Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-25
CLEVELAND RIDES ON
WAVE Of PROSPERITY,
ALL BUSINESS SOLID
War Orders Started the Money
Pump, but Now 1t Runs on
Domestic Business, All Lines
Booming

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Copyright. 1915. BY Herbert Corey)
CLEVELAND. Jan 24.-Here is a
glimpse at the good times they are ex-
pecting in Cleveland. \ manufactures
came into the office OF the secretary Of
ore OF the commercial organizations.
I'm tired" said he. slumping into
chair. Been out buying land"
The secretary knew that he had dou-
bIed the capacity OF his factory a few
months ago
Not going to build another factory.
are yOu?'' he asked.
Not a factory" said the manufac-
turer. heavily. "a garage for my men"
He seemed to feel this was not suf-
nciently Illuminating To keep their
cars in. you know" ne added
Land for a garage for factory WORK
men must necessarily be about as costly
as the land for the factory itself Fac
tory workmen who ride 10 work IN cars
must be making good money. Before
they buy cars they must be pretty GER
tain OF continuing TO make good money.
We've got 10 do it," said the manu-
facturer. "Au OF US fellows Before
long cars will be selling at $3.50, and
every mechanic who is worth his salt
garage facilities can keep his men The
other man can't"
other towns suggest that war money
ruilIionaires are as common IN Cleveland
p 5 field hands in Georgia Cleveland re-
sents the suggestion
some spectators made money on war
babies" Cleveland bankers say Many
concerns have made a great deal OF
money out of munitions But we do not
snow OF any new millionaires. The war
orders did not flush Cleveland with mon
ay- They Just helped US TO get started
after the let-dOwn-"
WAR CONTRACTS STARTED MOVE
NENT
The practically universal testimony
aere is that 1916 promises TO be the
best year in the history Of Cleveland
Good times are coming. But good times
are not here vet They might not even
be on the way II it had not been for the
war money.
I'VE were hit hard in the winter Of
teI4-I5," Cleveland says. There were
more men out Of work than we are &C
customed TO. We gave away more flour,
coal and blankets than is our habit. The
spring opened badly. 1t looked as
though the well OF business had dried
up"
Then-just as in other townsville
war orders began TO come in They
primed the pump Of that business we'll
Perhaps Cleveland got under way some
what earlier than the other towns. for
she father specializes in iron and steel,
and il was iron and steel that lighting
Europe wanted. But those early orders
were not all for lighters use. Cleve-
land specializes also in parts for auto
mobiles, which parts go TO Detroit. She
did a thriving business in them for De-
troit's automobile business has never
been So great and Detroit insists to
the inquirer that she has been selling
pleasure cars-trucks for the soldiers
hardly az all
The line on the business chart here
is still rather Irregular" they say in
Cleveland Some OF our industries are
running at their theoretical capacity.
which is rarely done even in the best of
times other lines are still below nor
NAL The point is that an improvement
is in sight everywhere The war order
millions got this cOuntry's business
started We attended TO the rest our
selves" .