Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02
TEXTILE MOBILIZATION
FEATURE OF OLD YEAR
Machinery Deroted to Government Orders Has Been
Large and Made Necessary a Practical Revolution
in the Conduct OF Trade

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The history NJ the textile year has
been one Of increasing mobilization OF
the industry To point such as few
dreamed possible, to be succeeded by a
Numerically opposite condition and a
demobilizaton accomplished for the
most part in record time. Textile manu-.
facturers had had experience In pro-
ducing Government goods before the
wear started. but there was no large
proportion of the machinery Of specific
plants engaged in this work until the
:. year had well started 1t is difficult
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ins tho year.or contracts for the Gov
ernnept for different branches Of the
Industry vere engaged to different, ex-
,ents and mor. con,nIete records we're
kept in soma than I'm others In The
wool. division the average
Ala mn, r.acb m,,cb more than 60 M,
con, A. i,e height and ,bis pronor,ion
us. no, ,,,intaIned any length ~ time
In co,,or ,,snuf,c,uro /, Is nrohah hIe
,hs, ,h. ,,ar,g, ,er.er,,sa has nee,
hIr.,r hu, - .acorJ. bo,e no, boo,
a. ,,i,.i,, ,,,,hI,,haa and ,h. infor,,..
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~ may oe sald however that win
, regard 10 certain important factors III
the cotton-hlanuraCturlhS INDUSTRY tne
contracts taken lot government WORK
nave peen larger ana nave eA'ehneu
over longer perlod or tine thah prom
aolE any other uiNis'on OF the teN'i'e
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suo.r, ~ ,his rIass ~ good for ,oarlv
~ .n,,xo 80.
Eject on Civilian Trade
This turning over of machinery TO
supplv the requirements of the Govern
ment necessarily has had a most mark
ed effect upon the conduct of civilian
business II has made necessary
practical revolution in the conduct Of
trade. turning the market from a buy.
er's paradise into one that has been
dominated exclusively by the seller. in
which he has dictated the amount or
goods that each individual buyer c"uld
nave the prices which he must pay Tor
them ana tho dellNeries which ne Wouln
pe opnseo 70 accept lheSe coma nlt'ons,
", course' Apply onIy up 10 'ne 'ln,e W
tie sisnihs ol tne arin's'ce' i'r "l'l'osl
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'u'n VI SUI W 'Sihs'S Siiott p.i ~ W
status very S'ih'iar " anu S.t "'.'i
ne III many IespeV,S i'oth u""t 'ei"'e
vol ""S d"'i' 'p"'eu
1t is remarkable that the huyer IN
the midst OF all these changes has heen
able to adapt himself to the changing
CONDITIONS with so little apparent DIS
turbance to his business. He has ac-
coinmodated himself to prices that were
acknowledged 10 be radical IN the en-
treme, has been able TO adjust himself
10 DELAYED deliveries, TO conservation
conditions. and to the practice of econ
omies. all in the name Of patriotism. and
although it may he too early to estimate
the effect upon individual enterprises,
vet upon the surface at least there has
been minimum of unsettlement that is
surprising when the Developments and
the radical departures Of the wear are
taken into consideration
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we y, economy anu ol conservative
"le'"ouS VI iNlns' as wen as inc ap-
sehce OF large volume OF BUYERS IN
.he service "i the'r country IN" ais
',lou'ers 'rdde became educated I"
INC ever increasing cost OF merchan-
disc win remarkable rapldity and II
became easier and easier for him to
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