Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-31
NEW PAY ROLL.
Many New England Corporations
 Have Raised Wages.

Boston, Dec 31.-With the close of the year the wage schedules of many New England corporations employing thousands of persons disappear. and give place to pay lists which provide Tor substantial advances. In numer- ous mills in northern New England. an advance of about five Der cent went Into effect to-day. while in oth- CT manufacturing plants the u- creased rate will become operative tomorrow.
 At the same time the Boston Rail- way company; Boston & Worcester Street Railway company. the Port. land Street Railway system. and oth- CT lines will give q general advance to their thousands of employees.
 The United States government will also take hand in the general movement now in progress in all parts of the United States. To-mor- row practically every civilian en- playe at the Charleston navy yard will begin to earn higher pay. Tho advance Is expected to range from 90 cents to B per week. Several nun dred mechanics VIII be affected. This movement To advance wages now in progress in many industries is d. most wholly due to the increased cost of living.
 Among the cotton manufacturing establishments which advanced wages to-day were: Naumkeag mills, Salem. Mass. 1,500 operatives: Pa cific. Everett, Pemberton and Atlan- tic mills, Lawrence. and Methuen mills, Methuen, 10000 operatives; Exeter mill. Exeter. and Pittsfield mills, Pittsfield. N. H., TOO opera tives; Avon. Androscoggin, Bates. Continental and Mill mills, Lewiston. and Barker mills. Auburn. Me. 1000 employees; Lockwood mills. Water vile, Me. 600 hands; Pepperell. Bid deford, 2.ovv operatives.
 With the exception of the mills in Lawrence and Methuen, the advance is about per cent and is the second made within six months. In Law renee. where the Arlington mills ad- vanced pay 7,s per cent December 24. the other establishments will probably pay 7h.
 Tomorrow an advance will become effective in several New Hampshire mills employing thousands of hands. The Lyman mills of Holyoke. Lan- caster mills, Clinton, and several other mills in this state, will also begin paying the increase tomorrow.
 During the past two months prac- tically every cotton mill in the New England states has advanced wages from to 10 per cent. The general advance affects about 175.o0o opera tives.
 The advance which will become effective on the Boston elevated sys- tenn. which controls the street car lines of Boston and vicinity will ben- eft $500 men. The advance aver ages ten cents a day and will amount to s160.000 a year. The wages of conductors and rnotormen will range from s2.30 to s2.5o day. according to the length of service.
 Brakemeu on the elevated trains will receive from 10 cents to 21 ceuts an hour: train guards 21 t-2 fo 23 i-2 cents an hour and motormen of trains 23 1-2 to 2s1-2 cents. according to the period cf service. Station masters, starters. switchmen. extra men and others participate in the advance.
 The advance on the Boston & Mor- cester road ss about the same as that on the Boston elevated. On tho Fort land line men now In the employe of the company who have served i've years will receive s14.s5 cents c week as comprred with si2a5 under the old schedule. The men who nave been in the service less than i've years will also receive advances.
 Tomorrow the conductors and mo tormen of the Ssco and Biddeford street railway will get an advance or 70 cents a week. Among other employees of railroads vho received increases in pay were the engineers of the Nev York. New Haven and Hartford railroad. and the freight clerks of the Boston and Maine sys- tem. The engineers of the New Ha- ven road receive from 3s to co certs . day more than the snount paid