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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

NOBBY ENGLISH STYLES, Fashion,
able handles, well made, tight roll
ing, excellent qualities, guaranteed
to wear.
GARCIA UMBRELLAS, good quality
cloth, with steel rod and naturar
wood handles, 26-inch, worth 81. 25.
at CSC.
LADIES' GARCIA UMBRELLAS
with fancy and natural wood hand
les, 2G-ineh, worth $3.50 at oon
ENGLISH GLORIA SILK UMBREL-
LAS, extra fine quality, with stel
rod and natural wood handles. &C.
inch' worth $1.7o' at S1.48.
SILK UMBRELLAS, extra fine dual.
tty, English Gloria SILK, with steel
rod and sterling silver mounted
handles, regular price 1925, at
$1.75.
GENTLEMEN's GARCIA UMBREL-
LAS, 2s-inch, with steel rod and nat
uraI wood handles, worth S1.75, ut
S1.39.
Umbrellas recovered while you
wait.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Malleable Iron.

Malleable iron is used for variety OF pur.
poses and enters largely into the construc-
tion Of machinery for certain kinds of which
10 is especially adapted. But one establish.
ment in this state Is engaged in the produc.
uons Of castings OF this metal and the man.
ngcr Of that reports that at times during the
past year business has been brisk while nj
others 10 has been very quiet.
As TO the outlook for the future he would
mako no positive prediction bot at the same
fine he was hopeful that there, would be an
Improvement In business Othors who handle
mallcabio iron work were Of about the same
opinion - to the businoss 80 the past year
but they were decidedly more optimistic.
expressing themselves ss convinced that =
marked revival in the business ia not far on.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26

consumers havo found substitutes or have
gone without. The trade in cheese has also
increased during the past year. although prices
are higher There IS great demand for the
rich and tasty cream cheese. a demand that Is
probably partly duo to tho chnfng dish fad,
which Is only another term for welch rarebit.
The American people are also learning to ap.
prcciatc the various imported chccses OF which
there arc so many and the demand for such
Injuries OF the table has been increasing for
sono timo until 1t is now one OF the features
OF tho cheese trade i'm this city. Nearly all
the dealers in theso goods look into tho future
with confidence AID IL will bring greater
Improvement In business. Their stock has
been well sold, the ice boxes and the storage
warehouses show the effect Of the demand
that exists and they are OF the opinion that
the new stock will find just as many customers
while prices it ~ hoped, will show a CORE.
spending Improvement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Agricultural! Implements.

Every sort of an agricultural implement
needed by Rhode Island farmer can bo pro.
cured in this city, and the indications are
that large number of machines Of all kinds
will bo sold this SPRING for tho larger dealers
have placed their orders with the manufac-
turers and that they look for better times
demonstrated by the fact that the orders
nave beon larger than for "a number of years
And there Is overy reason why a prosperous
farmer should at this time procure new ma.
chimes as they never were cheaper before,
and this is because iron is much cheaper.
All of the dealers in the city are aware of the
fact that the. farmer has had hard time of
1t for a, few years. and they will do all that
is possible TO help them in keeping the prices
down.
The price Of seeds remains about the same
as last season.
Farmers from all parts OF this state, Con.
necticut and some from Massachusetts,. come
to this city for their supply of farming i'm
plements and seeds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Chemical Manufacturers.

Up 20 the present time the chemical manu-
facturers have not recovered from the finan-
cial depression that has been prevailing 10
long, although the volume OF business Is fully
as large as 10 was year ago. Prices have also
been affected by the general conditions and in
some cases have tended materially lower. In
the business Of the manufacture Of chemicals
and dye stuffs the manufacturer always has
timely warning Of the revival of trade. When
the cotton and woolen industries begin to re.
port more business and better times generally
they know il is time to look for larger and
chemical manufacturers have considerable
hope for the future. II IL believed that the
Fall River curtailment of the COTTON product,
a scheme in which several Rhode Island and
many other New England firms have joined
VIII have nm effect of easing the market of its
present burdens and that the general revival
which is expected Mckinley will inaugurate,
Will do the rest. During the past few months
the output Of tho chemical manufacturers Of
this stats has been comparatively small, but
the works as general thing have been kept
In operation and Us soon as business will seem
to warrant the manufacturers will return to
the lold output. 1t is the general opinion
among the manufacturers that this time is
not far distant and there are several of them
who are already preparing for the revival OF
trade which they believe to be AN immediate
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Gold and Silver Reflrsrs.

