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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-04

given tli- is ,ts',,- NJ
V'tAA7seA aa cur ctasis tersrts ana
y ~ - ~ 'l;t y the ld population o.
1870 people IN the United Ststss n.
oe,'VVS ars ensRsea IN what atu called gain.
lui occupations, earning ways, or salaries,
si'e VAT the average annual income o.
Nee s3eN'op people, upon which they
1na Hil The otAcr people Of the United
s~''ts depend Tor support, Is 500. making
iof the year si1,Sco, 10000 lsedueting q
pr cest, from that for federal, state aud
mumelpsl taxes and 10 per cent. Tor saw.
mss er additions 20 the permanent wealth
oil ne country, there IS left sli IS, on &C
port
The Hon. d. A. Wells. By a Different pro.
cess arrives at the conclusion. afser do.
dnoting Q per cent. for taxes and 10 PET
cent. for permanent savings or additions 10
The wealth Of the people, that there ~.
mains 70 be expended for their support the
sum Of sll,o5T 400 oOo, or a little more han
MI Atkinson estimates, but he thinksthat
Is somewhat too large,
II &lO,@O,o0o1o0 Representa- the annual
expenditures for commodities. then asa.
SSS,T8 represents the monthly exnendt
lures, and "a we have tho increase OF price,
according 10 The Importance Of the article.
slated by quarters, the result is not din
cult to ascertain.
This is the table heretofore referred TO-
and Il requires no explanation EXCEPT d
say that the second column shows the In.
ercase in the cost Of living 40 the end Of
each quarter over what il was at the be
ginning Of the period;
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-04

Notwithstanding these undvniuhle fnet8,
tho benatar from Rhode Island asserted, if
not in express tsrms, az least by necessary
inference, that The prices d commodities
and the coss of living declined during tue
period csvend by the Investigation. lie
add, "Tllers can be 20 iangsr any question
as to tie oggFe u prices for the period
ooyaGed BY theooniBi4ttee'a Investigation"
and think every one who Lizard hiA speech
understold him 10 EHintain that prices
and tbs nlst q liging wer5 lower during
that period than they wtTe before.
Protection Did Nj Help wages
But, Mr.. President mus pass on -
auotheg subjaet. The COMMITTEES Alao, ~ J
have alsel.dg said, caiu.ed an isyestigat@oa
10 be mode ~ 70 the raieg Of wpErs during
this sane peTiod in efteen Of what are
called general occupations, Hoet u whieh
are aiunest entirely IN the nnapFotes;ef ~
dur.ries, rs will BE- Eeen when ] come 70
state them, and in fifteen special oecnpa-
tic.ng which are highly protected By tse
tariff law.
Tho rssngltt Of that Investigation issheWn
hy the rspuEz. The ayteen gengHal ooespn-
tions esiccted by th.e comsnities ~ faffiy
representative At tho rate d wages received
10 al the general ocrapstlons IN the ooun-
try were g follows, ani ] asks ueuAtpir 70
rive their attention 10 them ~ J hi4tn
them. 10 order tbat theT nay aeteruine
for thena-clrra how far thfy are pTstectfa'
Bakefs, blaeksmithy. bFiekiagers-I sn9'
paso thera b scarcely anybody Who wili IN
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-04

