The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
INDUSTRIES WHEELS
ARE in MOTION
The Good Effects of McKinley's Election
Already Apparent.
MANY MILLS HAVE STARTED UP
Pittsbnrg Firms Issue Orders to In.
crease Their W OIking FOrce..Large
Hardware Mandatory at COnnec.
Furnaces kindied in the Southern
States.

celNeu yesterday morning many nrnS
issued orders to increase their work
ing force. The Pittsburg Plate Glass
company ordered their Charleroi plant
prepared for an early start. Their flint
glass factories will put more men to
work, because of the many conditional
Improvements
The Oliver Steel company had many
conditional orders on their books, and
these will be hustled on. Zug 4 Co. will
start their furnaces.
An increased force of men We're EN-
ployed at Shoenberger's mills, and a
rumor comes from the ShenangO Valley
that all the furnaces will be put in
operation during the month.
y wage conference will be called to
settle the wage scale of the window
glass companies, as several firms are
anxious to resume.
Baltimore, Nd, Nov. 5.-The Sloss
Iron and Steel company, of Birming-
ham. Ala, one of the largest iron-pro-
ducing concerns in the South, tele-
graphed Mr.. Richard II. Edmonds,
editor of the Manufacturers Record,
yesterday, as follows:
Customers and producers Of iron al
ready feel good effects of the election
results. Consumers are anxious to buy
at former prices. Producers quote 30
IS cents for 1897 delivery. 1t is safe
to say prosperity is restored and like
ly to continue for long period"
BUSY TIMES AT ANDERSON.
Anderson. Ind, Nov. 5.-The Arcade
File company's plant has been idle for
some time but the company today an
nounced that it will resume full opera
tions next Monday. The National Tin
lot. hnI dor
conditional on the election sufficient to
keep it busy many months.
The Anderson Iron and Bolt company
put all its men to work today. The
manager is John X. Brunt. whom
Charles L. Henry, Republican. defeated
for congress.
The American Wire Nail company
the largest in the trust, will start its
mill next week.
The Columbia Encaustic Tile COM
pany reports that its forces will be in
creased.
The window and plate glass factories
are preparing to start. Reports from
other gas belt cities are the same.
Huntington, w. Va. No. 5.--All the
lumber mills of the Ensign car works
at the mouth of the Guyan. resumed
this morning. They have been idle for
many months. The large car shops of
the Ensign company will resume work
next week.
PROSPERITYAT AT NORTH TOWANDA
the biggest demonstrations ever wit
Messed in Niagara county took place
here this afternoon, when the Niagara
Iron foundry, at lronton, was formally
opened and 300 additional men given
employment at the new plant.
The event marks the beginning of an
era of prosperity here. and 1t was fit
tingly celebrated At go o'clock a pro-
cession was formed and preceded by a
brass band, marched to the iron works.
There the furnaces had been prepared
for lighting and promptly at o'clock
President-elect Mckinley touched "a
button in his house at Canton and the
electric wire connecting 1t with the fur
mace emitted spark which ignited the
iniammable material and the new blast
furnaces were put in operation. a tele
phone message was sent to the North
Side water works. where signal was
given by a steam whistle and soon every
whistle and fire alarm gong in the city
rang out the glad tidngs The day was
observed as holiday.
WILL EMPLOY $500 HANDS.
hardware manufactory of the Sargents.
in this city, has started up on full time
and with a full force. The factory.
which employs about $500 hands, is
the largest in this city, if not in the
state.
1t was established by Joseph b.
Sargent, candidate for governor ON the
Democratic ticket at Tuesdays cleo
ton, and he has continued as it's lead
ing spirit.
Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 5.-The North
Carolina Steel and Iron company's $
furnace at Greensboro has today been
put in blast for the first time. Ore for
it's use comes from nearby mines.
BOOM IN JEWELRY.
Providence, X. l., Nov. 5.-The jew
elry business here has felt the immedi-
ate results of McKinley's election. Sew
eral shops this morning posted up no.
tees of a full time schedule.