Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-09
WAVE OF PROSPERITY
NOW SWEEPING OVER THE COUN-
TRY FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
CONFIDENCE FULLY RESTORED
THE DINGLEY TARIFF HAS HAD A
BENEFICIAL EFFECT.
Rrvan and His COterIe of Calamity
uo,xIers Are In n Sad Plight md
VIII Soon Have to TO 10
WOrk-SOme of the
Evidence.

Washington. Aug S-(SpecialD A pracu-
cal evidence of the business improvement
throughout the country since the enact
ment of the Dingley law and, ihdeed' IN
the weeks prior to the final action upon
it, is found in statements made IN letters
received from various parts or the couh-
try upon various subjects by the hepupNc-
an national committee. These letters are
so numerous and the statements IN them
so striking and so uniform in thelr expires
sions of business Improvement that they
leave no doubt of the general and broad
Improvement in all lines of business and
occupation They form. coming as they DO
from every part of the country such
striking evidence OF prompt ard rapld I'M
provement that a condensation OF the state
ments is considered especially interesting
at this time. The following are brief ex-
tracts from letters received, the names Oh
the writer's being given in each case:
\. W. Lee. of Ottumwa. .Ia.,says; w MOLE
sale and retail establishments all report
wonderful increase in trade, the best that
! they have had for years. In the manu-
! featuring establishments. the improvement
| is equally satisfactory. The Morreh * Co.
pork packing establishment IS the largest
exclusive pork packing concern IN the
world and it reached high water mark last
week, packing more hogs than ever be-
| fore, and its average for the past lew
weeks has beaten any of similar num-
| Der of consecutive weeks I'm its history. Inc
| OttumWa iron works, whose force had been
| cut down to one-third the number en-
| ployed in 1892, is now increasing lls EN-
| ployes very rapidly"
| Nj ]. Coicord, of Coudersport, Pa, says:
| "One of our largest industries. the manu-
| facture of wagon hubs. Veneering ana pas
1 fnafn Nr-Fn
| hours a day and is behind in its orders.
| The lumber operations of Goodyear Bros,
at Austin and Galeton, are among the
| largest in the East, if not in the United
| States: their mills run night and day 10
| their full capacity" -
| John L. Pennington. of Admission, Ala;
| saws: Conditions are improved here and
| all through the state. and, in fact, all over
the South; splendid crops more work bet
ter wages tdg6s people @&boSdse mETe Pa says
| "Since the first of July there has been a
| wonderful stimulation Of business ana IN
| dustrial conditions in this section. Miners
| who have been for the past three years
| averaging ten, eight, six, and in some cases
| fve days month are now working 1uil
| sidered prosperity. In the manufacturing
| industry, the same increase OF working
w. O, Littrick. of GAINESVILLE o.. says:
| THE Union and Jones & Abbott found
! ries. which shut down July l. with an enor-
| closed till October. have both been compell-
! ed to resume 10 keep up with their orders.
They. are now running on fun time. with
! full force, the orders being mainly from
F. y. Norton, of Lesueur Center, Mimi,
| says: There is employment for every
! body here, and men who in former seasons
| were compelled to go away from home
| for work remain here and are actively en-
! ployed. Crops are good, lots of money.
William Smith. BARLEY. Neb. says: The
wheat area and crop are unusually good and
| higher than corn
crop promising. These conditions lead the
farmers to employ more help, some OF them
being unable to find all the men needed.
r. F. Ward, of Hillsdale. Mich, says;
THE manufacturing establishments of this
city are unusually active; The HllisSate n.
down during the summer. has increased
business and is constantly running. The
Hilsdale Manufacturing Comp " has in,
| creased its capital and capaci A new
furnace and foundry has just been started
and the flour mills are running full time"
| Charles A. King. Great harrington, Mass.
SAYS: THE Endrick Woolen Company
which has been shut down for some time
started up July 1 and is running full time
W. II. Edgar. Beatrice. Neb.. says: 'Mer.
chants are buoyant, and without exception
declare that business is steadily improving
Our factories and shops are running &c
their full capacity. notably the manufactur'
ers of farm implements. the force of EN-,
ployes having been largely increased, while
orders are still rolling up at an unprece-
dented rate. Farmers are jubilant anc
| Nebraska Is lduRnlUS III neT IdtHtSS.
| Frank w. Mahin. Clinton, Ia, says: "A
very large saw mill here which has not
been in operation for several years ha:
started up again. employing about 20
here, has just opened. The Northwestern
car shops are now running on fun time
| an increase of fourteen hours a week OVel
| the running time for a year or more past.
George w. Patchell, Union City, Ind.
says: The Union City Carriage Com
pany. one of our largest manufacturing es
,ablishments, is running on largely in
creased orders with a splendid outlook fo
the fall trade. Hook Bros Manufacturing
estG Gblishment Is running over hours, ma k
ing better time than for four years. Al
ou- manufacturing industries are in bette
condition ont than 1T,i1, year ht ago saws. ..rb
Eleanor Iron works. of this place, ha
started up on double time, after an idle
ness of several months"
There is great satisfaction among tn
business men and stockgrowers here owe
There TiT pt is s" a decided R Improvement in bust
ness affairs in town and country"
]. L. Sturdevant, of Stewart, Neb.. says
: | There are more calls for men to worl
r here than can be supplied. There is no
an idle man in this vicinity, unless it !
| at his own desire. ~
c. r. Davis. Farina. ILL.,. says: "A
| banks which had no money to loan durin
! the Cleveland administration now hav
more than they can find customers for, an
| large deposits
M. W. Persling. Upton. Ind. says: 9Th
| large canning business Of this place Is ur
| usually active this year with thousand
: | of men and women and children at wOr
. | in the field supplying the Gamers. Price
for hogs, cattle and sheep are satisfactory
, | There Is plenty of money and plenty c
;, | ouportunity to earn it
w A. McDuffy. Aguiler, Col, says: "A
5 | Industries are improving, new coal mine
: | opening a big manufacturing establish
| nent which has been closed for thre
a | wears has resumed. sheep business has iIr
!. | proved wool being worth double as muc
d | as last year"
n | '''The stock business has greatly improve
and the sheep shearers and other workme
= | are obtaining increased wages.
9 w d. Hemmens, of Elgin, Ill, says
. THE watch factory which has been rur
= | ming hut from four to five days n wee
"a during the past four years Is now rur
/: | ming six days a week and the Illinois Watc
y | case Company IS allowing its people HI
: ore weeks vacation this summer and en-
5 blowing an increased force
= The editor of the Lewiston (Mont) Al
T. | gus saws: Last year wool sold at an al
erage of cents, while this year II is sci
e irg at from 10 TO Il cents. The farmer
d OF this county receive n77 900 more f
J. their wool than last year, besides the II
n crease in prices Of sheep.
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