The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-11-04
big ORDERS FROM
THE BELL|GERENTS
For All Kinds Field and
Camp Necessities.
MANY MILLS ARE kept BUSY
In All Parts Of the United
States = Argentina Is
Needing Elevators.
OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT Present

New York. Oct. 31.-Favorable
developments in the field of trade
and finance accommodating recently,
had a pronounced influence on
sentiment this week. Nearly every
section of the country is feeling the
stimulus OF large war orders from
the European belligerents. The
East. West. North and South are
I busy working on all kinds of mill
tary necessities. like saddles. cloth
( ing. harness, automobiles, horse
shoes and horseshoe nails.
One foreign Government has de-
/ posted 100000 to pay for tan
ned hides purchased from a Peabody
I Mass leather concern. At the
same time Lynn. Brockton and Hav-
erhill shoe manufacturers are re-
ceiving valuable contracts. The En-
dicott-Johnson Company. of Lester
shire. has just completed its order
for 100000 pairs of shoes for
Greece. The shoes filled is cars.
One half of the order was paid in
advance The same company has
also contracted for the delivery of
another 100 900 pairs for one Of
the warning countries.
Max May, Vice President of the
Guaranty Trust Company. who han
dies $4,000. 900 in foreign eX-
change, believes that the trade bal
ance between this country and Eu-
rope has begun to shift in our favor
and that in short time a balance
will be established TO the credit of
the United States. Mr.. May says
that one of the most encouraging
signs is that South America, Cuba
and Japan are increasingly drawing
their bills on this market directly,
instead of London. as formerly,
which is lessening our debt. He
says that the amount of this dollar
exchange in recent months runs into
the millions.
There has been extensive buying
of automobile and auto trucks by
foreign agents. A Syracuse concern
will receive $4,000 from England
for 200 motor trucks. Some of the
machines will be shipped TO that
country and to France. The nego-
tiations were conducted by Arthur
NJ. Laycock. of London, who has re-
ceived the exclusive contract for
supplying the allies with motor
cars. These vehicles are the same
as those used by the New York Ma
tiOnal Guard.
The Packard Motor Company is
filling a contract for 450 trucks, and
the Federal factory has orders for
800. Henry Ford reports an order
for 1000 cars. to be used as ambu-
lances.
In the last few months the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Company is said
to have shipped more than 100000
tons of horseshoes and 200 tons of
horseshoe nails.
War orders are flowing into the
Chicago district and as previously
stated. Ohio, Missouri and harness
makers and leather manufacturers
of other sections. have decided to
pool their business. In Southern
Illinois and Indiana wagon makers
are working on large European or
ders.
Several thousand tons of steel will
be required at the start for the con-
struction of London omnibuses, and
there are now number of inquiries
in this market for IT,
An American syndicate is report
ed 10 have proposed TO the Argentine
Minister of Agriculture to construct
$50 grain elevators in that country
1t is said that the original capital
will be s3,00O.OOO gold, which will
be increased to s6,O0O,OOO as occa-