The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-17
SAYS BANKING COMBINE HAS oNf
ORDER FOR A BILLION OohhAHO
WORTH OF PRODUCTS
PREDICTS THAT EVERY MILL IN
OTTO VALLEY WILL BE RUNNING
DOUBLE TURN BEFORE TALL.

Prosperity in big wave will sweep
| III. country before hfn"iy days rs vac
! nrrdict,op OF Or. G. II. Gray. rlce-presF
dent Of the National Inland Waterways
! AsSncjrtIpn Or Gray stopped IN inc
] city ycStcray and last night 10 loon
over the. industrial situation and con-
fer with local manufacturers on the I'M
, pruvcin,nt Of the inland waterways.
! "prnCrrSs on tho inland waterways
are very favorable combined with III
work ON tho OHIO river and Lake Ere
canal" said DR.. Gray last night TO an
! Inlcll'grncrr reported. Ihc E''"'''t
: export market is now at our doors ana
! ,rc mood waterways improvements 10
: handl" II.
The banking interests all over 'he
country are forming a pool 70 assist
! Tho manufacturers to meet this demand
for the expectation Of American PROD
nets. Within ninety days there VIII
not he = manufacturer that VIII not ne
cxpOrtinr his products, thanks 10 inc
Webb Pomercnc Act.
A Billion Dollar Order.
, For example. Their" ~ ono ofd"r IN
rho hands of tho banking comhin" TOT
one billion dollars worth Of American
rrnductS for South .\m"r ca ana S"u'h
America alone. 1t calls for sheet Steel
huildinE material such as doors hI'nus
and sashcs. small hardware. agricultur-
al implements. all forms ana xmas u
telephone wires and telephones: cleo
t-,co, devices such as vacuum clean
,crs. irons. fans. electrical washers;
,nusir Instruments such as player
nianos- talking machines. pottery, china
and clav: glassware Of every descrip-
tion-in fact the list includes every
hing manufactured in tho Ohio valley
district Many Of these things are mace
in Wheeling andd your city VIII get part
~ tho business also Bcllatr", MounoH-
vile. Martins Ferry. WeIIshurg. Sleu>
hcnvi1le and East Liverpool and the up
thor Ohio Valley industries This means
| cash IN all deals as the bankers are go-
inP IN carry the bonds for South Am
| erica.
Japan a Heavy Buyer.
There arc now twcnty-on" Japanese
hero direct from Japan. ana their nrst
| order Is for 800 mo tons Of steel and
thry ask that 1t nc shipped by river 70
| Ecyy orleans and from New Orleans II
viii 20 20 Japan by their own line or
! stcamcrs which will be put into the
J Crescent City.
There are buyers now in Fast LIVER
pool from England. France. and belgium
arranging for agencies t. represent the
! Ii
| tive countries This is like taking Goals
| 10 New Castle as England has been tho
leader in the pottery industry fer cen
| turios.
Buyers from neutral countries are
| now in BcllairC to buy Rellair" glass
/ ware. md they are paying IN" price
/ asked which means full output for
the factories and plenty or employment
for labor.
| As far az III" market is concerned.
buyers are no, waiting for the prac"
| treaty 10 hc Sicncd--they are sending
: in orders now from almost every part OF
the country. especially for building ma
| tcrial. as II will take four or fvc years
! 70 catch up with increased building
| constructor. Tn" state Of Pennsylvania
! is farther behind than most 81 tho
! states. and ii will take nine years for
! her 10 catch up in her building pro-
gram.
Building Boom On.
The building Of homes Is away DO
! hind. For instance. the MintCr Homes
! Construction CO. Of HUNTINGTON build
| ers Of homes. have orders for thousands
! Of homes to be built IN all states east
! Of tho Mississippi river THIS item
! alone means the necessity of transpor-
! tation which is thc important tn'nE -
| take care OF new business. and INLAND
wat orwaYs have 10 he utilized. especial
! ~ tho Ohio river from Pittsburgh TO
! New Orleans. and such companies as
| your Liberty Transit Company is bound
Ito get n great deal Of this business.
Water transportation Needed.
/ Let m" say few words in the praise
! Of tho Liberty Transit company Tho
! gentlemen who organized III" company
! and put their money into the venture
| deserve the thanks Of every patriotic
| citizen. They did it when the govern
mcni asked them. without any question:
! not from Il m"tIv" "f NTni'. hut through
! ratr,ntism. and now that the war is
/ over the shipping public should give
/ them their best efforts.
Henry Ford has recently invented
| of Regents when It meets in its last Res-
sion her" Juno % The board will cCr.-
tlnMn il session for some four or i've