The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-11
Y HAT stronger testimony can be asked as
II 10 the value of Republican policies and
v control than the fact that the wage-earn-

7 ] hNl stronger testimony can De aShcu as
hE1 10 the value of Republican policies and
wv control than the fact that the wage-carn
of the state of New York deposited
SG UOO, 600 in the savings banks last year, and
have SlOOO,OOO,0O TO their credit? Though the
trust corporations OF the state of New York have
increased their resources during the past six years
by SjiG OOO,OOO $50 per cent. greater than their
increases from 1896 backward to dates of organ
ization), the savings banks also increased their
resources in The same six years by $3.50, 900 900.
Ii part OF realized balance OF trade is not in
the foregoing increases of assets, where did the
additional money come from?
'The anthracite coal miners are making more
money and have seadier work than at any time
in the history OF the trade. There is little chance
Of any coal strike. daily Financial News
ON April :. 1900 operatives at Fall River,
Mass, will get raise in wages.
A prominent Burlington and Quincy railroad
official, just returned from the West, says, "The
banks are full OF money, and the merchants
stocks reduced TO lower points than ever
before"
Steel rail manufacturers are so heavily loaded
with orders that enough cars and locomotives can
not he found to bring in their supplies, and TO
carry out the finished product.
Delaware and Hudson. Canal (Ralway) COM
pany's annual report shows gross gain OF So
0OO,OOO, and net gain OF $l5O0, 600 after extra
ordinary expenditures. As this is Il coal property,
anu as increased coal shipments mean Dusler iic-
tories, the interenceS are obvious
Savings bank deposits in the United States now
aggregate S23lO, 100000 and are the largest OF any
country in the world
New York state assessed values of real and per-
sonal property is $3.50 OO0 900, an increase Of
SlOj coo over 1870.
The Corn Products company starts with $4,000.
600 captul; will consume 1000 900 bushels OF
corn yearly
Our total national bank Resources are now Sj,-
722 900 900 against 1884 900 600 six years ago.
increase of $3.50 100000. In February 1856, in.
dividual deposits in our national banks were ST.
6iS,OOOOO0 against 81 96i 600 600 now, an ucyfIse
Of Sl3l6,OOO,0 coo, Our money circulation is o.
2G0,OO0OOO Hainst Sl6l3,0O0,OOo, an increase OF
l7OOO,OOO or nearly seven dollars more for every
man, woman and child in the country, As the
llusuious son OF the state OF Tennessee, that
dent old Nationalist, that grand sOund-money
man, Andrew Jackson, said "rhe surplus money
of the United States is nowhere deposited 10 such
good advantage as in the pockets OF the people"
That Democratic rule decreases trade is proven
by the facts that in 1896 (lfter four years OF
Democratic control, our railroad earnings, gross
and net, We're less than in 1892 and that in 1901,
(lfter five years of RepublicIn control, the gross
earnings we've Si2S,OOOOOO more, and the net,
Sl7s,OOO, 600 more than in 1895.
The Government is taking more money than ii
is spending, whereas in 1884, lSDj and 1896, its
outgo was larger than its mcome-Ncw York
Times.