ... (unreadable) ... property at a time when ... (unreadable) ... dwindling ... (unreadable) ... from Asia, which has flooded the market with cheap fabric. The ... (unreadable) ... down ... (unreadable) ... Representative Frank McCarthy ... (unreadable) ... TLUA Local 618 ... (unreadable) ... warned the ... (unreadable) ... age, but they ... (unreadable) ... into the mill. ... (unreadable) ... but instead ... (unreadable) ... their time...
The deal will ... (unreadable) ... will be ... (unreadable) ... work. Long term jobs will be in maintenance service of the new development.
Jubilant: Carver after deal talks last week
Photo: D. Farnham
FEARS PROTESTS WILL SURELY ESCALATE AS CLOSURE LOOMS
WORKERS at the Ravenden Mill and their families have taken their protests directly to the Town Hall and the office of Mayor Sam Carver. At the picket line outside the government center, union representative Frank McCarthy of the TLUA Local 618 condemned the Mayor for ... (unreadable) ... "The ... (unreadable) ... for ... (unreadable) ... workers are second- or third-generation staff. While families have devoted their lives to the factory and this town, and [sic] the Mayor and his daughters are making a fortune off this sale." Factory hand ... (unreadable) ... added, ... (unreadable) ... proposed in the new development are low-wage service roles. There aren't enough good jobs for us older employees."
A petition to consider a union plan to save the factory has already gained over a thousand signatures in the town of Little Hope. "The Union is willing to work with the family and make concessions to save the business," said a union steward. "We are holding our hand out to them, in partnership and preserving the town's future." However, there has been no response from the Mayor or his family to the union plan. A visit by RBAD representatives to the site is expected to draw a large protest from workers and townspeople. "We want them to go away," said one mother of three. "They are not welcome in Little Hope."
NEW EXHIBIT REMEMBERS THE WORLD'S FAIR
... (unreadable) ... Northbridge ... (unreadable) ... Columbian Exposition on ... (unreadable) ... the exhibit will ... (unreadable) ... showcase the ... (unreadable) ... exhibition which ... (unreadable) ... its...
On Monday ... (unreadable) ... will give a talk ... (unreadable) ... Chicago ... (unreadable) ... neoclassical architecture ... (unreadable) ... the fair ... (unreadable) ... be reserved...
GRAY JOB CENTER
Hiring labor for:
Demolition
Clean Up
Construction
Repair
Maintenance
For more information contact: 555-652-11...
Location[]
It can be found behind a glass casing on an outside wall.
Trivia[]
- There is an unnecessary extra 'and' in the second article.
- The final article is a reference to The Devil in Me.
Gallery[]
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| Items | 1692 Map • Attorney Letter • Closure Notice • Closure Poster • Megan's Grades • Newspaper: Factory Protests • Old Magazine • Shroud of Innocence • Tanya's Diary • Weapons |
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