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. n ~ " ~ Ng9 sYE%F
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n..,,,,,-r- perbaps I onrbt IA
w, XVI ssnrte for nttenniiny an
"a ~ ~ ,,is and Mt 10 lnt,,a ,,eriod In
Anal ., ~ ,, ooe,,,v npy mart, Of its thpn
-, y T, N q s,,lir,t which we All
ul'-u l, n, ,1isnosed Of. INT The rc,ent
'l-'ug. hv Tia committee an finance
g-- 80 Tia nrirrs Of cor,r,o,li.
NV ~ ,.,,.rs und tbe ef,st ofliv.
~ limited States has been 20
,bly misunderstood or so grossly
,r~,pted in the public press and
/. IN that have felt il to be the duty
~ one on this side Of the chamber who
N n making tho Investigation 10
"A - yieu- ~ lis results.
IN Il the unanimous opinion OF
+ sand statlsticlans who have in
+ ,tad the subject that for many years,
I'd n, great Industrial aud commercial
r,,a the world, the prices OF COM
bar, been deer ny and the rates
4. espeeialiv I'm ase oceupatlons
ratire considerable degree Of
~ Intelligence, have been increas-
4 e,urse tAero arc very MANY aud
asplenous and aggrayating excop.
+ Atib general rnlr, but they are all
sshll. In my opiniop. to abnormal
rlfeial conditions. created bv un-
IA unjust tax laws and bv improper
'.Vfntal interference with the private
+ /, a the people. discriminating in
some and against Others.
m. Polly Of Prot..ti.n.
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~. g.s.a,iv snJ caw,faststiv ,gIai.
800 1870 ,eaass.,.,as ~ tx LII
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~ n ~ w, , IL ,ns a., ., ,,i. ia.nar
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J,loi,ar w.. ,L ~ nj ttai.
ib.ys never bssn ~ A. sa o,,
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IN - ,,erasitia, G'at tLo roorIo
IN 49,. mi ,,r,'s,',,,rs H., m.
y ,s.thsr tto nnrn,,,a ~ do, tsvs.
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-, ,,,I,isL ~ -,aasi 80 ta.
I,r,at d,;nt ma - f' "
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u :, M soas,ar 49,, N,s'ds5,fr
n ,nns.o,,I,, ~ ,Lis -,
M 80 -, ,orau,ssii.i,, - i,an'
a H. con,,nr,T,its NJ L. 40 ~
vi mo .,iri, ~ ~ a.. /, ,siiaI, La
IN. M 80 - ~, - si.1,,,.-S
,r,n,ion ,,hts - 49, $3.50 ~, ~ -, -
!, nor ~ AL, ~ s - -. H. IT,,
IA tue history OF the world has
znsel the condition Of mankind by
IN ,rr,,,; n1' ,.i.ti 10 ~ -, Nv ~
nan who Is willing to work.
bal Of production and distribution
w because cheap and easy distribu-
ftnd 10 the consumer. ma choap and
2 esduetian. therefore every sbaolsls
.sd upon commerce. every restriction
hoaest trade. eyerv interfercnee with
lsS exchange Of produets in the mar.
u lie world increases nricas and dc.
y toe people Of the benefits which
,yas would epiov resulting from i'm
iiDsnst ,iol - a III,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

IL sheer Fore ~ weight threw him
once more upon fhe floor it'll TIT knee
on his chc~-- ii- came down this time
% heavily That feared ] had knocked
the life out ~ hi< bcir- and for mo-
raen- he remained m0ti0nEe>s- ] hooked
up n the strap upon ny travelling
shawl which hung in the rack: IL only
had : strong rope ! might tie his arms
b~hind him before he aroused and then
could easily manz-c hin hid moth
in- suitable. however. for this purPc~e-
/ was actually -lad when saw him
open his ~r<> once more for began 70
dread lest had killed hin-
-Have Won cleared tho<e dc-ils AL
ous-- he asked &C. very quietly. and
with heavy sigh
EVERY one Of then G~s up and sic
II the corn~r-it J. the safest place. and
I viii keep them OF you--
These las. twenty minutes seemed An
eternity should re never get % our
JOURNEYS end. By = glance OFT Of the
window could get glimpse of the
Distant Adrizt;r- Srreir re must stop
in eve minutes nore- Patience
The stranger bean % Be restless
again What would b. a.tezpc next
KEEP. NJ cyes 6xed nPo1 his which
seemed IN -on<r.onsly % quaii benezth
mine vet could ~~e that be WAS grow
ing rnomen-ariiy r,o-r uneasy. and that
= paroxy>-n Vas ur.i0absedly pending
dared no. suggest wor.i lest j >houId
hasten his st. and % c01lf only keep
uron mr guard
II was already sunset and rhe air
seemed full 81 golden miss as the train
a last 5cxzn 70 q yre more slowly and
then II stopped altogether iu<s Is the
guard threw crcn the czr door with
the ringing err --yenixiz- % my il
finite sati><act;on-
The m0-aent the door opened nv
mad comp1nion made : rn>h 20 rrt
ort- and leapinr upon the platform ..
the depot ua> instantly <<ixed BY twn
stout <ellOrrs while third hznlrufesi
hin lie uzs expected - t1e cor
dur-o- told ne zfferwzri- Telegram
having been sent forward 10 secure
him Il seemed that be had eSraprd
from A Insane asylum near which be
had taken the train when lse purchased
his ticket and mzzs< al proper Arrange
nen-s for the Journey % Venice with
- much c0--ectnc<s and knowl<dgs Q!
detail = th0ngh perfectly sane
an pcrSon Of more than average
ccolne<> AID accustomed % meet warn
cus exixencie< bnx mr<< COATES tai
nv nerves ~ere considerably shaken By
this ride NTH ; mailman Nur'
rsy. ny y. Wee KY
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

