TARIFF DOWN, WAGE UP.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 144, 4 September 1895, Page 4

TARIFF DOWN, WAGE UP.

The New York Times gives a highly sacisfactory list or increase in wages now that the more moderate duties of the AVilson tariff, law are c.-.ming into operation. On April 15' h the paper published the following list of a week's increases : Fall River Iron "Works Mills, increase of a little moro than 10 per ceDt. American Linen Mills, Fall River, Mass., 10 per cent increase. "Worumbo Mill, Lisbon Falls, Me., increase 10 per cent. "Williamantic Linen Company, Williamantic Conn., an advance of 5 per cent. Belding Bros and Go's silk mills at Rockville, Conn., an increase of 5 per cent. Grosvenordale Cbifcon Company, North Grosvenordale, Conn., an increase of 10 per cent. E. W. Capin and Co's woollen factory at Capinville, Mass., increase of 10 per cent. Lake Manufacturing Company, Mass., 10 per cent advance. United States Bunting Company, Lowell, Mass., an increase of 10 per cent. The United States Company, Central Falls, an addition of from 5 to 10 per cent. A despatch from Fall River, Mass., says—' An advance of wages will be given in all the mills in the city. it will mean an increase of about 12* per cent over present rates.' The M'Kinley tariff became law on October 6th, 1890, and the enactment of it (says the Nev York Times) was followed" by a long list of reductions of wages in the protected industries. The Wilson tariff has been in operation Beven months, and, despite the hard titnes, increases in wages are taking place in all directions. The increase of 15 per cent in the Western Pennsylvania coke district will (adds the times) recall the fact that the long and bloody strike of 15,000 coke workers in th« same district against a reduction of 10 per cent began in February, 1891, four months after the M'Kinley tariff became law.