Show RAISE IN fall olivcr mass the an that M 0 D bordan ol 01 new york owner of the american works and other factories contemplated a five per cent increase in wages is the chief subject anjer discussion here the wage schedule is to go into effect next tuesday october 1 after the announcement tho question of what would be done by the oiher milla in alio city was presented nearly all of the manufacturers gave opinions that tho present scale paid biere wag the limit ot what hie business would stand and that it it became necessary to advance even by a small percentage tho mills might as well be shut down choso agents who arc willing to talk at all upon the subject could not even adv anco a theory aa to what ane object of mr borden could be in raising ivagean at tah time the textile council has called a meeting for tonight when action on the five per cent increase will be taken As a result of sir bordens latest move geo A chase tre aurer of alio bourbo mills bosted a notice of n similar increase to take effect september like mr bordena Bord cna big corporation the bourne mill is not a member of the manufacturers association and was not a party to recent agreements on handling product tho bourne mill for several years has been run on alic profit charing basis alio profeta going to the operatives every six months in proportion to their wages |