The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-24

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son bin struck the hardest and pro'ee-
tnnists are sincerely DESTROYS to restore
It 90 It's former state of prosperity.
An Illustration OF how hard the wilson
blu struck the wool Interests and now
It affected che wage earners In The man
ufacturing branch alone, TO say noth-
ing OF the disaster brought upon inc
great 6ndy OF wool growers reference .,
may be made TO the results wh'cn toi-
lowed the repeal of the Mckinley OH IN
the single city OF Philadelphia which
Is a great woolen manufacturing centre
Avery complete statement based upon
figures Furnished at inc factories Z"
published In the Philadelphia Press
which shows that since lSss. when the
industry had reached It's hishest ae-
gree OF prosperity under the Mchhiey
law the wage-woFkers IN the WOODEN
factories In that city nave lost 'he enpr-
nous sum OF SSS'OOO'VOo IN wages, an
average OF more than eleven ana a halI
millions per year. while the Hanu'aetur-
ers themselves nave mace praetic1lly NO
profits on account OF depressed prizes
and the stoppage OF thelr MUS me
statement shows that me loss 70 eArSulS'
tioh during that Per1oa In the e'ty' que
to the reduced earnings OF the wool
workers and the reduced volume ana
value OF products was S4S0'VVO'uvV' OF an
average annual loss In Circulation Oh
tSs,oCo'ooo'
There were employed IN an tne W''olen
mills OF PhiiadeiPhia IN lSsO' NE yer :,
sons ana che FACTORIES were he'lFly u,
running full time. The average ahhunl
earnings were 'sl.2s' There were many
who earned far above tnis aVetSse' gu.
there were many ehildreh VINO on'y
earned an average oil from ~ 10 ~ pct
week. The statement tur'heE SHOWS
that after the passage OF the MeENlnles
bill there was a steady increase IN tiie
earnings until lS'E' Wheh VITA ~ Ia,
crease OF LOCO In the 'otAl hu'''us' =,
persons employed. the average 't'A''uA'
earnings increased 90, "6i, 80.
Then came the election IN lSss OK an
administration ana congress p'euseu 10
abolish or reduce tho protective duties
under which this prosperous STATE Oh al
fairs existed and all the country Knows
what followed Inc depression eSuseu
by the uncertainty ana uneaS'nesS az
fected the WOOL INDUSTRY more 'iil' aug
other, because THIS was tne one NOV
threatened. II haa oeeh '.e t'ielne loF
nearly all the iFee lEaue '''''''Ais' u
speeches.
In 1898 the whole NUMBER OF employs
In Philadelphia iell on 10 Sf,'n' anu 'i'e
mills were not running iuii Viine' ieiE'ns
1859 ansolu'ely Wi'hout any eii'p''S
ment The average annual earnings "'
those employed had been reduced 10
3is5,10' This decrease was kept up
through 1884 ana 1892 In 1870 theFe was
a eight Improvement out mere were
s'2s6 fewer persons employed than IN
1882, and their average annual earnings
because OF Irregular WORK were only
Slsb.s2.
ThiF is the experience OF the wage
workers In the wooden mh'S Q. pu. one
American city under the disastrous
workings Of the Wilson bill which prom
ised 70 much to the toslers' It prom
Used cheaper clothing but al what a
cost! Is there any honest American
toller who rejolees in slightly cheaper
clIthInG with the knowledge that II
came At the cost OF loss OF employment
and wages to many thousands who hke
themselves, must depend upon the pros
perity of an industry for what they eat
and wear? As It was In Philadelphia
90 1t was in all the great wooden manu-
featuring centres OF the country
.t., ,s,, In pbIIsdeIpbfa and other