The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-07

son, SO Tar as the insurance cOnpdH-
les understand it, closed on october 81.
The Pressed Steel Car company of
Pittsburg announces that 1t has been
awarded contract for 2,2OO new steel
cars by southern and western railroads.
The Carnegie Steel company has been
asked to bid at once on steel to be
used in their construction. 1t is re-
ported that many hundreds of men
will be placed at work next week at
car making plants. In addition to this
order, there was inquiry in the Pitts
burg district today for 500 cars from
an eastern railroad and 1,500 cars from
a road in Virginia. 1t is believed now
that work to keep car plants going Tor
one year will be closed within the next
ten days, as many of them had been
hanging fire pending the election.
Three Years Building in Sight.
Trenton, N. J., Nov. 7.-Following
the election, the local plant of the
American Bridge company has receiv-
ed orders to double the force of men
here and work night and day. The or
will last three years. The new work
is for the building of apartment
houses in New York, held up until
the election of Taft was assured.
Banking Business Starts Ahead.
Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. THE SEN
timent of financial security following
the election of Taft is emphasized
strongly in the Illinois state banking
department. A new state bank has
been organized by the department at
Champaign. Another will be organ
lied at Crete, and third on Tuesday
at Lanark. 1t is understood in the
auditors office that preparations for
the organization of these and other
banking institutions in the event of
success of the Republican national
ticket were made weeks ago. and the
forma1ity of submitting papers to the
authorities being held in allegiance un-
til the outcome of the election was
learned.
More Work in the Railroad Shops.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Nov. THE big
Pennsylvania shops here today began
to work seventy-five hours week to
get ready for the rush of traffic that
is expected to make a car shortage
before another month. In addition.
over 100 new men were added to the
pay roll. The force had been work.
ing only fifty-five hours a week prior
to election. Orders were also issued
today increasing the hours in the Wa
| bash shops to sixty-five week.
Detroit Feels the Boost.
Detroit, Mich, Nov THE Bur-
roughs Adding Machine company an
nounces that it will start all it's de-
partments on full time, fifty-four
men have been getting in only forty
eight hours.
OF a score of industrial firms in
terviewed the majority said heavy or
ders were expected this winter, and
work already has begun on orders
| placed last summer contingent upon
| Republican success.
Work for CSC, 900 More Men.
New York, Nov. THE national
| association of manufacturers pub
| fishes in the current issue of Ameri-
can Industries, its official magazine
oAv4fj Inv a lon nf a CT a fora m
trade conditions contributed by it's
| 5000 members representing every
branch of industry. The first series
of these showing improvement in
commercial conditions appeared in
| the October 18th issue of the maga-
zine. The series now published in
dicates a continuation of this i'm
provement and for the most part an
optimistic view of the business out
| look
kilograms were also sent prior to
the election to a number of the asso-
ciation's members asking them to
state specifically how many workin 6
men would be added to their present
force by Dec. If nothing occurred to
shake commercial confidence. A res
ume of the information contained in
these replies is also given by the mag
azine as follows:
1.-THE replies received indicate that
an average of 135 men each will be
dQQoQ TO In6 IndJOTlIy OIL
| ing plants in the association by Dec.
| 1. They show that at least one half
| of the 5000 members of the national
association of manufacturers will add
to their present force more than 2OO,-
900 working men.
Taking this as a basis" says the
article, ''it is safe to assume that the
| thirteen thousand manufacturers
which according to the census of 1900
| employed an average each of 100
| L., ,r4
| cent to their present force, making a
| total in round numbers of $4,000
men, in other words with the contin-
uance of business confidence the in
portant manufacturing interests of the
| country will be enabled to increase
/ their present force by more than half
a million working men to- meet the
market demands for their products.
I'm securing this Information Dem
ocrat and Republican manufacturers
were addressed. No attempt was
made to limit the canvass to any par
ticular interest; industry or to any par
ticular section of the country and the
| queries sent to manufacturers were
based solely upon actual business con-
ditions and business possibilities for
the future"
Business Revival at Toledo.
| Toledo, Nov. THE Toledo ship
building company announces that
work on a new dry dock to cost be-
tween $25O,Ooo and 100000 will soon
begin The Toledo shipbuilding COM
pany which has contract to build a
new steel freighter to cost $500, 900
| will push the work. The Toledo ma
chine and tool company will soon be
| operating a full complement of men.
| The Edwards Ford Plate Glass
company which has been running on
half time will also start with a full
force of workmen in a few days. The
| Toledo malleable castings company is
making preparations for a resumption
| of business.
| Paper Mill Strike Ends.
Saratoga, Nov. THE strike at the
| mill of the International Paper COM
| pany at Palmer Falls has been set
/ tied The employees voted to accept
| the terms of the company.
/ Will Start on Full Time.
i Naur BEDFORD Mass Nov 7-Neu