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The morning times., 1896-11-01
EMPLOYING
ISn MEN
OTIS BROS. & CO.,
John Fletcher, Local Agent.

Mr.. John Fletcher, manager of Otis Bros.
x Co, elevators: Il am against Bryan
on general principles, have always been Il
Republican, and propose To so to Phila-
delphia and vote for Mckinley to make
that city more unanimous for him.
don't read anything Bryan or his follow
ers have 10 say, don't care 10, and consc-
quently am not in a position Ia anticipate
what effect his election would have upon
our business. It's bad enough now. The
Otis Company employs about 700 men on
the road and twice as many more in thrie
New York factory. ! on'tknow how the
company stands, but have quite a strong
suspicion
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have no hcsitatiOnin sa ying that Bryan's
election would do US an infinite amount
of damage. We have
EMPLOYING any number of con-
tracts, some OF them
100 MEN. ldrge ones, condition
al upon McKinley's
election. The reason is simple. Confidence
is lost, the capitalists will positively not
invest their money. Four-fifths OF the build
ing done in this city is upon borrowed
capital. There will be a great depression
Ill case. Bra yn is elected. or course can't
say how long it Will last, but if the Ohio
man wins l can fill my books with orders
which VIII keep our factory across the
rIver running all winter.
/ am not giving out any quotations now
until know the result OF the election, II
IL goes wrong We viii close down entirely
or run on half-time; no doubt about 1t.
We employ 100 men here and about 2 500
throughout the entire country. Not two
weeks ago / received adyiccs from our
head office in st Louis not to list any
bricks until after the Sd of November,
when We VIII know how we stand l wish
the election were today. / wish it had
occurred Il month ago, for the danger ill.,
CreaseS every hour and every moment.
1 fear the silver sentiment is growing.
We can only hope and work for the election
oil Mckinley in the interest ur our business.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
KEYSTONE PLASTER co.
s. 5. Richardson InraI Na,ao.-

Mr.. S. S. Richardson. local manager ~
ehe keystone Plaster Company, could
not give an opinion for the company, but
was OF the opinion that in fh, event Of
Bryan's election, money would be more
pientiui' anu there would De = greaJ
revival of business, and those who now
1ppose , MIN would fan into line and help
h' >,dd there has been a,.t,I,-,,. ~, ~, Inc
building interests but believes it wouId
soon revive.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
NATIONAL MANUF'T'RING CO.,
W. NJ. Whyte.

believe the election Of Bryan Will bring
about a general stagnation of business,
which will of course,
EMPLOYING affect US among other
business men. draw
40 MEN. my conclusions large
lyfrOm travelling men,
who represent other firms. The feeling
! have 1 find holds largely throughout the
South. from where we receive many Of our
orders We have enough money i'll the
country now and l believe that the elec
ton of Mckinley is the surest way to get
1t into general circulation.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
GORMULLY & JEFFERY.
L. B. Graves. Iocal Manager

MI Louis b. Graves, the manager of the
Gormully and Jefiery Bicycle Coppany of
i'So fourteenth street northwest. said:
IL will make no difference to us locally
SO iar as can see, as 10 who is elected
ffesiuent. We do not worry bout or mess
lh'o poiilics, ana never anticipate trouble
uhtii IL comes. We do not fear n decrease
III business II Bryan is elected, or if Nc.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
B. B. EARNSHAW.

1t would be disastrous to business from
the time of Bryan's election: but am uil-
able to tell how long depression would la It.
1t would take years under most favorable
circumstances to bring back our former
prosperity. On the other hand ir Mr.. Nc
Kinley be elected confidence would be par
TALLY restored Immediately, upon his cleo
tion business would become revived, grad
ually from that time.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
FLOUR AND FEED,
W. H. Cissel & Co.

The election of Mckinley will undoubt-
edly help our business. We cannot conceive
condition of affairs in which 1t would be
worse than now, but Mr.. Bryan's success
would have an unfavorlabe effecton many
Of our customers, and in this way would
be injurious to us. We are for Mckinley
and good times.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
SHIP CHANDLER,
JOSEPH H. Lee.

Bryan elected. would mean, at least, the
present ami even Il lower duty on coal than
is imposed by the Wilson bill, which has
already had the effect of divcrtine the
trade from the Cumberland coal Regions
without any advantage to even the New
England purchasers The New England
consumer gelS his coal no cheaper no" than
he did before. the passage Of the Wilson
bill, he only has The privilege OF buying
either foreign or domestic products. Bryan,
with free coal and free silver. would about
wipe out the Cumberland coal industry.
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am sure would follow the election of Mr.
Bryan. The panic that would follow that
event would make itself felt among all
classes, and among railroad employees it
would necessarily take the form of both
reduction OF force and reduction of salary
am Democrat, but l do not advocate
the free silver heresy
The morning times., 1896-11-01
B. & O. RAILROAD,
william Alvey, General Agent.

