Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
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Wheels Will
Go Round if
Taft IsElected.
so SAY MANUFACTURERS.

The National Association of Manu-
Industries. has just completed a can
vass Of it's 5000 members throughout
the United States in nearly every line
of trade to ascertain the country's COM
mercial status twelve months after the
panic. The canvass was not made to
serve any political purpose. and the
Forthcoming election was not mention
ed, but the members of the association
have taken advantage of one of the
questions to declare, that prosperity
depends upon the election Of Taft. -
The canvass was made by means OF
letters sent out two weeks ago. Four
questions were asked of the members
relating to the exact condition of trade
at present, the percentage Of increase
in business in the last ten months. the
possibilities for future Improvement
and any suggestions which might serve
to better future conditions. Everybody
answered the last question by suggest
ing that Taft be elected. -
Agricultural implements show the
largest percentage of increase and We
hcles the lowest. The textiles show
small percentage of increase with
rather unfavorable outlook. while
leather and it's manufactures and the
lumber industry are fairly satisfied
and optimistic. Very little attention
is paid to the tariff as a disturbing ele-
ment but number of manufacturers,
especially those interested in railway
supplies and allied trades, complain
against pending or threatened railway
legislation.
The steel trade and the movement Of
pig iron. which form the most accurate:
barometer Of trade conditions, make
a distinctly encouraging report. as ~
per cent of the iron and steel plants
in the association report conditions
good. IS per cent have had an increase
during the last ten months, and So
per cent have reason to believe that
prospects for the immediate future are
reassuring Machinery, including all
classes throughout the country. shows
present conditions 6S per cent good,
and 76 per cent Of the machinery man
ufacturers have had an increase since
Jan. 1 last. Only one manufacturer Of
agricultural implements is pessimistic
regarding the future.
In food products 50 per cent report
business good, "a per cent have had an
increase. and all are optimistic for the
future. Lumbermen report So per
cent good. and 80 per cent have had an
increase. while 90 per cent Of them
are hopeful for the future. Of the
leather manufacturers 81 per cent re-
port good. "a per cent have had an in
crease. and 90 per cent are optimistic.
Other percentages from the various
trades reporting conditions good, an in
crease Of business and good POSSIBLE
tiles for the future are as follows:
Tools and hardware, II. 81 and 90
drugs and chemicals. SO. 80 and 80
paper and printing. IS. .76 and "a; tex
tiles, IS, II and 80; vehicles, 80. 81
and S5.
James w. Van Cleave.. president O.
the National Association of Manufac
turers, says Of the outlook:
Nearly every issue of the trades pa
pers all over the country reports tn
reopening of steel, cotton and woolel
mills and the increase in the workin
forces of some of these already oper
There are fewer idle persons in tn
United States now than at any prev
Gus time since the beginning of tn
scare last November. Aside from tn
chance-the very remote chalce-tha
Bryan may be elected there is not
cloud on the business horizon, so ia
as can see at this moment.
LET it be remembered that : in th
shape in which it presents itself tart
adjustment will cause no perceptibl
halt in the revival of trade. By IL
platform and the repeated promise
Of its candidate the dominant part
Is pledged to revision. Just as hay
urged, the revising is to be done by a
extra session of congress just as soc
as the new president enters office
March. 1909. The adjustments will
done in the interest Of the America
manufacturer. the American work,
and the American consumer and not
the interest Of the manufacturers ar
workers of Great Britain, German
Japan and the rest of Europe ar
Asia"