| Show I I U U. S. S Steel Steel Steela a t. t I Raises Wages Wage 10 Per Cent I Payroll of Big Corporation Voluntarily r Increased I N KTE w YORK Nov o. o 21 The The U. U S. S IN Steel l el Corporation tonight ht annoUnced announced an an- an Increase of or 10 per cent Inthe in inthe the wages of th the employees of or Its aD and iron companies compO effective c December December Decem Decem- be ber 1 15 next next Ya Wage o and salary alary ad adIn advance advance ad- ad vance in other departments of ot the corporation al also o will bo ho equitably adjusted ad all- It was wag stated The Tho Increase effects in 3 all 1 about employees and probably adds nearly to the coi pay roll loll Ordinarily the question o of wages a es would not come up for consideration or decision at this lime o of the year car said ald Chairman Elbert II 11 Gar Gary In makIng making mak mak- ing lag the announcement but In conseQuence consequence consequence conse conse- quence of the tire abnormal conditions now existing it has bc been n decided to In In- In crease e the wage rates of r our Iron an and andt t steel companies companies companies' about bout 10 0 per r cent to take effect December Hi 15 As to other departments Increases will be he equitably hi bJ bly proportioned Chairman Gary declined to make mako further further fur fur- ther comment but an another ther official of f the tho corporation said the action of ot I tho he directors was lal taken with due duc regard I I I i I I II I I I I I I for Cor the higher prices preVailing pre for tor I II I necessaries In all all aU parts of ot the countr coun coun- try tr Total s salaries and wages paid to th the l ll G employees In 1 nG aggregated 16 4 4 since Sinco that time line tho lie number of ot cm employees has greatly Increased and anu several wage wac advances advances ad- ad vances ances ha have havo been made It la is estimated the pay roll of the tho steel corporation at this time tiara Is between l and which implies an In- In crae of ot approximately unI under under un un- un- un der tho the higher rate o of pa pay Th Tho average c wage nao or salary per r em- em I ce in m l It 15 IG was as 9 per da day an increase of ot four cents dal dally daily over the lr previous lous year ear The fhe advance to take lale effect In U December will raise the acra average aver cr a age anc c of wages and salaries to lo tho the highest high high- est esl level In tho history of ot the corpo corpo- ration Textile 11 Do Boston ton Nov lo 21 A A II 10 per cent wage increase In all nil the mills of ot the American American Ameri Amen can Woolen company which employs hands In New ew England land and New NewYork NewYork ew York state was wa announced at the tire headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of oC tire tho company COmpall here tonight ht At the flame same time tire tho AlIn Alington mills at Law Lawrence Laurence el e. e employing hands an an- an a a l higHer scale c lc o of wages CS the amount o of which was not sped sped- specified peli i tied fied It was Yas believed td that the new scale would be similar to that made malo public last nl night ht by br the tho Cotton Manufacturer Manu I association of or New ew Bedford granting their employees a 10 10 per cent raise All 11 the Increases In the pay of textile textile textile tex tex- tile operatives thus far Car announced are areto areto to be lC effective effective- December t I. It wa estimated In In textile circles that the granting of Ir a 10 per lien cent cent raise In all New ew England mills would mean an ad addition addition addition ad- ad of or more than a year car carto to 10 pa pay rolls tolls |
