Southern Illinois Journal

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THIRTY-EIGHTH VEAR.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER    18,      1906
NUMBER 48
ONE MILLION MEN GO BACK TO WORK
ThelMany Orders Swamping the
Big Industries.—Wages Climb
and Full Time Rules.-Big
! Awakening.
NO   IDLE  WHEELS NOW
Pro]ect8 Which Have Been Pltnaed hot
Awiltiog tke Onlcoin* of Ihe
Electloo are Now BeioK
Pal Under Way.
The New York World on Mondsy printed an ezhsastive review ot tbe re-  ItsI of Indastry following tbe election, showing tbat 1,000,000 men are maroh ' ing tiriskly forward to reopened factor¬ ies, freshly whirling looms and spindles and to railroad and other shops.
From every section of the United States tbe whistles of the shops snd fac¬ tories ars shrieking a ronslng welcome to the battalions of employes who sre responding promptly to the oall for more help to man tbe plants which bare been entirely closed or practically out of oommissiou pending the resnlt of the aational election.  .
Id each qoarter of tbe nation smoke poors from the chimneys of establish¬ ments which bare been working re- dnced forces of men at half time. Bnsb orders for additional eqaipment have poured into the offices ot machinery bntlders In volnme safflolsot to swamp them and crsiiting at once a tremtndoos demand for additional employes.
All along tbs line tbe word has been passed tbat prosperity bas arrived, stm- altaneoQsly witb the election ot Wm. B. Taft, and, like a giant, the bosinees aai mannfactotlng intnests have ronsed from tbe pre-election lethargy and, shaking off the shackles ot nncertainty aaa diatmst of radical cbangee in
ezecntion of an order for 2.300 steel gondola oars. Farther orders for 3,000 cars reported by tbe company is in conrse of allotment. Work for^hnndreds at the McKee's Boc)cs plant Is said to be asinrsd.
Ten glass fsotories In Pennsylvaoia, Ohio, West Virgin! •, HaryUnd and Indiana wlll be pat into operation witb In two weeks. They sre the property of tbe National Gllsps ; Company, now In Ibe hsnds of a receiver. All bave been Idle for months snd the bondholders will endeavor to parcbase the plsnts at a trustee's sale next week, with the view of pntting them in operation bo hs to get their money bock.
The Jones & Langblln Steel Company, which last tsl'. quit work on its new model town at Allqaippa, where tbe new 910,000,000 steel plant wlll be erected, bas Issued orders tbat bu Iding be resumed at once.
PHILADELPHIA. Chief among the Industries of this vl cinity whicb will resnrae actively is the ^harplesa Sepsrstor Works,  which will pat all Kb  800 employee on   full   time within a month.
Leather men say [tbey will do a rn'h ing bneinesa all winter to meet the de manda of mannfaotnrers for new belt ing isnd for shoe and harness stock.
The  Qnsksr  City   Shirt  Works   of Norristown,   borough of  Philadelphia,' have started in work tor the foil force of SOO hands atter a long period of op eratlon with part force.
Secretary Taylor ot the Oramp Ship and Engine Company at Philadelphia gives assurance that ^11 foree and fnll time wonld replaoe balf time ir. the company's plant in ths shortest^possible period. Part time has prersiled tor the past six months.
CINCINNATI. W. A.  Beiftistt, ex-pnsident of  tbe National Bard Wood Lnmber Associa tion,  an   extensiva    msnnfactarer   and wholesaler ot Inmbar iMi* and in Mem phis, ssid:
"Inqnines sa to prices ar« coming In very briskly. Ths Standard |UilI Work Company of the snbnrb of Norwood, !¦ wbleh I am Interested, bas wltblh tbe last few days been so overwhelmed with orders thst ws wsre forced to Increase prlowi about S par cent."
William Shrader, general manager of The Fair, one of Cincinnati's largsst I department stares, said:     "There has
oomic conditions, have ordered tbe fires rekindled and tbs forces donhled.
