Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
| New York.


continued prosperity So generally gHrer-
tanned throughout the country are falla-
cious. The one place whers. there have
come to the surface conditions Disagree
able to contemplate is Cleveiaal. where
il has long been suspected lay bauhia@ in
terests that trouhe was hrewias f'i.t
difficulties of the Eyerett-Atoure syndi-
cate and their consequences ,,r,. ,Igely
local. They are not due 10 Mig wcgkpess
in business in thp country ii lsr@.. i4e
same observation applies with ga tsl fne,-.,
to the rubber situation, witch na- been
the subject of wide Comment In he Eiss.
1t is source Of relief To- merchants
and manufacturers that trans9oy.l ion
facilities are easier now that IN h,.,i ay
trade, the greatest in the cuIatrr ais
tory, is finally disposed o. liiil tas IA
ciities are not equal yet 70 AZ require
ments of tle vast vOInne If husiatss
The railroal have not yet delivered all
the structm al material which has hcea
delayed in shipment These delays have
interfered seriously with baliia. u,,. IA
tons in many quarters Nevertheless o.
ders for this kindnf material arr pou.iag
in on the mills. This is a gao Indication
of activity in building during The coming
summer.
An idea of the magnitude a. the new
equipment which railroad companies are
acquiring may be gained FROM the .aet
that one of the largest car Manufacture
ing companies built in 1901 5000 ears.
of which only 500 were passenger ears,
and that orders in this industry continue
to be enormous. James ]. Hill. in speak
ing to the farmers of the Northwest. said
I,
most of the trunk lines.
The rail mills are kept so busy by hume
orders which it will take a long time TO
fill that little attention is being paid to
foreign business. The English mills have
been able to get an order for 10000 tons
of rails for Mexico because the American
steel men did not jeem L worth their
while to MAKE a bid. Ii is understood
that the mills IRE receiving liberal orders
to be filed during the second half of this
year. They will not be for the present
the active competitors in foreign markets
that they were a few years ago.
The freer movement of coke has ena-
bed some of the blast furnaces to resume
work. and the situation in that respect
is much improved over a week ago.
Prices of wire nails have been advanced
10 cents per keg at Pittsburg, aud it is
believed that quotations will be perma-
nently higher, as the outside concerns
appear to be working toward an agree
ment with the trust. After a cut of 35
cents per keg this is the first step in the
direction Of recovery.
The minor details show no special ac
tiyity. The Amagamated company has
not made a further reduction III prices,
although the independent companies con-
tinue to cut under its figures. Fears are
expressed in England that the end of the
copper embarrassments has not been
seen there yet.
The shoe manufacturers are fairly busy
on spring and summer goods. There are
no signs as vet of lower prices. The job
bing trade in woolens shows a slight inn
provement. Prices are as high as and
in some cases higher than they were a
year ago. The cotton mills are active.
Reports from the dry goods trade indi-
cate that advance orders for the current
year are greater than at the beginning
of 1901. Country merchants are not
backward about buying, and that is
satisfying proof of the soundness of con-
ditions in the small communities.