Utterances of employers oflabor made on
the eve of an election are SO apt to be mis-
understood and perverted that l am loath
to say anything on the matter. But since
1t is the business aspect and not the politics
or it that you want l may say That
know of no way in which the Baltimore ana
Ohio and its employees in the District could
hope to escape the general distress that
The morning times., 1896-11-01
FLOUR AND GRAIN,
Mcdowell & Sons.

We are Ohio people and are Democrats.
any other kind, but
EMPLOYING we can't swallow the
platform this year,
10 MEN. and we are for Nc
KiuIey. The silver
standard destroys confidence, reduces op-
portunities for labor and reduces wages in
those trades and positions fortunate enough
to escape the general rule. Our own bust
ness and our own workTnen would feel the
effect in common with others. Bryan's
election wouid reduce our business, and
We, Of course, could not employ the same
force on reduced work.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
HENRY T. RIES,
Carriage Maker.

calculate the effect OF the election Our
trade is mostly local
EMPLOYING and the resources
nearly the same all
% MEN. the time, So l don't
think we will be af-
fcctcd greatly. However. believe that if
Mckinley is elected there will be Il great
improvement in business all over the CUun-
try. am friend Of organized labor and
employ from fifteen 10 twenty-five men
Regularity.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
THOMAS w. SMITH,
Lumber.

i would simply shu. UP shop. Rryan's
election would act disaStrOuSly on most
Washington interests,
EMPLOYING but on hone more than
the building trades.
40 MEN. There would he no
question of lower
wages; there would be no wage, atall. |
would close down for an indefinite length
of time. | believe l echo the sentiments
of all my Competitors for this trade.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
PETIT & DRIP,
Eagle Iron Works.

The election of Bryan would be severe
blow to the business interests of the
country, while on
EMPLOYING the other hand under
Mckinley there would
90 MEN. be a great revival
of business It's more
tariff and not silver we want. We en-
ploy forty to fifty men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
NATIONAL
RUBBERROOFPAiNTC COMPANY

We would expect our business to bc
affected unfavorably in case OF RyIn'S
election. Our tradci is
EMPLOYING fair now. but the re-
vival or the building
12 MEN. trade will. of course,
follow McKiEley's
election and help us greatly. We would
be compc He'd to pay lower wages in case
or Bryan's success.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
ALEXANDER SCHMID,
Paper Box.

/ believe that the election of Bryan will
have harmful influence on my business.
He will, of course, be
EMPLOYING an advocate of free
trade and l heartily
MEN. indorse protection on
all our industries.
We have enough money in the country now
and il Will be placed in circulation /
think. only under fie assuring Influences
of Mckinley yism.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
EMPLOYING
90 MEN.

Contemplate the election of a man of his
Pronounced views with any serenity. In
our Washington estahiishnent We have
twenty-siX men, some OF whom, a least,
Would be unnecessary to carry on the very
much sbrunken business that We believe
would be 4 direct result of his election
The morning times., 1896-11-01
EMPLOYING
20 MEN.
JAMES nEADE,
Galvaniz d Iron.

The election of Bryan will be a good
thing. There will be more money and more
work. Been in business for thirty years
and never found it So hard as during the
last four years. Employ only a small force
Of men, ranging from five to ten.
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Kinley is elected. We sell bicycles to Re-
publicans, Democrats, Populists, and any
body who has the money to buy them. In
the event of either candidates. election
we shall employ the same number OF men
here as we now have employed.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES,
ROyce & Marean.

Looking at it from a selfish stand
point we want Mckinley elected. The
Republicans are always more liberal than
the Democrats in District appropriations
and with the revival of business that will
come with McKinlcy's election, we
would necessarily profit. We think Bryan
would hurt business and Mckinley would
help it. That's our position in Il nutshell
The morning times., 1896-11-01
ANDREW j. JOYCE'S SONS,
R. Edwin Joyce.

