Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-06
BUSHES REvlvING.
Why Not Rejoice Over the
Election Of Major Mckinley?
Workshops and Factories Starting Up
All Over the United States.
Thousands d People Given Chance TO Earn
and Honest Dollar.

PittSburg, Penn, NOV. o.-lHe eiSS
ton Of Maj. VIM. Mckinley has revived
the Industries of the country sooner tnaH
was expected and the effect Is aireaoS
perceptible IN Pittsburg and vicinlty'
AS soon as definite news of the elec-
tion was received j. Painter,Sons q Co''
iron manufacturers, ordered announcer
hoop mill on, and fully 200 additIohal
men and boys started to WORK. 1i's'
had been idle for nearly four inoii'n'
and were greatly pleased over tne prs
poets of steady employment. me VI
ders are sufficient to keep the men d.
work. and more are expected.
Jones & Laughlin. as soon as the re-
su,t was known, ordered their contlhu-
ous mill in operation. This puts the
American iron works on full time, at
rho amaIramated rate of wages.
Other departments in this big plant
have been working, but not on iuii tiiiie
owing 70 the uncertainty or the eiec-
ton. About $500 men are employed.
Bryce, Higbee & Co., said they would
start another start another flint glass
factory this week or Monday morning.
Fires have been lighted and everything
is in readiness to begin operations
Phillips & Co., window glass manu-
facturers. sent for their blacksmiths
to come to work and tine their tank
furnaces preparatory to making glass.
It is expected that the firm will sign
the scale and start before another week
has passed.
At Seugs' mill on Pennsylvania
avenue % pudding furnaces We're
started this morning, and the prospects
are good for steady run. divers
10th street mill on the south side also
started.
The Pittsburg forge and iron works
started IS furnaces, gain of 10 fur
naces over last week. The shop en-
ploys of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Walls station had reason to be happy.
More than 400 men are employed, and
for over year past they have only been
working eight hours day and five
days a week. They were paid by the
hour and the decreased hours amounted
to about one-third of their time.
Before A. NJ, notices were posted at
the yards that from now on the men
would be given 10 hours work a day,
and they could work seven days a week
if they were so inclined.
In addition to this the wages of 600 men
were advanced 10 per cent. The shop
men at Altoona will go on full time. to-
morrow. A sharp advance in the prices
Of iron and steel is predicted in the near
future. as the result of the election.
The price OF pig iron will be the first to
60 up. Circulars now quote it at $11.5O to
$l1.75 Valley. and s12 to sl2.25, Pitlsburg.
Buyers say they would not be surprised to
see the rates raised to $14 before Christ
mas.
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heavy purchasers OF steel rails. They
have suspended improvement in this line
for the last three years, and have plans
out for relaying their roads next summer
with heavier rails. These railroad orders
are an important factor Of trade with the
steel concerns. =" FL @ff
Manufacturers in finished steel also pre-
dict. rush of orders for cams. bridge
work and material of the same character
that they expect by the middle of the
month; AS an evidence of good feeling
of the city was paid off in gold, today
James Caruthers. local capitalist.
walked into the office of City Comptroller
600 Worth Of city bonds He e Stated If # Br s
an had been elected he would not touch
the bonds. He said:
II never saw anything like the revival
of business, today Money seems to be
easy and everyone is talking prosperity
There will be a grand ratification of the
Republican victory. next Saturday night.
{ApOut tne last tIlfHP county chairman
Robertson did before he went home this
morning. was to announce to various
members of the county organizations tina,
arrangements would be made at once fol-
a ratification.
The captains of various Republican
clubs We're notified to meet the county
chairman at the headquarters on Sixth
avenue TO make arrangements for tho
event. 1t is the purpose of the chairmar
to make this ratification the greatest il
the history of the county, and no doub
1t will be.
1t Is expected that every Republican
club will participate. and the demonstra
ton may equal, if it does not excel tina
of last Saturday which broke all previ
Gus records