The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
CARRIAGE TRADE BOOMING
AND CARRIAGE MEN AsCRIBE IT
TO M,KINL EH'S ELECTION.

Their Nntlonai Convention New In Session
Here-The Delegates Come rrem All Polnth
Ard Declare That the whole Country Is
watching New Works. N1nJoraity Contest.
In his annual address to tho Carriage Build
crs' National Association, which opened ia
twenty.dfth annual convention at the Grand
Central Palace yesterday, President Henry
Timkin of st. Louis congratulated the delegates
and representatives OF carriage concerns on tho
great increase in business during the last ten
months and tho prospect of q greater improve
ment during the next three years. While tho
Carriage Builders Association has never on
thrcd into politics as an organization, the adj
dress Of tho President and the report Of various
committees referred to ''the recent restoration
of confidence, the maintenance OF q Govern
mental policy so vital to the progress OF our
trade has so benefited tho members OF our asso'
citation that they are to be congratulated on the
present status of their business and the hopeful
outlook for the next three years at least. From
West from North, from East, from South there
n reflected the same rosy hue OF confidence
and prosperity. Comparing this condition with
the uncertainty and dread of q year ago, we
can assurediy declare that the apparent i'm.
pending disaster was diverted, and prosperity,
progress and happiness, restored TO our trade
and to the business world at large
Notwithstanding the fact that there are dele:
gates to the convention from the west and
SOuJn, tlc TepOTlH tlll Ntlo etCSSI1
with enthusiastic applause. In explaining. the
change in business conditions one OF the dele
sStes said that tho dread Of B srS,I, which
turing. concern last year, was SO great that the
annual convention of 1895 was. postponed
until this year. members feeling that they could
III afford the expense of sending exhibits to st.
Louis, where the convention was to have been
held held In fat fac, h no -, added i;n,d had had tn. the c0 pn,OG
business was on the verge OF utter collapse 1t
would have been a difficult matter to keep
pOlitira ont of the organization for there existed
q unanimous desire to indorse Mckinley and
repudiate Organism.
Tho representative. of one of the largest car
riugo manufactures in Ohio, in speaking Of tho
improved.condition of business. said:
Just before coming to this convention, I
made a trip from Pennsylvania south to Louis
New York. The election Of Mckinley and tho
assurance OF u sound financial policy has had
the effect of restoring business confidence and
enterprise all over the country. For the first
the m ma ape t of farm n S Spsp 6 WHieS has
been practically at a standstill since 1892, has
picked up so Surprisingly that the factories are
'"Bryanism is not dead, however, and In tho
West, particularly Ohio, the Organizes are en-.
.S Ses.SSFi p4os DO fnpi0i Ohio ioS viii fnus sesp OF up nat th psf asht
for sound money and national honor and will
return Mr. Hanna to the Senate by. an over
antics in Ohio seems to be centred in your
Greater New York contest. They know that
Tracy is the only candidate REPRESENTING sound
money in the present Mayoralty campaign. and
II he Is defeated they will consider it a triumph
Of Organism in the very home OF sound money
New York fight is interesting Ohio Bryanites
and Ohio Republicans more than their, own
campaign a-r Tor W HSnna,s v df t %t is assured cd. ,
paper on the effect OF the bicycle upon the car
rage business. His conclusion was that II the
present condition OF business could be taken as
a criterion. there had been no marked detri-
mental effect upon the trade.