20 mv arm >r1 mFr, fw ~. E~s
sii in vour crner ana give - r,.ou.-
ami ;ara>s him beck into III opr->:.s
Eat.
onc~ nor~ uenr siruu-h tb< r,rto-
rair.< II an Imaginary >s~nu,-,~ -, e,.,.-s
sone monster frorn fhc ~sn.sD<.
-H2. He rrstiu,y IL. l.r..~r a. xou
srrcan~ith< maniac --IIe Vii. D. .ft<r
me next and H. mad. /. surin- Il IL
other door. hut il 49, securely ro-rk<d
On the OUTSIDE. osh~rri>~ NJ uou.d
have f<rn under fl< rhrei. Of ,h< train
and killed IN A instant.
-Aii right: he hic snake h.> r-un~.-
sad 4. SHINING him - h~ struggled %
get hi- bp.sr out a. IL window
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

-raroncss Buriette-coutss ciinzs
n the o!d-faShioncd idca That black n
unlucl<y color 10 wear Il : wedding.
Her favorite weddinggown Is bright
srpphirc-bluc velvet. with wonderful
mixture q feathers and fur Is head
rear.
The cr;r.,~ .rd pr;nc~~. a WaIes
nave a. IA a. er..rt ! mouument 4,
~. AM. - f1.,--,.. 4, 49, ch.r--rI ~
Ssndringhsm church. and the queen in
tends 70 place : statue a her grandson
n The Prince Cou~,rt,s uauroleum a
Frwmore.
y. q. Brown. WIN wrns n Colombo
- rs.s ,r;,ho,s |. d<,Il.v -. 49, ce.r-
IL completed a. Drnvrr TIE 6ne~s hotel
w.-t ~ tn v;-;.-;,,.i v,t;ch viii 800
Mn. =, soo 90 a n.,>~<~~ .>r<;<.~ -
land which h. entered thirfv wears nro
Tor saoo. Is today worth q. ooo. 600.
NJ Henri W., re--rh.r - th.&
. wom,c c,n AZ 49, c-n h<,-,.....,rar
=. 49, 90, a~.s.,,.,xs- "a ;r.;s.--
,.I,v hr;,r ~ . f.-,f,~ ~ i, An -.
ccmnI;~b;pv III - sat;sf,...orx MAN
49, Il sbe ~, ,nheld ~ ~. ,h.,ghr ,b.,
H. hr<h.,ars lox. "A tv-,<. -. ri.c.,d
unon her.
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q last 90 IN t;ro-sm;th-s nerxs< ana
~ exn,-t,,,tea ..r.g r.-lnr -
nar,.'.d the ofs;cial .-but I've len I,e,t..r
sims~-
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29
HUMOROUS.

