Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1902 — INDIANA BULLETIN [ARTICLE]

INDIANA BULLETIN

A flatterer ha“ recently styled Henry Watterson “the Chauncey Depew of the democratic party. The republican party has redeemed its grandest pledge in the final ar rangements for a Cuban nation, freed from despotic tyranny. The improvement in Spanish trade -with this country shows that the re ■cent war served to make the two countries better acquainted. New York has just appropriated half a million do’lars for public baths.' Their principal value is to the poor eluring the extreme heat of summer. The French government has just passed a subsidy bill for her merchant marine, similar to the shipping bill now before the United States Congress. An attempt on the part of the English tobacco trust to get the retailers to boycott American tobacco has failed, as the dealers are unwilling to give uo their best selling brand. We wonder if those who have been trying to decide whether a college education pays took into consideration the Varsity base-ball players, who graduate into $3,000 positions in the pitcher’s box of the National League. ——■ Whatever else may be said of Cecil Rhodes, it must be granted that he was one of the greatest makers of empire that ever lived. He epito mized his great ambitions in his dying words; “So little done, so much yet left,to do.” The Chinese government is es ablishing legations in Italy, Austria, and Spain, in pursuance of the new policy Of closer relations with the outside world. Heretofore the Ministers to England, Russia ard United States have looked after all foreign interests. A convention of the leading modistes of the country held in Chi eago last week, decided that that city and not Paris, London or New York should set the fashions tor American women. This may cause disappointment to the superseded cities, but, coming from Chicago, it ought not to cause surprise. In the English courses at Northwestern University, Evanston, Uli nois, a spelling test proved that 66§ per cent of the classes failed, in spite cf two months’ drilling in orthography. The greatest number failed on the words, ‘‘heterogeneous,” “judgment” and “thorough.” The professors at Northwestern say that the same conditions hold in all the other colleges of the country.

Remarkable Growth of Manufacturing Within the Past Ten Years. Hartford City Daily Times: The census bulletin for Indiana shows a most remarkable growth of manufacturing industries of Indiana within the last decade. In 1890 there were 12,354 manufacturing establishments in the state with total capital of $131,605,366 and paying the total wages annually of $42,577,258. In the year 1900 there were 18,015 establishments, with total capital of $234,481,528, and paying annual wages of $66,847,317. In Indianapolis the number of establishments increased from 1,189 to 1,910, or 60.6 per cent, the number of wage earners from 16,027 to 25,511, or 59.2 per cent, and the value of products from $36,426,874 to $68,607,579, or 88.3 per cent. In 1900 there were employed in the manufactories of Indiana 155,956 wage earners as against 110,590 in 1890. There was an increas in the number of women employed from 12,315 to 19,266. The value of the products including custom work and repairing in 1900 was $378,120,140, as against $226,825,082 in 1890. The bulletin shows tnat slaughtering and meat packing is the most important industry in the state. The 36 establishments reported in 1900 gave employment to 3,597 wage earners or 2.3 per cent of the wage earnesr employed in the state, and the products were valued at $43,862,273, or 11.6 per cent of the total value of the products, of the state. Ir 1890 there were 21 establishments, 2,107 wage earners and products valued at $27,913,433, or 57.1 per cent. The manufacture of flouring and grist mill product ranks second among the industries of the state, with 897 establishments, 2,124 wage earners and products valued at $30,150,677. In 1890 there were 723 establishments, 2,785 wage earners and products valued at $31,239,627.

The greatest victory that the American army has ever gained is that accomplished against the forces of disease in our Insular possessions. In the case of Havana, once the hotbed of tropical epidemics, small-pox has entirely been stamped out and yellow fever practically so. When we thiuk of the flag furling advocated by the democrats, and the arguments against the retention of territory acquired in the interests of humanity and consecrated with American blood, we are consoled with the assurance that the Republican party holds the winning side on all the great questions that will be before the country this year. Watterson and Bryan, who are against “imperialism” and advocate the policy of “seuttle,” do not have the support of such able democratic papers as the Atlanta Constitution, the Nashville American and the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The democratic party, on this, as on nearly every other question of importance before the people, is divided.

According to the Census there are 1,600 shoe factories in the United States, employing 143,000 men, using $170,000,000 worth of material in a year, and turning out a product worth $261,000,000. The wholesale price of a pair of shoes represents about 22 per cent in wages, 66 per cent in material and 13 per cent in minor expenses and profits. The Kentucky legislature passed a bill prohibiting the “docking” of horses’ tails, but it was vetoed by the Governor as its provisions were aimed against the sellers of “docked” horses. He was unwilling to discriminate against Kentucky dealers, he said, but would glady sign a bill aimed at the faddists who bought and drove the mutilated animals. There will be no strike in the packing house at Hammond. The Butchers’ Union has voted to remain at work and Superintendent John Palm will be retained, he having agreed to temper his disciplinary methods. The beef luggers have also agreed to compromise their differences.