The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-09

journal Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. 9.-That practically all
of the great railroad and Industrial cor
porations Of the country have decided
to increase the wages of their en-
ployees is the report current in fnan-
cial circles east and west. Prediction
was made that the action of the Penn
sylvanla railroad management in advan-
cling the pay of its army of 10000 ep-
ployees nearly $12,000,OO0 would soon
be followed generally by transportation
companies The Standard Oil company
has taken the lead among the industrial
corporations by adding Considerably to
the remuneration of its $4,000 men.
information comes from Montana
that the ,Amalgamated Copper COM
The mines Of that state. already Wv has
made. proposal to it's employees in
creasing their wages about 10 per
sent. ..
Steel Trust Raised Wages.
The United States Steel corporation,
which granted an advance to 175,OOO
employees in March, 1905, without
solicitation from the men, also is CON
sidering the question Of another in
. The Philadelphia & Reading, the New
York Central, the LackaWanna and
other eastern roads either have been
requested to advance the wages of the
employees or have taken some steps to
do So. -, -
One reason for the general tendency
to give more pay was brought out yes
terday by. Dun,s trade agency, which
reported that the cost of living was
khe highest in twenty years. - s. /:
~. Corporations Prosperous. ~ szg-
:. Another reason given by fnanciers
is that the Industrial corporations are
all In highly prosperous condition
worked to. their fun Capacity and dun IN.
der high pressure. Under these condi-
tlons, it is said to be the desire of the
arrangements Of the larger corporations
to have their workmen participate in
the prosperity. -.
Men Of prominence in the financial
world see in the concerted action of
the great corporations desire to check
mate the growing, tide of antagonism
to corporations, such as was brought
tent among the laboring element, the
higher cost of living, the lowered pur-
chasing power of the dollar and the ef-
feet of the disclosures Of corporate
abuses, it is generally admitted, have
forced the corporations to adopt more
liberal policy toward the Workingmen
and thereby conciliate the active an
tagonism which was reflected in the
election. $500.
Western Roads In Line.
Exact reports concerning the amount
Of the increases on the western roads
cannot be learned, but it appears to be
settled policy, judging from state
ments made by leading western rail
road officials, that compromises will be
made which will be satisfactory to the
workmen. J..
Railroads which are expected to take
such action are the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul, the Rock Island, st. Louis
= San Francisco system, and the North
Western. -.
In some other railroads terminating
In Chicago it is expected that advances
will be given to special departments Of
labor. ::
Raise for Arizona Miners.
Bisbee, Ariz., Nov. all miners
employed by mining companies at Bis
bee and Tombstone have received no.
tice Of raise in wages to date from
Nov. l. The scale has been advanced
rs cents a day all around.
Miners now receive 1915, shaftmen
$4.25 and first hosting engineers 1925.
The new scale means the payment Of
half a million dollars more. each year
by the mining companies.