The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
MERIDEN-W WALL INGF0RD
Encouraging Reports from Score or
 More of the Factories.
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reports from a score or more of the big factories in Wallingford and Mer- iden show that the business outlook for next year is an excellent one. or course, the excitement of the presi dental campaign is having its effect upon the various industries, but all the manufacturers unite in predicting that when all political matters are settled we will have very satisfac- tory and much increased business. The panic of last year was severely felt in this section, and In several cases the factories shut down entirely, or were only working three or four days per week This summer the business outlook was bad, but now, with the approach of winter and the settlement of the political issues of the day, trade is taking decided start in nearly all the manufacturing establishments of this and surround ing towns. Tn an interview with George C. Wilcox, president of the International Silver company, this afternoon in Meriden, he said: In our particular line business seems to be improving gradually but In very healthy way, and we think that, fol- lowing the election, when all political matters will be settled, we may all expect a very satisfactory and increas- ed business We have increased our running time about 25 per cent since spring, and are running with very nearly a full complement of men, but we are not vet up 10 normal condi- tions and have not as much business as we would like to see. But that it Is coming we do not question. and arc acting accordingly
 Does this apply to the some fifteen or twenty factories of the lnterna- tional in Wallingford Meriden, Wa terbury, Bridgeport and elsewhere ?' was asked.
 Tt most certainly does, replied Mir. Wilcox
 A member of the firm of F Wallace & Sons Manufacturing company, man ufacturers of sllverWare, in this place, in speaking of the business situation, said There is no doubt but that bus mess Is improving There is a good | deal healthier tone to the work than st any time this year and l should l think that we had 95 per cent. of last years business at this time of the year We are running now in practically ali our departments on full time This week our hands, little less than ooo in number started on a 6o-hour sched- ule, ten hours per day Things are ccr- tsinly looking bright for the coming | year"
 When interviewed on the question l Superintendent Brown of the IT r. Judd company, manufacturers of brass beds. curtain rods. etc in this place said We are employing about i5t hands and have plenty of work O' course it is not quite as good as las year, but steadily improving We arr running on full time 59 hours pei week and all that Is necessary is fol business to only keep up"
 The New York Insulated Wire com pany plant here Is running on ful time with full complement of mer and has at no time felt the effects 0 the panic. The Higgins Rodgers com pany Jennings & Griffin Manufactur Ing Co.,, " A Ives Co, s l.. and G II Rogers Go, and the WallIngforc company all report plenty of work anc the prospects bright
 General Manager Aubrey of the Mer iden Fire Arms company, operated b, Io ar .t X Co, of Chicago when asked regard ing his views on the question said tha the BOO mon in his factory had all the, could do and were compelled to worl nights sometimes Mir Aubrey did no think the political issues would hay much to do with the gun business am said that next year he was afraid o decrease ln the work He said hi factory had never felt the hard times
 Mir Miller of the Edward Mile company of Merlden manufacturer of metal goods thought that bushes was changed little in the downwar, direction but that things were plckinj l up and he looked for prosperous tea son ths winter Al the present i'm, he is employing 725 men as aglins S22 of last year at thIs time AS {, whether the political troubles woul' have anything 10 do with the lncreaa ed trade Mir, Miller did not wish t go on record.
 The wheels were turning their ful quoto of hours and encouraging re ports were received from tho M F Schenk company, the Angelus Plan company. Charles Parker Co., Tn
 Parker Gun company, Bradley, Hub
 bard company and several other o
 Che concerns h. the Silver City.
 From the above 1t can easily be see
 that the hard times are over and tha another era of prosperity has re
 turned.