Arizona republican., 1921-09-18

months mas been oU per cent UT DSt- ter of normal, natural period. Other businesses. however, are now beginning to show result of good. hard effort and there is to be noted generally through Pennsylvania, New York and New England an up turn in spirit brought ty actual ac- ccmplishments.
 Tt was readily noted, in travel ing from city to city, that TO one particular ear stood out as leaL.ns in sales at every point. It was par ticularly noticeable that the more active, better business establishment was getting the better business re- gardless of the make of car sold.
 T was surprised to note that the higher priced cars in many main business cente-s far outrumbered the smallest cheap car Ca reversal from what we have here in the Middle West.)
 T met very few manufacturers who boasted about their big business but everyone seen was very positive about improving business and condi- tions.
 we passed many cotton spinning mills which were running nights. The largest cotton goods mill in the least was running q hours per day 
 some mills were still closed. others were operating whole or part time. One manufacturer of specialties told me they had not been closed through out the depression. Leather and shoe business was picking up ard more men were going gradually back l to work. large rubber shoe fac- tory in Pennsylvania employing nor mally 5000 hands, which had been closed several months, was running on full time. Woolen fabric mills were gradually picking up again. Tn the manufacturing towns of Connecticut and Massachusetts, it was of particular interest to note men in cutlery and specia1ties were on full time and that the larger plants were gradually resuming ac- tivities.
 "One of the larger rubber tire fac- tories has resumed operations and was working three nights per week as well.
 Tn steel there was probably as great curtailment as any, but re- ports at Pittsburg were that mum Der of furnaces were starting up. Lower prices being quoted were ex- pected to revive steel business some
 
 were being depleted on standard sizes.
 ''The resumption of carpet and rug mills about Philadelphia was an- nounced- Long drawn out strikes and no production in the face of or ders with manufacturers has result ed in the teaching of new hands to handle knitting machinery. Samples are now being made up in many mills and strikers have in many cases ac- cepted reductions and gone back to work.
 At several points I visited. rail- roads had announced resumption of work in car and engine repair shops, making for greater business activity in those centers.
 Hosiery plants in several instances were running full. It is interesting to note that former employees who struck in the spring following a 15 per cent reduction are now returning to work and by tending two machines instead of one are making larger wages than ever.
 T do not state that business is reaching normal or nearly normal ir every instance, but I did get the i'm precision that there is a considerable upward turn on a good substantial basis throughout the East.
 Manufacturers have gone througf their plants making changes and in stalling cost-saving devices On, large manufacturer showed me tha by the installation of certain fur naces he had reduced costs in tha department 75 per cent and had, b. lre-routing material and by othe changes. made considerable othe savings
 : Altogether my trip was a libera . education in that it proved to me tn country is up and coming. Business men are working ou l their own salvation by working ou 5 their own problems
 l The general improvement, whil
 slow, is sure and certain and tn l foundations are being put in for 1 : substantial future.
 ? Tt has been generally said i'm , provement must start first amonl 7 Eastern manufacturers. I shoul . say that it definitely had started. g This trip of 2300 miles, coverin e every center, did not reveal one in S stance of closing up or shutting dow a of plants. The reports, on the con s trary. were absolutely of gradual re o sumption. Surrounding the whol 2 was feeling of confidence and con
 siderable optimism.
 . '.As stated at the beginning, m . trip was a real revelation
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