The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01

Industrial activity Is at nanO Is inc
testimony that is being giveL ir let
tiers from every section of the United
States that are being received by a
New York manufacturer, who sent out
seevral thousand inquiries to mal-I-
facturers a d merchants.
Optimism is the keynote of these
communications, a few Of which The
New York World published as fol-
lows:
From Indiana and Michigan.
L. II. Lewis, general secretary of
the indianapolis or COm-
merce, Indianapolis, Ind:
Every indication points to the fact
that building operations in Indianap-
oils during 1915 will be the greatest
in the history Of the city. For the
first six months of 1914 they exceeded
those for the corresponding period in
1913. Taking this as a partial barom-
eter, it would seem to me that bust
ness generally will show a decided i'm
provement and big increase during
the coming year.
zone Of the big, new plants in In
dianapolis to be in full operation soon
is that of the Federal Foundry Com
pany, employing about 500 men.
IF Congress will keep hands off
and give the commercial interests f
the United States a much needed rest
and the National Government will
Jake dONdHldSc VI every OPpOI ILL
To develop our foreign trade, there is
no reason why the volume of business
IN this country should not be salts
factory to every one.
w. H.. Burnham, president of the
Peerless Wire Fence Company,
Adrian, Mich:
I'VE seem to be particularly well
favored in this little Michigan city.
We have but n vacant or idle manu-
FEATURING n11nt in town and that was
recently made vacant by the removal
of the occupants to larger quarters
A considerable part of the industrial
effort of this community is absorbed
in the manufacture of woven wire
fencing, and it would, perhaps, be
wrong to utilize that industry as G
criterion of general business condi
tions, inasmuch as the product gOe:
into the hands of the farmer, and HI
of all people at this time seems to b.
in an exceptional position in thi
country.
80, and in the four months which
have elapsed on the current fisca
year our sales of merchandise hav
increased 43 per cent. over the sam
period for last year. and our dis
bursement for labor in that same pc
riod is rs per cent. over the sam
period for last year"
OilO anu IOWA..
w. S. Ham, president of the Colum
bus Varnish Company, Columbus, o.
Business is improving. W. ar
starting our factory with the regula
force and placing u travelling me
back on their respective territories
that is, expect to be going full b
the goth of the month. Business
getting better, though orders are nc
large they are coming more FIRE
quently."
Gels Pothford, secretary, the Chan
Der of Commerce, Des Monies, Ia:
The fact is we have more none
in Iowa than at any time in our hi
tory. This is because we have ha
an exceptional crop, and prices a.
good, while the demand is in exec
of a year ago as is evidenced by dai
reports to us of the number of ca
OF grain loaded by the several roa'
al Iowa stations each day. Our gra
crops are worth about $50, 900 900
excess of the totals for a year az
You know, of course, that when Il
farmer lets go, he gets cash for /
crop. The trouble seems to beth
the farmer is an alarmist. He seer
TO be imbued with the idea that t
war will make times hard and that
must hang on to his cash, when as
matter of fact its continuance mi
of necessity increase the demand
American soil products and con:
Quently prove beneficial to him."
Illinois and Virginia.
George j. Dawling, president, 7
Cable Company, Chicago, Hl.-''T
is Il close corporation and we do l.
therefore, furnish any figures to
public. AS a matter of fact, no
ever, at this particular time we h;
"A great many things to be thank
for, and l can assure you we are
at all pessimistic on the future.
to the first of November the out
of our plants was but a fraction o
. per cent. less than for the sa
period last year.
up to the first of August
plants were working six full day
week. The beginning of the v
however, made necessary some &C
omies, and we have since Aug / b
running but five days a week
shall probably continue on tha b