The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
Everything Points to Consider. able Prosperity in Hartford Business Looking Up
 in All Lines.
FORCES TO BE INCREASED
Large Orders Already Apparent, and in Many Shops the Employes Are Working over-
 time.

Hartford, Nov 9,-This city Is feeling the revival of industrial activity, and | among the manufacturers there is a feeling that business Is going to be stable and good through the winter and spring. Officials of the Hartford Machine Screw company say that the outlook Is very good and improving every day since election This is noticed par ticularly In the increased size of the orders coming in, and the company has also noticed an Improvement in It's foreign business. The factory Is now running full time and 90 per cent of the full force Is employed
 The Hart & Hegeman Manufactur- Ing company Is optimistc of the out look, and Is now running fifty hours a week. with a good-sised force which will be gradually increased.
 Billings & Spencer company notice more orders coming fin than before election and expects to need more help In two or three weeks.
 The Electric Vehicle company has plenty of business. but has had plenty of business all along. and their output Is sold before it Is manufactured. The 1 outlook Is good and the full force at | the full time will he the program
 Colts Patent Fire Arms company Will be one of the last to feel a busl- | ness revival as people are not buy ing six-shooters when they need a suit of clothes, but business has been fair, looks better now. and in two months time the company expects to have It's full force If men al work again
 Prospects seem bright at the Atlan- tie screw works and several large or ders have been received in tho past week Tho force had not been de- pleted at any time and an increase may be necessary before the winter is over.
 H. R. Beach & Sons, boiler makers, one of tho smaller concerns. have re- celvod some good orders and will put on more hands.
 Business has been good all along at the Hartford Rubber works and the election did not affect it much The year of 1908 shows ,he largest sales for the concern of any year In the last thren and the huelness ls keep Ing up
 Tho Jewell Betting company has mo- ticed some increase lr orders and husi- ness looks encouraeing
 The Johns Pratt comranr finds busi- ness increasing and thr outlook good. The factory is now running full time tho first time since December of last year. Eighty per cent. of the full force Is at work and tho company hopes to increase this shortly.
 An Increase of orders Is noted by the Plmrton and Hills corporation, manufacturers of plumbers supplies. Some extra employees have been added to the force lately and things look very promising
 Tho Pratt & Cady company. brass and iron manufacturers, say there is a better feeling In their line of business and things promise good Tho trade that tho company deals with expects business improvement 10 he gradual. ) At the Pope Manufacturing com pany plant the men have worked full time through the depression, and business has been good but now t Is looking even better
 l Cheney Brothers, tho south Man chester silk manufacturers. report or. ders coming in and thc concern is very optimistic as to the future business , Election did not have much efroc on tho business of the Royal Type. writer company other than to continue to make the outlook fino Tho factory has been rnnning overtime. New ma. chinery is now being installed and fl is probable that tho force will be In creased 200 to 300 hands before the enc of tho year,
 The Underwood Typewriter com pany are in equally as good condition Business has been increasing sine, August 1, and tho total sales in Sep tcmbor were the greatest in the his tory of tho company, and the report, indicate that the october business wa.