The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
BUSINESS STILL
CONTINUES LIVELY
Trade Revivals Ringing Upon MCKinley's $
Election Are Growing.
MANY INDUSTRIES ON FULL TIME
Revivals at Newark, New Jersey.
Stove Foundry at Albany on Full
Timc..Great Rejoicing Among
Railroad Mcn..Pcnnsyivania Cot.
ton Mills and Other Enterprises
Feel the Effects Of Good Times.

Newark, N j.. Nov 10.-Busness re-
vivals contingent upon the election OF
Mckinley are growing here. The War
wick Stockton Company, makers OF
bicycle parts. has increased its force by
$50 men TO serve surplus orders.
The Halter Brothers, file works, Of
Fire Hill, which had been closed for a
year, opened to-day with larger force
than when they shut down, and will
run overtime.
Winters q Mes. manufacturers of
horse collars, have doubled their force.
Albany, N. Y, Nov. l0-Present in
among the large manufacturing con-
Germs. Rathbone Sard & Co., whose
stove foundry has been running but a
month on full time since July /, now
have opened up on six days week for
the rest of the season. Haight & Clark,
foundrymen, have not run on full time
for the last two years. but. since last
week work has been resumed on full
time, and their force of men has been
increased.
There is great rejoicing among th'
railroad men over the news that the
New York Centrals West Albany
shops are to resume operations on full
time. The shops have been on short
time since August, 1893. The Boston
and Albany railroad shops at East AL
bany also will go on full time in the
near future.
The shirt and collar factory of Times
& Co. opened up today, after a~hu,
down for the past four months, which
began when the girls employed there
went on a strike. The firm gives en-
ployment TO about thirty hands.
Lancaster Pa. Nov. 10.-The Far
mum cotton mills. of this city, en-
Pployng 1.5OO hands, which have been
running on half time since May last
today posted notice that hereafter
they would run full time.
Sharon Pa. Nov. 1O.-All the Fri
railway shops along the system arc
working full time for the first time IN
years. giving employment to $500 men
The shops at Meadville resumed yes
terday. Orders TO start W. are said
to be due to McKinley's election.
IN THE SHIP YARDS.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10.-A member of
the Neatie and Levy Ship and Engine
Building Company, to-day announced
that the firm has been awarded the con-
tract for the building of a steamer,
which would not have been placed in
the event OF a free silver victory. The
fulfllment o. the contract will Leces-
state the employment of a large num-
ber of new hands, and work is to be
started within few weeks.
At Hughes and Patterson's rolling g
mill, the l. p. Morris & Company's IRON
works and the Charles Hillman Ship
and Engine Building Company's yard
the outlook is much brighter than "a has
been for months, and negotiations are
in progress for the acceptance OF many
orders. The Ingbelt Engine Company
expects to participate in the business
boom already apparent. James NJ
Dodge, president Of the company, said
that the company had made estimates
before the election for various concerns
which, after receiving them. had de-
cided to hold off placing their orders
until the election had been decided
Now he looks for an early placing OF
these orders. The company is in re-
ceipt of a large number of letters from
the East, South and West, making in
quiries and all expressing confidence
of returning prosperity.
Davenport, Ia, Nov. 10.-The Better
dorf Wheel works and other manufac-
tories have increased their forces OF
men. The Knitman & Peterson fur
niture factory started up with full
force of men Monday. Monday the Rock
Island PlOw company resumed opera
tions after layig idle all summer, with
200 men at work. Most of the Other
machine shops and farm implement
factories in Moline started up in full
blast Monday.