Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-10
IMMEDIATE RESULT OF THE ELEC-
TION OF M'KINLEY.
BUSINESS MEN on OUTLOOK
HON. FRANK A. FAXON AND OTHERS
INTERVIEWED.
Force of Travelling Men Being In
creased-DOld's Increasing the
Wages of EmplOyes-Thou-
sands of New Men
Given Work.

The wholesale merchants IN the west
bottoms are all experiencing the beneficial
results of the election of Mckinley. In
quiry among them yesterday revealed the
fact that the immense impetus already
given to business in all branches has been
felt by the jobbers. who are sending out
extra travelling men to gather their share
Of the increase in business.
1t is the general opinion among the
wholesalers that while there is already
marked increase in business, yet the in
crease with the beginning Of the year will
be especially marked. The most immediate
results of the election were felt in manu-
featuring. Large enterprises which would
not have been put through If Bryan had
been elected were launched as soon as 1t
was determined that there should be no
financial tinkering for four years to come.
II will take more or less time for this ef-
feet to be felt by the wholesale merchant.
who has to depend upon the traveller for
his business.
VIII Increase Wages.
The Dold Packing Company is case in
point. Beginning with to-day the wages
of a large number of the company's en-
ployes will be raised from % to IS cents
per day. This is entirely due to the cleo
tion of Mckinley, which has restored con-
fdence in the business world. The COM
pany is also contemplating important i'm
provements in its plant. The capacity of
the establishment will be materially in
creased and a large amount of new ma
ice plant will be enlarged and other i'm
provements of like nature made.
An Increase of 25 Per Cent.
Jacob WE'LL manager of the Hub clothing
house, is confident that the election of Nc
Kinley has ushered in an era of prosperity.
He has this to say of the situation:
Business began to improve the moment
it became known that Mckinley was elect
ed. 1 am doing now a % per cent better
business that at this time last month, or
at any time, for that matter, during the
last two years. A great many of my GUS
toners are mechanics. and they tell me
that before election they boarded their
money not knowing what might happen.
Now they are letting go of-it. Stockmen,
for instance, who had been getting along
without any new clothing. are now COM
ing in and buying their winter outfits.
People seem to have a different manner
now than they did a month ago. Then
they hung their heads as though they had
lost their last friend, but now they are look
ing up, and appear to take a hopeful view
of the future. We see a great many more
travelling men now than we did before elec-
tien, because the merchants have begun
to buy goods again. 1 think business will
be better from now on
Exceeded Expectation. 81.
Business has revived since last Thurs
day beyond even my most sanguine ex-
pectations," said Max We'll, proprietor Of
The Model Clothing Company, last even
ing. I'VE did more business last Saturday
than We have done in any three Saturdays
put together since the financial agitation
began. This proves conclusively that peo-
pie were holding on to every cent possible
and buying only what was absolutely
necessary, In order that they might have
something ahead in the event that Bryan
than they have been this summer. They
are now spending this money free
ly for some of the comforts
of life. To meet this growing de-
mand we. like thousands Of other firms
adj over the United States. will purchase
several times as large stock Of seasonal
BILE clothing as We would otherwise have
done. This demand on the wholesale houses
is creating demand on the manufacturers
who in turn will employ hundreds of thou
sands of hands which have been idle for
months. Our Eastern buyers have notified
us that this is already the case and that the
feeling generally is one Of confidence. De-
stroyed confidence is all that has been the
matter with this country. Now that has
been restored, revival Of business will bring
with 1t prosperity"