Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-10-13
TRUSTS STRIKE THEPURSE,.
A Few r,Ssryf oz TSs Fla h6@ass.
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Washington, oct. S.-House keeper
shouldma q study okthe following
table, which;has Been Compiled from
data and ar given out with view
of demonstrating the "beneficent'
results of the domination of trade by
trusts:
American Steel and Wire, 800, 600,
900 capital-Barbed wire increased
from $1.S5 to 81 per hundredweight.
Stove, $75, 900, 900 capitalization
stoves increased 20 per cent.
Galvanized Iron, $4,000, 900 capital
Water pals increased IL per cent.
Iron. Pipe, $74,000,0O0, capital~2
inch pipe increased 90 per cent.
Brick, $10,000,000 capital-PlaiD
brick increased from "a 70 to SO per
thousand.
Glass, $17,oOO,oO capital-Window
glass increased 100 per cent. 81 ~t"'
Tinplate, $500O0.000 capital-Tin-
ware increased so per cent. "-...'
Copper, $500, 900, 900 capjtal-Cop,
per utensils increased 80 per cent. ~
Rope and Cordage, $12, O00, 900 CAPT
tal-Rope and cord increased from s.
cents per pound to II cents.
Lumber, $40,000,0O0 capital-Pine
lumber increased from $1s per thous
and feet to SIS. '.."' '
Broom, $4,000, 900 capital-Brooms
increased from $l75 to $685.. ''."i
Sardine, IS, 900, 900 capital-Sardines
increased from 1850 to 81. .a ,t..u
Canning, $20,0Q0,000 capital-Can-
ned vegetables increased 20 per cent
Tack, S., 200, 900 capital-Tacks in
creased from $3.50 per gross to So so
Match. SO 200, 600 capital-MatcheS
increased from $3.50 per gross to
$3.50. ''-..-' 10 .-''...
Salt, $4,000 capital--Salt in,
from IS cents per barrel to
f1.10. ...,t ..., r,. .., g.. .l.u.l
Soap. $10O,0OO,OOO capital-Lsundry |
ioap increased from 81 So per box to
g IS.
Starch, s6,OOO,0OO capital-starch
increased from 2 cents per pound to
cents. "'' ''''' '''~"
Tobacco, s7s,OOO,OOO capital-To-
,acco increased from so cents per
,ound to AZ cents. ...'.. n-.....''i '~..I
Sugar, $4,000, 900 capital-Sugar
increased cents per pound. ,... ...l
Envelope, $4,000, 1000 capital-in-
r eased 40 per. cent. .,... II
Enameled Ware, $25,000, capital
Increased so per cent.
Chair, $50, 900, 900 capital increased
D per cent. "''" .'--'''" ''"" ""'
Furniture $ls,OOO,0OO capital
chool furniture increased 40 per
ent."..li u..i. ..i A. it.. ..i -ii.'...s o d." I
Flour,s4O, 900, 900 capital-Increased
per cent. ,.t.. ...t il
Beef, $100,000,O00 capital-Increas- /
! cents per pound.
In connection with the above in
'eases of prices exacted by these
'usts two things should be specifi- |
Why noted: .".' .'l -''.... 90 ...i' {
The prices OF the producers of the I
w material which goes into the |
snutacture of these articles have c
1t been increased so far as these c
'Oducers are concerned, as they get
} more for their products than they Il
d before these trusts Increased the (
ices to the consumers. ' ''''''' v
Every manufactured article not c
'ntrelled by the trusts is to day SELL |;
& for the same or at less price t
IAN before these trusts were organ Il
ed, thus showing that the laboring u
ep who manufacture these goods o
g receiving no more wages than for
erly. The statistics show that the t,
orkingmen receive no higher wages ii
factories where trust goods are il
than they do where
ose not made by the trusts are Il
Added to all this the il
st of living has been increased, ss u
own by the foregoing table ii
All housewives whose husbands n
tie for Mckinley and the trusts can e,
pect to continue paying the above
creased prices for the next four CT
ars. rs