Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-11
w5eeIins Register
BUSINESS BOOM.
WHAT The COMING SIX MONTHS PROMISES
IN A BUSINESS WAY.
, Rssums Of the Business and Trades In
srss Of the COunty-Viswing Things
From a knight Of Labor Stand
point

Iii, 7,ys,naR 10 tas sunday Register.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-The volume
-, business during the last six months is
= per cent greater than the first six months
,rrsS5. Profits were larger; more capital
s,s employed and labor was better paid.
The coming six months promise to be
,ns most prosperous in the history of the
country. As regards volume. Yet tens OF
,h,ps,nds are working for bare pittanee,
,r5 Ton, of thousands more are irregularly
.o,,royed Not more than one labOrer in
I'm ! able TO save up for rainy day, or
Of least does save up.
The most prosperous branches are the
briljing trades, the architects, the steel
workers and the textile workers. Machine
.bcp Labor is poorly of. So are spinners
srJ q score OF other branches.
During MAY nearly 200 assemblies of
Tho Knights Of Labor were organized with
an average Of 30 each. The rush is over
tbr the present, The Trades UniOnists are
in,.r,.rsi nc in membership, and will continue
q, nr,,rrvc their separate existence.
Thousands Of men are flooding the West
anal Northwest for employment in railroad
hrjlling. -Four thousand miles are to be
built this tall.
The Trunk line presidents have laid the
f,nrdatiou for persistent peace, and a
...hru.r Is ON foot, looking 10 make three
rrin>ruutiucutal lines, one from Boston,
,r. from New York, and one from New
mort News to the Pacific Coast.
The next general agitation for higher
var.s will not be attempted until early
NEXT spring. Meanwhile organization will
be- completed.
, score at labor picnics were held this
week and averaged from 500 to 10000 in
,,t,uLanrr The Carpenters National
convention will be held mt Buffalo.
Wac, are declining in Great Britain in
iron. rull. textile and hardware interests.
The trade depression continues, but the
mass, are encouraged to believe times will
improve.
and cities, there Is marked improvement
in business. Orders are already pouring in
and more hands are being put on.
The locomotive builders and bridge build
ers count on big orders between this and
n,obrr. The ear builders are having all
thry cau do.
The anthracite coal product is 1000, 600
t,r, ahead OF last wear and bituminouS
rotl outpu, Is rs much ahead. Operators are
earthquakes, ~ a general strike in the fall is
probable.
CoonrrS. painters and plasterers are busy
an through the Middle States. The win
dow g.as> blowers are idle for the summer.
Tn. boot and shoe makers have made more
goods this year than last.
Ors,uizrd labor Is demanding to know
why !, Is that more machinery than can be
KEEP, running al the time, with more land
thIn can De cultivated, with more capital
than clu be- employed, with more railroads
than We need, that there should be 50 much
poverty, distress and hOpelesSneSS among
the vJ-c workers. This question they will
ass and uSk and ask, until an answer Is
found
Nearly all the labor leaders of the past
twenty Years have been fixed in good
position of some kind or another; some in
political places; some in the employ OF the
corporations they denounced; and some one
place and some another The rest are
waiting their turn.
No matter how honest, sincere, faithful
or able a labor leader may be, three out OF
ever. ten will in time, begin TO suspect
thgm Of dishonesty and will secretly blood
poison the whole organization against them.
This Is the secret OF the failure of so many
grand. and tor a time, successful labor or
gIn,AtlOnS.
The architects are quite busy. Builders
hlyyall they can 10. 4 great dear OF work
Is being projected. The larger cities are
eXpeuIjug large sums for improvements
in streets buildings, water, gas, parks etc,
The outlook for the fall trade is excellent.
Refined iron Is selling ut $40 per ton;
medium at So and common at $50; steal
rails al 81. mill iron at SIC; foundry at
81 and nails at $3.50 to $500,
Cooperative enterprises do not succeed.
Gg,a. Britain Is far alea OfuS. Even our
- called technical ScOOlS are away behind
OU>" 60, Europe, Our cOrne, groceries SUN
tdr,ye a d our corner stores meet all re-
gui.gmruts NOrkmen read of cheap
l,>g'c prices, but never try to cooper
ate tpp-nut hy them.
tn. ua ,>,e of organized labor are every
where ryug out. What shall we do?
How ,an We make our condition better!
How can we share in this enormous wealth
NJ ~. AN rIr,rf III -
tn. Irt'erS answer, Organize and
educate Yourselves" Many reply, What
VII, education avail in this mighty contest
OF ougs AGAINST greed? Do the well educated
school hoyS fare better in lite's struggle
than We
Labor will not DC satisfied with what it
l. offered to-day. Ii aims at results; at
greater >iurr: at shorter hours; Of better
homes and more Of all that makes life en-
Joy1hi' Another contest Is not far OF.