Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
IN THE MIDDLE WEST
Greatest Kind of Prosperity Is
Evident There.
JOHN w. GATES VIEWS
Manufacturers in Indiana Prepare
for Increase.
FACTORY OPENS; TIMES GOOD"
Chicago Post Office Pays Out More
Than 100000 on Money .
Orders in a Day.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. November THE
greatest kind of prosperity this country
has ever seen is coming through the cleo
ton of Judge Taft, according to a state
ment made by John W. Gates in this city
today.
There is little to say about the cleo
ton and its Significance Mr.. Gates said,
because everybody understands the sit
uation. Everybody said things would
go up and they are going up, and every
body has remarked upon it, and knows
the reason for it. This is the greatest
country in the world, and now with the
right man elected at its head we are go
ing TO have four years. at least, of the
biggest kind of prosperity coming TO US.
There isn't a minutes doubt of it,
Indiana Manufacturers Busy.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November a..
Manufacturers in Indiana are preparing
for great increase Of business this win
ter, and many OF them report the receipt
of orders which they attribute to repub-
lican victory at the polls.
The Pierce glass factory opened today
after being closed for three months. 1t
will be operated by non-union labor
The Rockford bit works at Kokomo,
which has been running on short hours
for three months, announced today that
1t would run hereafter sixty hours q
week.
Auto manufacturers in the same city
say that they have received number OF
orders since Tuesday that came as the
result of the election, agents reporting
from number of cities that the indf
cations for large sales in the spring are
better than for two years.
Post Office Pays Out 100000.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, November AT the
post Office Thursday more than 100000
was paid out through the windows of the
money order department, according to a
special report issued by Postmaster Camp
bell This shows that during the day
74.1IS money orders, aggregating $780,.
1876. 81, were taken and paid in cash, this
being the largest sum ever paid out In
one day in the history of Chicago. This
is held TO be one of the best indications
possible of the return of prosperity.
Business Improvement In Cincinnati.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 7.-Greai
''SS''
in Cincinnati since election day. The pre-
vailing sentiment seems to be that the
election of Taft is responsible.
Krippendorf & Dittman. extensive
manufacturers Of shoes, today resumed
full time operations after long spell
of half time.
The Kemper-Thomas Paper Goods
Company yesterday started working ar
extra force at night after receiving the
biggest order in it's history.
n. H. Beckman of Beckman. Goldman
& Co.. large clothing manufacturers, re-
ported that orders for the employment
of fifty additional workmen next week
had been given by his concern, also a
considerable increase in manufacturing
facilities.
r. D. Belts. manager of Lodge Shipley
Company, one of the largest firms OF
machine toolmal,ers of the central states,
says: I'VE are placing some orders that
We have hesitated in proceeding with
until now"
William Shrader, general manager OF
the Fair, one of the city's largest depart
ment stores. said: ''There has been a con-
siderable improvement in trade since the
election and we have found 1t necessary
to employ twenty-five additional sales
people.
l.. p. Hazen of L. p Hazen & Co.,
building contra ctors said: 1--WE have re-
ceived more invitations to bid within the
last few days than for considerable time
before.
John Helming of the Helming- McKen-
zie Shoe Company. manufacturers of
womens shoes, said: I'VE put off very
little help during the last year, but ex-
pect from recent signs of. Improvement
even a better business the coming year"
Bennett & White, manufacturers and
wholesalers of lumber, report business
as perceptibly improving every day, with
inquiries for prices very brisk since the
election.