The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
THE PROGRESS OF CALAMITY.

| THE PhOOhESS OF CALAMITY.
Among the kilograms in our columns
recently were the following in regard
to Indiana manufacturing concerns:
KOKOMO. Feb. 19.-SpeciaI. - The
| Union fiber company of this place began
| the enlargement of their plant today and
| will increase the present capacity OF
their mills fully one-third. They make
binders board and trunk board exclu-
| sively and have been running only since
the first of the year. The demand for
their product is now far in excess of
the capacity of the mills.
ANDERSON, Feb. 19.-Special-The
Pennsylvania glass works of this city
resumed operations today, putting 300
men TO work. The outlook in the bottle
and flask line is promising, and should
it prove as good as anticipated factory
No. .. the Meridian. employing a like
number of men. will be opened in the
course of week or ten days.
ANDERSON. Feb 19-Special-W. Il.
Porter today let the contract for the
erection of the buildings of the CORFU
gated iron works company that located
in this city last week w s Havs &
Son secured the work. The excavations
will be commenced the last of the week
These are quite conclusive evidence
that Indiana is in line with the remain
der of the country i'm the resumption of
business, Notwithstanding the great
dread of the infamous Wilson BILL As
the passage of the bill draws nearer
factories are resuming in all parts Of
the country. All through February there
has been "a resumption of business. in
several Of them strikes having ended
favorably to the men,
on the I'd the Pioneer pottery compa-
ny of Wellsville, O., acceded to the de-
mands of the striking potters. and work
was resumed at the old wages iumeti-
ately. One hundred and fifty men are en-
ployed.
At Detroit the Farrand Voley organ
company has increased it's force to $50
men, and running with full complement
of hands in a couple of weeks. The De-
troit safe company is working full forces
night and day. j. L. BOlles e Co. have
80 per cent of their regular force at
work; the L. II. Barnum wire and iron
works are running at half capacity. and
the Detroit dry dock company has put
additional men to work. and reports
that the prospects are decidedly
brighter.
At meeting of the board of directors
of the American tin-plate company, held
Feb. 4, it was decided 10 double the ca
pacity of the plant, as it has been found
lilippSSibie 10 III orders at the present
rate of production-3,000 boxes a, week.
With the increased facilities they will
employ zoo men and turn out l. 600 boxes
a day. Operations have been resumed
in three butt mills at Middletown, Pa,
tube works. giving employment To 500
men. The Ashville emery mills of Perth
Amboy, which have been closed for sew
eral months, have resumed business with
n full force of employees. The Birming-
ham, Ala, rolling mills. the biggest in
dustry there, signed contract for raw
material and decided to resume opera
ton at once. This means employment
to over 500 men. The mill has been shut
down for six months.
The Oregon paper mills of Peekskll,
y. Y, have resumed operations. The
Union stove works big shop has begun
work. The little shop" will soon follow
and more than 200 foundrymen will find
employment after a forced vacation. The
New York stove works nave resumed
work with nearly 100 men and in a few
days will be running full blast
The other foundries are getting ready
to resume labor at an early day. The
Peekskill hat factory. which has just re-
moved from Yonkers to Peekskill and
for which the Peekskill board of trade
has just completed a MISREPRESENTATION
lar factory, consisting of several fine,
large brick buildings, is about ready for
work. Many workmen have moved up
President w. II. Belknap announces that
work will begin at once. The hat factory
will employ 500 men and women. The
factory of the Baker underwear COM
pany has just started. the company hav-
ing built a large three-story brick man.
ufactory. The force of the factory will
be 400 girls.
Mr.. Denman, superintendent of the
steel works of Benjamin Atha & filings
worth company of Newark. n. J., says
that since the LIST of January business
has been picking up steadily. He re-
ports good prospects for spring. The
Monitor iron works have resumed work
after being idle month Finter & Co.
report that their business in wagon man.
ufacturing is improving. Mr.. Meeker OF
the firm of Passmore & Meeker says the
prospects are good In his business, es-
pecially in the woodwork department.
Trade revivas are reported from many
quarters of Newark. In the leather bus
mess the outlook is good for this spring.
S. Halsey S Son are steadily increasing
the force of men in their leather factory
and report increasing sales. L. p
Howell a. Co. another big leather firm,
are working full force of men nine
hours a day. The firm was working on
half time less than two months ago.
Hugh Smith. Stengle & Rothschild. and
Henry Lang, who employ hundreds of
men at their tanneries, report that full
time is being made by all. In the kin
dred shoe industry, L. Boyden & Co.
Johnson & Murphy and j.. A. Bannister
&, Co. whose employees have been work
ing three-quarter time, are now running
their shops on full time.
on the 18th the immense factory of
the J. l. Case thrashing machine cOmpa-
ny, which has been closed for the past
five months. depriVing six hundred men,
nearly all Of them heads of families, of
employment. started up with full force.
Enough orders have been received to
keep the works in operation for several
months. On the same day the works of
the Wheeler q Wilson manufacturing
company, which has been idle for several
weeks. started up with a full force of
employees.
The only thing that is necessary to
make this resumption of business more
rapid is the passage of the Wilson bill.
Let it be a law by March A. and bust
ness will be in good condition very soon
afterward.
WHO LOOTED THE TREASURY.
We have repeatedly warned our neigh