Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-28
NEW BUSINESS
MARK BEING SET
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before it was declared, were. made
in number of instances. as the
great need for supplies was pointed
out.
| From munitions to knit goods in
! the manufacturing field to the busi-
ness houses selling all kinds of mer-
chandise and furnishings. both neces-
sites and luXuries( come the same
| answer:
This will be bumper year.
| Never before in the history of trade
has there been a condition of pros
perity such as now"
Starting with the beginning of the
world war, America took a big jump
! induStrially and commercially.
| Facing a slump which would have
put business almost at a standstill,
orders started to come in. Since
then the records in practically every
| busein sshouse in the country,
wholesale and retail. and in the
manufacturing plant offices, large
and small, evidenced unprecedented
| increases.
Demand for labor was the natural
| result, wage increases, and a steady
onward and upward rush putin bus
mess in practically every community
| far above the greatest expectations,
followed.
CITY GETS BIG SHARE
Harrisburg has shared extensive
I ly in this.
A railroad center, an industrial
center. and with flourishing CONNER
cial conditions, opportunities almost
unequaled anywhere presented them
selves. Demand exceeding the sup
! ply starts every mill and factory
I Unrly inc f1ll firnn hanls n1na nj N ere
! jumped millions in the totals for one
year,-everywhere the prosperity
went on.
Predictions such as tn cones made
| by the business and manufacturing
men in the face of what has oc-
! Cured in the past have a doubled
meaning. Here is what a few of
/ them have to say:
| Personally L believe conditions
will improve for some time to come.
with the need for famchinery and
other supplies" David E. Tracy,
president of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce and of the Harrisburg
Pipe and Pipe Bending Works, said.
I'VE are very busy and have been,
and there are many untitled orders"
"Our business for this year has
been up to the standard, and we look
for an increase. Labor conditions are
/ AliibOhpANhAN ltll StlS lNoPOllSlplO AOL
this and with the manufacturers still
| unable to meet the demand, there
can be no doubt of the future" came
from Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart,
large downtown department store.
Biggest Spring Business
The biggest spring business in the
| history of the store, in spite of high
! food prices and the war scare" "
! Brown and Company reported. I'VE
/ Il fol CT ~ n-s-
too"
The situation is very good and
we have orders now which will keep
us busy for the remainder of the
/ year" r. w. Moorhead, of the Moor
head Knitting Company said.
Plenty of Work
I'VE have plenty of work and fine
prospects," w. G. Starry. president Of
the New Idea Hosiery Company, de-
clared.
81 believe business will get much
better continually" declared ]. Will
! liam Bowman, of Bowman and Com
! pany.
Everyone knows of the prosperity
of the steel business" began Robert
| II. Irons, president of the Central Iron
and steel Company. "At present there
is little lull until it is known just
what the government will need be-
! CAUSE VI the Sillpbullhlll6 pIO6
But business will be good for some
| years to come, due. l think. to the
| situation in all lines of trade. After
the war the big plants will be kept
| busy turning out supplies that will be
needed here"
| Expects Record
1--WE look forward to a record fall
| opening" was the prediction from the
Kaufman store. I'VE are increasing
/
demands and increasing business"
| The reason we can take such opti-
mistic views" said Doutrich and Com
\ pany, "is because business has been
| exceptionally good during this year.
| We say without fear Of criticism that
| this has been the most exceptional
year we have ever enjoyed.
"The growth of our business shows
more than twenty-five per cent in
| crease over last years figures. and
/ 1916 was far beyond our greatest ex-
pectations, so you see there is no
reason to complain about business. We
expect to more than maintain this
| twenty-five per cent increase for the
| current year, as people are spending
more than ever before.
I 1--WE could not. for ourselves, say
anything but good about the general
outlook, and we are basing it all on
| our own business. Inc money palu
| out in Harrisburg and the surround
ing country is being freely spent and
we certainly received our share of the
increased prosperity that has been
| knocking at our doors. But we were
ready for this opportunity when it
came. we had enormous stocks. and
had made great preparations months
and months ago.
I'VE believe that for the next two
1. 4
! enjoy the greatest and largest in
4 creased business in history. We are
! glad to give you our views at any
time. We feel that everybody will be