The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-07
FULL OF FIGURES.
MajOr Mckinley Talks About
Lumber and Logs.
Gives His Hearers Exhaustive
Statements on the Subject.
TARIFF on LUMBER.
Mr. Mckinley Says He Is In
Favor Of 1t.
He Concludes With Words
Against Free Silver.
TARIFF on LUMBER.

did not keep the big delegations from
Canton yesterday No more enthus-
iastic callers have been here than those
from Tonawanda and Buffalo and Syr-
acuse, New York. and Lenewee county.
Mich. and through the drenching
showers and mud the callers marched
10 the Mckinley home, making the city
resound with their enthusiasm while
mounted troops and large bands OF
music and finely drilled companies uni-
formed in mackintoshes evoked cheers
from the thousands who stood shelter
ed in the doorways while the visitors
marched by
The formal receptions of the visiting
delegations did not end the demonstra-
tons. soon as the city was shrouded
in darkness the clubs were again on
the streets. Michigan, Ohio and New
York uniting to form the spectacle.
When the parade was organized IL
marched and countermarched past the
Mckinley home and was reviewed by
Major and Mrs. Mckinley. President
Higgins OF the Second Republican
league and q number of friends of the
1ickinley family a special train of
five coaches arrived about 3 o'clock In
the afternoon bearing the lumber deal
ers Of Buffalo and Tonawanda- This
was a distinguished appearing and
thoroughly enthusiastic body lit was
composed Of business men connected
with the lumber trade. and according
10 the statement of the Spokesman, in-
Guided many former Democrats. The
reception was held in the rabernacle
rain preventing demonstration on
the lawn Willard Burns made the in
troductory address
Shortly after O'Clock a special train
of five coaches arrived bearing the Re
publican clubs OF Syracuse. ~. u. Most
prominent in this was a hundred hands
s0mely uniformed and We'll drilled
Syracuse escort. an organization eff
fected in 1SS4 There were also repre-
sentatives Of thirteen other clubs. in
cluIing q detachment Of wheelmen. The
delesation was introduced by Daniel
Critchton, a business man.
A few minutes after the Syracuse
party arrived a special train of ten
coaches reached Canton bringing a
delegation named in honor of Lenewee I
and an organization ia the vicinity Of
Albion Mich. They We're about 80 per
cent farmers The delegation in q
pouring rain marched to the Mckinney
home to view the lawn They then re-
turned to the tabernacle where Henry
c. Smith made the Introductory adj
dress
Major Mckinley, in responding to the
1um Der men said-
My fellow citizens am very much
honored to have this visit from the
lumber men Of Buffalo and Tonawanda
of the great Empire state NO one can
know better than the men engaged in
your occupations the value Of stable
money and of general prosperity. No
one can know better than YOU the ef-
feet upon your business of the waves of
depression and those of Prosperity and
7 receive the assurances so feelingly
given to me by your spokesman. with a
greatfu1 heart and return to you all, my
sincere thanks.
This is a year when party discipline
sits loosely upon the people of the
country. This is a year when as your
spokesman has well said. party lines
are not strong enough to hold any
patriot within it who believes that his
party has ceased to represent the high
est and best interests of our glorious
representatives L do not think we APP
preciate the great industry which you
represent. of which you are a part
one of the greatest in the country. The
number of estah lishments. engaged i'm
manufacture Of lumber and other mill
products from logs. bolts, etc, is 2lOl1.
the capital invested is the enormous
sum of 1896. 339. SOS The planning mills
number 1910 The capital invested in
them is 500 211. 40. and the cost of ma
terial used is $3.50. 4S2.4 52 and the value
Of the annual product is S5SS 349. 127. and /
tbe,- -ri,,e e,,,1,I,,,.r,,e7,+ =, 9-q az 49,,
- - ,+7 II $500.
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1se1 70 pe- tA-aushtef ana applause) +
We are h0nored here today in hav- 4
ing with us these enterprisfne business /
men. who re-,rasen+ ina r-raa+ 1,7r,,l,e I
interests III I2,,ersIa s-,z r7.sr,.,-.---.,,
49,. - o''a w .-iielsi-
1i-s77' Di-9' CONS llute pfilctlcally /
one market ana handle as your spokes- T
man has said. one thousand millions OF .
feet of lumber per annurl. worth nearly F