Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-15
WAR REDUCES THE PAINT MAKERS
SUPPLIES AND SENDS PRTCES TTpwApD
ingredients Come From the Four Quarters of the Earth
and Lack OF Ships Increases Cost-Many
Lines of Business Active

hlling. II is known as De Frey's synthetic
snu s only an expert could distinguish II
from the real tooth.
TOOL PLANT BUSY.
J' NJ Williams, secretary Of Fayette
~. ~. flumb, Inc, makers of tools. al
lucker and James streets, says they have
never been so busy as they are at pres
eht' Many of their departments are
( and day.
their principal output is hammers,
axes, picks, sledges etc, all Of the high
est quality and latest designs
They have a large export business, es-
peclally to Australia, where they COM
pete with Great Britain successfully.
Mr.. Williams is of the opinion that tho
present prosperity with them at least, is
not que to the war conditions, but is
Uased on the general prosperity all over
the country. lie thinks persons are ant
70 take an exaggerated view of the So
called war prosperity, and as far as he
can see, It is going to last for long
tiine. He says they will be as busy as
they nre now for at least a year to come
and longer
There has been an Increase in the
prices OF the tools manufactured by Our
urn since the war began, but It Is due
" Ailt lllEuHT Cost OF material and
Ime higher wages for labor" said Mr..
Asked how they captured the Austria
nan market especially in axes, from
Great Britain. he said they had repre-
sentatlves on the ground who kept them
informed as to the little pecularities de-
manded by tho Australians and tbev
catered to them while the English man
utacturers would not deviate from their
set designs.
SCARCITY IN GLOVES.
a member of the firm Of one of the
largest glove factories in Gloversviile was
IN the city this week, not for the purpose
OF booking orders, but to see If his Phla.
delphia customers could not cut down
their orders
I'm n few weeks" he said. at will be
virtually impossible to get mocha gloves,
Ihe bulk of the skins come from Arabia.
and, in addition, the Germans seem To
prefer sinking ships with cargoes of skins.
All feathers are scarce and glove prices
VIII advance fully 20 per cent. by sprIng
and next winter will see another advance,
My prediction is that If the war con-
tinueS through the summer 100 per cent
VIII be conservative advance"
Ihe glovemaker's opinion was expressed
TO Chestnut street haberdasher. His
view was that cotton, Isle and vvoolen
American manufacturers produce a fabric
glove which so closely resembles chamois
mat the eye cannot differentlate between
them. o'''
TRAFFIC CLUB ELECTION,
AT the annual election held by the
Iraffic Club of Philadelphia, Howard NJ
Newlln, traffic manager of the Pennsyl-
Vahla Steel Company, was elected presi-
ueht Tor the ensuing year. Other officers
elected We're: Vice presidents, Joseph
Blles, traffic manager Henry Disston
Sons Co.; S. Il. Burgess, division pas
senger agent, Southern Railway COMPANY:
e. II. Rolf. commercial agent, New York
central Lines; f. II. Snively, agent,
Lackawanna Line: II. G.. Siclel, manager
shipping department, Curtis Publishing
Company; secretary, Don C. Hunter, gem
eral agent, Chicago Great Western Rail-
road; treasurer, j. Harmon Wilson, agent
Great Southern Dispatch; historian, Will
liam ID. Corlleld, division freight agent
Philadelphia and Reading Railway. D-
rectors Clement II. Clements, traffic
manager Scott Paper Company; James
Harris, agent Kanawha Dispatch and c.
and o. lines; Frank NJ. Rosekrans, of
Company.
The Traffic Club closes one of the most
successful years of its existence, having
received Gl new members. it's present
membership being 400.