Show HUNDRED THOUSAND HAPPY MEN new york dec 25 no workers vero happier today than tho skilled men in the building trades when it was announced that every union with the exception of he house smiths and bridgemen had signed n trade agreement of from ono to ahrea years to go jno effect on january 1 by this tho unions have officially repudiated tha strike of tha structural iron workers in many 0 the trades the prevailing wage will continue for the coming year the wages of the house carpen however will bo increased 30 cents a day and the cabinet makers will receive an increate of 23 cents a day beginning next july the trade agreements now date from january 1 instead ot may as heretofore this tep was taken because tho employers do not want strikes on their hands on may 1 when the busy building season begins |