Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1902 — INDIANA WORKMEN BENEFITED [ARTICLE]

INDIANA WORKMEN BENEFITED

By ■ Quarter Million Increase In Wages of Steel Workers.

(From Ga* Belt Labor New*, July 4.) Indiana steel workers, those employed in the ateel mill* as common laborers, will benefit about $270,000 annually by an increase in wages which has been ordered to go into effect today by the United States Steel corporation. That is the estimate of State Factory Inspector McAbee, who says that while the increase in the pay of laborers employed by the United States Steel corporation will amount only to about $135,000. the independent companies will be forced also to make an increase, and the total will foot up to the amount stated. The increase Will advance the wages of common laborers 10 per cent. Skilled labor is not affected for the reason that they have agreements with the steel company which have several months to run. The amount of increase in the country at large will amount to about $4,000,000 annually, and 100,000 men are benefited. The wages now earned by common laborers in the steel mills is $1.50 per day. The increase will bring their wages up to $1.65.

♦ The report of the Board of ♦ ♦ State Charities for the last fie- ♦ ♦ cal year shows that the cost of ♦ ♦ maintenance In the hospitals ♦ ♦ for the Insane In Indiana for ♦ ♦ the year ending Oct. 31, 1901, ♦ ♦ was $173.87 per capita, against ♦ ♦ $227.38 per capita for the year ♦ ♦ ending Oct 31, 1891. The sav- ♦ ♦ Ing to the tax-payers of Indi- ♦ ♦ ana thus effected amounted ♦ ♦ at the four insane hospitals ♦ ♦ for ths fiscal year 1900-1901, to ♦ ♦ $193,010.57. ■ - i ♦ ♦ The average per capita coot ♦. ♦ of maintenance at the State ♦ ♦ Soldiers’ and Sailors* Orphans’ ♦ ♦ Home, the Institutions for the ♦ ♦ deaf, the blind and the feeble- ♦ ♦' minded during the fiscal year ♦ ♦ ending October sl< 1891, was ♦ ♦ $222.79. During the fiscal year ♦ ♦ ending October 31, 1901, It was ♦ ♦ $174.33. if the per capita cost ♦ ♦ had been as great In these Lnsti- ♦ ♦ tutions, with the State Soldier/ o ♦ Home, since erected, added ♦ ♦ thereto, In 1901 ad It was In' ♦ ♦ 1891, the lose to the state would ♦ ♦ have been $113343.15. « AalmH ar saving has been es- ♦ ♦ tested at the four correctional ♦ ♦ Institutions. In all, the saving ♦ ♦ in 1901 over 1891. amounts to ♦ ♦‘•fully $400,000: a great result ♦ ♦ for one year, and on* which o ♦ reflects credit on the honesty ♦ ♦ and efficiency of Republican < ♦ state administration. O ♦ A vote for Republican leglsla- ♦ ♦ tlvo ”, candidates Is a vote* O ♦ against the state debt. o