The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-05
EFFECT of TARIFF REFORM.


territory, which were closed during
the later years of Republican rule and
the protective policy, are now running
on full time, is matter of congratula-
ton to all good citizens and particu-
larly so to the Democrats, who can
point with pride" to it as proof that
the Republican yarns to the effect that
it was fear of tariff reform that closed
them down, were the fiimsiest kind of
political shoddy.
Not only in Utah, but throughout the
United States, the manufacturing in
terests which, according to Republican
representations, were to be Smashed
by the smashing of McKinleyism, are
recuperating wonderfully from the eff
fects of the panic, and new ventures
are being made, encouraged by the
solidity given to industry by the pas
sage of the tariff bill. This is all gall
and NORWOOD to certain class of
Republican demagogues and papers
which appear to be so partisan, that
they would far rather the disasters
that came from Republican misrule
would increase upon the country than
that good times should be enjoyed I'M
der a Democratic administration
Among the evidences of a thorough
revival in manufacturing circles con-
sequent upon the settlement of the
tariff question, Fibre and Fabric. which
is not at all favorable to the Demo-
cratic party, but is yet fair and hon
orable recorder of current industrial
progress, says:
Now that the tariff question has been
acted upon and the trade in wooden
goods has gained a strength which it
has not experienced in the past year.
the demand for wooden mill properties
is particularly noted
The following are CLEANED from the
same paper and other sources of in
formation, as straws that show which
way the breeze of returning prosperity
is blowing since the terrible tariff re-
form bill has become a law:
The card and spinning room at Ia
comic mills, Pittsburg, Mass, are run
nlng nights to, keep, pace with demands
on them. The Pomeroy mills are start
ing up.
Business continues good at Brown &
Ackroyd's mill, Lawrence, Mass, and
the firm has plenty of orders ahead.
All the mills at Tilton, n H.. are
running on full time except the No. 2.
which is undergoing repairs
l.. keegan's mill, Wilsonville, Conn.
which was closed nearly the whole of
July, is now running full time.
At Orange, N. J., the hat manufac
turers are usually shut down for three
weeks or more during the summer, but
they are now doing a fair business.
Business is good at Tilton. All the
mills are running on full time, with
the exception of Tilton mill No. Q.
which is making repairs.
The contemplated opening of the new
mill of the Exeter Manufacturing COM
pany for business September has
filled the air with encouraging runors.
A large majority of the former opera
lives employed in distant cities and
towns will return to work in the new
mill.
The upper and lower Pacific mills.
Lawrence, Mass, are running steadily
and the outlook is promising Ii is re-
ported that there will be no shut down
this summer.
The Bricl1ner wooden mills, Sheboy-
gan Falls, Wis, are running full time
and are shipping goods daily.
On August Z the National Rubber.
company, Bristol. r. J., employing 1,500
hands, turned out 21,50O pairs of goods,
it being the largest days production
Tor twenty-seven years.
The Massachusetts cotton mill,
Lowell, Mass. had declared a semi
annual dividend of $50 per share.
The Elliott Manufacturing company
is operating its silk underwear factory
al Manchester, n e., on full time with
many orders ahead
An overalls mandatory will be
established al Salisbury. Nd. to employ
100 hands. Baltimore business men are
at the head of the enterprise.
There is a rush of business at the
Washington mills, Lawrence, Mass,
several departments being kept busy
night and day
The Bel Air mills, Pittsfield, Mass,
which have been voluntarily restored to
the same rate as before the 10 ner cent
cut
In New Hampshire:-At Guilford the
Piscataquis Wooden company are run
ming their mills until $50 in the even
ing, to catch up with their work.
1t is reported that Amos Abbott &