The gold and silver renners who are
splendidly represented In Providence, are
doing = larger business today than they
have done for some time past. For long
time the business has been practically at
. standstill, but the Influx of business
during the past few months has been OF
most encouraging character, and there
10 scarcely one of those who sre interested
In this b-ancb of industry who does not
believe that the good times have come 10
remain. OF course the business today Ia
BY no means 40 large and profitable as IL
has been at times In the past, but the fact
that business hasycome and thAt this bus
iness 10 az largely from out OF town a. IL
10 local In character is.rsgsrded as a very
favorable sign. Up to about six months
ago the amount of business transacted
would have compared vory favoratly with
that OF the previous year. tEo year in
which tho financial depression really COM
nenced to be felt Six months ago, how
ever..s change began to be nclicea ble and
this Improvement has continued. At
present the manufactures in this Reality
where gold and silver are used arc doing
very little business, but as long a. tue
business comes from out OF town, 10 add
to thar Of local character the refiners
VIII continue to have hope. especially ss
the outlook for the manufacture of gold
ana silver goods Is now extremely bright.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Insurance.

The local insurance companies as we'll rs
the.local sagents of foreign companies have
not had very profitable year as compared TO
some that they can remember. The insurance
business, and especially that portion of IL
which insures against death is one Vt the first
TO feel the hard times. Not that people who
have once insured are any more apt 10 drop
their policies. but that new policies are very
hard To place. People who have never been
| insured and who have never examined into
| the principle of the thing are very apt to
look at the amount of money that the first
premium would require and 60 no further,
using tho argument that the money was
needed for some other expenditure and that
as they had never yet died they were ready
to run the chance until such time as they had
the money To spare. This fact has necessarily
had its effect upon the life Insurance. compan.
les Another effect of the depression has been
to drive young men, who would otherwise
have insured in some one of the good compan-
ies, into tho beneficial orders for their i'm
suranee ON the ground that tho expense was
SO much less than in regular company. For
this reason also it has beeen very difficult for
the. agents TO find business. but the fact that
they have found 1t and have written very
large number OF policies in the face Of the
great financial handicap argues we'll for their
business now that times have commenced to
improve for that the Improvement has al
ready begun is admitted by nearly all the in
surance men.
Inc local life insurance companies, includ-
ing the mutual associations arc doing their
share OF the business and have been in the
past. There are people who prefer 70 insure
in local companies. where all the officials arc
known to them, and the fact that these con-
Germs are so fully under the supervision of
the insurance commissioner also has it's effect
upon local business. However. the hustling
agents OF the foreign companies havo been
able to build up large business in this soc.
tion that not even the financial depression |
has been able to disturb.
The writing of accident policies has become |
very popular and profitable branch of the in
surance business. Men who have been unable |
or unwilling to take regular policy have in |
sured themselves against accidental death or |
injury, and so, in part have provided for their |
families
The fire andsother branches of the insurance |
business have necessarily suffered from the |
prevailing depression, but the business that |
has been done in thess lines is very large. In |
these as in the life insurance branch, the |
outlook Is most encouraging. The revival of |
general business which will mean "a more free |
distribution Of money will also result in the
revival of tho interest i'm all kinds of assur.
ance, and people who have been hesitating
on the ground of expense will be among the |
first to seek the agents home companies
and ask TO be accepted as risks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Department Stores.

