The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-10
Business Booming and Wages Being
Increased Under She New
Tariff Law

PrrrsHcRG, Pa, Aug. 2-The operators
and miners reached ali agreement today by
which the threatened strike viii b. averfed.
Almost every demand Of the miners was
granted aud the operators gave q written guar
-antee for their fulillmeat Of the contract.
The papers we're signed tonight which iaereas-
e. the wages Of leo, GEO miners in Penusyiya-
MIA. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois The terms
are that the present rate Of wages shall con-
time in force Hutil Ocsober ]. when every
operator in the Pittsbarg district will pay the
6a-ceni rate with differeBsial Of fise cents IN
favoEeaf operators who do not have company
stofes. The agreement further provides foE
another advance on January /. u j. under
stood that the rate will then be made - cents.
W. p. Dearmit; has been brought over and
wall pay the 64-cenf rate, rs be does not have
the company stores.
The Pennsylvania Bolt and Nat Company
have notified the employees IN the puddle aud
rolling mills that their wages are increased 10
per cent. the order 10 20 into effect GA Au-
gust l6. This is the second increase q ~
per cent within mouth
The I4abanon Iron Company has also mott
Red their employees in the puddle aud rolling
mills that their wages have been increased 10
ner cent. 20 20 into effect al once. Both
companies employ about 800 men.
PRovlBrxcE, r. l.. Aug. 4-Tbe weybcs.
sett milk have given notice that they viii pay
the seven per cent. increase IN wages deeSded
on by the other 0lneyviile mills. beginning
tomorrow. The Saxon Is now the 0ny Prov
idenee mill which has not granted ~ increase.
YOUNGSTOWN. Oalo, Aug. 4.-The Aahon-
ing aud Shenango Valley Iron Manufaciur-
err Association and the National Bar Iron
Association have decided 10 make voluntary
advance Of twenty five cents ton in the price
for pudding. 10 take effect tomorrow. This
makes the rate for the sixth district $40 a
ton. All mills ACKNOWLEDGMENT and Pitts
burg will be affected. This action was taken
10 satisfy the puddlers, who complained that
under the scale there would b. no advance
until afler September !, but the advance, Il
Is said, will in no wise affect the scale.
The Baltimore San says When Annis-
ton, Alabama, Is able to supply Toxic, Japan,
with water pipe at a. profit in composition
with English. German and Belgian bidders,
how foolish aud insinceFe seem the dolorons
wails Eent up from that quarter in 1898 when
il was proposed TO remove the duty from iron
ore aud pig. No protection was needed, tits
clear. since Admission can pay freight on is
water-pipe 10 Toxic. via Liverpool, and vet
under6id all competitors. PittshuTg : said
to have sent 400 tons OF pig 70 England re
Gently, and Youngstown, Ohio, sent 600
tons Of waste metal. The wool mAnuiaetur.
ing industry pTospeTs greatly with the free
wool given by the Democratic tariff. The
American Wool and Cotton Reporter states
that there we're on June !, 1895 in operation
I in this country s,456 sets Of cards, y. 100
looms and % ,250 knitting machine, as against
1874 sefs Of cards, n 600 looms and 4a.60l
knitting machines in May, 1892. under the
Mckinley tariff and before the panic,