The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-09
MACHINES IN
GERMANY ARE
SCARCE NOW
For All Other Purposes Than
War as Shown by Interest
inq German Notes.

NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-Interesting
notes on several phases Of German in
dustry are contained in reports from
the American Association of Com
merce and Trade which have just
reached here from Berlin.
The German machine industry. It
is declared, is now IN the process OF
u general readjustment. back TO the
production of implements Of peace
times as well as war. The fact that
for two years many Of the machine
producing factories have been con-
centratinE on implements Of war. n
order to save themselves from staSna-
ton. has caused the supply OF ma
chimes for all other purposes to de-
crease. And" the report continues.
.'since competition of normal times
has practically ceased, the demand
for machines for peace production mas
steadily increased.
This is the case. for instance. with
agricultural implements. manufac-
turers not being able at the present
time to satisfy the demand. and
works, furnishing equipments and
supplies to mining. steel and iron
concerns. are occupied to full capacity
and hardly equal TO the task Of hlling
orders.
The result. therefore. is a period
Of replenishment and renovation OF
such overworked equipment that has
now set in and which is limited only
by the long deliveries required.
ut will be tremendous undertake
ing after the war. to replace the
worn out machine equipment OF Ger
man factories, a work that Will re-
Quire several years to accomplish.
Statistics OF the German steel pro
ductlon 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. there
having been a considerable decrease
In the cultivated area.
The number of transient visitors in
Berlin during the month Of August
was shown by the hotel registers to
have reached a total OF llO.452.
which was a considerable increase
over previous months. 1t is inter
esting to note that Of this total num-
Der only $500 were foreigners. in
Guiding 1853 Americans. From hos
i tile countries were recorded one each
from France and Italy. two from Eng
land and zoe from Russia.
The annual fall fair in Leipsic Is
reported by the American association
as having had very satisfactory re-
suits. showing a considerably in
! creased demand for high quality
goods OF all sorts. Experienced ex-
hibitors," says the report, explain
this by the fact that a large part OF
the people are now earning much
more than before the war"
The glass and ceramic industries
reported good turnovers. as did the
entire metal goods industry. the lat
ter having learned to adapt itself to
altered conditions. and many substi-
tutes were in evidence for copper and
brass. Large orders were recorded
by the paper goods manufacturers
and novelties for the Easter holidays
i, were sold in record time. Discussing
the foodstuff branch inaugurated al
the fair. the report says that the hun
bred exhibitors in this line were
highly pleased with the results OBJ
!; tanned, and the foodstuh exhibit
promises to be permanent feature Of
the Leipsic fair.
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