The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-07
THE ROSY DAWN OF
PROSPERITY'S DAY
New Industries Are Springing Up At
Every Hand.
HOPES Of THE sANGUlNE REALIZED
From All Over the Land Reports Still
Come Of the Increase In Business.
Mills are Spinning; Shops are Run.
ming ON full Time and Railroad En-.
terprises Have Been Embarked.

WOOnSOcket, X. l., Nov. 6.-The River
Spinning company's factory. after
and short time. started Wednesday
morning on full time.
The large cotton mills at Slatersville
will start on full time next Monday
morning and run to full capacity.
The officers of the Glenark Knitting
company. in this city, said to be the
largest knit goods plant In the country,
which has been running several hours
daily overtime for a month past, said
today that owing to the way orders
were coming In 1t was expected to short
ly begin to run all night. Industrial
conditions generally are much improved
over two months Ago.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 6.-The Carnegie
Steel company today decided to go for
ward at once with extensive improve
ments and additions to their plants, in
volving an expenditure of half a mil
lion dollars. The order includes the
completion Of two blast furnaces. work
upon which stopped about three mont IS
since.
1t was also decided to complete the
Butler and Pittsburg road to the lakes,
which the Carnegie company was build
ing. work on which was partially sus-
pended. In addition to the other i'm
provements mentioned, contracts am
ounting to a quarter Of a million dol
lars were let.
Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. "a change In
the running schedule Of the Consoli-
dated Traction company will 90 into
effect December LIST. The workmen
presented a scale to President c. l..
ten hours instead OF thirteen now
worked, and 81 per day. More men
will be employed and no change will
be made in wages.
Harrisburg, Nov. 6.-The LaLance
Grosjean Manufacturing company to-
day gave orders for increased activity
at it's tin plate mills in this city. The
alton and a new mill will be erected
There Is a big demand for cars along
the middle division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
RAILROAD ENTERPRISES.
st. Joseph. Mo-, Nov. 6.-The St. Jo-
seph and Grand Island Railroad COM
pany today ordered that two of the
eleven sections on their road ordered
closed on account of light business be
reopened. 1t is said the others will he
reOpened soon. The wholesale houses
here have started out their men, many
of whom have not visited their terri
tory for months.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 6.--President
A. T.. Stillwell, of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, said to-
day that he would at once put 1900
men at work constructing portion of
their road to a connection with the
Gulf of Mexico, work on which has been
delayed for a long time.
New York, Nov. 6..The Erie railroad
officials have just issued instructions
to three of their principal locomotive
repair shops to work their forces all
the day light hours during November,
which means nine hours instead Of
eight.
ACTIVITY AT PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 6-Greater ac-
tivity Is apparent in the Industrial in
stitutions since Wednesday than at
any time during the year. Every mill
and workshop in Pittsburg Is operat-
ing more actively, or is preparing to
start Monday. A number of depart
ments which have been entirely idle
or operated spasmodically since the
summer shut down. will be in opera
tiOn next week. The only industry
which has not yet felt the thrill of re-
viving confidence Is window glass. Ac-
tivity in this line is delayed because
of the inability Of the workers and
manufacturers to agree on the wage
scale. 1t is though a conference Will
be called soon, and that an agreement
first vice president of the Pennsylvania
lines. said today that railroads are
preparing to carry out plans for bet
terments which have been held back
for several months, and doubtless con-
tracts aggregating large sums in value
will be let shortly for extensions.
bridges and supplies.
Canonsburg, Pa, Nov. 6.-The cleo
ton of Mckinley has started Industrial
matters booming here. At the iron and
steel mill the men had been working
half time, but yesterday they started
up in full.
Kittaning, Pa, Nov. 6.-The Kittan-
ing Iron and Stell company's mills at
this place, which has been idle for
months. will start up in a week as a
consequence of the election.