Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-08
INTERESTING NOTES ON
 GERMAN INDUSTRY
Contained in Reports of American As
 sociation of Commerce in Berlin.

New York, Nov. 7.-Interesting notes on several phases of German in
 the American Association of Com
 merce and Trade which have just
 reached here from Berlin.
 " The German machine industry, 1t is declared, is now in the process of a general readjustment, back to the pro- duction of implements of peace times as we'll as war. The fact that for two years many of the machine producing factories have been concentrating on | implements of war, in order to save themselves from stagnation, has caus ed the supply of machines for all oth CT purposes to decrease. And the report continues, since competition of normal times has practically ceased, l the demand for machines for peace prodution has steadily increased. This is the case, for instance, | with agricultural implements, man. | ufacturers not being able at the pres ent time to satisfy the demand, and | works, furnishing equipment and sup plies to mining, steel and iron con-
 cerns, are occupied to full capacity and hardly equal to the task of filling | orders.
 '"The result, therefore, is a period of
 replenishment and renovation of such overworked equipqmnet that has now set in and which is limited only by the long deliveries required. Tt will be a tremendous undertak I ing after the war, to replace the worn
 out machine equipment of factories,
 work that will require several years l to accomplish"
 | Statistics of the German steel pro- | duction month by month are given, showing substantial increases over 1915.
 The coal and coke situation, the potash market and the linen industry are all favorably reviewed. The hop | crop for 1916 is shown to be way be- low that for the previous year, therc having been a considerable decrease in ! the cultivated area.
 The number of transient visitors in Berlin during the month of August was 1 shown by the hotel registers to have reached a total of 110,452. which was a considerable increase over previous | months. It Is interesting to note that of this total number $500 were for eigners, including 163 Americans. one each from France and Italy, two from England and 200 from Russia The annual fall fair in Leipsic is reported by the American Association I as having had very satisfactory re- suits, showing a considerably increas- 1 ed demand for high quality goods of all storts. Experienced exhibitors" |" says the report, explain this by the fact that large part Of the people are now earning much more than be- | 1OFG Ii16 wdTs
 The glass and ceramic industries re- ported good turnovers, as did the en- I tire metal goods industry, the latter having learned to adapt itself to alter ed conditions, and many substitutes 1 were in evidence for copper and brass. i Large orders were recorded by the paper good manufacturers, and novel, i ties for the Easter holidays were sold l in record time. Discussing the food stuff branch inaugurated at the fair, | the report says that the hundred ex- hibitors in this line were highly pleas ed with the results obtained. and the foodstuffs exhibit promises to be per- manent feature of the Leipsic fair. | The text of an appeal to the people to subscribe to the fifth German war l loan is quoted in the Associations re- port as follows: l Notwithstanding recent political 1 events, the Reichbank once more is calling the roll for a war loan. The l financial leaders of the Empire conf dent1y hope that the performance Of l, duty in this respect will not need an appeal to patiotfsm, but that the will to take part in the achievement of an honorable peace Is, at all times, alive. "The very increased number of our enemies forms an incentive to our eff forts spurring on the unsurpassed achievements.
 .our finances do not shake under the vast amounts which so far have been subscribed for which will ex-s perience a further strengthening by the additional billions to be placed at the disposal of the Empire Persian farming depends on irriga- tion.