New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

guessing that TIRE decision Win not be an
nounced earlier than the first OF the middle
- May.
President Tart announced that com
ulete agreement had been reached with
France on al tariff differences and that he
would sign a proclamation giving 20 France
the minimum tariff rates provided by the
Payne Aldrich law for favored nations.
The bin for the establishment Of the
Rockefeller Foundation was reported favor
ably 10 the Senate by Senator Gailinger.
the chairman of the District Committee.
The repor; IN favor Of the measure was
unanimous. and II now takes It's place on
the calendar"
What has been going on IN the world of
commerceg" asked Busy Man
The annual report o. the United States
steel Corporation showed an Increase IN
gross earnings over 1905 of sl6s.000000- Total
earnings were ss46.sS2.25 81. They were not so
large as IN 1907. when gross revenues were
g757mA7s7. or IN 1886 when the amount
earned vas s6S6 1888. Net earnings were
glCe s6s.s0s. They compare With Nl4,5727sS
IN lSOs. sls2.ss7 $50 IN lsJ5 and Sl73,672.ssl IN
1906 The surplus for the year. after pay
ing al charges and dividends. Was sl5.22l.s SIS.
a 50 per cent increase over 1903 and the
largest surplus in the company's history.
The number of employees IN 1893 was 1900,
or 5000 more than the year previous 10
this army OF workers there was paid IN
wages and salaries gl5l.6G3.0oo against 49,
5lO.sss IN 1905. The Steel Corporation now
has 4 surplus Of sl5i.s5ao0o. an increase of
slsOOaOlO IN 1905. and . working capital OF
nearly s2sooo.o0a
IN It's efforts 20 demonstrate the strenstA
n organized labor and 20 make stronger
tie syrupathetic strike IN Philadelphia. the
Central Labor Union directed that al milk
men. bakers, grocery clerks ana other DIS
reneers OF the ne@essarlcs of life should re-
main away from their usual vocations until
such time as the grievances of the striking
carmen shall have been adjusted. Few
obeyed the order.
president T. +. GreenWalt o. the state
r-deration OF Labor then issued a cali 70
labor unions in an parts of Pennsy. ania
40 take q general strike vote ana hoid
Themselves ready 70 respond 20 call for a
rtate-uide sympathetic strike, "hich "ouia
Drobably be called next Monday
danger Of an immediate strike OF tWen-
-. - thousand locomotive hremen on
western railroads ana the contingent
..,--'-,- ant of rnployTnsnt of more than
one hundred ana N"t'-.s =, - .
-----i,,,.s VAS averted through the accept
80. - r,ediation from the federal authori-
ties al Washington. ,,..,.,,-- ~,
..superintendeut william y. hoi oisiAiss o. o.
60 fn-,irance Department began in
-. ~. ofsce an investigation of ihe
i'7 .'...- .,.,i,ities ~ fire Insurance inter
e.,s ~ ale state which hroasl, 90, ,l, 's.,,.- &
'F'S .,...u, tlat those interests had con-
nio'a - 900 90 various sources ln ihe
tfi',-''- -. - 1907 Tor the purpose of In
cary - ,setslation. Five thousand dol
suens,ns "a. saoant. socordias to ,he test
lars 81 @ t,.,s s,n5ed over 10 the late Reuben
Enony. va "a ,Ss Rspublioan state Committee
L FsS ,. - ohsr 8 ooO vent % ths politician, ,aa
SRS ne ss ss o. M. latter 1@SuRs 1oS Sssn s'1 pre-
sss,ed 20 george W. AlaE'Sss, IS only Il one men
ana though his name ,.' vas re- recipient Of a.,
uOnss as ths ssFsols'