The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Following are late intelligences from many
industrial points OF the country, OF interest
TO employer and enploye;
shnron--The Stewart Iron company ad.
vanced wages 10 to Is cents per day.
Po,,sville Iron and Steel company will re.
sumo operations in three weeks, giving EN-
ployment 10 600 men.
Middlesboro, Ky.--The Watts Steel and
Iron syndicate have made another 10 per
cent raise In wages OF employees. This is the
largest basic steel pant In the South.
Wilmington. Del.-The Edpemore Iron
Company has advanced wages of Its employ.
es 10 per cent. TO take effect alter August 10,
900 wotkmen are made happy.
Martins Ferry The laborers ut the Laugh.
lin mill have received an advance OF per
cent; the employees In nearly all the other de
partments will receive an advance averaging
10 per cent.
Lebanon--The Pennsylvania Bolt and Nut
company have advanced the wages OF pud-
dlers and rolling mill hands 10 per cent, to
commence August 10, being the second 10
per cent advance within month. The Le-
banon Iron Company have advanced the
puddlers and rolling mill hand. 10 per cent.
TO go into effect at once.
Contracts were let last Thursday for new
tin mill to be erected by the Reeves Iron Co.
at Canal Dover, o.
The big glass works OF Bryce, Higbee 4 Co.
at Homestead, has resumed operations en-
ploying 300 men, after suspension OF over
two months.
lilo, Huntington county, Pa. have voluntarily
added 10 per cent TO the wages OF their 90 en-
ployes, to take effect nj once.
The mine OF the Dunlow coal company at
Dunlow, w. Va, which have been idle for the
past year. have been leased to Ironton parties
and are being placed in shape for opera
tion.
Sharpsvile furnacemen agree 10 advance
the wages OF 900 employees 10 ami 10 cents n
day II they would not make another demand
until January /. 1t lie said the offer will be
rejected
The Knights Of Labor mass-meetinp. held
by the assembly ofgarmet workers at Chicago
wns broken up by msmbers Of the Federation
Of Labor. who pitched the Knigh,s from the
hall. Three or four men were badly hurt
The btuminous coal operators OF lndiana
say that they Will not conceds the demand OF
the men tor the 60 cents. but will hold out
for the 81 cents, the differentlal on the Pitts
burg scale, until October, when the advance
Is to made.
All the miners and furnacemen OF the
Valentine iron company at Bellefopte, Pa,
have been granted IA voluntary increase OF 10
cents per day In wages The order affecls
400 men. The company has orders ahead ior
nearly years work.
In few months Sharon and Shnrpsville.
Pa, will be enjoying an era Of prosperity
that they have not felt for years. The re-.
vival OF business has already been felt The
rumors that the Atlantic Iron Works will
start has now taken the form OF a reality.
Trackmen employed In laying rails for III,
Mahoning Valley electric railway, between
Youngstown aud Girard, Ohio, struck for
81 90 per day. and new men were employed.
Tne strikers WEIR paid of. and learned. that
after deductng 81 90 per week for board their
wages had amounted TO what they had de-
mauded.
The Irwin. Pa, Plate Glass Works, after
lying idle for nearly two years, started up
full with 800 employees. Since the works have
passed into the hands OF the present owners
great improvements have been made and over
t40,0 900 has been spent In putting them in
arst-class condition. The force Of hands will
be increased shortly.
The lamp chimney scale has been adjusted
for the ensuing year The workers made de-
mandfor last year sscale. which was granted
The manufacturers offered q number OF new
patterns that In some cases required more
work aud in others less than those provided
for In the scae. Considerable time was spent
In coming TO an agreement on the minor de-
tails, but an amicable settlement was reach-
ed. Both the workers and manufacturers are
satisfied, and the coming Are will start with
the best of feeling between employers and
employees. very prosperous and busy run
is predicted, The adjustment affects more
than 1000 workmen.