The Washington times., 1908-10-25
Mills Starting, Workers
Busy, With Campaign
Nearing It's End.
SOME ORDERS WAIT
ELECTION OUTCOME
Full Revival of Trade Expected
When Result of Vote
Is Told.

On the eve of the close Of the Presi-
Dental campaign il is not only pleas
ant but Il is encouraging to note that
there is a gratifying decrease In idle
machinery" Bradstreet says this
But from other sections IL Is learned
that many real improvements, extern
sions, Increased production, and larger
employment of labor are facts indie
pendent OF the result Of the election
Five hot mills Of the Sheuango Tin
Plate Mills have been started.
Moorhead Brothers Steel Company,
located at sharpsburg. Pa, start their
mills tomorrow morning, giving employ
ment 10 hundreds OF men. and next
lReek viii take on $50 more.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is opening its repair shops at Morris
Vile. Pa II has ordered 500 tons Of
rails.
The American Smelling and Refining
Company is working It's plants 10 80
per cent Of normal capacity.
Increases Production One-fourth
The Lukens Iron and Steel Company
has increased its production fully one
fourth.
running 70 50 per cent Of its capacity.
The Chicago ana Northwestern Rail-
road Company has ordered nfty-hye new
locomotives from the American Loco
motive Company.
The United States Steel Corporation
has spent a cool million dollars for new
machinery.
The deposits Of national banks have
increased S550. 90 90 since June ].
The financing Of the crops of 1875 has
been accomplished and the associated
banks OF New York city yesterday
showed the first gain IT. reserves, de
crease In loans. and increase in de
posits since the crop movement started
Business Paralyzed a Year Ago.
A year ago the financial world was in
| commissions. securities were for sale 10
any one who would take them al q
points below the present range, or even
more, and the New York associated
banks were 81. *. 30 below the legal re-
/ serves, and some Of the best banks iu
/ New York CITY today We're down and Cut
apparently for good
Today the banks Of New York city
/ have a legal reserve OF the required
amount plus S35, ~, 90.
The recuperative power Of the United
States is greater than that OF any other
country on earth.
Z. G.. Dun & CO. state that textile
plans are more fully occupied and bet
| ter tone is noted IN the primary mar
kets.
This weeks orders for pig iron ar,
/ encoura Elng."
/ Marked Improvement is noted In rail
| road earnings, although there is every
/ evidence that the railroad magnate.
have beer making profits at the exDens,
! of equipment and maintenance This
/ condition must end.
! When the election IS a thing Of III,
past these necessary Improvements vii
/ be made-Jhey have got TO be.
Orders Awaiting the Election.
/ There are UnqUestiOnably enormous
! orders waiting the verdict Of the polls
orders thar will In all probability fast
over wires; orders that viii be released
on Wednesday morning for the begin
ming OF the final movement towar,
/ complete prosperity.
Another great reduction in idle car
has been made and thirty days henc
should see the idle list wiped out Ou
| in the Northwest they are actually talk
ing OF deficit in car supply when III
! belated coal movement starts in.
With these prospects, these reali'i
/ the business world awaits the end o
its disturbance by political turmoil.