The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
Five Million Workers
OF United States Get
New Years Cash Gifts

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nus OF 16 per cent. to those earning
less than $4,000 and of IL per cent.
to those from $4,000 to $4,000, to be
i paid In five instalments, beginning
January s.
National Blank Book Company
Ten per cent. bonus to 600 employees.
National India Rubber Company
Ten per cent. bonus to all employees
receiving less than $4,000.
National Surety Company-F'ifteen
ner cent. bonus to employees receiving
5000 a month and less and 10 per
cent. bonus to those in service less
than six months.
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company-Ten per cent. increase
in wages to all employees.
New York Railways Company
Five dollar bonus to all receiving less
than SIPS q month.
New York Title and Mortgage Com
pany-Bonus. on annual salaries of 1
to 10 per cent. to all in service more
than six months.
New Jersey Zinc Company-Four-
teen per cent. profit sharing bonds to
! be distributed during four quarters
in 1917.
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Five per cent. wage increase to all
receiving wages Of 5000 a month or
less. %
Cakes (Thomas) & Co.. Bloomfield.
NJ J-Twenty-seven and a half per
cent. wage increase during year.
Ohio Fuel Supply Company and
Fayette Gas Company, Pittsburg-Ten
to IL per cent. bonuses to all en-
ployees.
Oppenheim, Collins & Co., Newark.
Bonus to all employees in service
more than three months.
Ohio Iron and Steel Company-Ten
Der cent bonus to $50 employees.
Ohio Oil Company-Ten per cent.
bonus to all in service one year or
more.
Oil City Trust Company-Bonus of
one months salary to all employees.
Prudential Raises Mems Pay.
Prudential Insurance Company, OF
Newark-Three hundred thousand ad-
ditional salaries to it's employees in
the home office and in the field.
Passaic, N. J.-Ten per cent. in
] crease in wages to $4,000 workers In
silk and worsted mills.
PepperiIl Manufacturing Company
Of Biddeford and York Manufacturing
Company at Saco-10 per cent wage
/; increases.
! Peerless Plush Company, Paterson
i distribution of $1,000 to SEQ work
erA
Pritchett & Coo per cent. bonus
to all employees.
Penn Tobacco Company. Wilkes
barre, Pa.-Announcement OF proft
sharing arrangement whereby en-
ployees receive amount equal TO olva-
dands OF stockholders.
Paterson, N. J.-Bonus of 10 per
cent. of years salaries given by eight
banks. including the First National
BANK. Hamilton Trust Company. Pat
| erson Savings Institution, Citizens
Trust Company, Second National
! Bank, Paterson National Bank. Silk
] city Bank and the Paterson Safe De-
post and Trust Company.
PAcific Banks per cent. OF sala-
/; ries to be paid 800 employees. a tenn
porary dividend plan to meet In
creased living costs.
I. Pantasote Leather Company, Pas
saic-Bonus Of from one to four
weeks salary based on length OF SER
vice.
paper minis Of Massachusetts, in
/ GLIDING Pittsfield. Holyoke, Agawam
and Mfttineague-10 per cent emer-
gency bonus to meet increased living
/ costs, to 5000 employees.
Passaic National Bank. Passaic-
/, 10 per cent. bonusi
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
+. - per cent, bonus and group life
I! insurance.
Peoples National Bank Of Brooklyn
/, SALARY increases Of 10 to 20 per
cent.
I Platnfield Trust Company-1o per
j cent. bonus.
] Pittsburg Steel Company-10 per
/ cent wage increases at Monessen and
Glassport plants. benefiting 1000
J men.
/ Porter DAVID, Inc.-1o per cent.
bonus.
Prentiss George W. & Co.'S per
cent. bonus to TOO employees.
Special B0mue by Quaker Oats Go.
bonus to all employees, drawing $500
q month or less
Rot.l Typewriter Company-15 per
cent wage increase for 1000 men and
per cent. increase for 400 women.
Russell. Burdsal and Ward Bolt &
Nut Company-Bonuses amounting to
$4,000.
Rockefeller. John D.-Ten dollar
gold piece to all employees on estate
at Pocantico Hills.
! Sa1omon, William & Co.-Bonus Of
20 to Is per cent on annual salaries
OF all employee4
SCOTT & Bowne-Bonas Of 10 per
cent. Of years salary to $50 workers.
Standard OIL Company Of Califor-
j nia-Six per cent. wage increase for
III making less than $3.50 month
increasing minimum to 50 day and
! affecting 5000 employees.
I Standard OH Company Of Indians
/. Bonus Of 10 per cent, on annual SAL
! airy to all employees receiving less
than $1,000. Total Of 100000 to
be Distributed.
Standard Oil Company Of New Jer-
l1sy-6eneral wage advance. Bonus
OF 20 per cent. on salaries Of $1,000
or less OF Is per cent. on salaries from
41,oo1 to $1,000 and Of 10 per cent. on
salaries from $2,001 to $2,ssS.
State Bank Of 376 and 37S Grand
l9tFset-Bonus of to 10 per, cent.
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Ton per cent. to all employees re-
oeivfng less than g. stipulated amount
on two payments. January and July
Il
! SDerry 0yroscope Company-In
Sszrance policies for all employees.