The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-13

on the back, and the book contained what seemed to be a store account of s5 5s and a memorandum that he had worked six days at sl a day. Efforts are being made to find clew to his identity.
 | there was also demonstration of the fact that the American industry could deliver at the arsenal in Australia the required
 number of machines in far less time than the manufacturers of Great Britain or Germany could do. That showed the celer- ity with which the skilled artisans of the united States are able to assemble the parts of an important apparatus so as
 thereby to establish perfect machine. The Americans Triumph After long, very patient and exhaustive consideration Australia awarded its con tract to the American industry and the great works at Hartford were soon bus | fly engaged in perfecting these machines They were in a remarkably short time ready for shipment and are now installed in the Australian arsenal.
 This successful competition won entirely
 upon merit. The question of price was the least of the consideration which infiu- enced Australia in awarding the contract although it has been a sort of open trade secret that the American price was some what better than that named either by Great Britain or by Germany. yet not enough to influence the decision Soon after the new republic of China was
 established the government was anxious to secure machinery especially designed for use in one of the great arsenals which the government purposed founding. The proposition appealed especially to the Ger man manufacturers and for a time they
 are understood to have looked upon it as one which would result in a large order for German apparatus
 This feeling was undoubtedly due to the fact that German competition in the past for apparatus of this or somewhat similar kinds has invariably been successful The American industry whose place wherein apparatus of this kind is manufactured at
 Hartford, the same plant. in fact. from which comes the gunmaking machines with which the Australian arsenal Is now equipped. was disposed to enter into com petition with Germany for this contract. It was valuable contract from all points
 of view. There was the political aspect of it. not meaning partisan; for if this contract could be obtained by an Amer lean industry fl would be likely to stinl- ulate other American manufacturing i'm dustries so that they, too. would under take competition with Germany and Great Britain, possibly with France for awards for large contracts behind which stood some of the great improvements China contemplates.
 In the next place, the award of this con- tract would be of especial benefit at this time. It would make possible the over coming of the slackness in American bus mess from which. it Is understood the Hartford industry, as well as many others in the United States. has suffered some- what. It would make 1t possible to re- call artisans who have been laid off and would make certain steady employment md lat,t ff.,, A..
 Then, again, the amount of money in- volved was an important consideration The exact figures are not known except to those who have the right to know them confidentjally. But they are understood to be in the neighborhood of $1, 300, GOO per haps more
 This valuable contract has now been gained by the American industry by ex- actly the kind of competitive methods which enabled it to secure a few years ago the great Australian arsenal contract The efficiency of the apparatus, the speed with which it be constructed and de- livered in China. the ease with which it can be operated entailng only a mod icum of labor for handling the apparatus when in operation. persuaded the Chinese government that the American industry had made the best offer.
 It was known confidentially in this city some two weeks ago that the American industry had not only obtained the con tract, but that considerable payment had been made by China on account of it and. furthermore. that very favorable terms of payment during the life of the contract had been secured.
 There are speedily to be other compe- titions entered into not only by this Amer ican industry. but by others, and the demonstration which has recently been made of the ability of American indus tries to maintain a successful competitive battle for the capture of important for eign markets is regarded as one of the most favorable of recent business infu-