Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-09-02
hands Of receivers; combined capital
stock OF e8.D25, 900.

stock OF e8.D25, 900.
Track laying for the first six months
of 1893 shows a decrease from the sim
liar period of 1892. The Engineering
News says: we have about 5000 miles
for the total probable track-laying OF
the year. This will bring the mileage OF
new track laid for 1893 below that OF
any other year since 1878, with the pos
sible exception OF 1885
Bank clenrings for the week have
barely reached the bilIion-dollar mark,
with total Of per cent less than last
week and II per cent less than year
| ago.
| Business failures in the United States
sre unusually frequent. numbering 39s
this week against $40 last week and
100 year ego
The feature OF last Saturdays week
~ New York bank statement was the re-
dnction OF 10. 1885, 600 in cash holdings
arb s6.333.75o 10 surplus rererve
July %; Renewed depression Ia the
stock market has this week divided at
tention with the bank failures and bust
ness complications In the West"
A Brighter Chapter.
The following condensed abstracts
from Brndsirect's for the same month.
July. but for this year 1897. after the
election OF William Mckinley. pledged
to the Republican policy OF protection,
had removed THAT SENSE or uN-
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY"
reflected the beginning OF the great era
OF prosperity that was thereby ushered
in
The Great Western Tinplate Com
pany's plant At Joliet. ILL.,. employing |
300 men, resumed work The men get an |
advance Of Sh per cent.
For the first time In several yoirs all |
the employees OF the Chicago. Yurling-
ton and Quincy Railroad shops at ST.
Joseph, No.. are working full time The
rush Of work In Soma departments has
aecessitated the employment OF addition
u hands.
Reports from Maine that part OF the
big plant formerly owned by the Jay
Paper Manufacturing Company. IL about
to start In full. The pulp mill already
started.
Chattanooga TradeHman reports Iron
and steel trade active and prices steady
IN South. Several furnaces have been
sIown In since July /. Movement In lum-
Dor good and textile trade shows Inn
2roysment
"Sloes Iron and Steel Company are Il
bout to blow In another furnace at c
North Birmingham. and also their No. :
furnace In Birmingham.
''McKenna Steel Works, At Joliet, Ill. {!
I'll resume. employing 400 men. u
The Everett, Pemberton and Atlantic
Hills, At Lawrence. Mass. have started :,
. with an aggregate Of mors than 1900 : :
ands.
Tho Pswnee, Kelly, and Wsstvills p
Dnpaniss OF tho Danville, ILL.,, district.
ostsd notices of increase Of 10 cents q (
IN In wages. The rolling mill Of J.
sinter & Son was started
steel mill of Jones 4 Lauxhlin, Of n
hs same city, also resumed.
"1nlJ "a; Because OF the proposed
w tariff rates. all OF Beerbowsra. Elisa
eth, N. j.. pottery workers have r. Z
irncd to work.
Fully 10000 workmen have gone to .
ork ~ result OF an agreement
'schcd on tho sheet scale for the ensu-
g year. !
Announcement that the card and
'mbing departments OF the Blgclow
srpet Company Will resume next Mon
~. and that the entire plant will re- !
Ims the week following with nine hun (
ed hands. c
During 1893 the Maine Central Rail-
ad employees had wages reduced 10 :,
IF cent Oflcials have now decided to j,
store old rates.
July 81; Fires started In Tod furnace =
Youngstown (Ohio) Steel Company.
Cotton mills In Blackstone Valley, u
l.. started up on full time with q o
rgs number OF employees At Same
mo the dye works and bleacheriss n
injected with Lonsdale mill began On il
u time. p
"A number OF large industrial con- :. =,
rms In Connecticut resumed operations d
riy this week because of psssags Of
ingiey tariff bill"