Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1895 — Increasing Wages. [ARTICLE]

Increasing Wages.

The *tow York Times publishes the following list of increase of wages noted by it since May 21, 1895: Cambria iron company, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, voluntary increase of 10 per oent. on June 1, affecting 3.000 men and increasing the payroll by $20,000 per month. Consolidated s'.eel and wire company of Chicagc, operating mills at Lockport and Joliet, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and Allentown and Pittsburg, Pennsylvavoluntary increase of 10 percent, on June 1 for 6,000 men. The company is said to be the largest manufacturer of barbed wire and wire nails in the world, having a daily output of 1,000 tons. Riverside company, W aterford, Rhode Island; advance of 1 cent per yard to 250 weavers, May 30. Beading iron works.Readinp, Pennsylvania; 10 pe cent in the tube mill, 500 mm. 7 Cherokee mining and smelting company, Cherokee, 'Kansas; 5 per cent, offered to and rejected by shelters, who demand 15 per cent. Scott press works. Plainfield, New Jersey; 10 peri cent., being a restoration of the old rates. i » Henry Me Shane manufacturing oompa