Factories receive many orders as a result of McKinley's election

FACTORY WHISTLES

Have Been Tooting In Joy

For McKinley.

MANUFACTURERS TALK,

In Terms That Should Make All

Politicians Happy — Promises Being

Varified — Balls' Addition

During the past campaign Muncie manufacturers nearly to the man said "give us McKinley and protection and we will display such activity as will make the anxious workingman happy." Yesterday Democrats were asking if they intended to keep their promises, and a News reporter visited a few of the heads of the industrial part of Muncie to ascertain what could be expected of them.

WILL BUILD A FACTORY.

The first seen was Mr. Frank C. Ball of the Ball Bros. Glass Manufacturing company. Mr. Ball said: "Since assured of McKinley's election we have every department of our factories at work and wish we had more furnaces. We have 1,200 names on our pay roll and before many mounths [sic] months will add 500 more. We intend to erect another factory and it will be ready for operation before warm weather next spring.

"We made no open threat, but if Bryan had been successful in the campaign, our factory would have been closed for an indefinite period. We have no fear for the future now and will run steadily with a full quota of hands."

This is splendid news from Balls.

MIDLAND TO SPREAD

Mr. Beatty of the Midland Steel company could not be seen as he is out of the city, but from his able and reliable assistants in the office the News was in­formed that immediate preparations will be made for the expenditure of several thousand dollars in improvements. There will be additional anneal­ing furnaces built and the plant increased until several additional hands are employed. The mill is now on full force and will continue for at least four years.

AT THE INDIANA.

The Indiana Iron works has been run­ning about one week in ten for the past two years, or since the free trade policy paralyzed business. The company yes­terday reported that they would have resumed work in all departments this morning only for an accident, by one end of a furnace under a boiler tumbling down. This will be repaired and the mill will go on in every department Monday morning. The company reports that they received more orders yester­day than has come in during a week at any other time for months.

A NEW FOUNDRY.

Last evening Mr. G. Hanika of the Architectural Iron works stated that his company would celebrate the election of McKinley by adding a foundry to their place of busines [sic] business and work on the build­ing will soon be commenced. It will add several hands to the force of men in this industry.

COUPLE OF RESUMPTIONS.

Several weeks ago it was reported that a deal was on which in the event of McKinley's election would result in the resumption of the Florence, old Dar­nell mill, and the Park, White River, iron works, The gentleman who gave the information states that the deal stands as it did when the report was given out and that probably within a few days there would be some good news on the subject. The machinery has been placed in good condition for the purpose of starting both mills, and it is safe to wager that they will go.

MAIL CARRIERS LOADED.

Yesterday the Whiteley Malleable Casting company received a big order for bicycle castings, and it was only one of the many that came by mail and wire. The Consumers Paper company, Muncie Pulp company, Hemingray and Muncie Glass companies, J. H. Smith Bent Wood works, Muncie Wheel company and other industries reported orders as thick yesterday and no telling what the mails this morning will bring.

WILL KEEP ON GROWING.

For some time the Muncie Iron and Steel works has been spreading out and it will do so at a much more rapid gait from now on. The mill is being worked double turn, but the company is thinking of putting on the third turn.

READY TO START.

The Nelson Flint Glass works is all in readiness to resume and the prospects are that this factory, which has been idle for months, will soon be at work.

AT ALBANY.

An Albany citizen in Muncie yesterday reported that the Bicycle Tubing works is now pushing things having recovered from the general comatose state created by the prospects of Bryan's election. A mail sack full of orders poured into the company's office yesterday.

ISN'T THIS EVIDENCE?

Muncie has several other factories that could likely make equally as good reports but this is enough to make every Democrat in Delaware county who voted for McKinley, feel happy.