The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-07
INDUSTRIES SUFFERING.
Disastrous Results of Electing . Demo-
 crat in 1899.

| Disastrous Results of Electing . Demo | crat in 1899.
 The Textile Manufacturers Journal after making an investigation of tho 1 condition of the woolen and worsteC industries, shows with comprehensive table the terrible injury wrought by the Wilson law. Letters were sent to mill owners asking "how many cards or looms are in operation; what is g full complement of employees; how many people are employed at the pres. cnt time; how many hours aweek con. stitute full time; how many are you running now; how does your pay roll compare with that of 1922"
 The answers received from 432 mills afford another arraignment of free trade blundering. Of the 256 woolen mills that replied 131 were running on full time, GA were closed entirely, and 61 were running on fractional time. Out of total capacity of 16,572 looms, l1,5Os were still in operation, but run ming only on an average of 40 hours a week, equivalent to 9,39S looms run ming on full time. Only 27,206 people were employed, full force being 42,2s7. The pay rolls show q reduction from 1892 of 1ss per cent.
 Of the 3,O11 looms of mills in the dress-goods business that were heard from 1,03S were in operation, but run ming only 76 per cent. of full running time, equivalent to 1,7o7 looms on full time.
 Seventeen carpet mills, having 2,2o6 looms, were operating only 1902, but running only 60 per cent. of full time, equivalent to 1873 looms on full time.
 It was reported that 1,1l9 out of ,462 looms were running on blankets and flannels, but only 71.5 per cent. of full time, equivalent to 1,046 looms on full time.
 In shawl mills only 29.3 per cent. of the looms were running on full time; yarns, only G1.5 per cent. of cards and combs on full time; knit goods, 56 per cent.
 The pay rolls of these 432 mills, com pared with 1899, the dreadful protec- ton year, show the following average reductions by industries: Woolens, 1s.S per cent; dress goods, 23 per cent; carpets, 1s.0 per cent; blankets and flannels, 13.9 per cent; yarns, 16.5 per cent; knit goods, 15.7 per cent.
 A summary of the condition of these 432 mills shows that 06 are closed en- tirely, two running 54 hours a week, 12 running 50 hours q week, nine run ming 4s hours n week. IS running 45 hours week. 2l running 40 hours week, 21 running 90 hours week, eight running 20 hours a week, and two run ming fifteen hours n week The total of men employed is 49,O09, against the full complement of T ,509.
 We think that, if our Wilson law advocates ponder deeply over this situ- ation, they will discover why there is no market in this country under free trade law, when protection gave us plenty of buyers at good prices. There is no market because in these 432 mills alone there are 22,590 less people en- ployed than there were in 1892. When people cease to earn money they cease to spend it. If we find that in only part of the woolen and worstcd indus tries 22,ooO people who are capable of earning their livings are out of work, how many tens of thousands more must there be, for out of the thousands of manufacturing industries in the United States the Textile Manufacturers Jour- nal has reports from only 432.
 Nor is this all of this sorry condi- tion, for, as the Textile Manufacturers Journal points out, many of the mills now chased as in full operation have llready announced that they will soon shut down completely.
 And these are the blessings of the Wilson law! May we be spared for many from another such plague IS has inflicted this country since an nexplicable madness drove the people Q elect Grover Cleveland and free ,rade congress in 1s9s!-N Y. Press.