New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-27
AN INTERESTING CONTRAST.
SIXTY DAYS IN 1899 COMPARED WITH
THE PERIOD SINCE THE DINGLEY
LAW WAS ENACTED.
IgY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

LAW WAS ENACTED.
FIR TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuYE.l
Washington. Sept @-The close OF the first sixty
days OF the operations OF the new Tarin law ana
the business improvements which are visible IN
every direction during that time have suggested
/ a comparison OF the conditions during the TWO
months in question with those Of the correspond
ing period in the first year Of the Cleveland Admin
istration during which time the Free Trade CON-
gross elected with President Cleveland was just De-
ginning It's attack on the protective system "HLch
the Dngley law sixty days ago re-estabiisned The
TWO periods from July 81 to September u IN the
years 1898 and 1885, respectively. present a marked
contrast as to business Conditions. and 1t IL possi-
bic to obtain from Government records some facts
bearing this subject. now Oh specla ih'elest'
The following data gathered largely from OFF,
cia reports. show picture II the sxty-day peiiod
OF the year 1899. with which the two months just
ended correspond both as to the portion OF the
year and the period Of the Presidential Administra-
ton. and also OF corresponding proximity to iarin
legislation:
Week ending July % i893-Failure OF Bozeman
MontD National Bank Four Denver banks closed
thel- doors Bank suspensions In other western
cities. Two bank failures in Milwaukee. and runs
on numerous other banks Commercial Bank OF
Denver falls; capital. &1oG0 Bank failures az
Vernon Tex and Knoxville. Tenn; capital 600
90 Failure OF Tacoma Wash) National Bank
capta' So900'O. also failures OF banks at Great
FAILS. Mont. and orlando Fla: capital. $4,000
Suspension Of work in rnarufactores reported from
AL sections
/ Week ending August !. l'9}- National banks at
/ Manchester y. H.. and indianapolis Ind. fan;
/ capi,ol $-ooGo Failure Of First National BANK
o. Spokano. Wash capital $4,000 Ten banks
suspended in day July 20 capital. &oo'Wi
! Bank failures in South Dakota. Montana. Illinois.
Kansas Texas Washington New-Hampshre. and
correspoudngly largo number u business suspen-
| siors.
/ Wcok ending August g. lS9--Collnpse OF Chicago
/ provision deal ard many failures Of commission
! houses Failure II National Bank Of FL Paso' Tex
/ ~ lr-a - National Bank of san Antonio. Tex
Failure 81 National Bank OF Munrie. Ind. LII!
Corrr,ss meets in special session 20 begin its de-
s.rur'lon Of tho Mckinley law.
week ending August s. lS93-E Encounter between
/ the Anarchists and Socialists ayerted 10y N"w-fork
/ police: meeting OF Anarchists broken mp by New
/ YORK police Failure Il National Bank az Hind
nar Penn Failure OF National Bank at Tacoma
Wash. Suspension Of manufacturing establish
ment, ia numerous states. Annotnctm ent by ,on-
anf So private laal.s had failed during the year
/ ending August 9N Railroad receivers appointed
duran. August iIr .torfu-ru Pacific. Philadelphia
/ and H.adir@ N'v-fns'ard. ana Pttsourg AKRON
seaic,n6er-Ra.iroud receivers appointed for WIS
/ eou-.r CtrIaL chicago. Peoria an1 - I.oqiil s
/ ""e.raua. Canton and southern and Eyansyille
. ,, tx 're4t,c o, o--eventh Of ali the lines
u tho United S'rt.s aud their Indebtedness. SIZE
/ s.- DuIn9 fte v.ar there were 1918 NOR
.'utiie .usp"n,on' involving Liabilities amoghI I,
t.,.r,,,a ,. ri.r ~ :, "cr cont
/ fl.+.riE ii1u. tries during th' sixty days follow
| .,f-e-. ou1iu0 WFh tnc f'm.lar dates IN The rrsi
y,,- or Cl-y. 1ud.s SECOND torn snow the contrast
/ sro. iirs r--,ta- g ,Go ureccdinS Administration
+ TI. -,.f.rr-l.- Va'-h GLOW ar" from Brad
W~ek ending Ia.. a. l,,-TNen:y thousand work
IT, ,~., ,!.,,,,.., 80, ,, I'u0f1n Wa.s -.-
/ -lm'f sorA eo hands Packer 'o,i.ery at kaopa-
I'. ',.' intft 'on1'r{ r.-Gul,- t' men M ~,
raso harrington AL n11 o2I ,si r@poGTt sb lq
] s0r ff.+ 'lu. .1 set,ral wears. nrg" number o.
IRON 1rua.s- .n The south resume work McKsnua
refe go ak mills. Paterson. y J. receive Increase
/ .;sr. Company Kokomo Ind. resumes 81 HAMS
+ s-o hands N,irc central Railroad increases
+ 1c, ending fa,v o. i,e,-Tod furnaces. Young'-
p fl.n OaIa rs.ur.- work Numbers % m2nu'actar-
.r. lor..-f. .u Connecticut and Pennsyltanla re-
mr. IA resume work Algonquin woollen MN.
pl--a- Increase T'.g- 10 10 i irs Ps Se' 10
@:q'f nov .'rs 10 Wl' irslgn C5r Manu-
Nf.t -'....- N.'.tf,L ,,r,,i.-,on " Ia resumes
grl Ci.r,IIuf Rolling Mills resume 200 hands
sr.rr- producers - Louisiana advance wages Is
I t- ...rf cotton mills AZ lauc'st"r. Penn resume
/ ;0'a harf+ ,-r.r.an watch COMPANY. Wa!iham
/ V1horiug ana Lebanon. ohio. and BIRMINGHAM
+ vsek ending Aurusts lso1-FalI River Iron WORKS
. re-fi-,. on sI time" ZOO hands. Fan RIVER PRINT
. i,.. ..or,uanv resumes on Full time columbus an
f0.klns Val.ev Railroad shons inrr',se rom nall
. limo 70 ten-hoIr schedule Illinois Steel comnany
','ro.,t..s rssfnlutlon o' work National Tub"
WorR At NcK"pori PR, annoHnGc yopnss.
,.u-, ohio rs-um. work Itter a long shutdown
re1n-yiyanla Railroad srous az A.to2pa In't ca,
..t Tin Plate Company doubles ~ WORKING capa =
u.s. birmingham 6A1) Railroad shops ,tsNtrnI
{ t..t,f.. 'o ten hours laVr"nc" iN1-s) lio-l"rF
N,r re-r-nes. .c'p trufs car works ar MirhR! n
J. ,i,- Ind Increase schedule % twelve hours WIN
] , '.'ers' york cu..sed. - hands 1900
NIX crling Sentcwh'r i> i%,-' ordage Mis- !
~. ,,... ,f,ar several tfars - ll"ncas East LAKE
Toouor VIi. Hrl1c.fou. Penn resnm' aiter Ihree'
b 49,. tt,er.s4 Waal ptn"r Mills. Malone. y Y.
$50 affer Two years illeness Large advance
49, ,,r.s or coal miners and close ot coal strIke