The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-05-02
Increases of Wages.

The New York Times of April o,
says:
"We published about week ago a
list of certain notable increases OF
wages which had been made within
the few days Immediately preceding.
s.The coke workers in western Penn
sylvania, increase of Is per cent by
H. &. Friok 6 Co., the leading pro-
ducers, followed by increase made
elsewhere; some $4,000 employees af;
fectcd.
Moses T. Stevens & Co., prominent
manufacturers of woolens in New
Hampshire; increase of Is per cent; a
restoration of old rates.
"Thomos Dolan & Co., manufactur-
ers of woolens in Philadelphia; in
crease of Is per cent; Mr.. Dolan is a
we'll known follower of Mckinley and
president ofth high-tarif association
called the Manufacturers club.
"Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, O.,
the Is per cent which was taken off
one year ago.
"Wohlfender, Shore & Co., Card
ington, Pa, increase of5 percent, or
half of last years's reduction.
"Washington Mills, Lawrence,
Mass, increase announced on April 5,
affecting from 5000 to 1000 en-
ployes.
eve now add the advances which
are set forth below, the most impor-
tant Of them being the increase at
Fall River, which will probably be
followed by general advance in that
manufacturing center.
Fall River Iron Works Mills (cot-
ton goods Fall River. Mass: increase
of a little more than 10 per cent,
ordered on April 10 by President NJ.
G. d. Borden restoration Of rates paid
before the reduction Of November 5,
1894; 1900 employees.
"American Linen Mills, Fall River,
Mass: increase on April 10th.
"Worumbo Mills, Lisbon ! Falls,.
Me-, increase Of 16 per cent, ordered
few days ago.
"Willimantic Linen company,
Willimantic, Conn.,; a general advance
Of 5 per cent (being one-half of the
reduction made in October) ordered
on April 9th, nearly 1000 employees;
company 'for the last six MONTHS
says The Hartford Courant, '.'has BEEN
crowded with business and, shas been
all the help the works
would accommodate
Bedding Brothers &s Co.'S. silk,
mills, at Rockville, Conn; notice of an
increase Of 5 per cent given to 400 en-
ployes on April 9th.
'Grosvendale Cotton company,
North Grosendaie, Conn: an advance
of 10 per cent, (being restoration of
the rates paid before the reduction of
April, 1884, ordered on April 18th:
1000 employees affected.
e. W. Chaplin & Co.'S, wooden fac
tory at Chapinville, Mass; increase
Of 10 per cent made last week being a
restoration Of the wages paid before.
the reduction Of one year ago.
sUnited States Bunting company,
Lowell, Mass; and increase of 10 per
cent, restoring the rates paid before
the reduction of last year.
"The Lakeside Manufacturing COM
pany, of Leicester, Mass, the Boston
Commercial Bulletin says, will shortly
restore the 10 per cent reduction
which went into effect year ago.
.sThe United States Cotton COM
pany Central Falls, R. l.; gave notice
to its employees on April 18th that
their wages would be increased by an
addition of from 5 to 10 per cent.
ga dispatch from Fall River, Mass,
published by the New York Tribune
on April IA, says: "It is generally con-
ceded that an advance of wages will
be given in all the mills in the city.
The advance will be in the form of a
restoration of the schedule in opera
ton before August 20, 1894, and will
mean an increase of about 124 per