Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-10-17

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 Under date of August 10th the following circular was sent to the head of all departments of the Carnegie Steel Company; it affects over 900 men: Taking effect Sep tember lst, 1893, and applying to every officer and employee of this association excepting those working under wage scales, the following re- duction in salaries is ordered: On salaries exceeding $500 per month, 90 per cent; on salaries of $i00 and less than $500 per month, p per cent; on salaries of S100 aud less than S4c0 per month, 20 per cent: on saalaries of S60 and less than $200 per month, l5 per cent; less than $50 per month, 10 per cent. This 1 action has been deferred as long as possible in the hope that some im- provement in the existing trade de- pression might occur, but as the the situation is daily becoming worse, this reduction Is found absolutely necessary.
 1 SEPTEMBER, 1883.
 
 The Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company, at Scranton, Pa, on Sep tembeT 18th gave notice of gen. eral reduction of 10 per cent in the wages of all its employees, in conse- quence of the general business de- pression.
 The Bellaire. Riverside and Wheeling Iron and Steel companies works, in Bellaire, O., and Benwood, i, W. Va, after To weeks stoppage, have started at a reduction of wages of from 20 to 30 per cent. Work will be continued while or ders last.
 The York Rolling Mill, of York, Pa, which resumed work but two weeks ago, after short suspension, announced on the 2Sth ut. their indefinite suspension of operations. Between 300 aud 100 operatives are affected Lack of orders is the cause of the suspension.
 | The Lebanon Rolling Mills, of Lebanon Pa, employing about 300 men, has shut down temporarily. The length of the suspension is not known. The West End Rolling Mill company, of the same place, has posted notice to the employees of a ten per cent reduction in wages to take effect at once.
 It Is reported that the Illinois Steel Company, of Chicago, H., will close down this month. About 5000 men will be thrown out of work.
 It is reported that the Amalga- mated Association will accept the 10 per cent reduction in guide and oar mills demanded by the manu- lecturers at the conference held in July, and which at the time caused a disagreement between the con tending forces. The result of voto for another conference with the manufacturers will be made known shortly. Many lodges have already acted upon their circular, and from what can be learned it is likely that a majority favor the acceptance of the reduction.
 The employees at the furnace of the Stewart Iron and Steel Con- pany, sharon, Pa, have accepted a reduction in wages, and the furnace will continue in blast.
 A reduction of 10 per cent in wages has been made at the Duquesne works of the Carnegie Steel Company, which had been closed for a month, but started on the llth inst.
 | The Susquehanna Iron Company and the Columbus Iron company, at Columbus, Pa, resumed operations September 1lth. The puddlers wages at both rolling mills have been reduced to S335 per ton, and all other salaries have been cut down 10 per cent.
 At the Pennsylvania Steel Works, Steelton, Pa, No. 1 blooming mill shut down Septem Der Huh and Bessemer and No. 2 blooming mills shut down on the following day. The rail mill will also shut down this week. Only four of the open l nCaAN Nh AA0
 The mills of the Lebanon Iron Company. Lebanon, Pa, shut down temporarily on the 1st inst. It is not known how long the suspension will continue. Three hundred men are thrown out of em- ployment.
 No. 6 blast furnace, of the Bethle- hem Iron Company, South Bethle- hem, Pa, went out of blast on the lst inst. Only two of the company's furnaces are now in blast, the one at Lucy Furnace and one in Beth lehem. 4 number of the labor gangs have been laid off and others reduced in number. Between 1,400 and 1,500 of the company's em- ployees are now idle,
 The Pencoyd Iron Works, of Philadelphia, have posted notice of a reduction of 10 per cent on all salaries and wages, taking effect September 18th.
 Notice has been given by the Brown Bonnell Iron Company, of Youngstown, O., of a cut of 10 per cent in the wages of all those em- ployees outside the Amalgamated Association.
 The Lebanon (Pa.l furnaces were banked September 22d, throwing about POO men out of employment.
 At the conference held in Pitts burg, Pa, Se?te1bar 26th, between Iron and ste3l manufacturers and officials of tho Amalgamated Asso- citation, a flu ther reduction of 10 per cent in the wages of finishers was made in order to enable the the union manufacturers to start their idle lants. The minimum basis of the card rate was changed to E cents per pound. With every advance of one tenth of one cent In the selling price of steel wages will advance 2 per cent. When the card rate goes above 3 cents, wages will advance 3 per cent for every one