Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-09
BY A MILLION men
Great Increase Expected in
the Ranks of Labor.
ANTE-ELECTION QUERIES
Replies Kept Back, Until the Result
Was Known.
NO WISH TO INFLUENCE VOTES
Canvass Not Limited to Any Par
ticular Industry or Section
of the Country.
NO WISH TO INFLUENCE VOTES

Spcc,aI Di>uatci 10 In" Star.
NEW YORK November ?--'rhc Ma
tional Association OF Manufacture Is
confiden: that a million men will be added
to the working forces of the United
States by the beginning of the new year.
This figure is declared to be most con-
ServatLNe.
The National Association Of Manufac-
turers has 5000 members In the middle
OF October the editors of American In
dustres sent out letters to all Its menu
bers asking about trade conditions at
that time. prospects for the near future
and what suggestions they had to make
as to the means Of restoring the coun-
try. prosperity. The answers made a
political matter out Of the request for
suggestions. 1cD per cent of the members
who touched the question saying that the
election OF Taft would be TIE best thing
that could happen to trade.
The editors OF American Industries then
sent letters to its members asking them
specifically how many additional men
they would set to work Immediately II
nothing occurred to shake commercial
confidence The food of kilograms sur
prised them These answers were held,
however. until after election. Tney are
now to be published.
To Increase Force a Million.
The percentage of replies received ln-
dictates that the average of 135 men each
will he added to the majority of manufac
turing plants in the association by De-
cernber" say the editors. THE percent
ages show that at least one-half of the
1900 members of the National Associ-
a ton of Manufacturers expect to add to
their present force more than 2OO,UOO
workmen.
Taking this as a basis, it is safe to
assume that the 1900 manufacturers.
who. according to the census of 1900,
employed an average of 100 men or over,
will add at least - per cent to their pres
ent force. making a total in round figures
OF 6J0,O0O men. In other words with the
continuance of business confidence, the
important manufacturing interests of the
country will be enabled to increase their
present force by more than a million
worknsmen to meet the market demands
for their products.
Based on Actual Conditions.
In securing this information American
Industries has been absolutely non-parti-
san 1t has addressed democratic and
republican manufacturers alike No at
tempt was made to limit the canvass to
any particular industry or to any par
ticuar section of the country, and the
queries sent to manufacturers were based
! solely upon actual business conditions and
| business possibilities for the future.
| Although this information, showing as
/ it does in concrete and convincing form
| the real proof of returning prosperity
| was secured prior to the election, 1t was
| not used because of the associations de-
Gin tn h rnfY oar f q n
| ship.
High Mark for Copper.
sale of copper recently at 14A cents
per pound for thirty-day delivery, which
is the highest price since the slump of a
year ago, was one of the many manifesto
tons which the days news developed of
the renewal of industrial activity. In
addition to this sale about / 600 600 pounds
of electrolytic copper, for delivery in
January and February of next year. were
| announced at 14s cents per pound, which
is the first considerable block of copper
marketed for delivery SO far ahead.
The United Metals Selling Company.
which, along with other producers of
copper, has been steadily advancing the
price per pound u per cent at a time,
recently brought its price up to 14h
cents and sale was made by the Ne
4 Ndud 1LOliSOlludleu through the
Guggenheims at this figure. Inquiries
are now in the market for large quaint
ties of copper from manufacturers who
see business ahead and are without re-
serve stock 1t is the volume of these
prospective orders which has enabled the
producers to gradually bring their quo
tations above the low levels which fol-
lowed last years sudden curtailment in
demand. The metal is now from quar-
ter to half cent per pound over the
a fha Of tEo
Big Orders for Pig Iron.
The producers of pig iron are beginning
to feel the upturn in business, and a rep
resentative of Rogers, Brown & Co.,
Croker Brothers, and other selling agents
of the furnaces reported yesterday that
orders are coming in on a larger scale
than at any time in the last sixteen
months. Figures of pig iron production
for the month, at the present rate of out
put. show that the valuation of the iron
output in November will reach $o45-
600. $50
Following the announcement made by
the Westinghouse Company election eve
OF the closing of d So.0OO.OOO contract
with the Pennsylvania, the General
Electric Company made it known re-
Gently that it is about to close con-
tracts for hydro-electric equipments in
California which will total 5000 900.
Steel Cars Ordered.
The Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY
has placed orders for scventy-seyen
all steel passenger cars. This is in
addition TO orders for 200 of these
ears which have been placed already
and of which about 10 hay: now been
received and placed in service on regu-
lar through trains.
Thirty-on of the newly ordered cars
will be maze by the Pressed Steel Car
Company. The American Car and Foun-'
dry Company receives a contract for
twenty-nine. and the Standard Steel
Car Company will construct seventeen
The southern lumber trade. which felt
the business depression heavily is an
other of the large industries to show
Il sudden and decided Improvement The
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Company
reported recently that the export ship
ments from Gulfport. Miss. its south
ern terminal were 30 per cent greater
in September than i'm the same month
last year.
Artisans Resume Their Trades.
There were Indications Saturday on
all sides that the election OF Taft had
been discounted a day or two before
election day by !. number of employers
and mechanics who had been doing un-
skilled work until times improved. At
the office of the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company ii was stated that
within a day or two before election