Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
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FILLS j. S. MILLS
EUROPE LOOKS TO TIES NATION
FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING
LARGER DEMAND
TO COME

OrueTS lot army supplies VIII pay the
emergency tax, which it is now re-
cessary to levy to assure the United
balance, many times over. This
strict neutrality of this country en-
forced by President Wilson enables
the American manufacturers and
laborers to reap the benefits of this
opportunity.
AS summarized by the New York
Journal of Commerce, this is the
situation:
Investigation in several leading
trade lines shows that within the
past month there has been a most
encouraging flow of new and extern
sve orders for such important arti-
cles from our American mills as blan-
kets, cotton goods, leather and steel.
ton, has brought to many of our larg
ect manufacturing organizations not
few orders for their products,
which will keep them busy in opera
ton for some time at least and in one
or two instances establish new rec
ords for amounts of materials re-
quired to fill single orders.
Inquiries Renew Confidence.
The increasing activity of agents
or buying contractors representing
| foreign countries, both neutral and
belligerent, according to some trade
leaders, has induced feeling of the
greatest confidence for the immediate
and near future of our industrial
operations, which, in turn, cannot
| help but exert beneficial influence
toward bringing about a general i'm
provement of business in the United
States.
Advices received from Middle
West cities show that large orders
have been placed by some of the Eu'
ropean belligerent nations for leath-
er in large quantities and shoes. The
confirmation of rumors concerning
the competitive race which is on at
the plant of the Bethlehem Steel
company among the manufacturers
of automobile trucks to win the rec
ord orders for such trucks about to
be placed through that company for
the French and Russian governments
has been but one of the many indica-
tons of real boom in export buying
which practically every branch of
our American automobile and auxil-
liary trades now believe has begun.
The heavy foreign purchasing, it is
stated, furthermore, will not end with
the close of hostilities in Europe,
according to those now participating
but may easily be expected to con-
tinue in even far greater proportion
after the war than is now being real
| lied. According to one optimistic es-
innate of the increase in export trade
which our domestic manufacturers of
automobiles will realize after war
concludes, the output of our plants
will be quadrupled over the present
capacity.
The textile industries have also
come in for good share of the ex-
ira foreign business already neces-
STATED by war operations abroad.
Several large New York state under
wear mills that have been closed be-
cause of the slowness of trade in this
country, are now running full and
over time; in some cases, on orders
received from foreign governments
for use of the armies at war in Eu-
rope. In addition to the orders al
ready reported on wool underwear,
il was learned on Saturday that good
sized contracts of this kind have
been placed for mems cotton fleece
lined underwear. The amount is not
divulged, but it is known to be large,
and enough to keep mills busy for
some time.
Sweater coat manufacturers have
also put in bids for orders of 100000
garments each from the English and
French governments. Orders of such
size, of course, can not be handled
by one or two mills in the delivery
time that is wanted, so the business
is expected to be parcelled out
among a number of mills.
Additional orders for 10000 dozen
cotton sheets for export are being
figured on by mills. AS previously
reported, orders from foreign gov
ernments have already been received
on 10000 dozen cotton sheets.
Stimulates Local Industries.
The stimulating effect of the war
upon local industries Is clearly indi-
Gated in many other ways. Sharon,
Pa, reported on Saturday that the