Comparative wages of Tyrone (Pa.) mill-Continued.

Employees working regularly for more than one year now receive 5 per cent bonus, except foremen. This additional 5 per cent has not been figured in the above statement.West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company.

Comparison of daily wages paid at paper mills at Luke, Md.

Machine tenders, beater men, and back tenders are now paid double time for working on Saturday nights, and due allowance has been made for this (as well as for bonuses) in the figures for May, 1907. Wages at present time are same as May, 1907.-West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. Have not considered the 5 per cent bonus paid employees who remain one year or longer in the May, 1907, column.

Comparison of wages paid at pulp mill at Davis, W. Va.

See paper mill figures for office.

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, Covington, Va.

Mechanics in sulphite mill, April, 1908.-Two, at $3.20; one, at $2.75; two, at $2.50; one, at $2.45; one, at $2.40; one, at $2.38; four, at $2.25; two, at $2.20; two, at $2.15; one, at $2.10; three, at $2; two, at $1.75; two, at $1.60; one, at $1.50; fourteen, at $1.40; one, at $1.35; two, at $1.25.

Scale of wages at New York and Pennsylvania Company's Johnsonburg mill from 1898 to 1908.

Names.

1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908.

Per cent.

Oilers
Repair crew:
Blacksmith

Helper.
Head carpenter..
Carpenters...
Helpers.
Masons.....

Helpers..

$1.40 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.60 28 $1.25 $1.25 1.35 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.80 40

(2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.50 2.50 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.50 2.50 10 12.50 2.50 2.50 2.75 1.20 1.50 1.50 1.75 1.40 1.40 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.75 46 2.25 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 55 1.75 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 43 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 7 J4.00 4.00 2.75 2.75 12.75 2.75 1.20 1.20 1.35 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.50 1.50 1.60 1.60

3.25 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 45

2.50
1.60

$33

Scale of wages at New York and Pennsylvania Company's Johnsonburg mill from 1898 to 1908-Continued.

Names.

1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908.

Per cent.

Repair crew-Continued.
Machinists.....

Do...
Do

$2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.75 $2.75 $2.75 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.50

2.50

Boiler maker

2.50

Helpers.

1.50

1.50

Pipe fitters, headman. 2.00

2.00

1.75

Do.....

1.50

2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 3.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.75 22 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.50 25 1.20 1.35 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.50 2.50 2.75 2.75 3.00 3.00 1.50 1.40 1.60 1.60 1.75 2.00 2.75 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.90 2.00 2.00 2.25 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.00 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.50 1.75 1.75 1.90 2.00 2.00 2.25 1.20 1.20 1.35 1.60 1.60 1.60 (1.50 1.50 1.65 1.80 1.80 1.20 1.45 1.50 1.50 1.35 1.40 1.40

1.25 1.25 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60
1.50 1.75 1.75 1.85 1.85 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
.75 1.15 1.30 1.30 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
1.75
1.50

1.60 1.75 40

2.00 2.00 33

1.40 1.40 86

1.75 1.75 1.75 1.85

2.00 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.40 20
1.50 1.50 1.65
1.70 1.70 1.75 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 2.15 43
1.25 1.50 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.80 44
1.20
1.60 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.40 1.50 1.80 50

2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
2.00 1.75 1.75 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 12
1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 14
1.50 1.50
1.75 1.75 1.75
1.75 1.75 16
1.40 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
1.50 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60
1.15 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 40
1.00 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 53

1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
1.00 1.15 1.15 1.15
90 .90
.90
1.80 1.80 2.00

2.20 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.85 47 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.50

Pulp machine tenders. 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.25 12 Pulp back tenders.... 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.75 16 Pulp finisher.. 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.80 12 .75 .75 1.35 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.50 100 (3.80 3.80 3.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Paper machine tenders 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 14.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 12.15 2.15 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Paper back tenders... 1.60 1.60 1.75 1.90 1.90 1.90 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 1.60 1.60 1.65 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.00 2.00 1.45 1.45 1.45

23

1.45 1.45 1.45

1.45 145 1.45

1.45

Bcale of wages at New York and Pennsylvania Company's Johnsonburg mill from 1898 to 1908-Continued.

Per

Names.

1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. | 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908.

cent.

DO.....

Beater men:

Headmen..
Color men

Helpers..

1.80
1.80 1.80 2.00
1.60
1.60 1.70 1.90
1.35 1.35 1.45 1.55
1.60 1.60 1.60 1.70
1.50 1.50 1.50 1.60
1.00
1.20 1.15 1.40
1.00

2.00 2.00 2.20 2.20 2.50 2.50 2.50
1.90 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.35
1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.75 30
1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.50

29.06

1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 2.15 34
1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 10

Do

Do

1.20 1.20

Do

Brown stock

Do

1.25

Wet machines

1.65

2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 40
(2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
1.75 2.25
57
14.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75
1.35 1.35 1.35 1.50 1.50 1.60 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.70 26
1.25 1.25
1.45 1.45 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.70 36
1.40 1.40 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 33
1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.60 1.60
1.40 1.65 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.75 1.85 32
1.40 1.40 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.50 20
1.65 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75
1.00 1.20
1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40

1.90 26

2.75 22

2.20 2.20 2.20 10

53

1.50

1.50 1.50 1.50

Heaters

2.00

2.15 2.15 2.30

1.75 1.75 1.75 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.80 1.80 1.90 8
1.25 1.40 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.70 1.70 1.80 44
1.60 1.70
1.20 1.20 1.35
1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.5'
25
1.75
1.75 1.75 1.95 1.95
1.20 1.40 1.50 1.50
1.25
1.25 1.00 1.45 1.45
1.20 1.20 1.15 1.10 1.40
.75

2.00 2.10 2.10 2.25 2.25 2.50
1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.75
40
1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.50 20
1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.50 25

1.00
1.35 1.50 1.50 1.60
1.75 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.25
1.50 1.50 1.50 1.75 1.75

1.60 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 30 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 71 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 50

32.71