IN the event of liryan's election my bus
mess would go TO the dogs, that's about
thesum audsubstauCe
EMPLOYING OF it; do not expect
i would be able to re-
90 MEN. main in business at
all. The election of
Mr.. Bryan would result in a stringency of
the money market, gold would leave us.
the banks ana money lenders would call
In their loans, capitalists would refuse
10 let their money out, everything would b..
paralyZed for the want Of a circulating
medium. A business like mine would be
the first to suffer. because | sell luXuricS.
People buy pianos who cannot afford car
riageS, and :he moment there is a loss of
confidence and consequent lack Of money
in circulation people cut off their luXur.s.
Wccmploy now fifty men. and as we cannot
afford 10 maintain charity bureau, we
Would ne compelled to close out. My
brother believes is / do.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
WASHINGTON BRICK & TERRA
GOTTA COrIPANY,
John Miller, President.

/ wonld be obliged to clusc up entirely
If Mr.. Bryan is successful. / dou't like t.
talk on the subject,
EMPLOYING for election talk IS
liable to De miSuud"r-
30 MEN. stood. II is 4 fact.
however. that We
could not run our works III such Il case
We expect Il revival of trade To follow Nc
kinley'S election.
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ETHING FOR THOSE WHO CAN VOTE To THINK ABOITT
81 pc ~ asr+t+'r.r' t'5rg1.i - rst-s4. taf4. d.
WEEKS REFRIGERATOR CO.,
Mr.. Lemon.

I am a Bryan man but believe Nick in
lcy's election would make business better
than the election of
EMPLOYING Bryan would do for
the first year. After
8 MEN. that believe that the
election of either
would result in recuperation OF business.
think that business OF itself is experience
ing generally favorable outlook, and that
the election OF either candidate will result
in better times. Mr.. Taylor Of the same
firm said: 1 am Mex .nleyite. Still l
feel that the election in itself will restore
confidence, no matter which way il goes.
Therefore l believe the election of Bryan
would be helpful to business to certain
extent, though the result would not be
us far-reaching as it would i'll tie election
of Mckinley.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
D. w. sToCKsTILL,
Iron Worker.

His son said his father looked forward
to revival of business all over the country
in the event OF Bryan's election. They
work large number of hands-tnirty-fiye
to ferty-and patronize union labor.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
POTOMAC
LAND IMPROVEMENT CO.,
]. P. Clark, Manager

j. P. Clark, Manager.
Mr.. Clark says that if Bryan is elected
he apprehends a general business depres-
sion, in which he be-
EMPLOYING lieves his company
would suffer, but how
20 MEN, much he is not pre-
pared TO predict.
They employ twenty-five men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
HOME ICE CO..
9. NJ. WILLIS. Surerinten tent

l can't imagine ANYTHING worse bcr,u-
ing The country. Business wnuld ., tC ~,
dogs. Bryan IS backed
EMflIoNiS,' up by the riir-raff of
the country, and If
ou MEN. clectCti vt VFuuidhavc
mob rule and riots
anu strikes The home cUnpduy employs
from 30 lo50men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
c. q. SLOAN & CO.,
Auction HouSe.

do no, believe that the election of Bryan
or, for that matter, OF Mckinley, will
affect my business, one way or the other
employ about fifteen men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
RILEY s WALKER,
IunlhSr.

In the event of Mr. Eryan's election,
in our opinion, il would hurt our business.
To what extent, Of course. we can't say.
We employ now twenty-five men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
JOHN N. ARMSTRONG,
Carriage Builder.

The election OF Bryan would mean ruin
alton to the business of the country. Free
silver would paralyzc industry and scare
off investors, both home and foreign. -
The morning times., 1896-11-01
EDGAR j. HULSE,
Galvanized Iron.

Il am Democrat and have always
voted that way, but this time I'm for
Mckinley. Business is
EMPLOYING very depressed. i
only work twenty. five
80 MEN. orthirty mennuw but
If Bryan is elected am
sure business will go to the dogs. So l
hope he will be defeated"
The morning times., 1896-11-01
Manufacturers and Business Men Tell What Would
Happen If Bryan Is Elected Next Tuesday.

ne would destroy his customers, for from
them he would accept nothing but the
best money, and The farmer only trades
Tor money.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
CORBETT MILL AND MACHINE
COMPANY.

The election Of Bryan would affect us
as II will all others who have to deal
With manufacturers. 1t will do us no good
and may bring US financial harm. The out
look will be gloomy in case he is elected
The morning times., 1896-11-01
WASHINGTON VARIETY STORE
Mrs. E. A. RaiueS

We fear to think OF thc-rcsults of The
election Of Bryan. We believe all we need
in this country is more confidence and pro-
lection which the election OF Mckinley
would insure.
The morning times., 1896-11-01

