The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-11-12
EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY
WHICH FOLLOWS THE ELECTION
OF 1AJOR M'KINLEY.
A General Revival of Business in
All Manufacturing In
duStrieS.

DIES MONIES Qa-), Nov. 1.-THE
announcement was made to-day that
rs result of the election of Mckinley
L contract has been closed between the
Des Moines Union Railroad on one
hand and the Chicago Great Western,
Wabash, Chicago and Northwestern
OeS Moines, Northern and Western and
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul roads,
by which the local company is to build
a S200,O0 union depot on Cherry street,
between Fifth and Seventh, next
spring. The Des MoineS Union Rail-
road will also build extensive shops,
and the Great Western will build big
freight depot, to cost $4,000.
IN EVIDENCE AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 11.-Seventeen
important manufacturing establish
ments here to-day gave evidence of the
prosperity following the election by
either starting up or putting more men
to work. The Britton Rolling MILL
which works have been idle for one year,
to-day set force of men at work oiling
the machinery preparatory to starting
the mill with 100 men next week.
The United Salt Company's works
has set business going with a force of
294 men working on full time.
The American Wire Company, one of
the largest concerns of it's kind in the
United States, started up full blast to-
day. A double turn is run night and
day. Twelve hundred men are now
working and more hands are wanted.
The Hoffman Bicycle Company is
again running. Many of the men who
lost employment by the shutting down
of this establishment were given their
old places to-day.
Superintendent w. S. Judd of the
Avery Stamping Company said to-day
that business had increased u per cent.
at the office within a week. FIFTEEN
new men were put on to-day, making
ninety already employed. The full force
of the factory is $50 men.
The Cleveland Twist Drill Company
has increased its working hours from
eight to ten a day.
A BOOM AT SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 1.-THE Slatt-
ley PloW Works, which have been idle
for two months, have resumed opera
tons with seventy-five of the 200 en-
loyes at work. The Wabash Railroad
shops, which have been running with
half force, began running with the
full force this week.
Charles Ridgley., President of the
Springfield Iron Company, states that
it is very indefinite when the rolling
mills, which give employment to 600 to
500 men, and which closed May LIST, will
again open.
The watch factory, which has only
employed $50 hands for some time, viii
not increase the force for some time at
least.
MILLIONS OF GOLD.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Conservative
estimates made by bank officials Of the
total amount of gold received so far
by the banks since election day put the
aggregate at from 5000, 900 to $4,000
900. Several packages of money have
been received from points West The
banks believe that the premium for
New York exchange at Chicago will
lead to large receipts Of currency in a
few days. Another thing which aroused
comment was the news of the sale since
election day of a block Of S40O0,OO0 of
the United States 4 per cent. bonds by
the Bank of England.
DAVENPORT Qa-), Nov. 10.-Things
are resuming a rosy hue in business cir
cles here. The Bettendorf Wheel Works
and other manufactures have increased
their forces OF men. The Knostman &
Petersen Furniture Factory started up
with a full force of men Monday.
Monday morning the Rock Island
Plow Company resumed work, after ly-
ing idle all summer, with 200 men at
work.
Most Of the machine shops and farm
implement manufactures in Moline
started up IN full blast Monday, and
where idle men could be found by hum
dreds during the summer ii is hard to
find a single one now.
NEWARK On. j., Nov. 10.-Busi-
ness revivals contingent upon the cleo
ton of Mckinley are growing here. The
Warwick Stockton Company, makers Of
bicycle parts, has increased its force by
$50 men to serve surplus orders. The
Heller Brothers file works at Forest
HILL which had been closed for year,