The landlord may be = square man.
but You can depend on finding him
round on rent day. -Binghamton Lead
err.
Most women have good deal Of
romance in their dispositions II they
hadn't. very few men would ever suc-
ceed in getting married -Somervills
Journal
-Tomson- jackson is wise man
John<0n-.In what respect pray?-
Tomson---lou surely must have no
ticed H. He always laughs At his en-
ployer's jokes
Leap. girls. leap with care:
Leap with pop af yo1r pnrfnere.
No more need for trap and snare.
Pop. girls. pop TO the bschel.ire
Lowell Arena
First Boston Girl-s.Did you hear
The new Chicago elocutionist?~ second
Boston Girl did l never knew b.
fore that Byron wrote dialect verse
indianapolis Journal
Brown lat an ultra fnil-dress even
ing party,--vhat enchanting COS
tulaes these ladies appear in tonight
Fog Yes. that's what should think
II were a mosquito. Boston Tran
script
One Of the questions that acitate
the bosom Of the young man Of to-day
j. whether the girl he admires sings
popular songs because she likes them
or simply to test his affection - Wash
ington Star
Family Hono<.-Brown's Boy--My
fader licked cop las night Blacks
Pooh. yer needn't put on airs.
Tommy Brown. Ny fader was de first
prisoner 70 occupy . cell in de new jan ("
Yankee Blade
Only q mean father will cut : regis
ter hole from his chamber 70 the front
parlor where his daughter i in the
habit Of entertaining her young man
Thursday evening Of every week
Somerviile Journal
1t was False Mother is IL true
Laura. that Jennie heard that young
man that calls on you ask 20 kiss you
last nirht?- Lauva-..No. mother. Il j.
not am sure George spoke In whis-
per. Yankee Blade.
-"You are married now. Mr. Caz-
Icy said life-insurzncc agent 70 >
newly-madc benedict. and you really
ought 70 take out = policy On your life :
-Gracious-~ replied Galley. frightened.
is Il likely to prove fatalt-
--Daughter-"T know Cholly smokes
cicaretteS~ Mother--Take my advice
and have nothing 20 do with man who
puts m enemy in his mouth 20 steal
away his brains- Daughtcr--It's mot
% bad Is that in Choily's cssc---N. r.
Sun
Mrs. Bunting did Jon hear how
Mrs. Ricketts, went on when she heard
that her husband had eloped with the
cooke~ Mrs- Larl<in-.YcA She told
me that the cook was perfect treasure.
and that Il would Be impoeafble % -
another half . good Y. SON
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

II. ~
mott sinister expression.
u was dificult 20 un.:er~sand this n
we had M, exchanged : word con<<-
GurntIy ] could ut have offended him
IN any way. still. every time I m~t his
glance the same exprr<<ion WAS mani
f~>s- exc~p. that 4 seemed % bc in
tensile nme and more every minute.
until presently saw him take larrsn-
bladet katie frorn his pocket and OPEN
| inx H. L. aid - Ne looked m< full IN
the face with savage insens:
Have you gos the management 81 al
these devils and repsilesy'
Devils and repsile>r vhercy-
-All about M here on the seats. in
your lap. and creeping UP % the win
dow there
oh. ] understand you. now said I.
instantly snspecting that the man Was
deranged- and resolving what % DO
do you suppose am going % ~
quietly here and LEI you PIT those ere~-
| lures on me-
--ISy no means said l. They hare
h>cn boshering me AL the forenoon
Here. give me your knife and let me
-.ueh'sr tne serInin.
Thus seeming 10 fall in with MS idras-
and recognizing the presence Of th-
devilsand reptiles all about r~- ! reached
out my hand and almost snatehed his
knife from him and pretended - cut
sna siaSn IN . fr-Snsfni manner
linen passed some minutes N SEEN
ing 20 throw the ezrcas~es out % Inc
WINDOW taking good care 20 send the
KNIFE after them
well Tat comfort saia me
STRANGER. calming down con>incrao'F-
lou ana that very well stop. There
= one WIN awlni- Caring es-> in 'nAS
corner. See So see and ne ,ren
DID al over - ne poAniea 70 tae 60
ner - tnr e"-sn-
ipnt e afraii' said y nS -
me TT AZ AIM ann l went tnrpn-n -.
imaginary tussie witn an animal. and
MD not = Aitfie apparent e1rrrAon Pre-
Tended . throw Nm aiso ons o. tne
WINDOW
Nhere = sae KNIFE saAa ne >o1-
denly
dropped = Ont Nish hos cevil~-
That's bad said the MAN. -n1t
their AT gone Tor ne present.
AL said \ mot enc ieit
He drew long breath a though
cutie relieved and ion-e1 Tor fise
time when the tain should STOP sofha'
could free myself frcn the c0mpsn n
io1~hlp q iunatt-- had fhroTrn
AWAY his knife and thougAt Thai Pr
har~ could hantile hin \ nc nai 10
weapon; hut ! Fever Tor nc-ner; too;
mE eyc> Of hi~ taer- a1l When could
.airly eaten hi> eyes. i razra tack full
and detcrm'nediy into then wirn Al tne
power q nv Viii This affected ham
ssngulariy- and he be-aa 2 avoid my
diree; LOOK and ndyer IN nls seat-s
re>slc~~neSs which ! knew 70 be o7d
symptom
II In the meantime ! tried N degree
% analFze the mans cas- fie Was es''
Gently suffering from ce-l-irzn tremenS-
and IN the most viruient form Nzsnr'
ally large ard strong man Ms pns =
cal pouer vas o. eocrs< Sreasif exeite1
and Increased Temporarily ~ the &C
rangemens q TIE brain knew tnaf
maj ID MS situation was enrirrif an
anenaole 20 reason. ana that tns
easiest ana pern.ps nc on't -
control MN - Al "as 70 -.,P' "a,
own ideas- however unsonao'e. 30
~ nnc~<s . manage MN "1noa' p
pear1nS 20 90 -
~ ete> wele cH n.I lor Ino'ne ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

