Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-16
HOW GERMAN
INDUSTRY IS BE-
ING ADJUSTED

New York, Nov 10-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
general readjustment, back to the pro-
duction of implements of peace times
as well 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 caused
the supply of machines for all other
purposes to decrease. and" the re-
port continues. "since competition of
normal times has practically ceased,
the demand for machines for peace
production has steadily increased.
This is the case, for instance, with
agricultural implements, manufacture
ers not being able at the present time
to satisfy the demand. and works, fur
nishing equipments and supplies to
mining. steel and iron concerns, are
occupied to full capacity and hardly
equal to the task Of filing 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
1T will be tremendous undertaking
after the war, to replace the worn out
machine equipment of German factor
les. work that will require several
years 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 pot
ash 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 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 11O,462 which
was considerable increase over pre
vious months. 1t is interesting to note
that of this total number only $500
were foreigners. including 1853 Amer
leans. From hostile countries were
recorded one each from France and
Italy. two from England and 200 from
Russia.
The annual fall fair in Leipsic is re-
ported by the American Association
as having had very satisfactory re-
suits, showing considerably increased
demand for high quality goods of all
sorts. Experienced exhibitors" saws
the report, explain this by the fact
that 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 en-
tire metal goods industry. the latter
having learned to adapt itself to al
tered conditions. and many substitutes
were in evidence for copper and brass.
Large orders were recorded by the pa
per goods manufacturers, and novelties
for the Easter holidays were sold 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 pleased
with the results obtained, and the food
stuff exhibit promises to be a perma-
nent feature Of the Leipsic fair
The text of an appeal to the people
to subscribe to the fifth German war
loan is quoted in the Associations re-
port as follows:
Notwithstanding recent political
events. the Reichsbank once more is
calling the roll for war loan. The
financial leaders of the Empire con- !
fldently hope that the performance of
duty in this respect will not need an |
appeal to patriotism, but that the will