, 1899-03-03
ADVANCED
GENERAL ADVANCE IN WAGES IN
THE IRON AND STEEL IN
DUSTRIES.
Mills Are Running to Full Capacity
and the Great Demand for the Man
ufactured Product Continues-Ad-
ne in Price Of Iron and Steel
Raises Prices of Nails and Wire.

' $500 eNSNN A0A
ers to advance their prices and wire,
steel and wrought nails have been in
creased 10 per cent. The basing rate
remains the same, but the discount has
been taken off.
Manufacturers say that the demand
for their product has greatly increased
during the past few weeks and that the
prices would not have been changed
had not the price on raw material ad-
vanced. All the mills are running full
time and up to their capacities. All the
rod mills in the cvity are working over
time in order TO fill orders and the
workmen are now beginning to hope
that the increase in the price OF iron
and steel will mean a general advance
in wages. The shortage in steel is al
ready being felt by some of the smaller
plants and producers Of billets, with
finishing mills of their own, are reap
ing a harvest. Structural mills have
advanced all shapes 81 a ton and sheets
have been advanced the same figure.
Martins Ferry, Ohio, March 2.-The
American Tin Plate company has noti-
fled employees of local plants that by
the voluntary increase in wages of from
5 to 10 per cent over 1000 men are at
fected.
Manchester, N. H., March 2.-The di-
rectors OF the Amoskeag corporation
voted today to restore the wages OF
1897, after April 3. The increase
amounts to more than 10 per cent. The
company employs 10000 hands.
Labanon, Pa, March 2.-The man
agement OF the Pennsylvania Bolt and
Nut works a 10 per cent in
crease in the wages in the pudding and
rolling departments to take effect April
l. The Lebanon rolling mills also give
notice Of a similar increase in the
wages of the employees of that establish
ment.
The employees Of Sweed's furnace, at
Norristown, have received a 10 per cent
advance.
Cleveland, Ohio, March within
the past two days fully 5000 workmen,
largely employed in the various mills
controlled by the American Steel and
Wire company in this city, have been
notified OF an increase in wages ranging
from 5 to 10 per cent.
Chicago, March 1.-The American
Tin Plate company today gave notice
Of an increase in the wages in all its
plants. The men affected are those
who have been received less than $3.50
per day, the increase ranging from 5 to
10 per CEN a day. Fully 10000 men
will be benefited by the advance.
Lawrence, Mass, March 1.-The Pa
cific Mills company is to restore volun-
tarily the wage schedule of its 5000 m
ployes to that OF a year ago.
ManvilIe, R. l., March EVERY cot
ton mill in the Blackstone valley, from
Woonsocket t o Providence, will restore
to its employees the 10 per cent cut down
of a year ago About 5000 persons are
benefited.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 1.-The Penn
sylvania Steel company posted a no
tice today announcing that beginning
April l mex there will be a general ad-
vance of about 10 per cent in wages.
The advance affects 5000 employees.
Joliet, H., March "a general adj
vance i'm wages took effect March l at
the Joliet mills of the Illinois Steel
company, the subsidiary concern Of the
Federal Steel company. notices have
been posted throughout the mill notify
ing the 1000 men OF the advance. Com
mon labor has been advanced from SLIPS
a day to 1917 cents an hour. All other
workmen paid by the day will receive
an advance of from s TO 8 per cent. The
advance was not asked for. The flood
Of orders, revival in the steel trade, and
advance In prices are given as reasons
for the increase in wages. In Joliet
alone the company will increase the pay
roll over $50, 900 a year. This increase
takes mo account Of tonnage men, who
are working on q sliding scale, adjusted
according to the market price Of the
finished product THE tonnage men
have already hpd their wages Increased
and will receive another advance April
LIT.
The American Steel and Wire com-
pany's new scale also became operative
March LIST, and afretts upwards of 1000
men, whose wages Will ne Increased
about 3s5 900 tor thet ySar. In the
two Joliet mills close On to 5000 men
win be affected and this will add. in
round numbers, about $4,000 to their
salaries.
Milwaukee, Wis. March begin
ming March /, an increase Of wages !
come Of the departments o ftp Iuinois
atsel company's mill 1t Bay View. &C