The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
NEW YEAR DAWNs
FULL OF PROMISE
Indication Point to Splendid Vol
ume Of business in 1o-Detroit
Gains lany New Industries.

Inc neTyear dawns full OF promise
Tor all bfanches OF Industry and
human endavor, In view OF the optI
misuc reports from various sources
on the ly(s business. Particularly
cheerful u the Bradstreet forecast
Bradstreet'a Review SAYS:
Reasons for confidence In an OK
ceiient, II ndt record. trade In 1910 are
many. Thu agricultural interest a
prosperous as never before In the
oountry's h1tory. and the first OF the
great crops Of the year-wheat--en
ters the wipter In excellent condition
on next-tGrecord area. High price1
for all farm produce would seem u
guarantee enormous paintings OF al
crops this year. Spring orders already
received by jobbers and Wholesalers
and business booked by manufacturer
practically insure the full or overtime
now being run until next years crcy
and trade outlook take more definite
FORM"
Figures prepared by Bradstreet tel
wonderful story. They show. for In
stance, an increase OF 28.3 per cent IN
the 1909 yield OF spring wheat oveI
1908, and an increase Of 1913 per CEN
In the total wheat yield; an increass
Of 24.7 per cent in the oat yield. The
total yield Of the six cereals-corn
wheat. oats. rye, barley and buck
wheat-was 4.736,879. 900 bushels, Ar
increase of 81 per cent over 1908.
Bank clearings for 1909 were $164.
000. 600, 000,. an increase of 24.9 pei
cent. Imports Of merchandise (esti
mated) show an increase OF 32.2 pei
cent. while the estimated exports show
a decrease Of one-tenth Of one pei
cent. Iron ore shipments increased
65.4 per cent. There were 11.S40 busl
cent from 1908. The total immigration
was $4,000. an increase Of 1876 per
cent.
II was q prosperous year for Detroit
millers. The -four production In this
city for 1909 was s00,500 barrels. com.
pared with 756. 400 barrels the previous
year. The shipments Of -four were
more than double those of 1908 and
three times as great as they were In
1907.
Board OF Commerce statistics show
a complete recovery from the panic
OF 1907 on the part of Detroit indus
tries. Two other things stand out
prominently In the city's industrial
and commercial record for the year
Just closed. They are: The practical
completion OF the Michigan Central
tunnel, and the phenomenal develop
-. - The o,,x1xr,Dhfla fvAsxcfu
In the first IL months Of last year
1874 new companies were organised
with an authorized capital OF $8,67S,
10, and "A companies have Increased
their capital to the amount OF $14,
413,500.
The capital invested In the automo
bile Industry here increased during
the year from $5.7O0.000 to $4,000. 900
The number Of employees increased
from S,43O to $4,000. The number o.
cars built was ASSOC, representing q
value OF $54,300,000, more than double
the 1908 output.
The annual statement of the fire de
partment shows fire losses OF $1,269.
sol on property valued al $11.38O,1S2
There were LISA fires and 100;
alarms. The total amount of insur
ance on the property visited by fire
was $7,912,26S.
The annual report of W. S. Winck
Ter, clerk Of the marine postofhce
shows that the office handled 65O,594
pieces of mail in 1909.
The stork added 11,245 souls to De
troits population during the year
while death claimed 10,164 persons. OF
the latter. 2.160 were children under
the age of five years. or the new
corners, $500 we're boys and 4.9lt
girls.
There were 277 fewer violent deaths
in the city in 1909 than In 1908 and
liz more than in 1907 The list includes
10 murders, So suicides, 80 drownings
IL deaths from automobile accidents
and Is deaths from street car acci
dents.
Detroit bank clearings totaled $767,
73S. 1922 for the year, as against $685.
047,524 In 1908.
Register of Deeds Otto Stoll reports
that the total number of instruments
fled in his office in 1909 was 2S.067
an increase of 3,462 over 1908. There
were recorded 1868 deeds as against
14,O12 the preceding year, and 1888
mortgages, as against 10.5.o in 1908
Receipts of the office were $24.194.02
an increase OF $3,099.62. There was
no increase in the number OF employees
however.
December was the biggest month
that the Detroit postofilce has ever
had. While Cashier Shields has not
finished up his tabulation of receipts
from all sources for the month. the
figures already In show that Decem.
Der, 1909. will run from s2S.0n0 to
$4,000 ahead of December, 1908. And
the outlook now IL for q bigger and
buster year ahead than that just
closed. In customs, the government
received rather less the past twelve
month than In the preceding period
This was due to the tariff uncertainty
during the early part Of 1909. The re-
ceipts ot this port for the year were
however, S2.068.772.6s. In exports
Detroit showed q gain. The valuation
for the year was S36,71e,o43. This
is about 100000 ahead Of 1908.
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