Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16

IN the automobile ma. featuring bust
ness. They are also working "a hours a
DAY. They have not taken any direct
war orders. but believe that some Of
their products are used in the manufac-
ture of auto trucks for war pur- 5ses.
They also make their steel in an electric
furnace and claim to turn out the finest
quality of steel in the world They are
at present working full capacity Of eight
heats each p hours, with ia tons to the
heat. The outlook for their product is
everything they can wish.
The Lebanon Boiler Works EMPLOYS 100
persons and is running full capacity and
overtime. Their business shows a married.
Improvement i'm the last x months.
They have 20 ,'ar orders and find labor.
especially skilled labor scarce Their
principal orders - present are for plates
used in the construction Of large tanks.
Lebanon has also an organ factory
This business is not quite as prosperous
as formerly. y great deal of their out
put was exported principally to Euro
pean countries, notably to Great Britain
and Holland. This trade is practically
cut of. tnquestionably the player-piano
and disc machines have cut into their
business in the domestic market
The Lebanon Chain Company manufac-
lures the largest and strongest chains
made in the United States They em-
ploy about 100 men, and are working
about 10 per cent. Of their manufacturing
capacity, mostly on the larger chains.
They turn out the big hawsers and an
chor chains for our dreadnoughts. With
the present revival Of shipbuildlnE they
expect to receive many large orders in
the near future.
Herman Aukman & co. manufactures
cotton and linen handkerchiefs exclu-
sively. They employ 900 persons, mostly
girls, In their extensive factory besides
giving employment to many other per-
sons In their homes. They turn out
about 3500GOO dozens of handkerchiefs a
year, and the annual value of their out
put is about $500 coo Six months ago
they were running at 70 per cent. OF their
capacity. They are now running at loo
per cent. AS they do not export they
attribute this activity to generally im-
proved conditions all over the country,
Asked IL they were embarrassed by the
dye shortage, they said they had antici-
pated the shortage and prepared for IT.
They have arranged for supplies for more
than year to come.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company and
the Lackawanna Steel Company have
also large plants in Lebanon, and condi-
tions in both are of the same prosperous
nature as exist in all such plants in the
United States.
The Frackville Manufacturing Com.
pany is an extensive plant which turns
out enormous quantities of shirts, pa
jamas and night gowns.
There are five banks and two trust
companies in Lebanon. Within the past
month the deposits and additions to say.
ings accounts have increased very mate
rally. The Clearings average about $780,
900 to s65,O00 daily.
The First National Bank has just pait
out 100000 in Christmas savings funds
on 1000 checks.
Postoffice receipts also show decided
increase within the past month Pos
tai savings amount to more than 4O,-
and are rapidly increasing, due large
ly to deposits by foreigners. who hndinE
they cannot send money orders home
particularly to Austria and Hungary
deposit their money with Uncle Sam"
There Is not much building activity In
dwellings. A new State armory is under
construction and will cost 100000, and
n hfgh school is being built at a cost o.
100000.
Twelve squares of streets have<beer
paved with wood blocks and plans fol-
extensive wood paving have been made
Lebanon is served by two trunk rail
roads-the Philadelphia and Reading and
the Pennsylvania. Besides the regular
street railways. two interurban lines enter
the city. both carrying freight as well as
passengers, giving direct connection with
Lancaster and Harrisburg
The retail stores are enjoying marked
increase in sales. Two prominent, long
established retail merchants said that last
Saturday was the biggest day since they
were in business.