Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
BUSINESS is BOOMING.
NATURAL RESULT OF McKINLEY's
ELECTION.
Mills, Factories and Furnaces Resume
Operations.

the country will be surprised at the
wonderful impetus given to business
by the election of VIM. Mckinley az
President. 1t was a ~foregone conclu.
sion that should he receive the Office
for which be was nominated that every
industry would be imbued with new
life, and thousands of idle men find
employment, and that at a time when
labor and its earnings are so greatly
necessary to comfort and aver life
the winter season.
We give in this connection a partial
list of establishments that have been
opened up since last Tuesday, and as
sure our readers that what they find
here recorded is but a starter, as it
we're, and that many others will follow:
The new fureace at Tonawanda, N.
T., opened last Wednesday, and gives
work to 450 men.
The car works at Huntington, W.
Va, rescued operations, giving work
to a large force of men.
Thecar works at Mt. Vernon, ILL.,,
resumed'work on an order for 800 cars.
The Big Four, the Chesapeake &
Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Louisville & Nashville Railroads have
all increased their force Of shop hands.
Furnaces at Ironton, Ashland and
other Ohio River towns are getting
ready to go into blast at once. The
Burgess Iron Works, at Portsmouth,
Ohio, will put on a full force at once.
The Britton Rolling Mill, at Cleve.
land, Ohio will resume operations at
once, employing 100 men. The Van.
doren Iron Works, in same city, which
has been cunning but five hours a day,
started upon full time.
The Knowles Iron Works, Worcester,
Mass, which has been running half
time, starts on full time at once, in
order to fill orders received some time
ago, contingent on McKinley's cleo.
ton. -
AT Columbus, Ohio, the King, Gil
bert & Warner Steel Plant, the Kraig
Machine Works, the Pressed Brick
Works, are among manufactures, re-
Stunning or increasing forces of hands.
The nut and bolt works of Plum,
burdit & Barnard, Buffalo, N. Y,
added 800 men to their force, and the
Howard Iron Works, of same place,
started up with $50 men.
The steel plant at Hammond, ILL.,,
employing 400 men, is to start up at
once Bulletins posted by the United
States Rolling Stock Co., call for TOO
men at once!hf
The cotton mills at Ipwick, Mass,
will start at once, employing 1000
hands. The Milwaukee Harvester
Works has employed 800 new men, and
will'ad 2oo'hnofe soon.
Several MAnpfactories In Toledo,
Ohio, have Increased their forces
largely, and IL Peoria, ILL.,, about 1000
men have been given employ since
the election Of Mckinley.
The Barney & Smith Car Works.
Dayton, O., will begin operations at
once with a force Of 1000 men.
The Illinois Steel Works, Chicago,
resumed work on account OF McKin-
election, giving employment to
2 800 men,
THE is but q few, comparatively, Of
the institutions that have resumed
operation since the election, and only
foreshadows what we may expect as a
direct result Of the defeat Of the party
OF dishonor and reputation.
Another evidence Of confidence In q
of business is the immense
the wholesalers Of the country
are receiving. 1t is estimated that at
least 10000 travelling men, or drum
.ers, will start out from Chicago by
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