Ii Bryan Should Be Elected.
NJ Willis Superintendent imagine anything Detailing
country. Business would the dogs.
Davis
the country.
corbe company-The outlook be gloomy
W. NJ Whyte-W bring general stagnaon of business
George Kan would detrment business
Judge Wilson,
generally.
Bttain Local have most disastrous effect
IT, F. Nolan great in
fora long time "0'
Colt would have unfavorabe effect many
customers
Mcdowell & sons-Woud
Royce areanWould business. Mckinley help
William Alvey panic
Joseph wipe industry.
Sloan & CoWont affect
F Muddkau, ManagerWould infinite
Weeks Refrigerator McKnleys
L. Hobrook President-We better times
Henry bring great Improvement
country.
Petit Drppsevere blow interests the country
Schneider all the will be parayzed
Mrs. A. fear to of
B w--Itwo be to
McCornick-Country protective tariff:
Riley Walker-Would hurt business.
John Miller PresdentWould be obliged to close entirely
w. snith-Would simply up shop.
Alexander Schmd Will have harmful influence
Fletcher Manager enough
ConpanyCivi plank would hurt
Edgar J. go o dogs.
N Armstrong business.
PesdentApprehends general business depression.
D. would business
Andrew j. Joyces go dogs.
Richardson, Local Manager would be plentiful
ewould a
would be
change is felt
James Will be good thing
make to locally
The morning times., 1896-11-01
30 MEN
WASHINGTON BRICK CO
7. L. HOlbreok, President.

l 90 not care TO predict or anticipate
'"S 'iiiHs except TO say this; We cUuldn's
- have anything any
E-hfio1lNG worse than We have
experienced under
ioo MEN. Grover Cleveland /
only hope the best
tr."u' ,,.' WIN tie best policy. VIII win. We
W ah' better times. We are HOW only work
Ing our leo men on Lalf time.
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c. A. SCHNEIDER'S SONS,

Times are bad enough ROW, but if Bryan
is elected business all over the country
will be paral wed.
EMPLOYING The panic of ~
won't be marker
80 MEN. to what we VIII suf
fer if Bryan Is elect
ed. We employ about thirty men now;
in former years over twice as many.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
SAMUEL j. MEEkS,
Carriage manufacturer.

Mr.. Neeks summed up the situation in the
event of the election Of BRYAN as not
simply paralyZatiUn
EMPLOYING but death to bust
ness interests al over
so MEN the country. He works
large number of
hands, twenty to thirty. and is fearful of
such result, as there is no telling when
business would revive.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
MORRISON PAPER Cor1PANY.

The civil service plank in the Chicago
platform, if put into practice. would do
our company more
EMPLOYING harm than anything
else. The influx Cf
2S MEN. thousands of new de-
partment clerks would
bring in n horde of people with whom we
are not acquainted In business dealings,
and whose standing we would be unable
to Judge, while il those who are now in the
government service Were suddenly de-
posed an endless number of bad debts would
he the result from the loss of position.
The currency agitation would result in
losses 10 the paper manufacturers through
cut the country, but that would not affect
our company. We employ twenty-five men,
and I don't think we would be compelled
TO dismiss any of them. for what we might
lose in one way we would gain in another.
am for Mckinley myself, though Dcmo-
crat, but up in Maryland the other day. at
one of the paper factories noticed that a
good many of the men were for Bryan. =
The morning times., 1896-11-01
DENNIS w. McGRATH,
Carriage Manufacturer.

The salvation of the business interests Of
the country depends on the election of
Bryan. What we
EMPLOYING want is more money,
and then we will have
20 MEN. plenty of it and the
workingman will get
a chance to earn it. Bryan's election
will stimulate business and create conf
dence 1 employ fifteen or twenty men
now, but have used more.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
THOfIAS II. MCCORMICK.
Wheelwright,

Can't see that the election OF either
Bryan or Mckinley will help business. It
is not free silver, but Protective tariff
that the country wants.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
CAPITAL ICE CO..
W. N. Reardon. sunsrinte-den
EMPLOYING

Mr.. William NJ Reardon sureri,,o,,,,
eht Vi the National Capitol Ice Company,
iavOrs the election of
EMfIofL Ing Bryan, but believes
that business Will re-
oo MN. VIve under either
Bryan or Mckinley.
-aiiie aiiu di'nough m the election or Bryan would
give US more money, il wouId he at least
S.N 81; months before any change is felt.
? Inc Inc company employs from 40 To 90
The morning times., 1896-11-01
EMPLOYING
GROVE LIME AND COAL COr1-
PANY.

We employ only twelve or fifteen men
here III Washington, but at our lime works
in Frederick county
EMPLOYING we give employment
To 100 TO 150 labor
100 MEN. ers. We would GER
tainly expect to de-
crease unr force Il Bryan were elected:
business would fall OFF and we would nee
csS;lriiy bc compelled to reduce our prod
yet. The election Of Mckinley VIII cause
Il boom in our trade.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
EMPLOYING
81 NiItN.

