Atlantic knittting works angles for local factory hope
The article argues for bringing a knitting factory to Atlantic, detailing potential job growth from 25 to 1,000 workers, wage impacts, and local economic benefits. It urges citizens and the News to fund the project, noting cheaper local production and strong demand for finished yarn goods. It also reprints a Capital editorial defending Secretary Shaw’s milling in transit ruling on Canadian wheat.
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Free raw material trade stance amid tariff debates
The piece analyzes party positions on free raw materials and tariff policy, noting Democrats favor free inputs for trade reasons and manufacturers seek cheaper inputs but oppose removing tariffs on finished goods. It contrasts Republican protection theory supporting domestic employment and domestic supply, including a provision that raw material may enter free if manufactured and sold abroad. It also reports on Catholic meeting coverage in Chicago, praising Father Dempsey’s work with the laboring class and contrasting settlement funds with his humane outreach.
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