New Ulm review., 1900-11-07
Business Has Increased.

Order.-COjler's Weekly.
Business Has Increased.
The statement of the collector of in
ternal revenue for October shows that
there has been no disturbance in busi-
ness circles, as is usually the case before
a presidential election. There has been
a large increase in business, throughout
the state over September and October Of
1899.
The most noticeable increase is in the.
sale of documentary stamps, which is
certain index to business conditions, as.
the stamps are used on checks, stocks,
bonds, transfers of property and other
commercial instruments. Last year there,
was decrease of $1,505 in the October
receipts from this source, as compared
with September. This year there has
been no falling off, but large increase.
The receipts from the sale of documen-
t.ry stamps last month were $S2, 1858,
an increase of $4,O90.15 over October,
1899, and OF $l2,395 over September of
this year. The steady increase can only
be accounted for by an increased volume
of business. The receipts from the tax
on beer show a more startling increase,
than can probably be traced to the elec-
ton. The receipts from beer stamps US
ually begin to fall off in October. In
1899 the October receipts were $11,100
less than for September. This year, how
ever, the October revenue from the beer
tax was $119,537 a5, $10,e22 more than
September, and $20,997 above the.
amount received from beer in October,
1899. While this may be construed as
showing All increased consumption of
beer, due perhaps to election and the un-
usually warm weather last month, it also
indicates that home brewed is being used
in place of the products Of Milwaukee.
and st. Louis bIeweries.
The October receipts from the tax on
cigars was $22,017.52, an increase of $2,-
638 over September, and of $3,389.43
over October, 1899. This large increase
is partially due to election, but mainly
to the tact that Minnesota smokers are
using Minnesota made cigars.
The total receipts for October were
$237,716.26, an increase of $26,612.22
|ovel September, and of $39, 9,208.86 over
! October, 1890.
There are dinner pals and dinner pals
and they vary in size. The trust mag
mates have one size, and the working
men another. Let us compare few of
them:
In 1896, John D. Rockerfeller's Stand
ard oil dividends were SIS. 100000. In
1900, year ending July l, $38,0Oo,0O
The 'sfilling" of his pail increased $23,-
100000.
Rockerfeller's average clerk received
PtSO III 1OOOSouu luCs odiAC III 4OUU3Wulio
the cost Of his food and clothes was in
creased 25 per cent, and over.
! In 1896 Mark Hanna, from his coal
mines and mill stock and the like, net
ted $636,000. In 1900, after they had
been placed in the trusts his profits were
! IS3,295, 500.
In 1896 the average annual earnings
/ of Mark Hanna's coal miners were 1884,
| in 1900 they were $298. How about
/ the dirner bucket2
Thus we find that the wealth of these
republican trust magnates who .twant
four years more of it, swelled immense
Ily, while the earnings of their employees
Istood still or decreased. SIS
Rockfeller's profits increased $23, ,000,-
600 in four years, a yearly rate of over
/ $4,000, 900. His $720 year employee
got no increase at all.
Hanna'a profit increased $2,560 900,
while the average annual earnings Of
his miners decreased from 1854 to $298.
OF course, the republican trust mag
mates want ..four years more" of it, But
what about the laboring mani Ex.