The river press., 1904-10-05

try is going to the bad: that great i'll
;lstries are shutting down; that the
railways are retrenching. instead of I'M
proving roadbed and equipment: that
no new factories are being constructed;
that thousands of working people are
idle and that Republican prosperity is
n myth. These statements are so pal
pably false or SO greatly exaggerated
that intelligent persons are not mis!ed by
them, but there is danger that when the
canar,ls are reiterated by the calamity
lowlel.s u few people who do not keep
closely in touch with industrial and COM
mer,-ial conditions may be led to believe
+hem
ANY man or newspaper that dclber.
Ately attempts to create tlStruSt III the
financial or commercial world is little
less than criminal. Some States have
punitOry laws framed for the purpose
az sending to prison persons who clrcn-
late untrrthful rllmorS about banks and
trust companies. II the man who causes
a run on a bank hy spreading false
report is a criminal. is not the man or
newspaper that attempts to make politi-
cal capital by destroying public conf
,lence also criminal: And. by the same
reasoning, is not the party that permits
or indorses the utteranccs of the calam-
ity howler and spreader Of false rumors
an enemy Of the law:
What Is Possible.
Suppose the Democratic party won a
victory ut the polls through destroying
confidence in commercial and industrial
circles. would the administration Of that
party have the confidence OF the people?
Would not capital. which is always timid
in the face Of uncertainty. begin to hide?
And when capital is dstrustful what
happens? Industries lag or close. trade
of the retail merchant falls off. the job
her and wholesaler suffer, railway traf-
iic diminishes, hundreds Of thousands Of
wage earncrs arc thrown out of work.
distress becomes general. soup houses
are opened and cities are compelled to
hegin charitable works for the idle.
No political party thiit courtenances
the creation OF distrnst is worthy Of the
peoples confidence. 1t will be a sorry
day for the country when the calamity
howlers succeed in reversing those bcnci1-
cent policies which the Republican party
lpas put into effect and which have re-
suited in an era Of the greatest pros
lHllty ANY iIiltIbn HIS ever kuDN II.
That industries and business Of all
kinds continue to proSpcr there can be
no doubt. The few strikes in the build
ing and other trades are not indicative of
depressed conditions. Wage earners DO
not strike in times OF panic or waning
prosperity. Strikes are generally for
higher wages. and no tnilrr expects an
increase in wages when work is scarce
Vnd thousands Of his fellows are idle.
There is ample evidence that prosper
ous times are still with us. \ glance at
the newspapers. Democratic as we'll as
Republican. shows that millions Of dol.
lars are being expended in building new
factories and cnlar@ing old ones, in con
strurting new trolley lines and improv
INK The roa,lhel and equipment OF Srcan
railways.
More persons are employed now tha,
ever before. As proof OF this statement
take, for instance. the RAILWAYS. whose
traffic always is :. reflex Of husincs,
conditions generally. The number Of Al,
ployc~ on the pay rolls OF HE railway,
in the United SuteS Oh June 20. l0O:;
WAS 1.3l2,:31, or tI3 per 100 miles o
line These figures. compared with tho>,
Of 1902, show an increase Of l:..:::: ::c, .
~ per 100 miles Of line
\ summary OF dispatches taken rro,,
the Rnston Evening Transcript. TIL
rittsburE lMSpHt,:l, ami other rrputahl
newspapers in The las, five days is her
given:
Steam ana Electric RAILWAYS.
New York. Two million is the cSiimat
'nf the cost :nf the s,r. rnilS wanted b.
The Grand Trunk Pacific SPONSORS for 19u
delivery.
Kansas city. one million dollars is t
II" spent by the Chicago burlington
Quincy ltniiroah Company III the hrvrlo,
mcnt Of holdings III clay to"nty. Mo, ol
rosite Kansas city
Jackson. Miss. Three hundred and lift
,th"nSa.ui dollars will he s,rn, hy the Cons
Electric Railway In constructing Il lin
from Henderson Point to r"in, Cadet.
ritt>hn'g The Baltimore \ OH" wi
spend $Hn'.Nn In improving it's p,sseny,
Station ut Baltimore: the Wabash Pit,
burg Tcrmnai is erecting $1',"NN frrisl
house ut littshur@
Northwestern Railroad is h''idiny fifty res
tcncrs nt Alam"G"rlo for employees
Krnalo.-rcn large locomotives ha>
been added to the rolling stock "f til" Ec
ton Il Maine Railroad equipment.
Sinton. TeX.Wurk commenced on II
st. Louis brownsville \ Mexico Eailroa
which Is to extend through san ra,rir
plttsburg. rittshurr railroads are i
crcusing their coal and cattle car surrl
The Baltimore Il ohio is in the market T.
1900 gOnloaS and 4:n refrigerator ear
the Wheeling l. Lake Erie has ordered, IN
wooden and 500 steel ears: the lIt,Shu
& Lake Erie has put into service l.,Nn ne
d, steel ears.
Burlington. Nt.At n cost Of s20l.Vu 4
Central Vermont Railway will r",!St rnrt
branch line from Bethel to the nrwly Il
ve!opeh granite 4uarries three miles fr,
Bethel.
Buralo.- The Lake Shore intends to
sumo foGrtracking the road from Bun:
to Chicago.
Wichita. kan.-- The Frisco Line is rec,
ktructi,lg its track anA roadbcd hctwr
Wichita and Ellsworth. giving tmrluymc
to several hundred lahorcrs.
pittsl,urg.-T tEinn Switch and :
nal Company reports that The new ord'
hooked fOr' August exceed any other no,
of The year.
Chicago Western railroads hrnug
to Chicago last week 5.2yE..Uul bushels
grain. showing an increase Of more tn
1.O6O,OOO bushels ever the grain traffic
the c0rrexpnAling; week last year.
New. Ork.--The; manufacturers Of II
chine tools report that there is dccid
Improvement III the lenAnd fr"nI the II
roads which are repairing their rolll
stock.
New Ysrk.-Eieht million d.llars will