The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-05
BUSINESS BETTER
Large Orders for Industrial Products
Being Placed


United States and in the territory
tributary to Duluth are rapidly i'm
proving, and indications now
plainly point very much better
times in the immediate future"
Monday declared Fred E. Har-
wood, vice president of the Gately
Clothing company.
This country is beginning to
enjoy many direct benefits of the
European war, and many Indirect
benefits are soon to come. The
fact that, arms and ammunition
factories are running over time on
European orders is we'll known,
but few people realize the fact that
many other industries are similarly
stimulated, he continued.
In the Michigan copper mining
district, at Houghton and Calumet,
particularly, the mines have nearly
all resumed work at full time, and
number have granted wage in
creases of to Is per cent. Thus
is the copper industry benefited
by the war in Europe. Now, one
of the big wastes of the war is
cloth and clothing, due to the
hard usage in the field. Clothing
there soon becomes ruined and
must be replaced.
1t is said that Lord Kitchener
orders for his men new outfit
every 80 days. AS a result many
of our clothing factories are crowd
ed to full capacity, and small cloth
ing stores will have difficulty in
getting their orders filled. The
slow and steady Improvement in
the iron and steel industry is evil
dent to the most casual observer.
In the Michigan iron fields,
particularly at Ishpeming and Iron
Mountain, there are already signs
of speedy return to full working
schedules. l am in a position to
speak with assurance, basing my
statements on the reports coming
to my desk from the Gately stores,
scattered over the country from
Maine to Oregon, the daily reports
forming most reliable barometer
of business conditions.
In Duluth our sales are rapidly
increasing and this is the best
argument that l have that business
conditions now are better than they
have been, and that the movement
is forward not backward. +"
Vice President c. F. Parker of
the Illinois Central, who has charge
of purchases for that road, has
accepted delivery on an order of
5000 box cars, amounting to about
S., 100000, confirmed a contract
with the American Car & Foundry
company for 900 new refrigerator
cars, valued at about 81, 1000
and announced that the road is
figuring on the purchase of 100
more gondolas.
Mr.. Parker has issued this state
ment:
1t is all a capitalization of our
optimistic feeling. The railroads
are quick to sieze upon an indica-
ton, and we have not let up on
buying. Business men every
where are optimistic. The manu-
facturers of the middle west are all
confident, and that means business.
The outlook is excellent for the
railroads.
In addition to the Illinois
Central orders the following con-
tracts or inquiries have been made
within the last Is days.
Santa Fe-Ordered 200 1000
gallon capacity tank cars from the
Pressed Steel Car company, in
addition to 200 cars ordered in
November.
Colorado & Southern-Inquiring
for prices on 1000 center stills.
Boston & Maine-In market for
six postal cars.
Missouri, Kansas City and Texas
In market for 80 locomotives.
Union Pacific Placed with
Haskell & Barker Bar company an
order for $50 stock cars.
United Fruit company the
market for IS freight cars.
Big Four-Increased order for
10 locomotives to 10.
Servian government-Ordered
l1O locomotives from American
Locomotive company, in addition
to 7 ordered in January.
French governmental Contracted
for 100 locomotives from Baldwin
Locomotive Works.
Pennsylvania railroad-Ordered
its Altoona shops to construct 6S
all-steel baggage cars of three
different types.
Lackawanna-Ordered postal
cars from American Car & Foundry