New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
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THE TIDE or PROSPERITY.
SCALE OF WAGES INCREASED IN MANY
MITT.S-LARGE NUMBER OF
OPERATORS AFFECTED.

Biddeford Ne. March Notices posted
this noon In the Pepperell and Laconia cotton mills
of restoration on April Of the scale Of wages
prevailing before January 1898. The two corpora
tions employ nearly four thousand operatives.
Marlboro. Mass March 4-The differences be-
tween the management and employees Of the J. II
Desmond Shoe Factory here. where the men struck
! against a reduction last Thursday morning have
been temporarily settled. Mr. Desmond will re-
store the old rate OF wages. the wOrkmen having
agreed that IT, after a trial il is found that the
business cannot be carried at profit. the union
will consent 10 refer the matter TO arbitration.
Fall River Mass March THE promised adj
vance in wages had the tendency this week to
make trading IN mill stocks brisk. prices quoted
being good and holders firm.
Watervile Me March 4.-Notices posted
this afternoon in the Lockwood Cotton Mills. Of
this city. announcing advance Of employees
wages to take effect April 3. The wages of tho
employees Of the Lockwood company were cut down
an average Of II per cent in January 1898. Th-
advance will affect the payroll of fourteen hundred
people.
Lewiston Me- March 4-The employees of the six
cotton mills I'm Lewiston and Auburn were informed
to-day that on Monday. April 3. wages are 10 be
restored 10 the schedule in force previous TO Janu-
ary 1895 The companies employ In all about eight
thousand MINUS
Augusta Me. March i.-The management Of the
Edwards Manufacturing Company announced to-
dav that on April the wages OF their employees
would be placed back the original schedule
which was used previous to the Gu; down of Janu-
arv 1893 This large cotton mill employs nearly
200 hands all working full time They suffered
n cut down Of about II per cent In the period OF
depression last year the company promising 10
restore wages when the market justified the action.
T,rrington Conn March 4-The factory OF the
Coe Brass Company now connected with the Amer
lean Brass Company IL running night and day
with its full force Of 200 hands. The chief product
OF the company is cartridge shells. and II Is un-
derstood that the rush is caused by large orders
from the Government and from Russia.
Newcastle Penn March THE employees OF
the Carbon Limestone Company. which operates
extensive quarres in this county, have just received
an Increase In wages amounting about 10 per
cent This raises their pay to the figure paid in
1892
Wheeling. W. Va March AT conference Of
the employees and management or the Riverside
Iron Works Yesterday afternoon. the request OF
he employees for increase Of 10 per cent In wages
was granted The new scale. which will go into
effect on March Y. affects only the steel workers
but Il is certain the increase Will apply to the tune
u,orks and plate mill within the coming week.
roron,o ont. March 4-The employees in all OF
,,o factories OF the MasseyI Harris Company. manu-
lecturers ~ agricultural machinery. have been In
,ormed that their wages will be increased 10 per
cen, the Increase TO begin AZ once The company
employs about two thousand men
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