Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-27
The FIGURES.
Which Show the Extent Of
Robbery.
Being Perpetrated Upon the Labor.
ING and Producing
Millions.

Housekcepers should make a study
Of the following table, which has been
compiled from data and given out with
a view Of demonstrating the "benefi-
cent" results of the domination of
trade by trusts:
American Steel and Wire, 800 200, 900
capital-Barbed wire increased from
S1.S5 to $4 per 100 weight.
Stove, $75,00O,0OO capital-Cast iron
stoves increased 20 per cent.
Galvanized Iron, s2,O00,0OO capital
Water pals increased IL per cent.
Iron Pipe, s74,OO0000 capital-Two-
inch pipe increased so per cent.
Brick, s1O,OO0,OOO capital-Plain brick
increased from SAFE to Sc per 1000.
Glass, s17,OOO,OOO capital-Window
glass increased 100 per cent
Tinplate, s50,O0O,00O capital - Tin
ware increased so per cent.
Copper, s40O,OOo,OO0 capital-Copper
utensils increased 80 per cent.
Rope and Cordage, s12,0O0,000 capi-
tal-Rope and cord increased from 8
cents per pound to II cents.
Lumber, s4o0oO,O0O capital = Pine
lumber increased from S12 per 1000
feet to SIS.
Broom. s1O,0O0,oOO capital-Brooms
increased from s1.75 to S2.S5.
Sardine. $3,000,OO0 capital-Sardines
Increased from $3.50 to 81.
Canning, $2O,OO0,OO0 capital-Canned
vegetables increased 20 per cent.
Tack, 100000 capital-Tacks in
creased from s1.5O per gross to $3.50.
Match, s15,000,000 capital-Matches
increased from $3.50 to $3.50.
Salt, $12,OOO,OOO capital - Salt in
creased from 20 cents per barrel to
s110.
Soap, $l0O,OOO,OOO capital-Laundry
soap increased from S2.S5 per box to
$685.
Starch, $4,000, 900 capital-Starch in
creased from 2, cents per pound to 4
cents.
Tobacco, $4,000 900 capital-Tobacco
increased from 80 cents per pound to
AZ cents.
Sugar, s75,OOO,O 900 capital-Sugar in
creased cents per pound.
Envelope, s5,OOO.000 capital - In
creased 40 per cent.
Enameled Ware, s25,O0O,00O capital
increased so per cent.
Chair, s2OOOOOoO capital-Increased
80 per cent.
Furniture, sl2000.000 capital-School
furniture increased 40 per cent.
Flour, $4OO0O,O00 capital-Increased
20 per cent
Beef, 100000 900 capital-Increased
6 cents per pound.
In connection with the above in
creases of prices exactly by these
trusts two things should be specifically
noted
The prices of the producers of the
raw material which goes into the man
ufacture of these articles have not
been increased so far as those produc-
ers are concerned. as they get no more
for their products than they did be-
fore these trusts increased the prices
to the consumers.
Every manufactured article not con-
trolled by the trusts is today selling
for the same or at a less price than
before these trusts were organized,
thus showing that the laboring men
who manufacture these goods are re-
ceiving no more wages than formerly.
The statistics show that the working
men receive no higher wages in factor
les where trust goods are manufactured
than they do where those not made by
the trusts are manufactured. Added to
all this the cost of living has been
increased, as shown by the foregoing
table.
All housewives whose husbands vote
for Mckinley and the trusts can ex-
pect to continue paying the above in
creased prices for the next four years.
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