Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-10
INDUSTRIES THRIVE SINCE THE
DEATH OF BRYANISM.
MILLS OPENING BY HUNDREDS.
MARKED ACTIVITY IN IRON AND
STEEL BUSINESS.
Pennsylvania Rolling MILLS Resuming
observation-disclosures Having
Good Eject in Indiana Man
ufacturinE Towns and
Elsewhere.

Pittsburg, Pa Nov. 9.-General Manager
Converse, of the National Tube Works
Company, stated to-day that it was the in
tention of the company TO extend ITS
business and erect an entirely new depart
ment with new machinery and appliances
TO cost $4,000. This will give employment
to several hundred men. Enough orders,
he says, have been received during the last
two days TO operate the works until the
first OF the year. The Republic Iron works,
owned by the National Tube Works Com
pany. was started in full to-day.
The H. ]. Heinz Company has also given
the contract for two new buildings, which
will greatly increase the capacity and give
employment to a large number of men.
All the Oliver iron ard steel interests will
be placed in operation by Wednesday. This
includes the Mononsahela tin plate works.
ver & Roberts wire works. The Star tin
plate works, which. has been operating
half time since July, started two more
mills to-day, and will have the entire plant
running next week The Clinton furnace
employing 900 men. will be blown in to-
morrow.
Harrisburg. Pa. Nov. "a general re-
vival of business is reported among the
big iron and steel plants around this vicin-
ity. The Chesapeake nail works started
this morning with 800 men. after an idle
ness of three months. and the Lochiel roll
ing mills puddle plant. and the plate mill
AT the Payton rolling mills also resumed.
The Central iron works will start to-mor-
row double turn. Enough orders. It is
said, have been secured at these works to
for hn nf = hx.
well into 1887. The Lalanch Gosjean tin
mills, which started two weeks ago, will
put TO work an additional tin mill this
week.
A brighter condition of affairs is report
ed at the Pennsylvania steel works at
Steelton. The rail and Bessemer mills have
started. The winter prospects in the open
hearth department. blooming stab and mer-
chant mills are more encouraging than for
many months. The bridge, frog and switch
departments have plenty of work. Work
has been resumed at th,. Dauphin bridge
works. which has been closed some time
The Newport furnace will shortly be blown
in. t a.,
Elwood, Ind. Now 9.-The election is
having a good effect in Eiwood, Franklin
and other nearby towns at once. The Nc
Cloy chimney factory. which has been shut
down, started up to-day and the plate
glass factory, which has been idle since
last August, will resume on the Goth inst
with 700 employees. The Macbeth factory
and the Elwood window glass house will in
crease their working forces. The forge
works, tin plate plant, iron foundry and
radiator factory are also feeling the i'm
pulse of better times and are increasing
their forces.
The big window glass plant in East Ell
wood will start up about the middle Of the
month. The Wetherall rolling mill at
F:arkton has received orders which will
keep 1t running day and night. The three
window glass factories are arranging
terms with the employees and will start
about the Goth inst. Both brick yards here
are arranging to start, and the Elwood
planning mill Will operate full time. The
box factory has increased its plant and SO
has the Elwood furniture plant.