The Detroit times., 1917-04-02

AZ a banquet 10 the salesmen q
the Is. r. Stephenson company, and
department heads OF the agencies
handling Stephenson properties. Mr.
stephenson gave a talk on the pre-
ent crisis and It's relation TO Detroit
real estate He said
~ a. recognized fact that this
city viii lr least affected - all cities
by state Of Wnr In fast we have
the opinions co the Citys leading
business banking and Industrial
authnf't'"s tu the eneCt that any ad-
Netsn result ~ this condition on De
uoit VIII Dec principally because ~
psychological influence rather than
because - Tho facts.
LoadinE manufacturing authorities
say THAT aitho factories have been
working 40 capacity for more than "A
year the new Developments undouht-
eds VIII demand an increased pro-
auction locally. This city Is beinE
looked Go hN the government for n
large proportiCnate assistance IN tho
work ~ producing necessary Wuni-
flnra ~ an drsrrIUf THE auto
mobile industry lH lN per cent - br-
troitH industrial lifr. We produce.
however. So pHT cent az the Anifri-
can ruppIt bod automobiles Automo-
bile manufacturer declare that u
wc continue in peace the local in
dustft u'l In tHNpH Geo capacity FOR
MANY years ru hli ftt present visible
dome rti. lersud aud tIHf iffH state
~ war enFurt This demand viii hr
greatly augmented
ENrrrt- pF n would take Detroit
automobile f.Ntpftrt fhrfr years 90
meet thr iemHndH err Fhr government
Tor proper pare fncFH. Can you
see anything iIa..ftH gIur fu those
n u d. +. .
Zoo 'I- IIur ave fie EElst iu the
induHtfiHl World There ia positive
SHORTAGE 90 skilled labor Auiuno-
hIlc uHnuia -tulrrs are not unrcr-
tain ~ trH fHtutr TNrN Hrr aprnd-
INK millions pom mt'Inua thI. NrAg
rigbt uaw.-ir -Npsusious 20 meet the
20 nrr cent uutuut increase planned
for the reNt ft months from a peace
standpoint. F'firE nothing ~ the
wHr demand Therefore wr Tnd That
PRACTICAL. b" ar fe pfr cent ~ ne
'rulf WAY. rnru.rF arc occupied 500
ap irH..fr. hi-h hue re- positive and
continued spread 30 pros rtfitF ahead
whrh .HI.- that they viii cone
tirua indefinitely tn draw down their
~ frn.i I H.-'u.ur ono ~ the most
.wpuftfnt f.rtulIdtur .rntrrv in the
world t.r age plying iu AID
wat.ra ~ tra globe Tho head IT the
h'ut. local COMPANY stated recent
Ia chat bits firm was practically cer-
tain ~ rnuHrftv prpdurtIrn Tor f.c
NDAtS Ht least thHf ihri fvuid double
UtFir business m they could get tho
labor fia also stated that Doe wouid
ruuipr .0NH rIef .Hf wages rauElng
from 81 o. 50 daN n he could only
get them and thHt advancement wac
certain. This same company re-
Gently announces .nutraets which
IRA $50 th- pr-a.r order Iet stand az
90 w.H"ru rFrI rsr ffefe costing
more fIHU $4,000 HuT r Won under
aiHHd errt .Hrf
tG .f several nir companies
occupied W.-.. '3n.HuH lines ~
i0Hrnrr rft-h awe Hircadv booked
for fHr arrfr H..r and some into
rsN| survey o. netroft's
ifdH..f|.e T.rrHf. fHe fact that in
1fr .rs instance rho products ~
uau Afsffafe hlfr af- economic nee
cssitIcs end w su.H must be had
and win poo had in times - war or
ppatr should mot these facts - ina
a}at~ She faith - thH workinEma In
nctruit1
-rvr-v .- ga
shows h.alif and strength and 4
sound foundation uf operation Rank
clearinrt Notwithstanding the 500
called yrisis have been showing reg
ular and tremendous iurrruEuE over
last Year which .Fa- uuf hammer per
tod up % that time. In the face ~
International Development business
lu ever, respect has shown gain
since Feb when wr severed rela-
tiona Banker have mote shown "a
tendency fu "urpiN che hraksr nor
ID they nnnouuce any Intention ~
so doing
one - tho very heat Indications ~
the positive certainty with which biE
carttalis'ir Interests are operating ts
tho activity - r..eut weeks DO Cen-
trial real estate More business an