Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-25
INCREASED WAGES.

Business Improving Since the Adoption o,
the New Tariff Law.
Several increases of wages1some of
them affecting large groups of employees
have been reported in the last few
days. The most important of these
advances are those which have been
made in the coke district Of Western
Pennsylvania and in two prominent
wooden mills. The list is as follows:
III. G, Frick & Co. the leading producers OF
coke in the western Pennsylvania district
from which the iron manufacturers Of the
Pittsburgh and eastern Ohio districts arc
supplied: an increase of fifteen par cent: fol-
lowed by an increase of sixteen per cent. for
the employees OF Frick & Co s foremost COM
petitor. These changes practically cause q
similar increase throughout the district. and
affect the earnings Of thousands OF men en-
ployed there.
"MosesT Stevens & Sons manufacturers Of
woolens at three places in New Hampshire; an
increase of fifteen per cent. being restora-
tion Of the rates paid before the reduction of
last year. The output Of this firm Is said to
be larger than that OF any other in the in
dustry.
Thomas Dolan Co.. manufacturers Of
woolens in Philadelphia; an increase of fifteen
per cent to weavers. Mr.. Dolan Is president
OF the thigh tariff Manufacturers club It is
reported that other manufacturers of wooiens
in Philadelphta were awaiting the action OF
Dolan & Co, and will now make similar in
creases in their mills
"Globe iron works. Cleveland. O.; increase
Of ten per cent. being restoratton'of the rate
paid before the reduction Of ten per cent. one
year ago.
Nv bolfender. Shore & Co., mills at Carding
ton. near Chester. Pa; increase OF five per
cent, or half Of the reduction made some time
ago. It is expected that the other kalf win
soon be restored.
washington mills, Lawrence. Mass; In
crease announced recently Between three and
four thousand persons are employed
THE American Wool and Cotton Reporter
published a few days ago the following state
ment, which had been made by the representa-
tive OF one Of the leading commission houses:
Our mills have returned all but ten per cent
of the reduction in wages during the last two
years, and are now considering the advisable
ty Of making further advance OF ten per
cent Name Of the firm or company not
given
The tariff was revised seven months
ago. Our high-tari6 friends have con-
tended that the reductions of wages
made in 1894 causes of which they
have industriously and persisteatly
srepresented-could not be followed
by increases so long as the new tariff
should stand. There has been no In
crease of tariff duties in the last two
mouths. or since August 2a Still. there
are prominent manufacturers who vol
unfairly have increased wages in the
last few weeks and it Is quite probab bic
that others will follow their example.
N. Y. Times.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed evidently |
hadn't read the late reports OF the
treasury when he wrote his last trtb-
ute. to the Fifty-third congress. He |
assumes that there is an immense treas |
ury deficit in consequence of the re- |
duction of tariff taxes, whereas the |
records show that the deficit is now |
small and growing beautifully less
About the time the presidential cleo
ton is on the deficit will be changed to |
. surplus, and business will be as pres
porous as before the odious Mckinley |
law strangled industry and destroyed
rosperity.-KansasC City Times
1t is almost comical to see the |
advocates of taxed wool insisting that |
wages in the wooden mills are not being
advanced and that their business is not |
benefited by free raw material Il |
only demonstrates anew the truth OF |
The saying that none are 50 blind "a
khosa who will NOT zee. --RoSf0n Hafs