Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-01
GOOD CHEER FOR TOILERS.
Proofs OF the Rising Tide Of Prosperity In
This Country.

The genuine boom which is beginning
in manufacturing throughout the country
resembles that of 1878. In that year, after
the panic of 1873 and the railroad riots of
1877, there was revival of business dur
ing the fall and summer.
In the west the electric trade Is now
overrun with orders and the steel, iron
and wire manufacturers are already in the
tide of prosperity. The Consolidated Steel
and Wire company which operates mills in
five cities, was one Of the first to feel the
improvement, and also one of the first to
share this increase with its employees. In
its five mills 1t employs over 6, 600 men, all
Of whom have been benefited by the ad-
vance Of 10 per cent in the wage scale
which was recently given by the company.
This company is the largest manufactures
of barbed wire and steel nails in the world.
Its output is ,00e tons of finished product
day.
Eastern Pennsylvania and western New
Jersey strongly feel the revival. The most
notable instance Of "a wage increase is by
Thomas Dolan, the great wOolen goods
manufacturer His several thousand en-
ployees were given a 10 per cent increase
recently over last years wages, and mills
that have been idle for months are now
running.
Second in the field with an increase was
another great Pennsylvania firm, Henry
Disston's Sons Saw works, where n 10 per
cent rise In wages was given 2, 500 men
without word of solicitation. The Pen
coyd Iron works, in Montgomery county,
increased it's workingmen from 10 to Is
per cent. About 5000 men are directly
affected by this.
The Philadelphia garment makers
strike for the abolition of the sweatshop
system and better wages for the Russian,
Polish and Hungarian elements involved
affected about 10000 persons directly.
Their purpose was accomplished, and an
increase Of from 10 to 80 per cent in their
at all times miserable wages was secured
Noticeable among the advances In wages
was that accorded the 10000 men In the
potteries around Trenton.
In the aggregate 100, 900 men in and
around Pittsburg have felt In n practical
way the effect of the improvement In bust.
ness actual and prospective.
Carnegie Steel company, 10 per cent ad-
vance, taking effect July /, affecting "a, =
600 men.
Jones & Laughlins American Iron
works, an average advance Of 10 per cent
to 1900 men.
Cambria Iron company Of JOhnstown,
Pa, 10 per cent advance to the number Of
$500, to take effect July 1.
Workers In the Conncllsville cokefeds
to tho number of $1,000 to 1000 received
al advance Of 16 2.3 per cent April /.
The National Tube works and Rolling
mills Of Mckoesport, Pa, employing 4, 500
men, made an advance In the wages OF its
employees last month Of 12x per cent.
From 10, 900 to 12, ZOO working people of
Baltimore have had their wages raised
from to 10 per cent the last two months,
and several thousand more have been prom
lscd ON increase July /.
The 800 workmcn employed In the
Maryland Steel works have had 10 per
cent added To their wages, rs have also the
600 men and boys in McShanos bell foun-
dry.
At Wheeling tho 10 per cent advance I'm
wages ut the Riverside Iron works was
made. About 1, roo men were affected.
The Illinois Steel company Of Chicago
recently gave notice that 10 will advance
tho pay Of It's 1000 employees 10 per cent.
The names and addresses of over 100
firms and corporations which have recent
ly advanced wages were given I'm ycster
days World. Fully 200, 900 workmen have
thus realized In the size of their own pay
envelopes that prosperity Is indeed return
Dg-Ncw York World.