Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22

manufacturing is G large feature OF
business is benefting from war Or
deIs, although these orders in may
cases are rot lz-ss enough to Offset
the depression in domestic trade.
Many orders are from governments
which never before bought III the
American market and American busi-
ness men believe they can hold this
trade after the war is OYER. They
argue that much Of the work now
being Gone here for Great Britain, TO
take al instance. has previously been
done in Germany, and that the bitter
feeling after the war will preclude
its being done there again.
A Philadelphia factory is making
swords for the British army. Such
= contract had never before been re-
ceived in this country. n the past
British swords have beea made ii
Germany
n the Pittsburgh district. which
includes bethlehem. many GermesA
who formerly worked fer the Erupps
are employed. They are now making
var material for the allies. although.
OF course, they do rot know this
definitely. The men in the factory
are not Informed fcr whom a pariicu
lar six-inch ehrarEei ehel Is being
made.
Some odd items are reported. The
French government has paid New
England manufacturers 100000 for
snowshoes. Ono concern in Phila.
delphia is turning cut 4 folding saw
with wooden handles for cutting wire
entanglementS When the war started
the armies used steel pliers fer this
york, with the result that saany men
were shocked to death by high volt.
aga electricity
Factories turned 20 New Uses.
All sorts Of factories have been
pressed into corlsission to make
things useful n war. A company il
Bridgeport. Conn, which. useail7
makes cemetery monuments CT
bronze, is now turning cut fcrgings
for an auto truck concern which has
large order from the allied couA-
tries. Bridgeport, by the way, Is en-
joying huge prosperity because most
of its Industrial concerns are working
on war orders.
All through Massachusetts, and
Connecticut war orders are helring TO
overcome the depression of the first
few months OF the var The Fcre
River Shipbuildng company is very
busy. 1t is generally reported it is
making ten submarines fer the Brit
ish navy, these to be delivered ct the
end of the war. In addition, it Is
making about IS ether submarines.
Demand for many particular ar
ticlss has been SO great that the al
lied governments have signed con-
tracts at prices most attractiYe for
the manufacturers. In addition, it is
pretty well established that middle
men, brokers and agents are gather
ing in millions in commissions, some
CT which are exhc-bitant
1t is said by Chicago merchant,
fer instance, that there Is a well-or-
ganiged band OF estortionists, with
agents in ell the big cities on both
sides of the Atlantic and headquarters
in New York, which is exacting o toll
OF from IS to 20 per cent on practical
~ every SHIPMENT of war supplies
that leaves the country
In genera: the SCENTS of each gov
eTnment maintain that their nation
is buying right, while stating a belief
| that ether nations are being feeced
A weil-known Russian exporter Of
New York city says the Russian gov
ornmcGt is suffering the most heavily
of all. He has sent over a report for
wide publication in Russia in which
he says that already s2o,000,000 has
been lost through to exploitation Of
American commissioners ard brokers'.