The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-10-20
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that the glass trust pays him $1,000 a
month to keep the place closed.
"Starr & Bro, Gamers, In Salem,
have done more business i'll he past
four years than ever before. Their
works hay been run to their fullest
extent, and the result Of the presiden-
tial election seems to have been most
favorable for them. In fact ,since 1884,
canning factories have sprung up Ike
mushrooms all over southern New
Jersey. There has been unexampied
prosperity for the past four years, so
much 80 that the farmers organized an
association and insisted upon a division
OF the enormous profits. The n
were forced TO pay more for their tom
atoes and the price they have to pay
now is an advance of from ID to 70 per
cont. over that of four years ago. so
the farmers, too, have become more
prosperous.
"Tbos. H. Hawkins, of Vineland,
instead of closing his factory has been
doing q good business, and after Inc
election OF 1884 increased 1t largely. A
year or more g he retired from bust
moss and went to Europe, having gain
ed a competency. His successors are
said by the people of the place to be
making money.
stTbe glass factories of Moore, Jones
q Moore, of Bridgeton, have not lost a
melt during any season since their let
ter was written TO the Tribune. They
employ about one hundred men, ana
since 1884 have added a window glass
factory to their establishment. There
ia a very strong feeling against this
firm by the werkingmen OF other facto-
ries. The firm employs non .union men,
and have done so for the past hve
wears, They employ what are known
In the trade IS apprentices, paying
them one-h half the regular wages n a
bonus of 1850 at the end OF h v
years' term of apprenticeship.
In the past summer the five years
expired and the men became
fui.-Hedged workmen. The firm offered
20 employ them during the season now
running, but at the same wages. just
what agreement az reached could not
be learned, but they are all at work.
The firm are still crying for protection
to American workmen, which is gene
rally laughed at by those who know
the half.wage system.
"John e. Getzingsr u Sons, OF
Bridgeton, have built two extra facto-
ries since the election of Cleveland and
all their works are III full blast. They
now employ l75 men,. The senior
member OF the firm has often said OF
late that business has never been bet
ter.
.sBodiae, Thomas & Co., of Will
Jamestown, have very large works.
Their factories have been very success
ful In the past four years and there
seems 10 be no cause for complaint.
"W. W arrick, of Glassboro, has con
tinusd TO make about the same guam
tity of glass that he did four years ago.
His business is said in the town to be
q paying one.
..Clark, Shoemaker & Co. have add
ed one new factory to their works
since 1884, and in every season since
that date have been running full-hand-
ed ali the time, employing about 22t
meu. Joseph A. Clark, who is the
moneyed man of the concern, ls a
strong supporter of Cleveland. The
sipner of the Tribune letter, Mr.. Gar
rison (not Gayison) has since 1888
built n of the finest houses In the
town, and seems 10 be prospecting II
every way.
isfhe Cumberland Nail and Iror
Works. of which g. j. Buck felt very
despondent i'm 1884, are doing jus
about what they did then. From 1885,
to 1884 the workmen only averaged
half time, and they have done sbon
the same since The poor shown!
this concern makes is said to be due q
natural causes. In the first place, Pitts
burg is a very dangerous competitor
owing to q variety OF reasons, chic
among them being the use OF naturs
gas in the works OF that city. Second
". all the raw material used in b
works hae to be carried there by raj
and freight has to be paid on the man
ufactored articles. The distance froi
the base of supplies is too great. l
1870 Mr. Buck told the same story I
nis workmen that he did in 1Ss4-th
election of Hancock was going 10 rui
his business. But Hancock was Dt
elected, and business did not contigu
nc good as before This year III
same story IL told for a third time, bi
Inc workmen ere getting used to II.
I.Bodine Brothers, of Bri lgetop ,hay
made improvements in their wori
since 1884, and are now in the midst
one of their busiest seasons. The
employ somewhere in the neighDorhoo
of $50 men, and the additions TO the
works are the results Of a large
increased business.
sWhitney Brothers, OF Glassbor
have increased their capacity in the Ia
four years a good deal, and the numb'
of men employed is larger. They no
nave 700 men at work, and their rece
seasons have been successful, with
promise of q still better one this yea
"Cox d Sons, engine builders,
Bridgeton, instead of shutting doV
their works have lately built an Sdd
.ion to them, and have made mo
Engines In 1888 than in any preyio
year. Their business during the pa
few wears has been very prosperoi
and one of the members OF the I'll
has built q handsome house. They a
however, telling the same story OF rn
in business from q democratic nucct
that they did four years ago, but tn
workmen are not 90 ready to belle
them.
.sJohn Gaynor, of Salem, has be
successfol i'm the past four years, a
instead of having his shade busin'
4cntirely stopped has done more "
IL than ever before. They have be
busy all of the last tour seasons, a
he is reputed TO have made q gr
deal Of money.
1sThe Eastlake Glass Works,
Bridgoton, are managed by Mcbride
Kirky, and are run on the cO-operat
plan. During the past fonr years Il
have done q good business. MIR. Xii
is q supporter of Cleveland"