Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-19

sister cities. There was Q gain OF
100000 in the value of the grain ex-
ports over the figures of the preceding
year. The increase in exports was
largely represented by corn shipments.
These exports amounted to 1929 ,662
bushels. as against 26.261, ,408 for the
preceding year. The increase in the
exports of oats was even more marked.
These figures jumped over 100000 to
9,690,376 bushels.
Philadelphia has a splendid elevator
system, and the activity of her men,
bers of the board of trade in pressing
for business has enabled the Quaker
City to get her full share of the Nc
Kinley prosperity in the grain trade.
Pennsylvania iron and steel indus
tries are thriving under Republican
rule. as was clearly shown in the an
nuM report Of the Bethlehem Steel
company, made public last week, which
gave net income OF S2.122,G GOO, an in
crease OF $S77, 900 over the earnings of
the Betlnehem Iron company during
the year ending April 80. 1899. The
company, out Of gross earnings, spent
$596000 for improvements, and paid
of 81 900, 900 floating debt.
The operations Of the year compared
with the earnings Of the Bethlehem
Iron company fer the year preceding
are as follows: Bethlehem Iron COM
pany, 1899. net income. 81, Lac, 900; div
idend 8 per cent; surplus, 1896. 900;
Bethlehem Steel company, 1900, net
income. $2,lS2,000; dividend 6 per cent:
Bethlehem Iron company, 100000; sur
plus $1,672.O00; income over 1899.
$ss7. .oto.
A dividend of 100000 was declared
by the Bethlehem Steel company, and
the profit and loss accounts show a
surplus Of e2.l63. .Ss1. as compared with
1920 .086 in 1899. The Bethlehem
Steel company was incorporated in
April, 1899. with a capital stock of t15.-
000. 900 In shares of a par value of $50
each. The company leased the Bethle-
hem Iron company at 6 per cent on the
$7,600, 900 capital stock of that corpora
tion. The announcement is made that
the company proposes to bid for the
entire contract for $4,000 tons of armor
plate required by the navy department
for the new battleships and cruisers.
COOPER AND THE DEMOCRATS.
"The Democratic national convention
has put 18 to to the FORE" says for
mef State Chairman Thomas v. Cooper.
and have reiterated their allegiance to
the old and badly whipped Chicago
platforp. Like the Boxers Of China,
they refuse to move forward, and are
welded to their idols. There are high
sounding platitudes about the trusts
and Imperialism, but these are mani
festly insincere. since Bryan begged his
friends in the United States senate to
ratify the Spanish American treaty
selling to us the Philippines. and since
Tammany. the controlling voice In the
convention. Ia the head and front of
the Ice trust. which doubled the price
to all consumers in defiance of the law.
The one thing in which the party was
in earnest was its desire to obey Bryan,
and he ordered 16 to l. So 1t will be to
the end, and the end will be another de-
feat. with the great east sOlidly for
Mckinley and the great west more
strongly TOR him than before. II the
platform fs seriously considered In Ne
braska, not even state pride can save
that state to Bryan in this prosperous
year"
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS PROS
Porous.
Coal miners In the bituminous fields
west Of the Allegheny mountains are
enjoying the most prosperous condi-
tions which they have ever known.
With large quantities of coal being ex-
ported 10 foreign countries. thus being
in successful competition with the
home mined coal Of those countries.
the fact remains that American min
ers are earning higher wages under
more favorable conditions than has
ever before been the case in the Uni
ted States. This applies to the mhers
OF western Pennsylvania. West Vir-
ginia, Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and else
where.
This state of affairs, beneficial d.
rectly to 100000 men in the htuminous
field. embraced in the states named, Is
entirely the result of good times
throughout the country brought about
by Republican laws designed to make
work plenty and wages good.
As far as the coal miner Is concern
ed his condition today, compared to his
condition at any time within Is years.
Is complete and stunning answer to
the calamity platform Of Bryan.