Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-24
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business Will De pFellIilildlS aii"ISS-
ments for an alignment of the Pop
ulists with the new Independent par
ty. Delegates will be selected to at
tend the st. Louis meeting. April 2,
when it is intended all the reform
parties shall be organized. The Pop
ulists with the new Independent par
movement by which their party is to
be absorbed on the one proviso that
Thomas E. Watson is made the Inde-
pendent party's presidential nominee.
The two parties are understood to be
at divergence on but practically one
point, Watson being almost unalter-
ably welded to the greenback mon
ey system. The alignment is expect
ed to bring strength throughout the
south to the new organization, but
Watsons vote in the last campaign
was a disappointment even to his
own people. He did not poll as
strong a vote as Weaver did in 1892.
Fall River, Mass, March 20: ST.
multaneously with a drop OF one
fourth cent in the price of print cloths
today notices were posted in the sew
en- mills of the Fall River company
and the print works of the American
Printing company, owned by S. D. NJ.
Borden of New York, that those
plants would be closed next week
and alternate weeks until four weeks
curtailment had been completed. The
Fall River mill works has not been
shut down for curtailment of produc-
ton for ten years. The immense
plant produces $4,000 pieces of print
cloth a week and employs 5000 ope-
ratives, and had a weekly payroll OF
$4,000. The American Print Works
has $50 hands and a capacity of 12,-
900 pieces weekly. They are the
largest producers of printed fabrics in
the United States That the print
cloth market is in a demoralized con-
dition is shown by the fact that the
seventy-five mills of Fall River COM
bined have been selling but 2O,OOO
pieces during the past week. Thelr
capacity is about 25O,000 pieces week
ly. The price of standard print cloth'
64x64, 2S-inch squares, declined to-
day from Ssc to 3sc, although there
we're no sales Of this class of goods
this week. Thus far cotton mills IN
New England, employing about co.
900 hands, have posted notices an
nouncing a wage reduction March 80.
Boston Globe: The plain facts
about what the people of San Fran
cisco have done in less than two years
since the earthquake and fire, which
together destroyed $4,000 buildings, are
simply beyond comprehension among
the people of the east. There were 2S,-
600 buildings destroyed, worth in the
aggregate $1O5O0O,00O. In spite of la
labor troubles and a cloud of all kinds
of difficulties, which would have daunt-
ed the people of most cities, San Fran
cisco within the short period of twen-
ty-two months since the disaster has
erected or is now completing 10000 new
buildings, worth $111,OOO,OOO. That is
to say, these new structures represent
$4,000 900 more than the original loss;
and yet only $5,OG0,OO0 of the capital
necessary for this gigantic work of up
building came from outside of San
Francisco. What is equally significant
these 10000 buildings have more floor
and room space for business purposes
than the $4,000 that were destroyed.
The general business conditions in San
Francisco have, of course, been affect
ed more or less by the recent panic, as
they have everywhere else. 1t is bare
ly possible that in the new buildings
the builders have provided for too
many offices for the immediate need;
but the same thing has happened in
Boston, New York and other cities. In
the process of time the demand will
certainly equal the supply.
Washington, March 20: The Amer
lean battleship fleet is to visit Japan.
The desire of the emperor of the is
land kingdom to play host to the Big
Sixteen" was laid before Secretary
Root yesterday by Baron Takahira,
the Japanese ambassador. The invi-
tation, which was couched in the
most cordial terms, was made the
subject of extended consideration by
President Roosevelt and his entire
cabinet today. Secretary Root was
directed to accept the invitation, and
the acceptance was laid before the
Japanese ambassador late today. 1t
is regarded in official circles here as
more than likely that China will be
next to bid for look at the fleet, and
that should this be the case the invi-
tation would be accepted. Secretary
Metcalf and Admiral Pillsbury, chief
of navigation, are arranging the de-
tails of the new itinerary. With the
exception of China, it is believed to
have been determined that all other
invitations, should any be received,
will be declined, for at best the fleet
will now not be able to reach the At
lantic seaboard before the first of next
March. The itinerary which seems to
be the most direct, includes stops at
the Hawaiian islands, Samoa, Mel
bourne, sydney Manila, Yokohama
should that port be selected as the
stopping place in Japan-pOssibly
Chinese port, back to the Philippines
anu lIlSll llOIllC ny way VI lllC phNH SS'-
nal, with only such stops as are neceS-
sary for coaling The fall target practice
has been planned to occupy month at
Manila either before or after the visit
to Japan. The desire to have the fleet
return to its home station may lead to
"A curtailment of the month planned
at Manila. Japan will have the ships
a week, according 10 tentative plans.
The acceptance of the Japanese invi-
tatiOn is regarded in official circles as
of considerable Importance in the
way of administration of the cordial
ity existing between the American and
japanese governments. The added
trip is nearly equal in distance to
voyage from New York to Europe.
- Canton. March %: The greatest
indignation prevails here against the
governments yielding to the Japanese
demands in the Tatsu Maru case, it
being considered that the govern
ment's action in this matter has
brought disgrace upon this province.
The Self Government society of Can