The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-16
EFFEcrs OF Fl,EE TRADE

On the Business Conditions Of the South
cru StntOs-COmparisOn of Prices.
Americun Economist
An instance Of southern conditions is
shown in tho case of new mica mill
that was opened in tho spring Of 1898,
beginning operation on contract call
ing for its entire production for six
lnonths. This mill shut down Novem-
Der !, 1894, aud since then has not sold
one pound oi mica, in spite OF the fact
thatit IL being offered ut 10 ner cent
less money than the price d year ago.
That part OF the south is all right, and
will give good Republican majority
The otIect OF The new tariff on sugar
and the abolition Of the bounty is such
Ms to compel the small producers and
owners of open kettle factories in
Louisiana to close their works and sell
their sugar cane to refneries nj prics
that will hardly cover expenses. These
people will have to discharge half their
hands ut the close OF the season, intend.
ing TO abandon the culture OF cane.
There never were go many idle hands
during August and September.
The higher price Of sugar has ad-
vanced the price OF candy in Louisiana.
The increase is added TO the Wholesale
price, us well as u small percentage
which the retailer also adds. Tho con-
sumers not only pay more for candy
owing to the duty on sugar, but large
prices for the work OF the manufacturer
md retailer. Ths reason given for
charging this extra percentage Is that
the sales arc smaller and tho cost OF
manufacture IS CORES ondingly greater.
In North Carolina tho pay roll OF large
manufacturing companies is 81 per cent
less than III lSD2. Meetings OF Demo-
cratic clubs nave beeu failures. some
men taking women anti children with
them in order to make up anything like
respectable Attendance. OF cour,e.
these facts are not teiegrnphed to papers
elsewhere. A factory in Carthage, n.
C., has done no work since the passage
of tue new tariff bill. A lumber firm
has discharged % per cent Of its hands
and expects to close. Wages arc being
cut everywhere. The price If farming
products is lower than ever before
known, but sugar and coffee, which the
poor nun has TO buy, are higher. a
fair election and an honest count should
carry North Carolina for the Repubii'
cans.
The lumber dealers OF Leslie county,
Kentucky, arc said to have lost at least
S50,0J0 OWN: to tho German tariff.
Farm hands in the same state who used
10 receive 81 80 per foot fer sawn logs
delivered ut Frankfort arc now getting
from 70 cents to 81. Sheep that sold
for 81 TO So SO in 1892 now bring 81.
Every branch Of business has decreased
ouc.half since President Harrison's adj
ministration. The people cannot pay
thcir,tnxcs and hundreds OF Democrats
are dGserting their party.
A PHO aud foundry company that
was started in Virginia in 1892 has since
been trying to work up to its capacity,
but during tho last twelve months
prices have been low and no manufac'
lurer has been able to got n new dollar
for an old one. Wages have been ro'
duced on all average OF 20 pOr cont dur
ing tho last yuar in this factory, which
EMPLOYS 1000 men. In Green county
business has boen greatly injured.
WHAT sold at 45a52c, horses and cattle
ut half price. Although the Democrat.
have been in full and complete control
of Washington Tor tho past two years,
and in Richmond for twenty years, yet
they nave tho hardihood TO assert that
the Republicans have brought about
the present deplornblc condition Of tho
country. With an honest election law
tho Republicans would elect Mt least
thrco.fourths OF tho congressman oil
Nirrinin.