The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-13
ST-RLECflON
INDUSTRIAL TALK.
Canton Plants Are Running
About the Same.
HANDICAPs OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Some of tbs LEGAL Concerns Lost aoms
Time yass Before Riectiog -1favsi-
Ing Men were on n week
sDr Two.


turers did q very nice business during |
the week, although two or three days |
were devoted almost exclusively to elec- |
tion and it's business killing environ |
ments, All manufacturing establish |
ments, as we'll other business houses |
are compelled by recent law enacted
by the state senate to give each ana
every employe two hours time on cleo
tior day in which to cast his ballot.
Several large firms who found 1t Inn
practicable to close their establishments
for that length of time gave their men
half or all OF the day to vote. , q
Business along the retail lines was at
a standstili the first three days Of the
week, but righted itself and filled out
a good week before Saturday night. The
wholesale people had called all their
men in off the road. or had given them
time to go to their homes and vote.
90 they report business as having been
very quiet, although all of them are
looking for a big stack Of business. next
week. The lumber dealers say business
Is better than any year since 1882
They are expecting the bottom to drop
out, however, at any time after the
cold weather comes to stay. ,l,.
ders for present delivery and getting
stock down to it's lowest notch for the
coming inventory. Z, !,
THE ELECTION
has not affected any of Canton shops,
or at least 1t Is not on the surface. No
company has added to its force or made
any promise of doing so for some time,
but no material cuts of forces are in
q sight except among a few shops that
do a summer and spring business. The.
Bucher & Gibbs company say they have
% travelling salesman on the road, and
are covering as much territory as their
plant will allow them to handle. They
work nearly every state excepting
Texas. The soil of that state is not
adapted to their plows. and they do not
consider the business worth going after
: to the extent of making special articles
for the Lone Star state. The company
will some day get into a new plant and
increase the output, and Canton plows
will be found in new fields of stubble.
The Elbel company have a rather
steady class of trade that fiuctuates
very little from one end, Of the season
to the other. They are taking care of
all the business that shows up, but the
force is increased as the occasion re-
quires.
The Bonnot company reported busi-
ness as being fair with nothing special
during the week. The Diebold Safe and
Lock company reported shipping sew
eral good sized orders, but they say or
ders have been few and far between
during election week. They have lines
out
FOR SOME FAT ORDERS.
and expect to bring in a few of them
next week. This company used to do
big business in Texas. but lately has
not been going after that business be-
cause of the corporation laws of that
state.
The different steel producing firms
are doing a very good business but ex-
pect a boom as soon as the election
excitement clears away. A few orders
have been sent out by the big corpora
tions to open these shops since election
but there is nothing definite about the
length of time they will be run. The
sto, ; of billets is low. and some of the
mills must be opened to get a stock on
hand. AS soon as the stock is up to the
required tonnage there will probably be
an order sent out to close up few
mills again. These orders will not
affect local firms to any extent.
ia. BRIDGE BUSINESS HEAVY, 7-'l
The American bridge company has re.
ceived some big orders during the last
few days, according to different news
paper dispatches, and the probabilities
are that the Canton plant will receive
a good number of them on account of
the well equipped works located here
The local manager could not verify any
of the rumors of certain contracts hay
ing been let, and was not in a position
to say what portion of them the Can
ton end would be allotted.
The street railway company was com
Z. PEELED to reduce it's force a couple pf
days on account of the weather and
the nonarrival Of material for West
Z Tuscarawas street. The work of re-
construction is being rushed as rapidly
as possible. The company wants to get
every foot of track relaid before the
snow commences to fly in dead earnest.
{ and IL material will only come in fast
enough It will be done. ,,>.g ! !.
COLD WEATHER WORK
The Ohio Gas company is using every
man they can get to connect service
pipes. People are rushing them every
!, day trying to get natural gas in their
b houses and places of business. The
q local manager was asked what the
frost would do to the gas this winter,
but he only laughed. The company
claims there will be no freez-up here
The company gained big victory at
- canal Dovefsa few =dsSg ago -,rhel old
gas company issued an order to its pa
irons stating that on account of COM
petition in that field 1t would have tc
get out of business, and notified AL
) concerned that after the first Of ths
d year the company would serve no more
gas through the pipes.
The tin roofing companies of Cantor
are holding their own in their field. ant
a Canton ceiling and roofing material Il
going into new territory every week.
IN SHALE LINES.
The brick and hollow block business
WAS 0oOd all week and many teIaera M