Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-23
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Business Is
On The W az
WATERFOWL MAN COMMENTS ON
WONDERFUL ACTIVITY IN
MAKING MUNITIONS.
Outcome of War Matter Of Grave
Grave Doubt in the Minds Of East
ern PeopIe--ou Outlook Bright,

Nothing like it in the history OF the
country, even the civil war moi hav-
ing Witnessed such wonderful activity
in the making Of munitions OF war,
as the present situation has develop
ed. s 4,
Such dis the opinion of Al n Basks
erville, who returned last week from
New. York and other eastern points,
where he spent several weeks. corn
bining business with pleasure.
Outcome Considered Uncertain.
The outcome of the war2,, repeat.
ed Mr.. Baskerville to Saturday
News representative, who had asked
concerning the views or eastern pep-
pie regarding the great struggle now
commanding the attention OF the
world. Well" he resumed, after a
pause, the people Of the eastern
states do not seem to have any bet
ter understanding OF the situation
than have we. OF the west. The fact
lis. neither they nor we know any
thing about 1t. We can guess, and
SO can they, and one guess. SO far aid
can perceive, III about as good al
|anothers
THE outcome of the war is con
lsidered To- be one OF grave doubt
said he, pursuing the subject further
Ea'Theref is a feeling Of uncertainty
uncertainty with respect to the wars
duration, uncertainty concerning tilt
outcome, uncertainty with regard II
| the terms OF peace in the event oi
Germany's defeat. uncertainty alont
the same lines in case the allies are
/, defeated.
Duration Also Uncertain.
Germany, as We we'll know, has
iheen putting up a much more tena
tcious and effective fight than her en-
,emies gave her credit for being abls
Ito do when the war broke out, and j
am inclined TO think that the strength
Iof the allies has been a mat.er d
grave concern for Germany, SO that
we may conclude that both sidef
have met with sore disappointments
No one seems to know how ml,cI
longer either side can hold out, nor
whether tile German resources viii be
sufficient to meet the demands Of an
other years struggle; nor whether the
allies will be able to increase their
effectiveness in the line OF offensive
Operations.
But there is one thing that Is cor
tain. and that is that never before IN
the history Of this country has there
been SO much ammunition prepared
within a given time.
Munitions Factories active.
True. during our civil war the lac.
tories were busy. but when We reflect
that more ammunition is consumed
during a single month IN the present.
Wal than both cur northern and our
southern armies used in d year we
realize what a tremendous struggle is
proceeding on the other side Of The
Atlantic.
4 Fortunes have been made in, the
advance Of stocks represented in tfe
factories and the industries which
produce war materials. even the large
steel plants having been affected to
the advantage OF the stockholders in
the increase OF price OF the shares.
| have ia mind, as an illustration OF
a phase Of sty-Iarking stocks, a case
wherein one young man paid ten thou
ssnsl dollars down on factory TINT
had not been used for year or 80,
Organized twenty-five million dollar
corporation, pnrpcrted to have Sc.
cured q contract whereby BY July i
next he binds his factory to make
ready for delivery to the allies six
million shells q day, and on the