Putnam patriot., 1915-02-26
.IAL
 PROSPERITY
Mills in City Are Enjoying Good Times
Putuam's Future Outlook Seems Bright


 Notwithstanding the cry of hard times the manufacturing industries of Putnam, with the exception of two in stances, sare enjoying prosperity. At least they are running full time, and some are running over time, but whether the orders are booked at good prices of course no outsider is in a po- sition to know. But 1t is the pay rolls that effect the mercantile industries of the city and the pay rolls are probably larger at the ;present than in some years. At least two mills owe their present prosperity to the war but the agents of the concerns are not saying much about these orders.
 The Putnam Woolen Company is running most of it's looms making all wool army cloth which is being sent to Europe. The Hammond, Knowlton Company, the largest silk mill in the city, has completed small rush order derstood, in the manufacture of uni forms. These two industries are, so far as known, the only ones that are benefited by the war. The Manhas- set Manufacturing Company continues to receive large orders for their pro duet, cotton automobile tire duck, and the plant is running night Iand day with two shifts and has been so run ming for over year. The Waterman Worsted Company has booked large order and is also running on night and day schedule. The cotton mills, that were short time ago running on short time, are now all running full. The Nightingale Morse Corporation, for years manufacturing cotton cloth, recently started part of their mills making corduroy iand velveteen and have been very successful in booking orders on this new product, The Dean Pin Factory, making photograph pin points and other lsharp. pointed pro- ducts, had the largest business the past week in it's history. The Putnam Foundry & Machine Company has | been enjoying period of prosperity as denoted by the anncsl statement Of the concern teeentIa published Other industries such as the Marcy Tool Com pany and three other silk mills are running full.
 The Johnson Shoe Shop still remains shut down waiting for more favor able market. This plant has been closed since last July. The Eureka Silk Company's mill also remains closed. Aside from these two mills everything in the manufacturing line in the city is enjoying an era of pros- perity and the outlook for the future business of Putnam seems very bright.
 There has been very little building going on in Putnam for number of years but it would seem that a build. ing boom is bound to come in the near future. There is great need for me- dium priced tenements or cottage houses. There are but few empty ten- ements or dwelling houses in the city and there is considerable demand for homes. The Manhasset Manufactur- ing Company recently completed an addition to their plant that will allow them to con iderably increase their output. As for stores and offices, there is scarcely vacant place in the city where mercantile establishment could locate and very few offices to let. One small industry is about to be add ed to those of the city and it is under. stood that another industry has it's eye on Putnam with view to locating here.
 The city with it's sewers, water works, fire protection, good railroad facilities and good streets is in a posi- tion to offer better inducements than ever before for new enterprises to To- cate in Putnam and the Putnam Busi- ness Men Association is alive to that fact.