The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-10-23
RUSHED TO FILL
WAR ORDERS.
manufacturers in u. S. Forced
to Enlarge Plants
WORK NIGHT AND DAY
European Governments Contract for
Many Classes Of Goods While For
mer Importers, Now Look to Mar
ket Here for Their Necessarles.

ket Here for Their Necessarles.
New York.-Foreign purchases Of
American products have grown so
rapidly in the last two weeks that
many manufacturers are now work
ing their plants overtime.
Others are wondering how they can
take care Of the tremendous added
volume OF business. In some parts
OF the country manufacturing plants
are being enlarged.
Specific instances of the general
trade boom are found in all sections
OF the country.
Twelve large motor trucks, each
capable Of carrying from three to five
tons burden, were placed on board
the steamship Rochambeau OF the
French line for shipment to Havre.
The trucks are part of an order
for 100 given to the South Bethlehem
Steel Company and distributed by 1t
among different motor car manufac-
turers.
An order for 100000 blue blankets
for the French Government was plac-
ed IN Philadelphia with John & James
Dobson, Inc, who started their I'M
perial Mill to produce the goods. 1t
is understood orders for many hun
dred thousands more blankets, both
blue and gray, will be placed If salts
factory arrangements can be made.
The price will be about SO a blanket.
The Roxford Knitting Company OF
Ia rt1s
100000 cotton garments to be shipped
to the French Hospital Corps.
One OF the large manufacturers OF
woolen knit goods In Philadelphia said
a European Government has con-
tracted there, In Chicago and Detroit
for sweaters amounting to $3,000,000.
English buyers in particular are in
the market for hosiery, especially OF
the kind formerly bought in Germany.
Contracts for the purchase of three
hundred motor trucks OF the heavy
service type were reported to have
been made in Chicago by representa-
tive OF the French and English
Governments. The trucks are for
army service, and the Russian Gov.
to negotiate for the purchase of 500
one-tsn trucks for use in the Russian
army.
Large quantities OF drugs, surgical
instruments and medicines also have
been purchased In that city.
Millions Of pounds of corned beef
and timed beef have been bought
from Chicago packers in the last
week by purchasing agents of the
English and French Governments.
Canning departments OF the plants
are working day and night shifts.
Cincinnati business is booming as
a result OF the European war, fresh
evidences of industrial activity be-
ing cited by many business men. The
Otto Armleder Company of that place
is rushing to fill contract for 200
horse-drawn army ambulances for the
English Government
The r. K. Leblond Machine Tool
Company of Cincinnati is filling or.
ders amounting to more than $4,000
for the French and English Govern
ment for lathes and engines.
OF that city, is shipping engine lathes'
valued at $4,000 to Russia and Eng.
land. The Lodge Shipley Company.
the American Tool Works are filing
large foreign orders, while the Gold.
smith Metal Lath Company is work.
ing day and night to keep up with
it's European orders.
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Engineering Works Of Cincinnati will
be placed in South America by spe.
cial agents as a result of the in.
ability of South Americans to obtain
machinery from Europe.
Find Same Quality in America.
Apart from the foreign orders for
American manufactures, necessity
produced by the wars embargo Is
driving daily more and more manu-
facturers into the domestic market.
The results have been in the nature
OF a revelation in many places. Firms
that put utter dependence on the i'm
ports are finding they can get the
same quality of goods in the United
States.
Japan Seeks 1000 Freight Cars.
II became known Japan is making
inquiries in this country for 1000
freight cars.
The Great Northern's Oriental
steamship Minnesota is 10 be char.
tered at Seattle by the British Gov
ernment 10 carry to Europe s.00s
horses purchased in eastern Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana. The Min
nesota can carry 1000 horses each
voyage.