Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-10
MORE WORK PROVIDED
Continued Reports Of the Revival Of
Business.
IMPROVEMENTS IN view AfPIrPSBURG
Many Offers for the New Gold
Bonds of New York.
EFFECT OF THE ELECTION

General Manager Converse of the Ma
ional Tube Works Company of Pittsburg
said yesterday that it was the intention
OF the company to extend it's business and
erect an entirely new department, with new
machinery and appliances, to cost S''O,0G0.
This will give employment to se-eral hun
dred men. Enough orders. he says. have
been received during the last two days to
operate the works until the first of the
year.
The Republic iron works. owned by the
National Tube Works Company of Pitts
burg. were started in full yesterday.
The II. j. Heinz Company of Pittsburg
has also given the contract for two new
buildings which will greatly Increase the
capacity and give employment to a large
number of men. All the Oliver iron and
steel interests will be placed in operation
by Wednesday. This includes the Monon-
gahela tin plate works, Oliver iron and
steel works and the Oliver and Roberts
WIRE works. The Star tin plate works.
which have been operating half time since
July, started two more mills yesterday and
VIII have the entire plant running next
week The Clinton furnace. employing
Soo men. will be blown today.
Beginning with yesterday the Westing
house electric works at East Pittsburg
will operate six days in the week instead
OF five. as has been the rule for several
months past. Several thousand men sus-
pended two or three months ego will be
put back TO work when there is enough
work to operate the plant to its capacity.
The shovel works of H. N. Myers & Co,
Beaver Falls, Pa, which have been shut
tons yesterday. giving employment to sew
eral hundred hands. At the wire and
nail mills of the Consolidated Steel Com
pany. that have been shut down since
July 3. active preparations were begun yes
terday TO put them in operation.
1t was authoritatively announced ycster-
day that the great Cambria steel mills
at Johnstown. Pa. which have been closed
the latter part of the week. giving employ
ment to a large force of men. The COM
Pany hopes to put the blooming and billet
mill in operation about the same time.
The election is having a good effect in
Elwood. Franklin and other Indiana towns
Several factories will resume running full
time al once. The McLoy chimney fac-
tory, which has been shut down. started
which has been idle since last August
will resume on the 10th instant with 100
employees. The Macbeth factory and the
Elwood window glass house will increase
their working forces. The forge works. tin
plate plant. iron foundry and radiator fac
tory are also feeling the impulse of bet
'er times and are increasing their forces
The big window glass plant at East Ell
wood will start I'D about the middle Of
the month The Wetherall rolling mill at
tIrankton has received orders which will
keep 1t running day and night. The three
window glass factories are arranging terms
with the employees and will start about the
10Th instant Both brick yards at Ewood
are arranging Ia start and the Elwood tile
mill will operate full time. The box fac
tory has incre ased Its force and so has the
Elwood furniture plant.
Offers for New York Bonds.
The new bond issue of the city of New
York, which has been pending for some
time. but was postponed until after the
election. proves great success. Bids were
opened in the controllers office yesterday
afternoon for the issue which is to be of
S1f0iS.59o ;hree and a half per cen;
bonds. payable In gold. and to mature in
from fifteen to twenty-five years. One hun
dred and eiGhty-five proposals were re-
ceived, the premiums ranging from one 20
five per cent. and. although to tabuate the
bids will take a day or two, their total ag-
eregates about s7OGOOOO. All the large
bond buying houseG of the city and Bos-
ton were represented. besides many local
banks. trust and insurance companies In
addition to the formal sealed bids the con-
troller had two bids by telegraph, one
from Albany for $4,000 and one from
Baltimore for $1G0G00. but these viii! not
be received Vermilye & Co, bankers of
New York, bid for the entire issue Of bonds
al 1o4.71. and Kuhn. Loeb & Co for the
issue in blocks at rates from 1890 TO
1910 ]. Pisrpont Morgan bid at 1Ol.597
for the entire lot. George T. Pringle of
Charleston. S. C. was a bidder for $500. 900
of the issue. Mayor Strong and Controller
Fitch said The proceeds of the sale will be
much higher than could have been realized
before the election.
Boom mt Wilmington, Del.
There Is decided boom In industrial
circles at Wilmington. Del. Charles Baird
Co. are using part of their morocco fac
tory. which was recently damaged by fire
also burned. will soon be in condition for a
partial resumption of work. The capacity
of Mitchell & Thomas morocco factory will
be increased 10 2D dozen skins per day;
the present capacity Is 125 dozen per day
The Ford Morocco Company is manufac-
turing !p0 dozen daily. The Harlan e
Hoilngswo-th Company has enough work
TO Keep the present force, numbering | 300
men. employed for year. and if orders
continue TO come in the number of em
pioyes will soon be increased to 2nW The
company has just signed a contract to build
for the Merchants and Miners Transporta-
tion line steamship which will be one of
the best equipped vessels plying on the
Atlantic coast. The new boat viii he
companion 70 the Howard completed nv
| the company a year ago. The company is
rebuilding the yacht Josephine owned by
p A. b. Widner and is building a ing
boat for the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company. ferry boat for the
West Shore Railroad Company and a
7tthii-ei i'i tit delaware river and bay
pilots. A'
The knowles wooden mill at New Castle
which had been closed for six months re-
slmed operations employing $50 % rsons.
The delaware iron works. also at New
castle hav. resumed operations in sew
eral departments.
Inc large furniture factories carriage
works. foundries machine shops and other
manufacturing enterprises at Connorsville
IND are preparing for the immediate re-
sumption of business after having been
practically idle for months. \ large num-
Der of employees are affected.
w. ). Hayward & Co.'S wooden mills at
East Douglas. Mass, employing about 700
hands. which have been running On re-
duced time, started yesterday on full
time.
Activity In Pennsylvania
A general revival of business is reported
among the big iron and steel plants around
Harrisburg. Pa. The Chesapeake nail
works started yesterday with BOO men
after an idleness of three months and the
i<ochfel rolling mills puddle plant and the
plate mill at the Paxton rolling mills also