The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-09-06
HUGE PROFITS IN
j. s. INDUSTRIES
Starting Facts Revealed by
Treasury department..
WORST IS IN FooDsTuFFs
Sv.Atssttsa ~ predgesrs sf conmee
Nsesssit,s. had EasusA ~ 1918,
Was Enwmsusty increased In 1917
In Meet snssancsa

- was Enwnreusiy increased In 1917
D.. In Msst sassanesA
Washington. Aug iTs--Amarins prof.
I'm In almost every branch Of Ansri-
can Industry were brought 10 light
whsr the treasury department eoHs~
paetsd i,s lons-awaited report on prus-
tsssring.
The report covers 1890 corpora.
tacns. the names of which are with
hssd. II ives prepared In response to
ths Borah resolution, adopted BY the
senate after President Wilson. In his
revenue address TO congress On May
81. declared that there vas abundant
nasl for the light" Ia the treasury de-
eartmsnt with regard to psotiteetsng
The treasury department takes the
DoaitioE that II would bs a violation
Ut sxisting law to make public the
nAanss Of corporations aud their sarss-
6sx Tbs ssa-ss resolution 10 not suf.
nci~nt 10 suspend the law: II would
ssauir~ jeint resolution. the treasury
department. holds.
The most extraordinary proftsertng
ssssalsd By the report was In food.
GtuRA Producers VI nearly all the
eesnmen necessities Of Hfs we're shown
- have made enormously Increased
er~6ts in iDiT over 1919, although their
sAsninws 10 1919 were Ia numerous
AAs&s far aboss tbs 400 per crn1 mark.
Meat paeksrs profts we're shown to
tAss4 Increased systematically 6ie
krss packer made 100000 more 10
ac1f than In 1919.
In the Iron and steel Industry xsnsa.
eonsi profits we're disclosed. In coal
sad oil profi.s mounted to unparalleled
exurva. Public utilities Of virtually
eyesy character also came 10 for lib
sr~i share Of the Increased prosperity.
LARGE prents Of pairiss
Among The dairy Concerns large In
srsssss VI profits were shown. Que
scmpany with ssoono capital made
ei6d,on In 1917. against s25.ooo the
yssr before. The small dalryuen
esds the largest percentages 81 In,
erssssd profits One little concern
with Z capital Of 81, 400 made ll.as9.
- compared with $4,000 for 1919
Fruit and vegetable growing indus.
Gy's pronts decreased considerably
evss ,hoss for 1910, although they
esrs fairly large for that year, one
ppncerua proats were 240 per cent
Aors for 1917 than for lpih Concerns
FstA small capital showed the iarges,
Aer~s ssa
Wheat. corn and barley growing was
ut % profitable. according to the re-
exras ons coesern With $A,.3, 40 cap !.
tai lost money
Stock breeding showed Substantially
DECREASED profit In nearly all the eon.
Germs listed The Industry also showed
lpsss prents for the previous year.
Cns concerns profits we're .aS per
cant more Ia iplT than In 1919
A large number OF industries listed
- miscellaneous agricultural lndas.
ssiss" showed some strkinKly large
eruAts, hextnninS 10 1919 aud lncreas.
ias rapidly In iaiT
Food Man Gain Rishsa
o. sle ccaeerns listed under the rap
lion "Rrrad and other baking prod,
otts," pront~~rtnx Of an smarlng char.
A<tsr was shown. For sxamri.. one
eeorany capitalized AZ s4n.ao In.
creased its prcGts from sso.oo In 1915
- eioI,Ho To 1917. Few OF them
eAcw~d tnervasvs cf less than 10 FER
cent on thslr capttal, sssek ey ~ 4.
n the canning Industry one com
cany which sarn~f MI per cent In
esie earned in<I per cent Ia 1917.
Another capitalized at tisa go made
ga 90 In 1911. sEans s6ao0 IN
1e!d A $1,000 concern which made
0c,nN In 1919 made si.s.aa In 1917
The manufacture ~ s,rups. n,olas-
- and glucose ne,ted much Increased
erent One company With s.sSa.sr
CAPITAL earned tst3 go In 1917 against
1Teooc In 1910 Ice cream Was An
especially hix ,nocry maNer.
OF morc thar SO four. feed and
Urtst mills lis,ea oaiy few failed r.
sAcw largely Increased profits ore
t0,c0N ccncvrn made So tssl IN
eot6 sed 81 ecaa In lpiT
There MAS = general upward rise IN
0cst packing c,,s7lissH.ss rrvats TIE
largest eoacsva itsted Had a taptrn, II
eitN ec aco ups.n which II earue, So.
ONSN Ia 1917, against SsNtssl 90 In
fp,A
Startling erests In tsa.Aer.
Leather manufacturers Including the
dealers Ia hides ard makers ~ hootS
and shoes ard trunks ara, ssltses
snada profits In 1915 snS .at- tina, are
startling cas Shoe manufacturers
~~oc~rn. WITH 81 ao 90 curltal made
sfs per c~a, I'll 1914, ha, no sxyvsx IN
lpi-
sScr~s - Moot sHi sAse rsaEefs>
seHnS 'Naerrns whose esrsts, was
n'ssnr slNNaa ~ sl.ssl nsl rusts al /
tn~ ~aI fTNys NJ &c more than l.pal /
per t~n, n ials
TIE rretts - the sr-wvrS -su~y,i /
s1otn ~ 'c - per c~ot IN 1910 ard |
their exc~ss rr,sts hi I9i- ~ers rrs>r,
. 70 20 i'cr cfut r4tNst At the isrrp 4
Nr~wer'e> rsas;ax an aysyss. prs. ~ |