Evening star., 1896-11-09
TO BE A BUSY WEEK
Industrial Establishments Reopened
After Idleness.
EFFECT OF CONFIDENCE ESTABLISHED
Contracts That Were Conditional
on McKinIey's Election.
INCR ASE OF WA q E S

There is every reason to believe that
this week will mark the beginning Of
business boom that will extend all over
the country. This morning mills and fac
tories that have been idle or working on
half time started on full time. giving en-
ployment to an increased number of hands.
Not only are mills, factories and potter
les starting in every section, but many
plants are being Put in shape for re-
sumption of business on an increased
scale.
In the Ohio Valley.
The following factories III the Ohio valley
resume today full time: Evansville, Ind.
all full time; Blount plow works, 100 men;
Hellam chain works, 100 men. Crown Pot
terry. 2vO men; Evansville coffin works, W
men; Portsmouth (Ohio) Excelsior Shoe
Company, COO men; Portsmouth range
works, Scioto Shoe Company; Warren''nlo
city boiler works, 80 men; Shelby steel
tube works, 400 men.
As a direct result of confidence restored
by the election, this morning over 1000 en-
ployes in the various bicycle factories
of Toledo, and who have been idle many
weeks. resumed work. Nearly CD bicycle
statesmen will go upon the road in that
line alone. In the other iron and wood
working manufacturing establishments
nearly 5000 men will be added to the regu-
lar forces today in Toledo. The Maumee
Rolling Mill Company will Increase its
force by 200 men today. The sheet iron
mills have been closed for several months
and would not have opened in the event
of BEyan's election. The men are all high
priced skilled workmen and go to work at
the regular scale.
Frank Rockefeller has gone to :he Lake
Superior iron mining district to arrange
for an immediate resumption OF work IN
all departments of his mining interests
there. Among the iron mines which pe-
eriYtr riT1or tx-it n in fer
full force and full time. are the FRANKLIN.
Bessemer, No. 1; Bessemer, NO ana
Victoria, the Messaba range; the Ze-
NTH. the Nermilllon range, and the At
Iantic and Pence. on the GogeDic raj ge.
These mines have been closed for several
months, and the resumption of operations
will give employment TO about .oo men,
1t IS also expected that within the next
few days all the mines controlled by John
ID. Rockefeller, and which give employment
TO even a greater number Of men than
those owned by his brother, will be In
operation.
Big Carnegie Expenditures.
The Carnegie Steel Company, limited. at
meeting Saturday at Pittsburs resolved
to proceed with the building Of two ad
dit;onal blast furnaces and to expend more
than half a million dollars in additions
to its plant. The total expenditures au-
thorized exceed 81. 100000. 1t was also de-
cided to push to rapid completion the
companys new railroad to the lakes, re-
quiring the expenditure of sS,Jono Mr.
Carnegie has accepted bids for the erection
of a new library and nall at Homestead
TO cost s25O.OOO. He SAID he was certain
the country was entering period OF great
prosperity and he was sure Of this that
he was willing TO spend his surplus.
In the Peninsulnr state.
From the manufacturing concerns Of the
Lake Michigan shore, from the mines in
the upper peninsula and from the mills and
factories through the eastern and central
portions of Michigan come reports of in
creased work for the laborers and de-
mand for help.
The Standard Box Company and the
Alaska Refrigerator Company of Muskegon
will start today in full force after idleness
of several months. The pay roll of each
concern is over 100000 a year. The Round
Oak stove works started yesterday. and
the Dowagias Manufacturing Company in
the same city will start today.
The force in the Traders mines at Iron
Mountain will be doubled, and largely in
creased at the Chaplin and Pewabic.
Berkey & Gay. and Nelson, Matter & Co.
furniture manufacturers at Grand Rapids.
will add fifty men each. and the Grand
Rapids Brush Company opens after a long
shutdown.
The Phoenix Furniture Company. which
has been closed for several months. has
started it's first department, and the ether
departments will be started this week The
factory employs 500 men.
The Widdycomb Company started its
shop department Saturday, and other de-
partments will resume this week. This
company employs 600 men.
The other forty factories of Detroit are
preparing to resume work with full forces
of men, The Hamilton cycle factory will
double its force and run full time with 5UO
men.
No less than half a dozen wagon and
wheel works will open in kalamazoo, en-
ploying hundreds of hands. Sims Brothers,
with orders for 100000 feet of lumber. re-
Ceived the last three days. have advertised
for men, and will open their mills as soon
as possible.
The Benton Harbor and Eastern railroad
will be built at once, and part of it be run
ming in ninety days.
In Connecticut.
The New Departure Bell Company works
at Bristol, Conn.,, commenced last week to
run six days week. The spoon depart
ment of the Bristol Brass and Clock Com
pany is running full time. and may be
working overtime within few weeks All
the manufacturers in Bristol report an i'm
proved feeling in business, and feel conf
dent that an era of prosperity is at hand
Two firms are arranging for the enlarge
ment of their plants
The factories at Winsted, EMPLOYING sew
eral thousand hands, are running on fulI
tiTe. The Gilbert Clock Company and
Ninsted Shoe Company are running nights
to keep up with their orders Many of the
factories expect to double their present
force within fortnight.
At New Hartford the Greenwoods Gotten
mills. 600 hands. recently closed pending
the result of the election, Saturday re-
sumed operations six days a week. In Tor
riEgton and Natertoun the same state of
affairs exists, and several of the shops
are running until and 10 o'clock at night
In Bridgeport Hiners & Johnson carriage
manufacturers, took on nearly two hundred
additional hands. The Bridgeport BRASS
Company was notified by large dealer TO
double his standing order for November
and December.
Notice was posted Friday in the large
factory of the Stanley Rule and Level Com
pany. New Britain, that, beginning this
week the shops would be run six days a
week instead of four. which has been
the schedule for the last two months. II. ID
Rogers two paper mills have been reot,en-
ed. he having been waiting for the election
before resuming operations
The Derby Cotton Mills at once started
up their works the day after election. The
bolt works of Dickerman & Basse.t are to
start up right away. ~
The Derby Silver Company paid its en-
ployes in gold Wednesday in honor of the
victory and the revival of business
The Consolidated Quarries, In Portland
are soon to start on full time to fill large
orders from New York for stone
In Southington the Peck, Stowe & Wi,cox