Few strangers were % Be mes upon the
rcuse< ~ northern Italy. therefore !
settled myself down very comfortably
IN the railroad coach- which contained
10 one else The first hour passed
pleasantly a. we ersr~~ed the fertile
plains u Tuscany and then commenced
% creep up the mountains % dive IN
and our OK long. dark tunnels 20
struggle over upfr1drs and 70 rush
Gown again On the opposite sssir-
>cme az the widest <cencry 20 he
rne. with in Europe ~z.utes thc eye Of
tlAe trareler II this point varied with
deep georges md rushing mountain
tOrrrnf<- now znd then descending into
sheltered vaiIcrs where the hillsides
are terraccd and beautifully cultivated
~ patient labor Quaint old towers =
rasncd convcE-- crumbIinx chus~h
telfrv- half-demoii<hed castle Of the
r-idiie ages. she graceful arch Of IN
antique stone bridge and here and
there : splendid modern viaduct are
combined with fheever-varyinz picture.
while the snow-czpprd APernines reach
Tar up on either hand until mingled
Nth and lost in the blue heavens
by and By tie route deScend> into the
iow-lying. long-resching plains Of We
nr,is- wherc the train glides over >
country - bro2d - ; western prairie.
and where the large estates are divided
= alleys Of tall Lombariy poplar~ u
vas a : small way->sation just here.
where the express train had stopped
forccal and water. that the door Of my
carriage ascPenel and aman enteresL
t.kinx the sea< Opposite % that which
! csvuPiet- ! remarked that he had no
IaTgage with hin. snd concluded that
M Us probably noe going far Vet.
- The express train stopped only when
- fuel and water were exhausted
knew that he must remain - nv Con
Fzrlen Tor two o. three hours u least
inct<ed politely 20 the individual -
- entered the mere salute % str,nr<rs
1rcl being thrown into clo~e eoDnec-
t,nn- and was little surprised % OBJ
srve that my courtesy wzS noe ~
trned However. sborxhs no more
81 ne matter for some noments. oa:
ons'ed myself watching the attractive
rere> through which nc we're thrrai-
~ our way with li<htninx-like speed.
Aspp<ning 70 glance toward ny cons-
,n'cn- int after We lad COS fairly nm
1~.y. e.uzhs - eyes regarding
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29


