The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-12
ECHOES FROM THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
Business Revivals Still Continu.
Throughout the Country.
GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE MILLS
Mckiniey's Election Causes u EOOm
ut tDesMOines..A 100000 Union
Depot to BE Erected. Idle Con.
Germs Started Icstcrday..GOld ut
Pittsburg.

Des Moines. Iowa, Nov. 1.-THE an
nouncement was made to-day that as q
result of the election of Mckinley a
contract has been closed between the
Des Moincs Union Railroad and the
Chicago, Great Western and Wabash,
Chicago l. Northwestern, Des Moines.
Northern e. Chicago. and st. Paul
roads, by which the local company is to
build n $2OO,O00 union depot on Cherry
street, between Fifth and Seventh
street, next spring. The Des Moines
Union will also build extensive shops.
and the Great Western will build a big
freight depot. to cost $4,000.
Bessemcr, Mich, Nov 11.-All indica-
tions on the range point to an active
winters work. At the Palmer mine
about fifty men are at work preparing
room for stock piles. The old Colby
mine will resume operations about the
18th with about 200 men, the Tilden with
about $50 men. and $50 more December
/. All indications are better than for
the last four years.
Baraboo. Wis. Nov 1.-THE woolen
mill, which as been idle for the past
year. has resumed operations, employ
ing 100 hands, and is likely to increase
its capacity.
Harrisburg. No. 11.--Full operation of
the big plant of the Harrisburg shoe
factory on Allisons hill is being re-
sumed. Within week over 800 en-
ployes will be at work in all the depart
ments. Orders are plentiful, and the
eighteen statesmen on the road are send
ing in enough orders to keep the factory
booming during the winter.
Monday the force of about twenty
men employed at the Jackson Barrow
works, on New Fourth street, above
Reith. went on full time. They had
previously been working on reduced
time. Prospects are good for steady
run on full time through the winter
Nashua. y. H., Nov. 1l.-Orders have
been received 10 start up the Vale mills,
which have heen shut down for the past
six months.
PROSPERITY AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 1l.--Fifteen inn
portant manufacturing concerns to-
day gave evidence OF the prosperity re-
srltant from the election by either
starting up or giving notice of inten-
ticn to Immediately put more men to
work. They are the Britton Rolling
Mill Company. the United Salt Com
pany. the American Wire Company,
the Hoffman Bicycle Company, the
Avery Stamping Company, the Forest
city Paint and Narnish Works. the
Cleveland Twist Drill Company. the
kilby Manufacturing Company, the
Acme Machinery Company, the Taylor
and. Buggis Foundry. the Atlas Bolt
and Screw Company. the Ienox Chem
zeal Company, the King Bridge Com
pany, tn" National Safe and Lock
works. the Brightman Machine Com
pany, and the Cleveland Machine Com
pany. The aggregate number of men
to be employed is 1000.
FortWayne. Ind, Nov. 1.-THE brass
foundry and machine works has just
closed Il contract TO furnish one of the
large railway systems with car wheels,
This deal involves a sum of over a. half
million dollars.
Pittsburg. Nov. 1i.-To-day was pay
day at Carnegie's Braddock blast fur
naces. and the 1.500 employees We're paid
in gold. except where silver was neces-
sary for small change. About Sj0,O00
in gold was paid out.
Mobile. Ala, Nov. 1.-THE Mobile
Jackson & Kansas City railroad an en-
terprise begun nearly thirty years ago.
but which first was brought to the
point of construction last spring, and
which has hung fire since then because
of the financial agitation, will be put
through without delay.
Advertisements for material includ-
ing $4,000 cross ties, will apDear to-
morrow. The road is to be 1S5 miles
long. The Immediate outlay in this sec
ton will be 81 100000.
Allentown, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Cement Company, at Egypt, Lehgh
county to-day broke ground for its
fourth mill. which will involve an en-
penditure Of 100000, and which will
have Il capacity of from 500 to /. 900 bar
rels of cement dav. Employment will
he given to $50 more hands.
The Atlas Cement Company. at
Northampton. is also erecting q large
addition. and this morning the Key
stone silk mill, at Emaus. began the
construction of large annex in anti
cipatiOn of better times. An extensive
cotton manufacturer of Boston was in
the city yesterday, looking for a site
for large branch mill.