Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-07
Confidence Returns and Trade
and Industrial Revival Fol
lows Election
SILENT MILLS ARE REoPENlNG
More Workers Being Employed and
Railroads Send Orders for Rails and
Steel Cars to Prepare for Increased
Traffic-Rush of Business is Fore
seen.

Chicago. Nov. AN industrial re-
vival began in the United States with
in twenty four hours after the election
of William Howard Taft to the prcsi-
dency.
Evidences OF restoration OF conf
dence thruout the business world in
oil lines OF trade and industry are APP
parent in every section OF the coun-
try.
Announcements of the resumption Of
operations. the hiring OF increased
working forces and extending the
working time in scores Of factories in
The east, south and west already have
been made
Commercial leaders in Chicago. st.
Louis, New York, Baltimore. Mime
apolls. Detroit. Birmingham and other
cities predicted today n return of pros
porous times in the country and backed
up the predictions with news of great
activity already under way in manu-
featuring. In the building industry, and
in general trade.
"unempIoyed" Busy Again.
This factory will resume opera
tons on full! time schedule tomorrow"
was the notice posted in many factories
in different cities of the nation yester-
day In eastern cities. steel mills
have begun to increase operations. In
Rhode Island, New Jersey. Maryland
and other states business operations
are moving with great strides since
election day and thousands Of men are
being employed.
Announcement was made in Paw
tucket. r. l., that the thread mills of
j. & p. Coats company employing $500
hands. would resume a full working
time schedule. These mills have been
running on short time since the finan-
cial depression last fall.
From Birmingham. Ala. reports
came last night that the Alabama iron
manufacturers sold $4,000 tons Of pig
iron in the first twenty -four hours aft
er the election. The iron sold is to be
delivered during the first quarter of
the coming year.
Trade Revival Begins.
From Baltimore, st. Louis. Mime
apolis. Trenton and other cities reports
of actual revival Of trade and industry
are being received
A. G. Funk. manager of the Ameri-
can Bridge company plant at Trenton.
N. j., was notified yesterday to prepare
for 5.000-ton order of structural
steel to be used in building operations
in, New York city This will mean
doubling the force of workmen at the
MILL The plant is to be started in
full operation Immediately and thous-
ands of ironworkers in South Trenton,
who have been idle. are jubilant.
The Maryland Steel company has
booked several big orders since election
day, and is preparing to employ large
numbers of men.
The Pennsylvania railroad probably
will spend more than any other rail-
road in the United States in the pur-
chase OF equipment during the next six
months. This corporation has already
specifications for steel rails,
and according t. advices from Phil
adelphia an order for more than lOO,-
300 tons will be placed in few
weeks. The Western Maryland rail-
road will spend about $1,500,COO in the
purchase of locomotives and cars.
Orders Already Going In.
At the offices of the Pennsylvania
in Chicago yeste1lay announce
nent was made of a large order for
the manufacture of new cars. An Off
cial of the railroad declared:
I'm continuance of tile declared pol
icy to make future additions to its
passenger equipment as nearly fire.
proof and collision proof as possible, !
Pennsylvania Railroad company yes
terday placed orders for seventy-seven
passenger cars, costing $780, /
200. This in addition to orders for
200 of these cars which have been
placed already"
The United States Steel corporation