New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-14
WKINLEY ON AMERICAN TIN.
ADDRESSING ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICANS
AT ELwOOD. IND
BY HEAVY RAIN-THE GOVERNOR GREETED
BY LARGE AUDIENCE IN THE OPERA
HDvsE-A VISIT TO THE PLANT
OF THE AMERICAN TIN
PLATE WORKS
rsr TELEGRAPH TO rHE Tribunal
PLATE WORKS.

| INDIANAPOLIS sept 13.-This day, whoh marks the
formal general opening OF the National and state cam
| psigns in Indiana. at ElwoOd, opened with ArsVy
downpour Of rain which had begun several hours ear
| cr and had thoroughly soaked the ground Ih're
was no apparent break in the clouds In any drecton'
and Republicans vt felt depressed but as the train
Il sixteen coaoles cut Of this city began 70 Ill up
hopes revived, and Chairman Gowdy predicted that
U.nqc would sui be large crowd at Elwood' Inc
indianapolis train bore Governor Mckinley In exCDh-
| gresham X. b. T. Herce's private car lie had ar
rived here from Columbus ast night to be the guest
Of the Rcpublicar' state Central Committee. Tile ride
4 sixty miles TO Elwood made without special In
cdent As the train pulled up at the little old wooden
station which was all Elwood entitled to before
he discovery Of gas and tile enacting OF the Mckinney
law transferred 1t into promising little city, there
wcro thousands visible, standing ahhe-de'p li uu "
hc Stlll continuing rain
Governor Mckinley left the truin In company WIN
Governor Chase. and was greeted with loud cheers
Tho Governors were then escorted TO hotel DN
procession OF campaign clubs from Upton, Kchmohd
Kokome, Legansport, Fort Wayne, Eihh"'' Anu''S'n
and = score OF other towns. HOverhor Nc 'hln'N ioN
a crowd Of II 900 to $1,000 persons awaiting HIM.
The special trains brought In over 200 coaches, ana
thousands Of persons came by regular trains ana 10y
warons Tn. crowd was largely made up of farmers,
sldlcd laborers and business There was every
evidence OF intense enthusiasm. The rain compi'"S
upset tho plans FOR demonstration, "hi'h h"u III
olud.d n parade To fNc American TN Plate plahV,
mile from town, but hundreds drove out 10 inspect
the plant which In fnll operation, and wm'h was
thrown oman to the inspection Of all who called Ihe
op.rston OF making tin plate, from first to last was
an obIectlesson to which only those who would not
could be blind.
owing 10 the establishment Of the tin plate works.
gls1s fsotories sto.. Elwood has developed rpulS'
Ten years ego CHS place WAS known as tAe luhcuoh
Of the Pan Hsnd1e and Lake Erie and western Isl-
st.f~
yeurs ago II was place OF "a" persons Io-oAy "
claim. a population Of 100 and probably has 1000
Tho stranger Is impressed with the newness oi every
,h,ne II one goes In By the Pan Hahdie i"ro'a'
be sees the Tin plate works and some other large
hctore,: and II By the Lake Erie ana western ne
notices the plate glass works "hioh are gi'lns eHs
nloyment 10 200 men. The population, too Is much
like the population VI tbs new towns of ths west.
No., of the noneyed men from the East, ana
they talk ElwoOd With much Ngor. There is ID the
air a smell OF natural gas that constantly r"hlnos
one ot the foundation for the towns renarkaoc
Growth No coal wood Is consumed In the TOWN.
Tn. Ane,can Tln-p1atc Works thrcc-qusrters OF
a mile southeast OF the city. At present one stohs
gas we'll with 300 pounds pressure. supplies the nlll'
with mel The company organized on september
10 1891 Tn. capital stock Is $jOOoOo and the mum
her Of stockholders is neout 100 one OF the largest
stockholders ID. a. l.. Congcr, OF Ohio VINO Is also
rrc. ident OF the company. The product ot ts P'a"'
uow amount, tO roo boxes Il week lHc '""F'"'
IA, a stendy demand for all II can make us TN l.
.old IN connection With well known foreign brands,
and EQUALS them In every respect. II II does not sur
pas, them Tie plant began Operations on June 10
lrg2 ard hn, now three building coulpeUa l"e
first called the hot mill Is l50 by 76 feet. and Is con
,trnctcd OF iron. The second building the cola r"i
mill is 1870 by feet. and Is constructed OF Dt1'A
sld stone Thl, building contains tn" boilers 'olu o'
machine piolllng machines and anueaing ovens
Thinning house Afl sorting HOIl,
s a brick structure 40 BY 30 feet. The three bum-
ing, cost S:}O,Opo. ,,, -, ,h,.,,. .,r.
bows. thirty girls and the remainder men. The pay
rail rms about - week. tie highest wages beih-
$50 week. which sum IS paid tho rollermen. lHe
avcro ~ ruler.man makes about 81 day doubler
makes from ~ 10 ~ so heater, ~ 10 ," o.
catcher So. The boys and girls earn about si oay
All these wages are more than thoS" paid ior tc Shc
work In Yalos Dy another year II there Is no change
IN thl ,ndusr rial policy of the Government, the eou-
lany Will enlarge the plant to hve uhcs us pcssh'
Size and sve crn ploymcnt TO 1900 men
With such facts In mind, the thousands OF Re
publlcans TO day ut Elvood manifested the most nb
onto conldenSe that iHdlan1 VII nloo go Heapnpx
strengthened such feeling o"lng 10 tIe ram nr
was not able speak on the Slle OF ihc TN pyIe
works: but standing the vcrnnda OF the opera
House he first mnde brief speech to the crowds
gathered in the rain and mud below He uen ad
dressed nm audience inside the Opera House speaking
for an hour and half in his most enectl'e vein.
The attention was profound throughout. the speaker
being frequently interrupted by shonts OF applause
Aher Ills address Governor Mckinley was taken
10 Tho tin.pIafc works and was shown through them
BY SUPERINTENDENT W. b. Leeds. The largest mill hap
pened 10 be crowded with visitors, and In response 10
calls Governor Me cKinley again made strong speech
using the buildings signs OF new ana great IN
dustry about him, for text. His remark that iherc
need be fear Of free trade in Tin and destruction OF
the new Industries II President Harrison should be
re-elected was wildly checred. Cha man Gowdy ana
the Republican leaders express themselves as highly
pleased with the meeting. 1t made plain the fact
that American tin l. a reality. and will compel the
Democratic speakers to change front They Will un-
doubtcdlv nov acknowledge that Tin can BE- made In
America but II Is already evident that they mean to
attack Its quality.