The Detroit times., 1916-01-21


bad.
Cleveland manufacturers are moi
yet taking "the long look ahead" at
our export trade They ore too
busy. Few OF them have time 20
spare from making money, They
will pass resolutions about our mer.
chant marine and the $500 900, 600
that goes annually TO pay freight
charges In foreign bottoms. But
they are not worrying over the stu.
alton. only here and there a man
s found who for years has been
making a snug hing out Of the eN.
port business
u shipped my soa-in-law 10 South
America" said one man, TO get rid
% him couliGt listen TO any
moro % his talk lbo1- art and
uuauccs That's how came 10
learn something Of ne export
game
Art Won IN South America.
1t appears that The south Ameri.
can merchant docs NOT rish HE bus.
hess 'onces as We do The man
who could talk art and cadences
and motifs made tremendous hit
~ vas invited 70 all the best
houses Merchants bought oi hiu
rrcNesslv in order to get a squint
life upon q higher plane.
"t sent another guy 10 South
America the other dav.' said the
'athrrIn.l'w "re started in &C
trl no What a corkirs salesman
be is
Never mind that stun / said
10 him y don't care what you
know about business How do you
tand on art7"
n Cleveland ever does get started
on the export znme, however-start.
cd IN he hlg way in which II mus,
be handled she may be expected
10 make things jingle. Her men
don't take on their hats In any ones
ONCE. Not long ago Cleveland
manufacturer Ras talking 10 one
The Cleveland man said that en-
ployers iH the west are beginning
10 wake up.
"it is not merely that we feel we
may have 70 give our employees a
larger share IN the PROFITS OF our un.
dertaking," said he. but We believe
n Is theirs by right We can aee
great change for the better under
way in the relations Of capital and
labor"
Tho New York banker frowned
heavily
THAT ls very radical talk" said
he imprcssively
That is just straight talk" said
The Cleveland man. You people In
New York forget that the bulk o.
this copntry's business Is done west
OF the Hudson river. You are our
errand boys--and we tip you vel
for II. But don't try to frown at vs.
We don't like that In errand boys.
Cleveland Flush Now.
BY the three tests Of prosperity
I capital employed. the value Of prod
/ ucts. and tho number Of men Al
work-Cleveland Is hush right now
Her building expenditures are In
creasing monthly So is the mum
Der Cf her real estate transfers. re
ports through the state Of Ohio
/ show that many new corporations
are under way In 1915, that the de
mand for labor is constantly increas
ing, and 'he. bank cleariugs. post
once receipts, and number - tele
grams sent--an almost unfallinl
measure Of prosperity-show do
cided TIT upward. Then Cleveland''
little neighbors--Ashtabula and Con
neaut-must not bo forgotten. Tn,
one has the largest ore docks In the
world. The other handled more
tons OF ore the past year than evei
before.
Its easy enough 70 handle ore.
said the dock captain At Ashtabula
we did pretty nearly 100000 tons
/ this year. Connesut did 5,T67 ,00C
tons. But these modern machine,
will strip q steam freighter in foul
hours"
At both towns they aro junkinl
ore-handling machines With ca
/ pacity OF % cars an hour 10 make
room for newer machines which car
load so cars an hour AshtabuI,
held a community Christmas II
1914 This year AshtabulA couldn'
find men enough to handle IN,
mountains OF ere that were piled
on her docks. One Of the cOnvinc
ing evidences that money IL plentJ
IS furnished by the largest Wlntc'
greenhouse IN this part Of IN,
world. There are acres under
glass.
unNd tharc houId ha eufI a do