Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-26
ABSOLUTELY PURE
AT McKlNLEY'S HOME.
A sheridan Mans Observations-He Makes
Trip To Canton.

| A sheridan Mans observations-He Makes
Trip to Canton.
Thinking it might be interesting to
know how the effect of the recent cleo
tion is being felt already in this state,
| take the liberty of writing what |
have already noticed. GAINESVILLE is a
city of 26,000 inhabitance, and has a
large number of factories, there are
five glass factories, one large brick
factory which turns out 5000 daily
two tile factories, wooden mill, IA blast
furnace and rolling mill, also the b. &
O. II. X. shop. Before Nov.3, only two
of the glass factories were in operation,
now all of these are running, the brick
factory has since the election received
orders enough to keep them running
until April |, on full time, the b. & o..
II. II. shop have added 100 men to their
working force the blast furnace and
rolling mill, which has been idle for
more than a year, is running in fnll
force, and so are the tile works, be-
sides these there are two potteries and
they have nearly doubled their work
ing force since Nov. 5, this is only one
instance all along through the Musk
ingam valley mills aud factories are
starting up and running on full time,
but suppose our silver people will
say Mark Hanna's money is doing it
all: would we had more Mark Hannas
if this be true.
On my way to GAINESVILLE had occas-
sion to come by way of Canton, and
having four hours TO wait for train, and
having heard so much in regard TO the
appearance of Mr.. McKiuley's yard |
concluded to make a visit TO his home
which did | found the stories had
not been exaggerated in the least,
found not a spear OF grass, no more
than YOU could find in the middle Of
the streets of Sheridan, once it was a
beautiful lawn. There was before his
nomination, picket fence on two sides
of the yard, but today the posts only
remain, the pickets 3syifla becu Ssl.s. =,
ried away by visitors. There was also
three large bushes of lilacs, but they
had been cut down nothing but the
stubs left and the shade trees were
stripped of their limbs as far up as the
people could reach His residence is
rather OF an old fashioned structure.
| took occasion to call on the Major,
his Private Secretary met me at the
door, invited me to step in the library
where Mr.. Mckinley sat reading the
daily paper, he Immediately laid aside
his paper. came forward and took my
hand;I introduced myself as from Mont
calm county, Mich, and said: II wish
to congratulate you on the splendid
victory you have gained He shook
my hand most vigorously and replied,
Il wish TO congratulate you, on the
splendid part you Michigan people
played in the battle He then sat
down and talked over the situation as
freely and in DIS sociable a manner as
though he had known me for years,
"stuck up" about him, he
thinks with prosperity which he is in
rlined to think, will GOMEZ during the
next four years, the cause of free sill /
YER will be largely forgotten. One
thing quite peculiar attracted my at
tention while in Canton, il was said by
many, before election, that he would
not carry his own city, but he did, and |
In my travels about the city failed to
see Bryan picture in window, on a
or anywhere, perhaps they
ad been taken down, but there were
none in sight, at least Not wishing
to weary your patience | will close,
you Protection, Prosperity, |
and lots of Sound money.
"A. G.. GIDDINGS.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Nov l5, 1896.