While not altogether within the scope
CT this survey, being retail stores to a
large extent, this paper would be- iucom-
p,ete we're 1t not recorded that the de-
psrtment store took early root in Provi-
dence and has since developed to de-
gree that is not surpassed in cities doutle
the size OF this. One OF these stores oc.
cupies an entire block ana ell of them
are continually enlarging the number uf
their departments, the area OF the roofs
covering them and the height of tneir
wells. They sll present hsndsome ap-
Pearance,an contribute to the architec-
tural beauty of tue city. Wills the
largest of them srs grouped on Westmin-
ster street other sections of the city sup
port sizabIe important department stores,
too.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26

longs to the estate OF the late Enos
Lspham was said 10 be the largest mill In
the country owned by single individual.
IL is one of the best equipped mills in
the state. A new mill has just been
erected at Cenirsvil.e. II IL known as
tho Warwick mill, has q capital of si00, 600
aud contains 49, 900 ring and 10000 mule
(36, ,0Oo) spindles. IL makes line, plain and
fancy goods.
Among other Providence manufac-
turers, are: The Grosvenordale company,
whose main mills are in Connecticut.
bat who have fiourishing handkerchief
factory at East Providence; the American
Electric Works at East Providence, which
manufactures insulated wire and flexible
gas tubing; the Elizabeth mills, at
Hillss Grove, which makes yarns, thread
and wsrps; the Enfield mills, in Smith
field, makers OF fancy cottons; the Hsr-
ris Manufacturing company, at Harris.
Coventry, manufacturers of shifting, the
Wiiliamsyille manufacturing company, at
williamsyiIle, Connecticut, makers of
cotton shiriings; L.. W. Hopkins, Moose
Nick, Manufactures Of yarns, twines,
sash cord and wicking.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
wOOLEN GOODS.

The National and Providence Worsted
mills, of which Charles Fletcher is chief
owner aud general manager, toget her
form one of the largest and most complete
wooden and worsted manufacturing
establishments in tho world. They cover
a space Of about twelve acres, contain 10
sets of cards, 400 looms, 30 combs, so sets
Of worsted cords, and 1000 spindIes and
their full torce aggregates 2, 900 operatives.
These mills are capitalized at 1900, OO0
and their product consists of fancy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26

makes wool hosiery yarns, which are sold
from the factory.
Just across tho city line, near Mantcn
avenue. in North Providence, 10 the mill
of ii. A. Kimball. lie has sets OF
cards, and 12s broad looms, and makes
fancy csssimeres, using both steam and
water power.
o One OF the largest voolen mills In the
state, Is the Peace Dale manufacturing
company, at Peacs Dale. II is capitalized
at 100000, and turns out cassimeres,
overcostings, worsted coatings and
worsied serges. 1t has 10 sets of cards,
combs, $500 worsted spindles aud 155
looms. This mill Is run partially upon
the cooperative plan.
The Crown worsted mills, at 43 Sabin
street are new company formed for the
manufacture of worsted yarns. They
have one setsof drawing. and 200 spin
dies. Other new mills are: John Calvin,
al 62S Atwells avenue, manufacturer of
wool yarns with two sets OF cards and
672 mule spindles; and John Wsterhouse,
who, Eat 90 Sabin street makes iiue shoddies
and extracts, using cards and one picker.
Albert w. Smith deals in wool. lie has
q large warehouse and is one OF the best
known woolmen in New England aud
throughout the trade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

Strange as il may seem these branches of
business have suffered comparatively little
from the hard times. 1t is true that the prices
of each are lower today than they were few
years ago. but the quantity disposed of is
probably greater than ever. Another strange
fact is that tho striugency of money has not
driven people to the usc of cheaper grade
of butter eggs than that which they have
been in tho habit OF purchasing. Persons OF
very limited means have insisted upon the
quality of their eggs and butter and the lower
prices that have prevailed have enabled them
to indulge themselves in that taste for what
is good. II there has been any depreciation
in the butter and egg business it ha, been in
regard to the cheaper grades for which the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
and EMPLOYS 300 hands.