¦ Kvery barometer of trade has changed utterly within tbe week. The flrst news from the polls sent the glass to the ."fair weather" mark, and within a week business conditions from' ooast to coast have become woDdertally settled From the financial headquarters the aignsl has been fiasbed to coDstraction firms to harry tbe bnildldg of delayed railroad lines. Contracts involving the •zpenditnre of huge snms for equipment and labor and which contained clanseii eondlHoned upon the election ^result have been pnt Into effect by telegram. In the manufaotaring centers pf the East, snd the West, tbe North, and the South, tbe fall strength of the labor army is practically oalled into action, Not an Industrial capital but lias sig- niledthe magic slogan:    "Get busy."
From all parts of the  country  comoe details of the revival  of  industriea and business and a summary of the more im¬ portant reporta is given herewith. PITTSBUEO. Tbe United States Steel Corporation ¦howa  the  most   activity.   Word   hw* been sent ont for  a  certain pnrcentage of the men formerly employed   at  each plant ta be ready to work Monday. FIv* tiot milla of tbe American   Sheet and Tin Plate Company started at Sabraton, ¦W.   Va.   The   Ambrldge  plant ot  the American I^ridge Company   hss begnn •work on the 5000 too order placed con ditional on election by the Atchison, To peka and Sante Fe system.
The Westlnghonee Interests promised that in five weeks there will be work tor 18,000 former Wsetinghonse em¬ ployes.
The Pennsylvania railroad already has placed thousanda ot men at work. The Brst order to put every available man or boy to work in repair shops came a few honrs atter the election re- f nit was announced. Over 10,000 crip pled oars are to be repaired.;
Coke making already has taken on a decided brace. Monday morning saw probably SOOO more men at work in the ConnelUvllle field than lastweek.
The American Nnt and Bolt Fastener Company has valnntarily raised the wages of its workmen 20 per cent.
The Republic Iron and Steel Com¬ pany is keeping pace with tbe United States Steel Corporation ii indnstrlal recovery. The Atlantic furnace, ono of its most Important tnrnace plants, re¬ sumed activity yesterday after a ^ear ot lying idlp.
The Pressed Steel Car Company of fittsborg bss begun arranging tor ths
heen a noticsable improvement in the bnying ot tbe last tew days. We have added twenty-flve salsspeole since Nov. 3."
Qoldmsn, Beckman & Co..   clothing manufactnrers, have ordered fifty more men to report for work next week and bave enlarged their manufactarlng fa cllities considerably.
CLEVELAND. The Cleveland Fnrnace Company, om of the largest steel concerns in the city, haa placed an order for an additional fui-uace. Tbia ^8 to be blown in within two months. It wlll give employment to 1,000 more men.
TOLEDO. The Toledo Shipbuilding Company has announced tbat work on a new dry dock to cost between »2.^0,000 and fSOO.OOO. ivill soon begin. Tbe company, which bus a contract to build a new stte^ freighter to cost |SOO,000, wlll rush the work. The Toledo Machine and Tool Company will soon be operating a full complemeat of men. The Edward Ford Plate .Glass Company vrill start with a full foVce of workmen in a few days. Tbla concern has been working about 60 per cent of its capacity.
The Toledo Malleable Casting Com¬ pany Is making preparations for a re- Btimption of bnslnesa and tbe Toledo Farnacs Company ia operating one ot its stKcks, with the probabilities ofre- aomption ot ths otber in a rbort time. Fully 6000 men will be affected by the resnmption.
BALTIMORE. Tbe Maryland Steel Compat y at Spar row's Point is beginning to get the rati road portion of tbe  plant,  which has been shot down for tho greater part of the year, into shape ,to take  oars  ot  a larger product.    The saw mill at the point baa been rolling again.   The com pany bas a large  nnmbsr  of  orders on its books and It )s thought new shipping instrnctionB will be forthcoming. |
A larga brick manufaotnrer ssid today that one 9300,000 building opera¬ tion would be carried tbrongh.
