The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-12

more, one OF the best known promoters
of new industrial enterprises, and
noted land auet!oneeg, who Is especially
well known In this state, was in Wheel
ing day or two since, en- route home
from two weeks Journey through
Ohio Indiana West Virginia and west
ern Pennsylvania on business. The
main purpose of Mr.. Beckenbaugh's
trip was the promotion of the develop
ment of large zinc and lead mines in
Missouri, He stated to the Intelligent
Ger thar he has Just closed deal with
Pittsburgh capitalists, by which a COM
pany was organized to purchase and
develop additional zinc and lead mines
near Joplin, Mo, The company is or
ganized with capital of $4,000. under
the name of the Pittsburgh and Joplin
Zinc and Lead Mining Company, and
will begin operations at once.
The Industry in the vicinity OF Joplin
has grown to vast proportions of late
years and so active and profitable has
the business been that Joplin was one
OF the few places in the country that
did not feel to great degree the effect
of the recent hard times. Mr.. Becken-
baugh. who has been interested in the
development OF the mines, talked in.
terestingly Of the work and gave much
valuable information regarding the ter
ritory now enjoying such great pros
perity. II Is not generally known that
seven-eighths OF all the zinc used in
America Is mined in the vicinity OF
Joplin, and yet such Is the fact. Speak
Ing OF recent trip he made TO Joplin,
Mr. Beckenbaugh said:
~ found n city OF eighteen thousand
Inhabitants booming with prosperity.
Everybody is at work and the mines are
running full capacity. The Joplin dis
trict covers big territory. and al
though the development of the mines
was comparatively recent, the output
has reached several million dollars The
production of zinc and lead ore will
average fully six million dollars per
year. New mines are being opened and
the supply of ore seems to be mex
haustible. They are shipping zinc to
Europe. four hundred car loads were
shipped last year TO Swansea, Wales,
alone. The price Of zinc and lead are
Just now on the rlse-lead zinc being
worth to-day 1923 per ton, and lead $62
So prosperous has this industry been at
Joplin that strikes are unknown there
and business Is universally done on n
cash basis. 1t is a veritable Klondike."
PRosPER1TY's RETURN.
Referring to his observations on his
travels through the Indiana gas belt,
Mr.. Beckenbaugh said:
Everywhere went in the western
gas belt I found evidence of restored
prosperity All the mills and factories
are running on full time. and thousands
OF men, who year ago were either
working short hours or were out of
employment altogether, are now stead
lily employed. The tin plate and glass
plants are running with big orders
ahead. 1t was the same way every
where / went through the industrial re-
gions Of Indiana, Ohio and western
Pennsylvania. There are no idle fac
tories or mills and every line of indus
try seems to have plenty OF employ
ment. This means that there is an
enormous volume of business in the in
dustria regions, the only remaining
element being n complete recovery OF
prices in order that the wage worker, In
addition to the advantage of steady
work he Is now enjoying, and which he
did not have before the recovery, may
also benefit by an advance of wages.
This Is coming as n necessary sequence
TO the rise OF prices that must come.
II Is not a BOOM but a substantial re-
vival. all the more gratifying because II
has been gradual"
How do you account for the revi-
val?" was asked.
THE return Of confidence and the ia
vOrable tariff legislation that have fol-
lowed the election Of Mckinley, coupled
with the favorable crop conditions. In
the Industrial world the fires have been
kindled with renewed confidence every
where; as the result Of the release of
capital and the liberal investments that
are being made now that there Is no
longer any fear Of financial disturb
ances, and that n party is In power
which has always legisated for the en-
enlargement OF industrial development.
American manufacturers are also in
Producing more of their wares into for
eign countries, and although they are
getting small profit they are building
up trade and n reputation which will
count for something in the future. AS
q former Democrat, am free to say
that / believe that great era OF pros
perity was an assured thing on the day
that the American people voted for the
election OF William Mckinley return
10 the protective policy. and the main
talnment Of our sound money system.
We are now beholding the good effects
OF that decision"
SITUATION IN MARYLAND.
"B'rom your remarks II may be taken
that you have cut loose altogether from
the Democracy"
Eyes. ! always believed In tho pol
icy OF protection. and was Democrat
of the Randall school. stuck to the
party. however, until II became the out
and out free trade party that II Is now
and / needed only to witness the effects
Of the Wilson bill to convince me which
party'S policy was tho beat for the
country. Then, In my own state OF
Maryland, ! IN common with Thousands
OF other Democrats, became dtsEusted
with the corrupt rule VI the German
faction. We are having campaign In
that state now, In which the old Issue
of decent government w. Gormanlsm Is
mp, and | nm going back TO contribute
my humble Efforts 10 the Republican
campaign, ! regard Maryland az safely
Republican to-day aR abe Wag last yeAI
when she gave Mckinley 10000 ma
jority"
IN speaking Of the recent fractional
difficulty among the Republicans 0i
Maryland, growing out Of Senator wei,
lington's attempt 10 control the party
organization Mr. ncckonbaugh stated
that Mr. WclllnRton'a retirement from
the Leadership had resulted In the honl
ing up Of all differences ana the parts
presented a united front against lhl
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