The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

corporated in New Jersey in November.
mon stock and half preferred. Acquired
all the leading plug tobacco companies III
the United States, and also pnrcnase,u
can Tobacco Company. in whose interest,"
1t was formed"
Giant Federal steel fruits
The Federal steel Company. incorpo or
with an authorized capital of $SOo,0OooV
capital. half common stock and hait pre- pre-,
Company, the Minnesota Iron Company
the Duluth & Iron Range Ry., the nlgin.
Joliet & Eastern .Ry., and several otner
companies 1t owns five docks on the
great lakes, and majority of the steam
crs and barges used for Transporting
ores.
The International Paper Company. in
| corporated in January, 1898, Estate not
giYen with an authorized capital OF SZo-
stock. consoldated twenty-five pulp ana
paper mills misunderstanding about eighty
per cent newspaper.
Every newspaper has suffered from from the
published by the Locomotiye Firemen's
nppropriatlon. has been compelled to les
sen Its reading space because of the rise
The Ea itS pBhHi senit Company, incor-
porated in New Jersey in February, 1898,
with SSo.oOoo0o common stock and $26' Co.,
| 0oO preferred consolidated the leading
cracker companies. and controls in all one
hundred and sixteen plants.
The National Salt Company. incorpor-
| nted in New Jersey in March, 1889, with
| 100000 of common stook authorized. and
So. 900. 900 preferred, produces about ninety
hVe per cent of the total output OF the
country.
The National Tube Company incorpor-
ated In New Jersey. In June 1893 has
'nItal stock of $s0OOo.o0o half common
| and half preferred. and controls about
ninety per cent of the output OF the
The Rubber Goods Manufacturing Com
pany. Incorporated in New Jersey in jan
uary. 1899, owns practically all the capt.
tai stock of the Mechanical Rubber Com
pany, the Peerless Rubber Company and
tho india Rubber Company. as well as
seventy-fiYe per cent of the stock of Nor
gan d Wright. 1t also acquired the tire
making plants of the concern known AS
the AMERICAN Bicycle Company. and the
lied capital stock $50, 900, half common
and half preferred.
The Standard Rope & Irvine Company,
incorporated In New Jersey November
8, 1896, with capital stock of $4,000
Ooo. consolidated twenty-five large cordage
mills.
The Union Bag and Paper Company, in
corporated in New Jersey in February,
1899. with $l6.0oo0oo common stock and
$l1 600 preferred. consolidated various
plants. doing ninety per cent of the paper
bag business of the United States.
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foun-
dry Company. Incorporated in New Jersey
In March. 1892 with an authorized capital
of 0O0 half common sock and half
preferred. consolidated the principal cast
United States Envelope Company, in
corporated in Maine in 1898, with an nu-
thoriZed capital of SlO00.00O and $1,000 900
preferred. consolidated ten companies.
and controls ninety per cent of the output
of commercial envelopes in the United
States
The book mentioned also gives statistics
In regard to several trusts organized prior
to 1896 among which arc the American
Cotton OF Co. the American Sugar Re-
hning Company. the American Tobacco
Company. the Diamond Match Company,
the National Lead Company, and the
Standard OIL Company.
M Hope from Republicans.
During the present administration no
honest effort has been made to protect
Republican party controls the executive
and the legislative departments of the
laws which now exist: 1t can propose and
enact new laws. but It does neither. No
persons can watch the conduct of the Re-
publican party and read the speeches OF
Republican party sincere in Its declara-
lions against the trusts.
The Republican platform on this QueS-
ton and the Presidents letter of accept
ance, taken in connection with the party's
record, prove conclusively that no re-
lief can be hoped for from that party.
Instead of pointing out the evils of trusts
the Republican leaders spend their time
in eXulting over present conditions. The
trust is n part of present conditions, and
Mr. Flint from which l have already
quoted, declared that the formation of
portant features of what he described
the present business activity. II Re-
publican leaders really, regarded private
monopoly as an evil: if they really IN
tended to apply an effective remedy, they
would not hesitate to denounco trusts and
suggest means for their determination,
but they express far more solicitude for
the corporation than for the people at
large. One Is reminded of the picture
which n mother once showed to her boy
to impress upon his youthful mind the
sufferings of the Christian Martyrs, who
were being thrown into the arena and
torn to pieces by the lions. The boy
looked at the picture for moment, and
then his face frightened up as he thought
he caught the idea. Pointing down into
one point of the picture, he said, why,
mamma, there is one poor little lion that
isn't getting n BIT" 1t is even so with
the Republican leaders. Their sympathy
goes out freely to any corporation. which
I'm their opinion is not getting it's share
but they are not moved by the hardships
imposed by monopol!es upon all who are
outside of the charmed circle. Three
sessions Cc Congress have convened and
adjourned since the Presidents inaugu-
ration, and yet he has never recommend
ed n specific measure looking toward the
overthrow of monopol!es.
Paper Money Trust.
At tho opening OF the last session OF
Congress the Republican leaders pressed
through the House and Senate bin
creating n paper money trust and sur
rendered into the hands of the national
banks complete control of the national
cIirrencv Just Congress was cIosinu