Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-05
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
CREATED by THE WAR
Sales Manager of Jeffery Automo-
biles Tells of Great For
tunes to Be Made

Twenty-Five years from now the
children of the men who are leaders
in business to-day will be commenting
upon the fact that II their fathers had
had foresight in 1914 they would have
recognized in the present situation the
greatest opportunity for business de-
Velopment and actual money making
In the history of the world" In these
thoughtful and optimistic words, E. S.
JORDAN, sales manager of Jeffery au-
| tomobiles recently reviewed the pros
poets before American commerce.
nave on my desk before me-"
continued Mr.. Jordan, "a list of five
| hundred separate articles ranging in
value from $4,000 to $40, 900, 900 which
| have In past years been imported ex-
cluslvely from European countries into
the United States. The cessation of
these imports open new markets to
American manufacturers of similar
products. Furthermore, American sub
stitutes for all these European articles
must be reduced henceforth in Amer
lea.
For instance, do you know that we
imported more than $4,000, 900 worth
of handkerchiefs last year; $4,000
600 worth of dye stuffs; $4,000, 900 in
laces and embroideries; $4,000, 600
worth of linens; $3,O0O,OOO worth of
picked sheep skins; 100000 worth
of glove leather; $4,000, 600 worth of
diamonds; $6,000,000 worth of toys
and S1,50O,000 in dolls and parts of
dolls?
When the Civil War broke out
every little town in Massachusetts had
half dozen shoemakers or cobblers
pounding away at shoes each in his
own separate shop. The war called
these men to the front, and necessity,
the mother of invention, forced the
production of a shoe manufacturing
machine. That made the great shoe
industry of Massachusetts.
The business of the Chicago stock
yards doubled during the Civil War,
and the steel business of Pittsburgh
came into its own during that per-
iod.
The world. outside of the United
States may fight for months on its
present supply of food, clothing and
shoes, but this supply cannot last.
These nations must look to the United
states for food, clothing and shoes,
not to mention thousand other neces-
saries of life.
Imagine yourself in business in a
small town. You are operating a small
general store. You are one of n half
dozen other merchants in the same
line of business. Your business has
months. The general condition of the
country has been one of depression.
Suddenly all other merchants in your
line OF trade close up their shops and
go off into forty-acre lot to fight
tooth and nail. You are left abso-
lutely in control of the market.
This is the situation of the ITnited
States to-day. Since war was de-
clared we have received from South
America and other countries of the
world many inquiries for Jeffery cars.
Cars built along the lines of the Jeffery
nave dominated their markets.
France last year sold s5,0O0,00 worth
of cars in South America, Germany
5000, 600, Belgium $1.50O,OOO: Eng
land and the United States sold next
to nothing. Now the markets of Euro
pean countries have been closed to
South America. A largely increased
demand for Jeffery cars is the re-
suit. So it is with products of all
classes. Right now you see wiseacres
on every corner and in every town in
the land thinking of all the difficulties
that will have to be overcome before
this business is open. Think of ALI
the difficulties that had to be over
come before any big project is opened.
It's time for the live wire. The dif-
'ficulties are what make business in
teresting. 1t is what makes us get I'm
in the morning and stay awake all
day. That is the fascinating thing
about business. If it were not for
the few obstacles that make life worth
while, we would all quit work.
The greatest event in the history of
the world is now transpiring in En-
rope. The greatest business oppor-
tunity in the history of the world Is
before every business man in America
to-day.
Twenty-Five years from now our
children are likely to be saying, II
wish Dad had had foresight in 1914"