Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25

United States Cotton company,
Central Falls, r. 1.
b. S. Stevens, manufacturer of
woolens, at Quinebaug, Conn.
Slater Wooden company, mills at
Webster and East Webster, Mass,
1900 employees.
John Chase & Sons, cassimeres,
Webster, Mass, 800 employees.
Vassalborough Wooden mills, near
Augusta, Me.
Burke Holl company, Rowley,
Mass.
Weybosset mills, Olleyville. R. l.
Dyerville Manufacturing company,
Dyerville, K. I.
With one exception, the increases
heretofore mentioned were granted
voluntarily by the employers. In
four or five of the additional ex-
amples which are recorded below,
however, the changes were brought
about by strikes.
Dodge-Davis Manufacturing COM
pany. Bristol, N. H., manufacturers
of flannels; wages increased by 20
per cent and the company is enlarg-
ing its factory.
Poland Paper company, Mechanic
Falls, Me-, increase of 123 per cent
Ito offset the reduction made during
the hard times of last year."
Cocheco mills, cotton goods, Dover,
N. H., increase of per cent. restor-
ing the scale in effect before the re-
duction in August last.
Westerly Wooden company, West
erly, r. l., increase of 10 per cent.
Merino mills, Olneyville. K. l.,
wages of spinners increased by 10
per cent.
Tyson Chrome works, Baltimore.
Md, increase of 10 per cent, being a
restoration of the wages paid before
August last.
Eddy Electric company, Windsor,
Conn, increase of 10 per cent.
Salmon Falls Manufacturing COM
pany, Salmon Falls, N. H., increase
of per cent; 600 employees.
Jesse Eddy Wooden mills, Fall
River, Mass, increase of from 10 to
Is per cent.
S. X. Wilson Wooden mill. Tren-
tor, N. j., increase of 10 per cent;
700 weavers.
Edwards Manufacturing company,
Augusta, Me-, increase of 10 per
paid previous to Nov. ~, 1894; 1920
employees.
The three cotton mills in Suncook,
N. H.; rate of wages paid previous to
last August restored on April 90:
1000 employees.
A. l.. Sayles & Sons Union Wooden
mill. Pascoag, K. l.; increase Of 5
per cent offered, but employees have
struck for Is per cent.
Norwalk mills company, manufac-
turers OF fine woolens, Norwalk.
Conn; increase of 10 per cent, re-
storing rate paid before the reduc-
ton of one year ago.
Scott's mill, cotton goods. Lowell.
Mass; increase Of 5 per cent now and
5 per cent more in September Of
fered, but employees have struck for
Is per cent to be added at the pres
ent time.
| John N. Stearms & Co., silk manu-
facturers, Williamsport, Pa, an adj
vance OF l cent per yard; 400 en-
ployes.
Paige Tube company, Warren,
Ohio. increase of 10 per cent.
Minnesota Iron company, which
owns or leases all the iron ore mines
on the Vermillion range. increase of
10 per cent announced on Apail 80.
This adds 5000 per month to the
company's pay roll.
Oil City Tube mills and Oil City
Boiler works. Oil City, Pa. increase
of 10 per cent, 1000 men employed.
Hamilton and Ludington iron
mines, Iron Mountain, Mich. press
dispatches said on April IS: 1.-The
idle men are all being put at work
at better wages than were paid last
season."
The Nichols mill, Tarklin, r.
increase ordered April 26.
Morristown Wooden company. Nor
ristown. Pa, increase of 10 per cent.
Union Mills. Moosup, Conn, in.
crease ordered last week.
correspondence from North Ad.
ans, Mass, says that the Williams.
town Manufacturing company, the
North Pownal company and the
Beaver and Eclipse mills increased
the wages of all their employees last
Monday. The increase averages Il
per cent. boston Commercial Bull
letin, April "a.
The New York Dry Goods Econo.
mist has just completed a very ex-
tensive inquiry among the business
men OF the country concerning the
business prospects. Among other
Questions asked was, "Do you regard
the present signs of commercial
prosperity as trustworthy indica-
ton of permanent Improvement
The Chicago lnter-Ocean COM
ments on the results OF the Econo-
mist's inquiry under the caption.