The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-20
PROSPERITY IS
 HERE TO STAY Manufacturers in All Parts of Connecticut Find Condi- tions Better and I'm.
 proving
OPINION OF LOCAL MEN
some Industries Have Even Returned to Overtime and Extra Forces -EyerybodN Seems
 Cheerful

The Commercial Record in It's last
 issue gives a comprehensive review of industrial conditions throughout the state, much along the lines of the re- ports given by this paper of condl- tions in the larger cities q few weeks ago. The Record, however, goes into more detail, quoting interviews with many of the leading manufacturers all over Connecticut In speaking of conditions in this city the Record quotes the following opInions Winchester Repeating Arms Co., For the last so days our general busi- ness has been practically normal for the season Collections are also ma terially improving our works are running full time with about our average complement of employees, in | nearly all departments, and in some places overtime is necessary to keep pace with the demand. We see nothing beyond political influences that causes us any apprehension as to the future
 Sargent X Co.,, Manufacturers of
 
 increase since summer Now working more hours, to even up production. in several departments
 The National Folding Box and Pa per Co We are running nearly full complement of men, full time Our production is practically up to nor nal We should judge that the stock of goods carried by our customers Is comparatively small in many in- stances, inasmuch as many of the orr ders We are receiving for our line of goods bear "hrrry-up" marks ana in many cases We have to promise espe- cially quick shipments before the or- der will he placed with us We find orders coming in good volume, and think, barring any election disturb ance of trade, and 2 favorable season, the prospects for this fan are yery good
 We feel all in all that there has been q very considerable, distinct and steady Improvement in business con \ ditions
 New Haven Manufacturing Co.. l Manufacturers of Iron Working Ma chine Tools In our line of business ! we are about the first to feel the ef- ! feet of a depression and about the i last to recover. but since the first of l luly we have been quito a little cn- couragcd to believe that business ie I slowly resnming normal conditions | In this line however. we do not cx- pcct much results before the middle or latter part of next year possibly
 We arc running lIty hours q week with q little loss than half tho regular force We much prefer to see husi- l ness resume slowly and surely than toI pick up rapdly and then lapse WeI feel that the present conditions are encouraging and that before great while business will he nearly normal
 New Haven Carriage co We are now running on full time, employing about half of our usual force Al the present time we have n good many or dors, but nothing like the volume w. had q year ago at the time
 The Marlin l'rcarms CD. uur busi- ness has shown a slow but substantial Improvement for the third quarter of the year We are running very near. but not quite on rull time. and em- ployng very nearly full complement of men Production is not quito up to normal but probably S5 DOT cent or 90 per cent. of normal
 Stocks on hand at the opening of the season say july l were larec be cause great many goods were carried over from last fall but our ealcsmen report that for the past three months goods have been moving freely with the retail and iobbing trade. and or- ders coming in to us indicate that stocks are becoming much reduced and in many cases broken.
 We aro looking for very fair fall business. We will bc disappointed lf it is not 95 per cent, of normal and \ barring tho unexpected, we arc anticl- patine good spring to follow in l9o9 \ The National Pipe Bending Co, Manufacturers of Feed Water Heaters \ Our business at the present time is { about the same as it was i'm tho early | part of the year, and, while wo do not A look for any increase until after the ' election, we think the outlook for next l" winter is very favorable.
 = New Haven Iron and Steel Co.--At
 the present time we are running our plant at about half of its capacity.
 There has been some slight improve n ment during tho last sixty days but t [ is very slow and we would not care
 to make any predictions as to the
 future,
 The Seamless Rubber Co.-We arc
 now and have for some time back
 been running on full time, employing our full force, and our production Is
 above the normal In fact We have
 now more business than we can take care of, and, were lt possible, we
 Wou1 seriously consider working out
 factory nights in order to keep ur Q with tho tremendous volume of bus. fl ness which has boon coming in fot It the past two or three months. - The Mallory-Wheclcr Co.,, Mannfas,
 turcrs of radlocks Etc,--At times wt . think there is an improvement in busi ness, but if is spasmodic Our bust ,- ness may show slight improvement, .e over the past six months, but t i. n not wholly satisfactory as yet fl The Eastern Machinery co,--Oul 10 business quite recently shows slgh ,s improvement but not sufficient {, ,. warrant very optimistic views of tn, ,s future. Notwithstanding, we arc O If the impression that there will be al
 improvement.
 Our factory is not running on ful - time yet hut We have about th usual number of omployos. In fact we did not reduce the number O enployos last fall nor at any tim during the depression, but reduced tn number of working hours instead, bo lieWng that 10 be the best way W