Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-31

Drill, Chicago Pneumatic Tool. De-
troit Twist Drill, National Twist
Drill.
Motors "A American Engine. Cattle
Bros. Continental, Jinkley, Kermath
Manufacturing, Northway. Scripps.
Ovtralls and Clothes-Banner Gar
ment, Cadillac Garment, Hamilton
Carhart. Detroit Princess, W NJ
Finck & Co, Larned, Carter & Co,
Hugh Wallace Company, II. L. VIII
Ing Company.
Paints. oils, varnishes - Acme,
Berry Bros, Detroit Graphite, Detroit
White Lead.
Pulp and Paper-Detroir Sulphite
Pulp and Paper.
Rolling Mills-Detroit Copper and
end Brass, Michigan Copper and
Brass.
stores-Art. Best. Detroit Detroit
Tapor. Gas oil Stove. Little Wonder,
Mich gan, Penihsular.
Rubber Tires-Morgan & Wright.
Steel Tubing - Detroit Seamless
Michigan Steel. Tube. Roberts
STEADY INCREASE
SINCE MID JANUARY
Examinations Of industriais statistics
shows that in the Department Of Labor
there had been an almost steady in
crease in the number Of workers from
nis-January to mid-May. Then there
was a halt until early In July when i'm
provement resumed Unquestionably the
automobile industry is better proper
tionalIy than any other. It has shown
steady broadening throughout the year.
The big department stores are doing
better than small establishments. They
report their volume IS as large as 1919
or 1870. nut not so much in money. The
largest store in the city. however, re-
ports as big receipts in money IN July
as in the same month OF 1920 or 1919.
They cannot explain this on any other
ground than general betterment In con
ditions
Rents have not come down as they
should. Landlords make few concessions
despite the large number Of TO rent
signs. There is a sharp complaint on
this score. Complaint On this score for
houses that workers and salaried men
can afford 10 lease are scarce. Great
numbers OF people are fitting up ga
RACES with an idea OF renting them to
persons who cannot afford to pay the
prices demanded for the ordinary
dwellings
Savings banks deposits tell the story
OF Detroit about as strikingly as any
figures can Look at them:
September. 1920, $685.. 5O7. 96s.
February. 1921, S225. 600, 900.
April %, 1921. s2I5. OoO. 900.
June 80. 1921. S2I4,s7s. eco.
CROPS OF REGION
MOVING FREELY.
Crops OF the country back OF De
troit are moving freely. This gives
promise Of a better purchasing power
for the fall The people have been very
slow in buying coal Supplies Of btu
minous and anthracite are low Man
ufacturers have been unwilling to stock
up and the householder has nto more
than % per cent OF this winters needs
Both have held or IN anticipation OF
lower prices or because Of the money
stringency.
Bank clearings show decline In the
nrst seven months Of 1927 OF 2614 per
cent. as against the same months Of
1920
POstoffice receipts for the first seven
months are of 10 per cent.
Building permits for the first six
months of this year show 63i9 new
structures and 1850 additions to old ones
The total expenditure is put at S56179,-
30. o, this about 100000 was for
schools
OF the new structures under way few
are for Office or manufacturing pur-
poses. This probably is due to the fact
that in 1890 there was a lot of con-
struetiOn, in excess perhaps, Of real needs
but engaged in to take advantage Of the
opportunity to evade the excess profits
tax.
Tbs Detroit Windsor bridge project, If
II gets to the construction stage as early
as expected, will help a bit 1t means
an outlay Of S25,O00OO0 to bridge the De-
troit River. Everything is ready but the
financing. This is now under negotiation
with New York bankers.
But official figures. good as they are,
considering the times, do not express
the situation in Detroit. The atmosphere
Is different from other cities There is
little or no talk Of bad times Nine men
out Of ten will tell you the outlook Is
better. Everybody seems to be cheer
ful. confident and resoIute. Why is it,
prominent citizen to whom the ques-
ton was put made answer al follows:
Because Detroit is s city Of young
1en- We have only one old man in
town, and he is as young and lively as
you are. Only more so. Our only old
man is Daddy Leland OF the Lincoln.
We all call him Daddy
The men who have done things IN De-
troit are young men Say, do you know
William A. Ryan, sales manager for
Ford He's in his Dos. J. G. Vincent Of
the Packard. who is q genius in the field
Of engines. is in his 40s. Jim Couzons.
mayor OF Detroit and former partner Of
Ford, was 40 the other day. It's the same
all along the line.
These sort Of men re not prone to
nope and look backward. They are
cbock fun OF energy and enterprise. They
have the spirit OF Henry Ford. They
have the American spirit. They are
sound, solid and yet resilient
We've got 1t, too, in our young people.
You haven't seen any beggars on the
streets. have you? No, Of course not We
are remarkable. think. in the helpful
ness OF our women. There is a higher
proportion, I think, Of young husbands
and wives working here than in any
other city in America. We have thou
sands and thousands OF cases OF young
couples getting married and the wife
saying, III keep my job, John. and you
keep yours until we are fairly indie
pendent and have q home That explains
cur high deposits in savings banks.
detroit has the spirit OF the Go getter.'
When business is bad Detroit doesn't wait
for It to improve. The Detroiter goes out
and gets business or he develops new
business"
that's Detroit"
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