The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-01
HIGHER WAGE
SCALE NOW
IN-EFFECT'

Boston, Jan. 1.-With the beginning OF
the new year, a new scale of wages was
inauguratcd in nearly every woolen manu-
featuring centre in New England today,
involving an annual increase in pay rolls
OF approximately sl.5000o0. About hfty
thousand mill operatives will participate
in the increase at percentage ranging
from six to ten per cent Employees in
mills I'm the states OF Ohio, New York,
Connecticut, Rhode Island. Massachu-
setts. New Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine were affected by the new wage
scale.
In a majority OF cases. the increase was
Voluntarily made by the managers, al
though demands for increased wages had
peeG made at a number OF the mills
The first important step In the matter
was announced on Dec 10, when the di
rectors OF the American Wooden company
at meeting in New York announced that
beginning Jan. l. the 10000 employees OF
the corporation would be entitled 20 q 10
per cent. increase. Thirty mills situated
in seven cities and controlled by the com
pany, were directly affected by the order
which will make an increase of about ST.
cO0,c0 i'm the annual pay roll OF the COM
pany.
Following tho announcement OF tho
American Woolen company. many Of the
independent factories i'm New England
posted notices which stated that the
wages OF employees would be placed on a
par with the new rate.
Al Fall River. i'm the cotton mills, D.
900 operatives. will continue work under
system which involves a proht-sharing
plan; based on the price of cotton In the
opGn market.
Several small strikes among the last
ers in the shoe factories In New England,
marked the close OF the year and a deter
mined effort was made 20 institute a gem
eral strike among this class OF worlSmen,
but the plans in this direction We're frus-
trated by the Boot and Shoe Workers
qinion, the national officials OF which an
nounced that so long as its contracts with
the shoe manufacturers remained in
force every effort would be made 20 sup
ply the places made vacant by strikers.
There are several Insignificant printers
strikes IN. force In the New England
states. Aside from these the opening OF
the business year OF 1906 was marked
by a general feeling OF prosperity
A list of wooden mills which put into
effect today the new scale Of wages and
the number OF employees evolved follows:
American Wooden mills. 10000: Cornet
Worsted company. Maplevillc, r. T., $50
Central Yarn company Central Village,
Conn, 250: WEXFORD Worsted mills,
WEXFORD r.. L. 250 Planvile Woolen
company. Central Village, Conn, $50;
Scotia Worsted mills, Woonsocket, r. J.,
IFS; Farwell Worsted mills. Central Falls,
r. l., 500; Centredale Worsted Mills, Cen
tredale, r. l., saltwater. X. l., and Man
ton, II. L.. $50: Leominster Worsted mills,
Leomnster. Mass, 200: Saxonvile mills,
SaNonville. Mass, COO. Farr Alpaca mills.
Holyoke, Mass, 100; Nashua Valley
mills. Clinton Mass. Bellevue Mills,
Clinton, Mass. Farnsdale Worsted COM
pa~y. clinton. Mass, 400 Standish WOrs-
ted mills. Plymouth. Mass, 200; Mabbett
Wooden mills. Plymouth Mass. $50;
Cleveland Worsted mills. Cleveland, o.,
Cleveland Worsted mills, Ravenna. O..
1900: Crown Worsted mills. Olneyville.
II. L. 100: Talbot Woolen mills. North
Billerca. Mass. 400; Middlesex Wooden
mills, Lowell Mass. 800: Hocanum mills,
Rockville. Conn, 500; Springville mills,
Rockville. Conn. 300: New England com
pany's mills. Rockville. Conn, 400; Rock
mills. Rockville. Conn, 400; J. j. Regan
company's mills. Rockville. Conn, 400;
Perry Wooden mill. Webster, Mass, 175:
Ellis woolen mills. Monson. Mass, $50:
Earnscliffe Woolen mills, Providence.
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