Show reduction in wages for cotton mill operatives lowell mass nearly N early cotton operatives in seven large mills hero here were notified by notices posted during the noon luncheon hour bour on thursday of a 10 per cent reduction in wages tho the reduction Is to be effective on march 30 tho the manufacturers tate that the discouraging situation Is without a parallel in many years the whole cotton manufacturing industry north and being seriously asly 1 impaired li paired it Is also sta stated ted that further curtailment of production may become necessary |