Tbe  Gtaorgia   and  Florida   Railway Company, wbieb Is being bnllt by Balti¬ more   and     Richland    capitalists,   has awarded contracts  tor  equipment.   In¬ volving an expenditure ot about $2.50,000 B. Stenly Gary, of Jamea S. Gary & Son said: "Tbat there is a better feeling already Is indicated by onr own experi- SBCS.   One castomer has increased bis order trom 80,000 yards to 100,000 yards of cotton duck material,  and another from 75,000 to 100,000 yards." BUFFALO. Waltar S. Shepard, secretary ot tba
Buffalo Chamber of Commeree said today: "There ia a more hopefol feel¬ ing amoug business men. Some large projeets talked of before election ati ax peoted now to materialize. Ambng these is the Marcus A. BannaCampaay'r announced Intention to Invest aetOra^ million dollsiJ in blast fnmaoM in Tonawanda. The Buffalo Dry-DMIi Company has contracted with tbe Oroat Lakes Dredge and Dock Company , bf Cblcsgo for the buildiug ot a new ttty dock costing 9300,000 in Qanson attoilt, abntting on Buffnio River. The Wa^- barn-Crosby Company, whose batt quarters are In Minneapolis, haa dedidsd to build a large flour mill In Buffalo, with a capacity of 6,000 barrels a day."
Edward B. Harvey, secrstary otth'e Buffalo Manufacturers' Clnb, said: "A representative ot tha Beyer-WlllUlUU' company informed me that thsy .have received a large order from the West for woinen's skirts. The Lackawanna st^l plant will reopen some of Its closed nUlla and will increase Its working force, and tbere is a prospect of a general revlvsl of industriea,"
R. V. Hill, mansger of the Fairbanks .ScalesCompany, said: "Our firmttt' about 985,000 worth of orders to flili provided Tsft was elected, aad work baa been begna.pn them already." LOUISVILLE.
C. C. Hengel & Brotiier, wbo are among the largest handleis of mahogany lumber In the world, announce that.tfasjr have contracted; tor a iiaw sawmill tt Richmond Parish, |La. Fivp hnodrstf men wlll be employed annually. Coa- struction ot tbe new plant will begia at one*.
'The Louisville Commercial Club nounced that deals will bs shortly elooM for locations here of new radoatriss giving employment to many hanOo.
ST. LOUIS. s
Tbe American Car and Foundry Oiini pony, whioh smploys 25,000 msa tt its plants in different parts ot the oounfry, Is maMog arrangemeuts to inereaae tbe numtwrof emplayeaand its output et freight aad paaaeuger aquiptnant. Tbe main works ot tb* company ar* in the St. Lonis district, wbere about JOJpOO mea are employed, and there are iMV* planta at Detroit, Uicb., aad Berwick,
Jobbing housea report a hsarler busi¬ ness than last year and retail trade* show marked improvement. Octolwr trade in wholesale lines broke all rec¬ ords. Banking operations have shown greater activity'since Wednesday. DENVER. The stimulating Influences of^he eiac¬ tion resnlt have been-marked in Denver by announcements of tbe intention to proceed with the constrnctlon of three skyscrapers. Two railroads building trom tfae city will push their work. Mining men say that already they have received assnracoe ot a freer Investment of money in development. Hany large irrigation projeotB tbat were delayed pending the election will be poshed to completion.
SAN FRANCISCO, Signs of returning prosperity are nuiO erous in San Franoiaco and thronghout California. The Sonthern Pacific an¬ nounced that it will, commence work immediately on its {2,000,000 electric line in Berkeley. Plans had been form- uiated six montha ago, but wara beld in abeyance.
The Northwestern Pacific haa an¬ nounced that it wili immediately pro¬ ceed with tbe erection of its nsw afaopB at San Rafael.
The Santa Rosa woolen mills bave re earned work after being shut down .tor some montha. •
A large number of merchants who bave delayed rebuilding in tba burned dlatrlct annoiince that they wlll rsbnild, as tbey have assurithce from ths banks that the necessary money will t>o forth¬ coming.
SEATTLE.
Confidence Is now completely restored and the first tangible svideace ot this was in the real estfttn transfers in Seat¬ tle which on Nov. 4 were 35 per cent ahead of those for any day in the last fourteeen months. Practically all of tbe transfers were of residence property for bome builders. Mills tbat have been sbnt down for a long tima ars resuming in every section of the state.
