Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-18
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 1878 and the railroad riots of
1877, there was u 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 Ia
share this increase with its employees. In
its five mills Ii employs over q, 900 men, all
of whom have been benefited by the adj
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 900 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 wooden goods
manufacturer. His several thousand en-
ployees were given 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
Disstons Sons Saw works, where 10 per
cent rise in wages was given $500 men
without word of solicitation. The Pen
coyd Iron works, in Montgomery county
increased its workingmen from 10 to Is
per cent. About 3, 900 men are directly
affected by this.
The Philadelphia garment makers
strike for the abolition of the sweat shop
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 i'm their
at all times miserable wages was secured
Noticeable among the advances in wages
was that accorded the 10, 600 men in the
potteries around Trenton.
In the aggregate 100, 900 men in and
around Pittsburg have felt in 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 ga
600 men
Jones g. Laughlin's American Iron
works, an average advance of 10 per cent
TO 1000 men.
Cambria Iron company of Johnstown,
Pa, 10 per cent advance to the number of
4, 800, to take effect July L.
Workers in the Connellsville cokefields
to the number of 10, 900 to IL, 900 received
an advance of 10 2-3 per cent April |.
The National Tube works and Rolling
mills of MoKeesport, Pa, employing 4, 800
men, made an advance in the wages of its
employees last month of lea per cent.
From 10, 200 TO 12, 900 working people of
Baltimore have had their wages raised
from 5 TO l5 per cent the last two months,
and several thousand more have been prom.
ised an increase July 1.
The 800 workmen employed in the
Maryland Steel works have had 10 per
cent added to their wages, as have also the
600 men and boys in McShane's bell foun-
dry.
At Wheeling the 10 per cent advance In
wages at the Riverside Iron works was
made About loo men were affected
The Illinois Steel company of Chicago
recently gave notice that IL will advance
the pay of its 1000 employees 10 per cent
The names and addresses of over 100
firms and corporations which have recent
ly advanced wages were given In yester-
days World. Fully 900, 900 workmen have
thus realized i'm the size of their own pay
envelopes that prosperity Is indeed return.
ng-New York World