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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
5
The Tribune explains letters to the editor must be signed with the writer's real name for publication and may be edited. Cards of thanks and condolences are treated as advertising with a change of cents per line.
Ten pages of election chatter from Scranton dated November 1, 1902 note only a dozen candidates for re election have announced themselves leaving limited room at the top of the ticket.
The Snyder commission reports on state aid to charities, aiming to reduce lavish spending and corruption. It urges a centralized system under state control with audits, certified experts, and tighter supervision to prevent political influence and waste.
Controller Ridgely announced analysis on national wealth rising as farm output and manufactured goods value surged. He cited farm product totals near 4.78 billion dollars and manufacturing payrolls, noting broad growth across the United States from ocean to ocean.
The article argues expansion rather than inflation driven by fundamental conditions, noting loans totaling 7 169 millions and representing about 9 percent of farm and manufactured product values. It discusses speculation, wealth gains, and references a proposed swimming pool project linked to John Jermyn.
The document surveys coal shortages in New York and Philadelphia, alleging cornering by monotone dealers and the impact on supplies. It contrasts labor strife and political pressures with colonial policing, noting risks to markets and the need for orderly, peaceful measures.
The clumsy blend of political fragments cites tariff debates and Republican influence on railways, alongside personal legal cases and civic sentiments. References touch on Canadian peat innovations, Cuban reciprocity, and a New York figure’s guilt doubts, ending with a note on Roosevelt and a Colombian government stance.
The Tribune reports that in the first nine months of the Dem era TS exports reached 84 million dollars in manufactured goods. Prices for canner and related metals boosted totals while overall imports of iron and steel products declined. refined minerals and coal products also shifted, with manufacturing rising over prior periods. The piece notes post election labor calm and aims for stronger production gains.
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