DC, as we feel sure there would be very
niue demand Tor goods and most likely
depreciation in the value or tuem We
', uo hot' however, think there is any pos
sibility OF his election and looL rCTyrarIt
win confidence TO an increase III business-
we employ eighty-four men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
CRAWFORD PAVING COMPANY
Judge Jere Wilson. President.

l am not prepared to predict the effect
ness done by our
EMPLOYING company. but | lie
lievc II would do i'm
800 MEN. mcnSc haru to husi-
ness generally. We
employ between 200 and 300 men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01

making their money in this city would
save their means III the hei:cr that they
were going TO be compelled 70 leave.
Ihey would not spend moie tnan tney
Codld heip ana the result would be felt
III every other business and nv own
After that free coinage OF silver U-iII
MAKE money more plcnuTui ana trade in
general WA reap Tie LcneltCIdI res4.!,-
The morning times., 1896-11-01
80 MEN.
w. ID. CAMPBELL,
EuilierS' Supplies,

l don't know whether Bryan's election
would make business in my line worse.
lido knowtha McKin-
EMPLOYING ley's success would
make it a great deal
10 MEN. better than it is now.
l have over thirty
estimates for buildings for responsible
parties suspended onaccpunt of uncertainty;
If Mckinley is elected the houses VIII
be built. and if Bryan, they will he ahan-
doned. In case of the election of Bryan l
would be obliged To cut wages or discharge
sorne of my men.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
HYGlENIC ICE CO.,
T. P. Davis, Superintendent.

ne election or Bryan would be most
disastrous To the business interests nf fhe
country Times arc
EMPLOYING hard now, but would
be . great deal worse
100 MEN. III that event. There
Il uuthing behind the
silver movement to guarantee confidence
without which we Sau', Go hu>iuc>>. We
employ from 40 to 100 men now"
The morning times., 1896-11-01
POPE MANUFACTURING CO.,
]. Hart Britain, Local Manager.

In III opinion Mr.. Bryan's election would
have Il most disastrous effect on business
in Washington Repre-
EMPLOYING senting as / do
manufacturing CON
90 MEN. Germ employing over
1000 men. we cannot
The morning times., 1896-11-01
J. F. NOLAN & CO..

Contractors.
believe tndtthc election of Bryan would
ieiu To a great reduction in the business
done by me and by
EMPLOYING oth"r Contractors
now employ about
41 MEN 1urty-fiye men, bus
Ii Bryan is elected I
think about hair that number would la
all that | could afford 20 keep going.
The morning times., 1896-11-01
Large Majority of Them See Nothing Ahead But
Ruin to All Kinds of Business.
HYDRAULIC PRESS BRICK CO.,
F. G. Muddlekauf, Manager.

Ihave no hcsitationin sa ying that Bryan's
election would do US an infinite amount
The morning times., 1896-11-01
THOMAS SOnERVILLE & SONS
Plumbers Supplies.

Should Mr.. Bryan be elected we expect
to do very little, if any business. for a long
fiu4a
The morning times., 1896-11-01
Many Refused to Talk For
Publication, Though They
Fell Just as Fearful Of the
R:Sult-A Few Found Who
Think 1t Would Be for the
BeeSt.
GEORGE p. KiLLIAN,
Paper BOX Manufacturer.

II Bryan were elected l believe tina
the nrst year or two would result il
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-10-06
and alleys and improving the streets, WIS read and adopted.

and alleys andimproving the streets, WIS read and adopted.
 Mayor Goldsmit'i stated that he had forwarded q communication from ;te City Engineer to the Iron Nonnt ain officials stating that the Improvements on Fourth avenue had not been completed accordining to contract and suggested that the council should take some action in the premises.
 Alderman Howell said he thought the Mayors suggestion was timely, for in muddy weather Fourth ave nue was almost impossible at street crossings.
 Alderman Fox offered the following reolution which was adopted:
 Resolved, That we do not accept the work as done by the Missouri Pacific Railway on Fourth avenue as complete, especially as to street crossings, there being no provisions for pedestrians to cross the street, and the class of gravel used being unfit to nse forcrossings; it allowing vehicle tires to sink on approaches in such manner as to render it al- most impossible.
 We most respectfully ask the proper authorities to remedy the matters before the bad weather be- gins.
 An ordinance providing for the construction and maintainance of sidewalks on Pine street to Ninth avenue was read the third time and passed.
 Adjourned.