weekly, and employs 800 hands. Its
motive power is steam.
The Oriental MILL, which is also run by
steam power. manufactures print cloths,
| twills and sateens, which IL sells directly
| from the mill. 10 contains 800 loom y.
1862 ring and $500 mule spindlss, or
0.0s2 In ell.
The Atlantic mills manufacture cottons
as we'll as worsteds, having 2l,920 ring
spipdles. They make warps.
The Fletcher Manufacturing company,
which was started In Boston i'm 1893, bot
which has been on Charles street for more
than so years, has 20. 600 spindles. with
working capital of $500. .0J0 II makes
boot. shoe and corset lscings, wicks,
brsios, yarns, etc. It's gooos are marketed
In both New York and Boston.
The Grant mill Of the Hebron Manufsc-
turing company (B. B. & Il. Enignt).
makes tine sheetings, including the we'll
known grade "Fruit OF the LOOM" 1t is
located on Carpenter street, and employs
about 1875 hands. Its complement includes
l,6oS ring, 5O56 mule 9,6sA) spindles and
302 looms.
The Dyerville Manufacturing company
has capital OF $3.50 900. Its mill on
Msnton avenue, containing $4,000 ring
spindles and S6s looms, uses both steam
and water power. 1t makes shestings and
yarn.
The Hsrrison steam mill, on Dixie street,
with 3,44 ring, $40 mule Is, ,3sl) spindles
and l76 looms, makes print cloths and
sateens.
The 1illinghast Stiles company, at 8
street was incorporated in 1892,
with capital OF sl00,OO0. 1t has %
spoilers, and produces ysrns-single and
double, white and colored.
The Barstow Thread company on At
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Hay, Grain and Flour.

The reports thar are made by the local
dealers in hay, grain and flour are by
no means as discouraging as many per-
sons might anticipate. In regard to tie
hay ira 10 The volume Of business trans
acted is about as large as Ii has been for
several years. In fact the only cisa-
greesble feature Is that the price OF the
product is somewhat lower than usual.
in spite OF the hard times people have
still been obliged to keep their horses
and for these have been com pelled TO
purchase hay and straw. he same ar
guments may be applied to the grain
trade. While its improvement. IL i'm
provement there has been, has been very
slight. and while prices have been lover
than Ia ordinarily good times a fairly
good business mas been done and the
trade has not been without profit to the
dealers. Flour has been. and is still
being, extensively sold. As breadstuff
there Is nothing TO take its place and
season of financial depression has less
effect upon the voiume of busines in
Hour than upon almost every other slmi-
lar product. While the price has been
extremely low 1t has already commences
to improve and 1t is believed thst a still
better season Is in prospect. In fact, the
dealers In these three staples ell agree in
he oponion that the outlook for q gen.
frsl business improvement is better than
u has been Tor some time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
HOrSeleSS Carriages.

1t Is not generally known that the maxi
ing OF borseless carrisGes is a local in
dustry but persons who have take an iu-
terest in this triumph of modern iuyen.
iion will tell you that this town is not
to be bsbindhand in the race of progress
as thus exemplfled and the local manu-
facture of the same promises splendidIy
for the immediate future. At any rate
expert mechanics and engine builders
Of prominent concern are cevoting their
skill and genius To the horseless car.
riagcs and their product has been declared
to be OF high rank. 1t Is exhibited, i'm
deed, in the streets OF ths town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
Providence Public Library.

