The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-03
Next Tuesdays Election day.
Polls open at s in the morning
and close ut Is III the evening.
FOR CALAMITY HowLERs.
Business is Improving and Manu-
factories are Resuming
Everywhere


factories are Resuming
Everywhere
PitSburg, Pa, oct. a4.-The Carrie Furnace Com
rany has advanced the wages vi the day iaborers
from slO5 81 2O per day 1t is believed that other
employers no have been paying less than 81 ~ for
day labor will restore the price TO what il was before
the slnie This is the second advance in wages
which has occurred in Pittsburg this year The
other was a seven-cent advance to LlborerS !,
south side mill.
woonsoeket /. l.. Oct. 2i.-Notices were posted
in the factories of the Miville and Alice rubber
works stating that work will be resumed next Mon
day. The works have been closed since september.
New Bedford, Mass. Oct PA mill is shortly
be erected al the north end of the city for the
manufacture of coarse yarns. The new mill will he
about 900 by $50 feet one story high. The capital
stock is to be siOOOOa one-half Of which has been
subscribed.
New Haven Conn. oct, ai.-Negotiations are
almost concluded by Hughes Brothers x Bangs, of
Syracuse. " " 10 get control ofthe famous saehem's
Head quarries in Gniliop II is believed the quar-
res will soon start up with big contracts. The
revival of the quarries means much for the town.
since several hundred men will be employed.
The Hastings Pai Tribune October D. says:
There will bc noticeable improvement in the coal
business here next month. indicated by the orders
received for that time. This is. however, mainly in
the line oftrde, and is caused by the resumption Of
work at II large number of manufacturing plants
which will start up at that time.
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The MeKecsport Times tRep.). October NJ says:
"Some time ago the Times made mention of the
fact that the Carnegie Steel Company was arranging
TO bnid addition To its steel works ut Duqnesne.
Since that time the ground has been secured, and il
is now given out that preparations are being com
pleted TO at erect four great blast furnaces on
the ground which adioins the present steel works.
II will take that many furnaces to supply the steel
works They will be immense affairs, employ many
men, and create a boom in that prosperous manu-
featuring borough"
The Piusburg Leader. October &C. says: George
Cappell chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Denver " Rio Gnnde Railroad passed through the
city this morning route for the West. Mr..
Cappell says the business in the West is gradually
improving and that it viii not be long until the
greater portion of the industries will he running
fun time lie said that the Colorado gold output
was as great at the present time it has been
and that in the neighborhood of - 100000 worth OF
the yellow metal had been mined in the past year;
that the lead mines in the Leadville district were
also resumine. and would soon yield very large
outputs.
Pittsburg. Pa, Oct 26--The Westinghouse Air
brake Company's works at NiImerding, which have
been only working seven hours day and four days
week for many months, in addition to laying OIL
a large number of men, have resumed operations to
their full capacity. This will give employment to
hundreds of men who have been idle fora long time
Decatur ILL.,. Oct 26.-Decatur manufacturers re-
port great improvement in business in the last
two months. The Mueller Manufacturing Company
the Decatur Furniture Company, the Warren 4
Durfee Co, the Union Iron Company and many
smaller concerns report an increase of activity and
in the forces which they employ. The Mueller
Company will erect new works of double the capac
ity of the present ones. The Warren Il Durec Co.
will start up November l, with double its former
number ochands. The planning mills are all running
with full forces The building trade is also booming
Nearly every concern in town is doing better bus
mess than at any time since 1892.
Boston, Mass. Oct. 2G.-An Augusta, Me-. special
to this evenings Herald says: There seems TO be
a great Improvement in the industrial situation III
Maine. Mills starting up which have been idle
for months.
THE cotton mills and most of the wooden mills
are running on full time The cotton min in thi,
city is making more money it is understood than
it has for several years.
THE pulp industry is decidedly prosperous and
the profits are large.
'J'nder the new tariff logging operations in the
woods this winter will he eurtailed unless the price
ofstnmrage is reduced so as to enable mill men t.
compete with their Provincial rivals in the manu-
faeturc of lumber.
Some of the signs that tide of prosperity has Sc
in may be seen by the following intelligence
Another wooden mill has started up in Limerick
York county.
.'Thc work otbuilding the big pulp mill at Rum
ford Falls upon which work has been suspended
for MONTHS has been resumed. The plant, wher
completed, will employ from 100 To 10 men, AM
win turn ont about forty tons Of sulphite daily,
a woodworking plant will be established Al
Houlton The factory will cost SlOOOOo, with q
working capital of an equal amount and will Civ,
employment TO from 300 10 800 hands.
"'Thc Cowan Mill. at Lewiston. is obliged TO run
nights to keep up with its orders.
THE IIallowcll Granite Works, employing foret
engaged ON big New York contract
"a new shoe factory is TO he built at Calais.
'.l3usiness at the skowhegan shoe factory Is Loom
ing and 80 people are on the pay roll.
.'Ouc-haf of the wooden mills in South Windhan
run both day and night to keep up with orders.
''The Richards Pulp Min at Skowheean, after being
shut down for nearly year. is running on full time
''Thc Union shoe factory, at Ellsworth is running
al its full capacity and the company talks Of build
ing second factory.
"Thc Gardiner Woolcn Mill will start up abou
one-halfof its capacity and give employment Il
fifty hands next month,
The six starch factories at Fort Fairfield are al
doing lively business.
THE Skowhegln coat shop which has been shu
down for about year will start up next week witt
a full crew.
a large clothing factory is to be established il
Monmouth, employing over 100 girls.
The three Pttsield wooden mills unnin.
full time and two of them on extra Time
The New York Herald, October Is says: "Th'
statistics of domestic exports of the United State
for the month of September last the first Who'll,
month in which the new tariff was in operationl
prepared by the Bureau Of Statistics in the Treasur,
Department. make a favorable showing.
..Except in breadstufis and mineral oils. th
country exported more of the principal articles o
domestic merchandise last month than in th'
month of September, 1898 Owing TO the fine
crops abroad this year the foreign demand fol
American griinis greatly reduced. But for thi
fact the aggregate value of the exports last month
would exceed those ofseptember 1893 by 81, 3sG s5
The Treasury statistics also show that in the frs
month under the new tariff the value of articles
admitted free of customs duties 81 70s 6s7 great
er than in September 1893 under the McKinle,
tariff. This proves that the Chinese wall of Re
publican protection was least partly removed b.
the new tariff.
another healthy sign afforded by these statistic:
is that the volume of dutiable imports inereas
ed considerably and promptly by the Wilson tariff
These are mere straws, but they. show some o.
the good effects of the recent Democratic tariff re-
form bill. and that still better results will soon fol
low from its operation.
The Pottsville Evening Chronicle. October IL