The following i portion q the p
tit-on IN favor - frs~ ws-o1 ~rnt - the
ccr-znittre ON WAS and n<2n< - the
phi2 The club j. composed - work
mrn in the large woolen factories q
that city,
Although iahDr i nost directly inter
estrt In the tariff schedules Il has hren
eussom2ry for tho~r who favor high
pros-ctive dutir> 20 turn = deaf ear -
il appral> despite th~ir prose><asions
o. >o-ieitnte for the welfare u the toll
en- whilst the clanors u tho>e who
fnt : special interest in high duties
having thr time ana means % h>rsiege
the sLs-,r> u eonxr>-sS. have not been un-
hr~t-~i The fat that i hring fried out
u the worxin<snen enables them %
rrn<i<r sFH--sal service 70 the partisan
ma~hInr- and thus they can make their
weight felt far better than the neeced
worIingn~n-
Wow. hDwrver that .here \ once
more AZ Opportunity % b. heard upon
an equal tsrting with the capitalists
W. ,he Ken>inrrnn Reform club. as an
oryznixa-ion sr,np,s~t Of wor<ingmcn
in every branch Of ths textile industries
~<nd greeting % the friends u fair play
and honest and equal government with
: prayer fnr the immesiiate passage Of
she fire. wool bill now under conSiiera-
ton in the hOu<e. which. whilst II may
MT fully inert our desires Is yet
MEASURE offering great relief % the
wholr people
The Labor in the WOODEN mills has
ne-~r been in 80 depressed condition
IS in the past year The carpet industry
/ was never - drmoralizrf- Wages have
| been reduced both in = direct way and
by the ~nbtrrfuges called adjustments
establishments and fines. and the co~t u
| living has bern p-rreptibly increased
l until the cnn.iition II labor ! well nigh
| unhrerab'e- Employment has grown
| r1o-- unsteady many mills working
I bur partial tirne. ~,-ne closed entirely.
| while in r-hc-~ the waiting for warp
snd Sling am 1znt~ % los OF from
I 1ne-rnar-sr - nn.--half -im-.
-This l. 10 idt. .aIL hut the result u
/ Investigation a. il l. ono II The missions
| ~ our organizations % inteliigently
\ watch The effect Of legislation upon L.
4 h. ara ~. here aad that thsre has
1 rs-r.-~ p....n N iner-s-, ~ tariff rates
4 -h-- -. ~. aIr,a~- iu,u..,fia-..Iv ~
1 l,rx.,s H.. -,~lur-f.,-,~ ~ vran.-s This 4
surely non.-a-v - what was promised
~ ! r-s.l- ~ -. -arffr NV paS-.-t br
III. L. e.,u-r--s and Il = therefor. -,
1 su-r-i~fr,r - ind rxnr,<in-rner realizing
1 rhar th-v h.~. ben <.-,l.,d ou-e toD
4 often
III A. has been asserted in c.,nyress
\ rn-enrlv. the manufacturer DO not
\ need ~ want high tariff and that il
, l. SOLELY <,r the benefit II lai-,r- which
1 never ret anv II them then there Is not
|. the slightest impeachment % . mutual
.yrernrns fog its abolition Eut since
/ che gentlemen who make this assertion
<riIl cppsze reduction the worimen
who a. not are certainly justified
in praying that these kindly souls
may stop their benevolent endeavo-s q
rzi>e wages BY law. which they cannot
d.. ard src about raising them In the
mills which they can do. and II they
will only divide with their workmen
that which they usually give 70 the
party machine il will make perceptib.e
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

: ssekIa'~y r.r.a Drans :. nvs

MEAI14%I HATH 1trAUl0
Acts
Act I. Scene. Congress October. 800.
sduties raised Mckinley increases the
duty on oat meal from half cent 70
one cent per pound in the interests II
several large oat meal manufacturers
of Ohio.
Act III. Scene. Columbus. o.. January.
is9I ttrust f0rmedl Under the heading.
All the Dat Meal Mills Consolidated
the New York Tribune describes what
occurred ns follows: Incorporation
papers were fled II Columbus to-day
for the Consolidated DAT Neal Go. with
. capital " ss.5oo.o00. All the oat meal
mills of the country are brought under
one management with headquarters 1t
Akron o.
Act III. Scene Factory wages r.
duccdl soon after the formation "
the trust the wages If the men and
women employed in the Akron mills.
the largest in the trust were forced %
accept . large reduction in wages
Some had been compelled 70 submit 70
three reductions since the opening %
the first act
Act ~. Scene: Ofices Of the trust
lpric<s raised Dat meal that sold for
ss.o0 per barrel before the trust was
formed. now sells IS high as e7-so PR
barrel
Act v. Scene: Ravcnna- o.. April l.
rs9s lfactories closed The Quaker
mills. with . daily capacity 81 400 bar
rel~. have becn closed by the trust for n
( indefinite period and l00 men are thrown
out Of employment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

Tt i . bad day for Mckinley when
several strikes. Iock-outs. wage rrduc-
tons. or close-downs cannot b. credited
10 his net mcasurse-which BY the WAT
4 doing more % injure our industries,
our laborcrs and our farmers than am
other bill that ever became a law IN this
country. Herr are few Of the items
reported on April ?. tsya. At New
Castle. Pa. notices have been posted -
Ill the furnaces 81 . general reduction
in wages % take effect April ~. The
turn men will BE- reduced Is cents. and
the iron men thrccquarters ~ . cert
per pound on their scale. This viii
rive the turn men SITE and the labcrcss
the magnificent income q si-L NJ
dAy-