The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-01

( teresting news from All parts or
I the country The average mem
ber OF congress is % better
barometer ion relation 10 the
/ conditions i'm his own state and
district Than perhaps amy other
man, and when you get IN az
ercgation of members from all
\ parts of The country you get an
IeNcelleul view OF conditions in
i This great country OF ours
And they come with very
favorable reports Whether
lfrom the north or the south. the
lAtlanlic seaboard. the Mississip
lpi Valley, or tho Pacific Slope,
thcre me reports of improved
conditions. Increased earrings
Iamoug farmers. increased ear.
/ ings by railroads and railroad
men, increased earrings among
mime operators and mine nwork.
ers, increased earning among
Manufacturing, these are the
repurts which members bring
from every part of tine country
From Kansas alone comes an
official report placing the value
uf farm products in that state
.this year at over 500. 100000, an
increase of more than thirty per
cent us compared with last year.
Will the reports of mortgages
cancelled IN that and all OF the
farming states are equally graft
flying From the manufacturing
and mining sections the reports
are quite %, favorable. Members
from the manufacturing sections
OF New England and the Ohio
valley report large increases III
tho number Of people employed.
aud that ana increase In wages
is now also being had in many
cas"~. Naturally the first effect
of roiective tariff is 20 in
crca, the number of people
employed. and il is not until the
second stage OF it's work has
been reached that the effect is
felt i'm the increase in wages.
This now making itsclfapparont,
for reports of increased wages
come not alone from the manu-
facturering centers. but from the
great iron mines OF Pennsyl
vunia, Michigan and elsewhere.
The good reports which mem
bers bring regarding the inn
provement OF business under
the new tariff are met with
equally favorable news as to the
work Of that law since congress
placed it upon the statue books
and left il 10 begin It's career IN
Che face of adverse conditions.
With a hundred million dollars
worth OF surplus foreign impor
tatlons upon the markets OF the
country, the conditions under
which it entered upon ms work
were. of course, extremely nm
favorable La the face OF that
fact, however. its earnings have
steadily increased. beginning with
a little over $4,000, 600 IN its
first month, and now reaching
more than S25, 100000 IN Nov
emher In each month since the
tariff bill was placed upon the
statute books the earnings have
increased, and the treasury OH
cials who have been studying the !
new law carefully are thorough
is satisfied with IT'S prospects as
u revenue producer Probably
no man ln the treasury depart |
mcut is better capable 10 Judge /
of These matters than Assistant
Secretary Howell who has
grown mp in the customs ser
vice from n subordinate position
which lac now holds Assistant
Secretary of the treasury. lie
says frankly that lac thinks the
earnings OF the new law Will be-
ierthe upcningnonth |
OF the coming year 20 meet run
ming expenses Tho enormous (
stock of sugar fJ0g and other
winch hadblen brought
miorthc country UeiJt2 the new /
llw went into yllee said Mr. 4
Howell tllKng ID NoaI cores
pondeut. Wtll nave nwn pretty 4
VOL used upbg he esd uf the Il
present year aud The importc
tons Will be rcsumee When
TINS Is done, think The earnings /
III the new law viii be very satn
factory We are now getting
SO. 600. O)J Is MONTH and the
revcuuc from SUGAR alone Will
be- about SJ.uOUUUO while tLp
increase from other sources Will 1
also be- very considerable. SO,
" seems ID me. that congress,