The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-17

everything is looking so promising that he
expected TO have the full force of $50 men
working shortly. The Howard iron WORKS
employing go men, which have been work
ing on half time ali summer. started IN
to-day on full time and with a full force.
Chicago, Nov. 5.-The revival of business,
IL Is said, will shortly result in the employ
ment OF L5oo men in and about Hammond.
mo. Bulletins posted at the United states
Rolling Stock Company's plant announce
that 200 men are wanted.
Louisville, Nov. 5.-Many Of the whole
sale dealers and manufacturers OF this city
are busy filling orders that have been re-
ceived in the past two months contingent
upon the election of Mckinley. Business
men generally anticipate an immediate
Doom IN all branches Of business.
There were more Of the same kind, but
these will suffice. The Sentinel of Nov. s
contained dispatches of similar tenor from
Cincinnati. Cleveland. Parkersburg. Sagi-
nav. Birmingham, Kansas City, Wilkes
ular press dispatches and came in the way
of news. Similar dispatches continued to
come from all parts of the country for sew
eral weeks. They showed that the talk of
large orders conditioned on the election of
Mckinley was true. and that the whole
business world was Jubilant over the birth
Of a prosperity as real as it was general.
IT. has continued with increasing volume to
the present time. except as 1t is temporarily
affected by the possibility of Bryan's cleo
ton. Now. as in 1896. manufacturer are
receiving large orders conditioned on the
result Of the election. Now, as then, the
enlargement of plants and the employment
Of more men are awaiting the result Of the
election. The record of the last three years
is one Of general aud steadily growing pros
perity. There is not a mill or factory in the
United States that is not employing a much
larger number of hands and paying better
wages than it did In 1896. The following is
from a speech delivered a few days ago by
Hon. John l.. Grifiths:
1 requested several OF our leading manu-
facturers TO furnish me written statements
or the condition prevailing in their estab-
lshments now and four years ago. Z. c.
Atkins & Co. reported that in September,
1896, they employed 303 men. and the weekly
pay roll was :, 200, while in September, 1900,
they had 643 men at work, with a weekly
pay roll of $500 and the sales had in
creased 100 per cent. d. NJ. Parry & Co.
stated that during the past three years
they had not been compelled to h u down
one day on account of the falling off of
business; that they had one-third more en-
ployes than in 1896 and had advanced wages
about IL per cent. The Nordyke & Marmon
Company said that they had $50 employees
in their shops working overtime as against
lSo in 1896 working short time; that their
sales had doubled and wages had been a0-
vanced at least 10 per cent. The Chandler
q Taylor Company answered that they en-
pl0yed "A per cent. more men thar in 1896;
that the increase in their business was 81
per cent. and that they were paying on an
average 10 per cent. more wages. The
Brown-Ketcham iron works said they had
doubled their force in the last three years,
increased the wages 20 per cent. and added
SO per cent. to their sales.
1t is so everywhere. A man who cannot
recognize these evidences of prosperity is
too blind to recognize the sun at midday.
Such prosperity is worth saving from the
blight of Organism.