South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
Business Reports
ShoW Prospenty
Is Permanent

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or conditions were deplorable at the
time and Immediately following the
passage OF the Underwood tariff.
Candidate Hughes however. does
not explain that these conditions
were inherited from the republic
ans: that since that time conditions
have had a chance 10 adjust them
selves and that under a democratic
rule and under democratic laws the
country had attained a condition
Of prosperity unprecedented. He
says it is all fiat.
temporary prosperity cries
Candidate Hughes. With wheat SELL
ing in the primary markets Of the
west at s1.35 a bushel or better,
says the New York World. Mr..
Hughes is going TO have a lot of
trouble convincing that farmer that
he is living in a fools paradise of
temporary prosperity. With the
farmer. as with most other people,
prosperity is prosperity and ne will
stick to II as long as il lasts
Indiana is not a producer Of war
munitions. Quite the contrary. There
are over 10000 employers of labor
in the state who are voluntarily
operating under the provisions of
the workmen's compensation law
These employers report constantly
to the board Once a month the
board makes a full report The re-
port for the month of July is most
interesting in many respects.
Accidents Increasing.
Among other things the fact is
shown that there were 1859 acct
dents. which is far in excess of
months preceding. This figure has
grown constantly since the board
began its work and began keeping
the records in Septem Der 1915. This
fact is the more conspicuous con-
sidering that large numbers of the
largest employers have introduced
safety Appliances which have dim
inished materially the percentage Of
accidents. The men employed have
also been drilled in the importance
of exercising greater care.
The Interpretation OF the reports
of increased number of accidents
is in the larger number OF persons
employed and the greater speeding
up required in the demand for
larger production.
But the most striking feature in
the reports is found in the increased
wages. Since last September the
average wage Of persons employed
by these more than 10000 firms.
and individuals in Indiana has in
creased four dollars a week Each
month this average grows larger.
Figures Interesting.
In this same connection the re-
port just issued by the federal de-
partment Of commerce has a special
interest The figures are from the
official census of manufactures made
in 1903 and 1914.
The population of the United
States at the census of 1910 was
91,972.266 and estimated July /
1914 it was 9S,7S1. 900. Capital in
vested in manufactures i'm 1909 was
S1S,42S, 100000 and in 1914 il was
$22,79O. SSO.OOO, a gain of S4,362,-
$4,000
The cost Of materials used in
1909 was $12.142.791.OOO and in
1914 this was s14.36S,OS9,0 600, an in
crease of s2.225, 29S, 900
The value Of manufactured pro-
duct in 1909 was S2O.672.O52. 900
and in 1914 this had grown 10 S24.-
246.32S,000, an increase of s3,574.-
271.OOO.
Salaries and wages in 1909
amounted to $4.365. $4,000 and in
1914 these were S5.367.249,OOO. an
increase of $1,0O1. $685. The aver
age number of sala ried employees in
1909 was 100 67 and in 1914 there
were 964,217. an increase of 49,
$50. Wage earners in 1909. average
number, 6.615,O46 and in 1914 these
were 7,O36,337. an increase of 421.-
291.
Increases Large
Were il possible in 1916 TO have
accurate figures on all these. the in
increase would be most astoundingly
large. 1t is this unprecedented pros-
perity that faces the candidate who
must cross and recrOSs the country
explaining why he should be elected
president in order 10 change con-
dluOnS. lie VIII proclaim that this
is but temporary prosperity" Fur
Their that after the war" our con-
dition will be most deplora BILE in our
attempt 10 compete with the power
ful European countries
Then 10 still keep from answer
ing many direct questions that ne
can not answer Mr.. Candidate
Hughes will tell the people how
America has been wrong and Mex
leo and the European nations have
been right in our several contro-
versies and disputes
Jim Hemenway, Jim Watson.
Charlie Fairbanks. Jim Goodrich. Joe
Healing. Harry New. Joe Cannon.
Murray Crane. Boies Penrose and
the rest of the republican manag-
ers say the candidate ought TO take
a week off and consult US lead