worried suitings and cloakings and
worsted yarn. The motive power is steam.
Their goods are sold in New York.
These mills are located at AS Valley
street and at the same ber, and prac-
tically a section of the same extensive
plant. Is the Saranac Worsted mill, which
contains so looms and makes worsted
suitipgs.
The Atlantic mills, on Manton avenue
also employ nearly 1000 hands. They
have capital Of g, 500, 900, and contsin
1000 worsied spindles, 5S dou HE car S,
Al combs and 204S looms. Their products
which they dye and finish, consist of
worsied and cotton warp goods, which
are marketed I'm New York.
The Riverside worsted mills on Manton
avenue, nave capital OF $1,000, ,OOO ana
mike worsted costings. with "a sets Of
worsted and 8 sets of wooden cards 325
broad looms, 80 com bs and 10, a56 spiudles.
They employ LOCO hands, and their goods
are sold in New York.
The Wanskuck company has a capital
OF 800, COO, and makes worsted cloakings
and coatines. 1t has 27 sets OF cards. 20
sets of worsted machinery, II, 900 worsted
spindles, az combs ano $40 looms. 1t EN-.
ploys 100 hands
Practically owned by the Wsnskuck
company is the Steere mill, also at Vans
kuck. Ii is capitalized at S235, 900, makes
worstsd yarns, and contains lO,640 spin-
dies, Is combs and 2s sets OF worsted
cards. 1t employs $50 hands.
The Weybosset mills on Dixie street,
have q capital of $3.50, 900, and make fancy
cassimeres and worsteds. Their:ma ch insry
includes 81 sets (4s-inch) cards, 8 combs.
f7S broad looms.
The Valley Worsted mills on Valley
street have capitsl Of $50, 600 and contaia
Is sets of worsted cards. Ia Noble combs. |
and IL, 900 spindles. They produce wors,ed
yarns for coatingsh, dress goods, JERSEYS |
and knitting purposes, which are dyed in |
all colors.
B The Vesta Knitting mills corner. OF
Bassett and Butler streets, make cotton
ana wooden underwear, and self their own
goods. They have a capital of 200, 900 and
six sets OF cards and 2sO snittinp
machines.
1ho Chemnitz company. at 45i Potter.
'vonue, has capital of si5, 900, ano, with
40 knittin e machines, makes seamless
cotton and WOOL hosiery
Inc G. l.. Blsnding manufacturing
company, on the corner of Bosworth ana
Aleppo streets. makes gnruetted stock.
Ising is CARDS, 4 rickers, gsrnett ma
hines, burr machine and o busters.
{ sells its own product.
*. Berry Il Boyden, at the corner of
'utlor and Bsssett streets, manufacture
otton ard woOlcn hosiery. II has 100 |
ands and 100 automatic machines ana
iarseis its own goods.
Ralph Cclvell & company make wor.ted
ress goods, with 80 looms, at y Calender
ireet, aud dispose OF their own product.
Henry A. Dsvis & sons, at ii3 Summer
rect, produce shoddy. on @ garrett
Ischines. 1bomss nabbett. ut the same ,
nmb'r, turns out wooden yarn. using 6
'rnttts. 3 sfts a. cards. end 1900 spindifs. I
The Pbenix spinuinR company, located .
lheat IrisbJsnip street, nesr Brosd, has A
sets of cards and 100 wool spindlss, snd q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
China and Glassware.

fhe enterprise of a we'll krown China
and glassware house early introduced a
bigh grade OF goods in this line ana have
maintained a standard of excellence
second to that of no house in his country,
so that Providence people are able to
secure right ct home the best achieve
ments of foreign art and skill as we'll as
that of domestic manufacture. The re-
sponse to this enterprise on the part of
tho public has been such that Proviuencs
people denl almost exclusively with the
home house in making their purchases Of
this kipd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-26
PRINT WORKS AND BLEACHERIEs.

rho Allen Print Works, on Tnurbers
Lane, est blished in 1s30,ru eleven print
Ing machines, employ 425 hands, and
turn out about i5. 600, 900 yards of standard
calicoes annually. The following para
araph, which can be found in Bishops
"History of American Manufactures, Is
supposed to refer to this establishment:
son the first Of February, 1870, new
pattern of mousseline dc LANES arrived
from France at New York, and was offered
by the importer at fourteen cents per
yard by the case. The agent Of a Rhode
Island calico printing establishment for
warded piece of the new style or goods
to Providence the day after their arrival,
anu in sixteen days he had the same Style
Of goods and OF equal fsbric, In New
York. selling at ten cent? a yard. The
manufactured had but twelve days to en-
grave the new pattern on a copper cylin-
der, from which the engraving was raised
made ready for Impression, the COM
pounding OF ingredients for colors dis.
covered by chemical experiments. the
cloth printed, ,uried and cssed for market"
The Silver spring Bleaching and Dye.
ing company on Chsrles street, the Proyi.
tcnce Dyeing, Bleaehing and Calenderiac
company, on Valley street, the Rhode
Ifiand Bleach aud Dye Works on EDDY /
street and the Queen Dyelng company ON |
Atwsll. avenue complete the li.t of Provl.
ience blescheries.
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Butterine.

One of the earliest butterine plants in the
country was established in Providence The
development of the industry has grown with
the recognition by the public that the product
Is essentially wholesome article and as RI
val to butter has much to commend it, The
manufacture of butterine in this city as now
carried ON is in largo and finely equipped fac
tories. the cleanliness of which viii bear the
closest inspection will all the ingredients
and everything appertaining to the manufac-
tu'e. The business has accordingly been
profitable and the local manufacture has n
high repute and is in constant demand outside
4 ne. stats,