Tbe railroads are pushing new son- struction. The St. Paul promises to have throagh oars from Seattle to Chi¬ cago ranning in time tor th* heavy travel to the Alaska Yukon-Pacific Ex potition in Seattle next spring and sum mer.
The Valoan Iron Works of Seattle will soon put back all tb* men wbo were laid off and also.increase the fore* by trom 25 to SO per cent.
GALVESTON.
From the lumber regions of east Tszas
imes the   announcement   that   seven
STENOORAPHERS AND  BOOKKEEPERS
Are wsnted I Thonsands of positions which were closed last year, aad tans of thonsands of new openings are calling tjT competent yoang men and women who have beon trained to writ* short¬ hand, operate the typewriter, and handle sets of accounting for business enterprises.
Now Is the time. Tbe Orchard City 'College is tbs best sohool. Graduates are sure to get positions. A businesa education is far more renumeratlve tban a farm. Investment in school is th* tiest a yoang msn or woman can make.
The winter term opens Monday, Nov. W, 1908. Enroll. It will bs tbs prond- est and beet thing you can possibly do. Tbos. B. Greenlaw, Pree.
Hare la Rallef tor Waaea. If yon have pains in the back, Urinary.
Bladder ot Kidney troable, and want a certain, pleasant heab cure for woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Anstralia Leaf: It ia a ssf* and never falling regulator. At Drogeists or by mail 50 cts. Sample package Frea. Address, The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, N. Y. 2t
ThlslaAa Eoay Teat.
Sprinkle Allen's Foot-Ease In one shoe and not in tbe otber, and notloe the dif¬ ference. Just the thing to nse when rubliers or overshoes become necessary, and your shoes seem to pinch. Bold everywhere, 35c. Don't accept sny substitute.
reavement. Jreaultlng In the lo»s of our wife, danghter, and sister While our home now has a vacant chair, yet tlia many deeds of sympathy and love from oor neighbors and friends give a silver lining to the dark cloud left by deatb. .1. B. CaHOTHEW,
Mrs. Mary Camfsm.!.. L. B. Campbsli..
Card of Thanks.
Through the eolomaa o( the Journal, we desire to retnrn oar warmest thanks to the citlsens of Flora for tbeir kind¬ ness and sympsthy tn onr recent Iia-
Ka.c«atar*B Batlee.
EaUto of  Boojamia  Thomaa Atherton.
Th«° nndarsigned, baving been sppoIoUd riecutrliof tha last will «Dd teatameot of UnnUmia Thomas Atherton, laU ol tho coanty ot Clay Bnd itate of Illlnola, deceased, hnrsbr (il»o» Dotioa that «ho will appoar before the CnuntT Conrt of Clay conntr. et the ooart hooae la Loot^Tllle at the Januarr to m on tba first Uoodaj in Jannarr next. At which time all peraona hiTlns claims isalast ••Id eMat* are notlOed and reqnerted to ettend for "—- linrpaae at hSTina tl * aims arflnltad.
•ons Indabtwl to raid MUte are reaneal ¦eko tmm*dlat« parmfR to t ke ooderalg lilted thla 2nd der of November A. D. laOb.
DEMONSTRATION DA
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ou   And your friends are cor¬ dially invited to visit our store
Demonstration Day
Saturday Nov. 14
Wc have just received a .large assortment   of  In-er-seal   Trade
Mark Package  Goods   from   the
:iTsitlora.1 :Blso\a.lt Oompaoa-^r who will send a representative to our store Saturday 14, to . demon¬ strate the cleanliness, goodness, crispness and superior quahty of these goods and you will have an opportukity of samphng new goods
We will senfe free Chase & Sanborn coffee
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CUNNINGHAM   and  TAYLOR.|
(Continued on page 3)
New
Coal and Fee
Store.
McGREGOR   AND  GOLDEN
have opened a Feed Store in the first room south of* the City Hall, where they willjkeep a full supply of
OO-^X-      -^^TID     IF'EE]^
such as Hay, Corn, Oats, Bran, Shorts and Mixed   Feed. Free and prompt dchvery to all parts of the city.
Phone 285 Flora, II