Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-18
PHILADELPHIA
FEELS FORCE
OF INDUSTRY
City Supposed to Be the Sleep
lest on Continent Wakes Up
to the Renewed Activity Of
Business.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17.-Froni
labor leaders thoroughly in touch with
conditions among the mills OF the
great textile district in the cityb
northeastern section came the an
nouncement today that with the men
who have been put back to work since
election there are more employed thai
within the past thirteen months, and
that all indications point TO early
opening of an era of tremendous pros
perity.
One of the men who spoke In this
vein was Francis McCusker, secretary
Of the upholsterers' union, which at
this time last year had its headquar-
ters at Kensington avenue and B.
street filled with men and women, un-
able to get employment who were
forced TO live upon its bounty and
which during the winter was conpell-
ed to maintain souphouse.
Thank goodness, there will be no
need for US to repeat our work this
inter" said Mr.. McCusker. Every
thing points to a lasting period OIL
good times. There are more people
employed now in the mills than there
have been in the past thirteen months
or since the depression first began tu
evidence itself. A very dec ded pick
| ing up began about two weeks ago.
| Those who are at work are getting
good wages, and If nothing unfore-
seen happens everybody ought TO BE-
on a salary roll before Christmas"
Tobias Hall, formerly factory m
spector and widely known throughout
labor circles in the Kensington dis
/ trict, was enthusiastic over the con-
d tons and the outlook for a further
picking up.
Wonderful Improvement has been
made since the election-when we
think 1t is only ten days since 1t was
held the uplift is simply amazing. OF
course, it Is all attributable to re-
stored confidence. II was noticeable
even before the election that as a
manufacturer made up his mind the
political conditions would settle down
after the voting they began to pre-
pare for work.
There is a very striking contrast
between conditions at the present time
and at the same time last year. In
some trades there is a rush on and IN
general cond ions are very, very
in November. Furthermore, all infor-
nation is to the effect that prepara-
tions have been in progress since
Tuesday last for an even greater re-
sumption"
Widely scattered as are the men
who have been put hack to work, 1t
has been impossible for the labor men
thus far to make anY census of these
ing prosperity. They are satisfied
that the number reaches into the
thousands, because of the large mum.
Der Of idle mills which nave started
UP.
That the prosperity which KensiDg-
ton is now feeling will soon spread
itself to other districts and to other
industries is the opinion of those who
are keeping their pulse on the local
conditions.
In past years Kensingt9n has always
} been a barometer of economic condi-
tions for Philadelphia. Whenever it
has been favored by prosperity or be-
set by hard times, men in other local
tiles and in other lines of business
have prepared for the came coudi-
tions.
This district in she past has always
;, been the first 20 show the effects OF
hard mes, and even IN the last de
. preston the mills within 1t were
, among the first - lessen their fU,'cni
w''el trade eondis. 'nS hrPan &c go:
, shaky. 1t is consIderei y good sign
therefore, that the mills owners no
! tice an improvement that will warrant
: them putting their forces on a norma
: basis.