SEPTEMBER 23, 1905
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A Paris dispatch states that since the con
clusion of peace the gold shipments have turned
towards New York. In the belief that Russia
would need an indemnity loan, Paris had accumu
lated large sums of gold which now are finding an
outlet to New York. Bankers in Paris say this
Is the trend of gold at this time of year, under
normal conditions, and that the rate of discount
will not be advanced.
It is going the rounds of the papers that a
new swindle is being worked in the smaller
towns in Indiana by a gang of tin peddlers and
tinkers who are obtaining money under false
pretenses. They solicit repairing, especially
of wash boilers, making the statement that they
put in a new copper bottom for one-half the price
that the town merchants can do the work. When
they obtain possession of a boiler from a house
wife they retire to a secluded place and paint
the old bottom with a composition known only
to themselves, collect for the same and then
disappear.
Of European countries Italy has, compartive
ly, made the greatest progress in the last decade.
Italian finances are now in a healthy state and
most of the bonds of the government, of the rail
roads and the municipalities, etc., held abroad
have been bought back or redeemed. The savings
of the Italian people show large gains; manufact
uring industries have increased amazingly. . The
abundant water power is beginning to be used
for industrial purposes, largely for the creation
of . electric energy. Within the last decade the
exportation of manufactured goods has advanced
from $31,400,000 to $80,400,000, The cotton facto
ries not only supply the home demand but export
heavily to the Levantine countries and to South
America. Another cause of the betterment of
Italy is the accumulation of property by the Ital
ian emigrants in the United States, Brazil, Argen
tine and other countries. Every year a large part
of their earnings Is sent home to relatives and
for investment. One-half of the Italian emigrants
return to their native country after they have
saved a competency. Some economists see in the
Italians the Japanese of Europe. They are con
stantly gaining in the trade with Turkey and
other countries of the Levant, and they have
strong aspirations for getting colonies in Asia
Minor and Africa.
In Pennsylvania, Maine, Texas and Okla
homa the organized farmers and wage earners
have fraternized for the termination of machine
rule and private monopoly. The program is to
question the candidates of all the political parties.
"If elected will you vote to. establish a direct
vote on public questions?" This non-partisan pro
gram is an open sesame. The way the fraterniz
ation in Pennsylvania was brought about was that
the master of the state grange visited the state
meeting of organized labor and was seated as
a fraternal delegate. Then the convention, after
declaring for a non-partisan program for the peo
ple's sovereignty provided that the prpsident of
the state federation of labor should reciprocate
the fraternal visit.
rate on tin plate from Chicago to the Pacific
coast from 55 cents per 100 pounds down to 45
cents per 100 pounds. The United States tariff
works peculiarly in the case of tin plate. Can
ners on the Pacific coast are able to. purchase
their tin to be used for their export goods, In
Wales.paylng a duty, when the tin plate enters
the country, but receiving a refund of the full
amount of the duty, when the same tin plate ia
the shape of cans containing American made
goods is exported again. Of course, the Welsh
tin plate, even with the extra freight rate, but
without the duty, ia much cheaper than the Ameri
can Tin Plate company'g product, therefore the
trust can only sell tin plate to bo used for home
consumption.
The American Tin Plate company is asking
the railroads for relief from foreign competition.
It is selling 70 per cent of the tin plate consumed
on the Pacific coast, and, as they want all the
business, it has asked the railroads to reduce the
Municipal ownership as a campaign issue will
make its first appearance in New York City with
the coming campaign, and it will be accepted
by all parties. Dispatches say that Mayor Mc
Clellan and Charles F, Murphy have decided that
the Tammany platform this year shall contain
a municipal ownership plank which shall go much
further in the direction of city control of public
service franchises than It has ever gone before.
As the anti-Tammany forces will make munici
pal ownership the main feature of their cam
paign, the adoption of a broad plank by Tammany
Hall will bring the question prominently to the
front in New York City, no matter which side
may carry the election. Mr. Murphy is studying
the municipal ownership planks that were con
tained In the various platforms two years ago, to
gether with the campaign declarations of other
cities, with a view to framing a plank which wilV
satisfy the Tammany rank and file.
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