Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-11-22
WHOLE COUNTRY SHARES 1T.
Reelection of President Mckinley
Stimulates Trade and In
dustry.

Special dispatches to the Chicago
| TimesHerald rejecting the encour.
agement given to commerce and man
ufacturing by the reelection of Presi-
dent Mckinley are as follows:
Milwaukee - Milwaukee business mel.
| share the general qualification over the re-
election of President Mckinley Every
| where there is seen a new life in CONNER
| cial transactions. The h. +. Allis works
| Will now increase the size of their plant
| to double its present capacity at a cost of
nearly sl.000,OG0. The Nordberg Manufac-
turing company will now increase the size
| OF Its new plant, expending S5O0000 on it,
| The Filler & Stowell company is looking
| for new quarters, having just purchased
site for an enlarged factory just south of
| the city. Many other small manufacturing
plants will have increased facilities.
st. Paul-The election of Mckinley as
sures the expansion of two industries at
least in Minnesota, that means millions of
dollars to the state within the next four
years. one is in railroad extensions to
and development of the iron mines. Five
hundred miles of railway is to be built. The
lumber cut this winter will be increased
10 per cent, and thousands of additional
men will find employment in the woods. A
number OF new manufacturing enterprises
had secured options on sites, their location
being contingent upon Mckinley's election.
st. Paul jobberS and manufacturers inter-
viewed will enlarge their facilities and de-
velop new territory. A feeling of confidence
permeates every commercial industry here.
Jndianapolis-The effect of the landslide
against Bryan has been to remove all evil
dence of shakiness in business circles A
number of the factories here had received
orders to be filled if Mckinley was elected
and to be Cancelled in the event of demo-
cratic success. Some OF the larger retail
| merchants and many of the wholesale firms
have given orders upon the same condi-
Several tn he
larged at once. Among these is the Atlas
engine works. The Adams Brick company
will spend $4,000 in charging its plant and
will also employ more men. number of
office buildings and several flats will be
erected, the plans for which were being held
up until the election was decided.
Detroit-Among the important enterprises
in this city that have been held in abey-
ance until the result of the presidential
election was known was the erection of a
100000 plant for the manufacture of steel
cars. The shops are to be located next
to the plant of the PeEinsular plant. In
quiry showed work is going right ahead
A dozen men in the Detroit office of West
inghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. are drawing
plans for four buildings, each 75 by $50
feet and for special machinery required
in the manufacture of steel cars. The car
company has set aside $400,O00 for this
purpose, and contracts will be let in a few
days.
that the campaign interfered with their
business. F. j. Kirkendall. of the whole
sale house of kirkendall, Jones & Co, said
he had deferred buying a quarter of a mil
lion dollars worth of goods until the re-
suit of the election could be known. John
E. Ctt said that several new and impor-
tant public enterprises would now be
pushed. Edward Rosewater says the re-
demption of Nebraska by the republican
party will have tendency to remove the
rora ai111 1ica i,,Sf .lra 10 hot hoe
vailed among eastern investors and capital
lists by reason of the current idea that the
people here were disposed to scale their
debts and to repudiate their contracts.
Louisville - Three hundred girls, who
have been out of employment for several
months, will resume work Monday morning
al the Anchor woolen mills Henry l.. Bar
rett, president of the mill promised re-
sumption of business on Mckinley's reelec-
tion. Three new manufacturing enter
prises will start before the first of the
year. The details have not yet been given
out, but President l.. Stewart, of the Louis
Vile board of trade, gave out the announce
ment. Cotton, iron and woolen mills al
ready shows signs of increased activity.
The tobacco market is stronger than for
sCme time All of the Louisville stocks
read firm. A general air of increased con-
tidence prevail in the market. Trading
is brisker, demand better and buyers more
eager than for some time.
lphia-lncrease sed confidence in this
section as a result of McKinley's election
has no better indication than in the large
ly increased newspaper advertising in
which the great retail houses of Phiia-
delphia are indulging in all branches of
business; especially in manufacturing there
is an observable sense of relief, though the
result had been largely discounted. In
Philadelphia wool market there is great
ly increased activity. In ship-building cir
cles orders for many new vessels for ocean
u
st. Louis-Mckinley's election had a
buoyant effect in the stock market, and
the spirit of renewed confidence was ap-
parent in business circles throughout the
city. Stocks on the St. Louis market
opened strong and remained bullish
throughout the day, although upward tenE
ency did not approach wild speculation.
Boston-Business in New England re-
fiected the effect of the reelection of Nc
Kinley In the wholesale district of Bos-
ton it was said that great many large or
ders for cotton goods and boots and shoes
which had been awaiting the result of the
election were closed, and the two rail-
roads reaching from Boston to the west are
figuring on a large increase of traffic for
goods al once. In Fall River, Manchester,
Lowell and other large manufacturing CEN
ters great satisfaction was expressed by
mill men at the result and business, al
ready good. is expected to be better at once.
Minneapolis-This, the morning after
election, found a renewed activity in Min
neapolis business circles, especially in the
wholesale district. For weeks before cleo
tion the travelling men of the Minneapolis
houses and the western representatives of
the big wholesale firms OF Chicago and the
east who make their headquarters in Min
neapolis, all reported that ii was impos-
sible to secure orders while there was a
possibility that Bryan might be elected
president. A number of the wholesale
houses here have had hold orders ready
for shipping for some time. Travelling men
who have been off on the road for some
time were sent out from their houses as
soon as the result of the election was
known.
Denver-Despite Colorados radical sym.
pathy for Bryan and silver, the election will
result in bringing millions into the state.
Several projects involving large industries
have been waiting the result of the election.
Notable among these is new steel rolling
mill, converter furnaces and structural
steel plant to be erected at Pueblo by the
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