The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-07-27
MANUFACTURING VOLUME Ii
SHOWING SOME PECULIAR
FACTS AND FIGURES

mas uone a good work in ealing at
tention to this.
Household furnishings recently
were l75 per cent above pre-war
prices. Contraction of the industries
supplying these goods, added to high
wages, no doubt made such prices
possible, with buyers bidding against
each other for small output. Carpet
and rug factories, for example, de-
elined In five years prior to 1919
about 20 per cent in number and
their products fell 81 per cent. About
l4,0Oo,0O0 square yards less were
supplied to our increased population
In 1913, the census shows, than in
1914. Oil cloth and linoleum
showed smaller shrinkage about
million yards.
The decline in furniture produc-
tion may be measured in the decreas-
ed cut Of hardwood. In oak the de-
cline was 100 million feet, in maple
200 million, in chestnut 1900 million
feet. OF lace curtains the production
fell from 5,500.000 pairs to $780,
600 pairs; lace bedspreads rim 49,
900 TO 10000 in five years. OF wall
paper only $4,000 tons were pro-
duced, against 1000 tons.
The porch suffered in respect
70 hammoeks. Eigh. factories went
out OF the hammock business. leav-
ing only six TO satisfy the demands
of leisure. We may be consoled by
the thought that laziness Is diseour-
aged by the failure to provide ham
mocks, and that young folks have
become more active in outdoor life
While these products formerly so
essential to family life, we're shrink
ing, the output of talking machines.
comparatively a new demand of the
home, multiplied four times and
more, amounting to 2.226,000. There
were 166 factories in this line in
1919, against 1S in 1914
Farm implements shrunk 20 to
% per cent in production though
almost doubled in price. Eighty fac
tories went out of business or we're
absorbed. leaving 521. Plows, har-
rows and eultiYators made in 1919
we're 2.630,000, against s,240,0O0
in 1914 New trolley cars fell away
to 1850 from 2S60. Motorcycles de-
elined from $4,000 to $4,000, but
bicycles. made largely in the same
plants increased from $4,000 to
l 100000 Organs produced we're on
! ly $4,000. against 1880 in 1914.
Narrow cotton laces and braids lost
more than 60 per cent. The bone
button and covered button were
slightly less. the industry being di-
Yerted TO much larger use of cellu-
loid and vegetable ivory.
Production of binder twine fell
in volume % per cent in the five
years despite large farm production
other twine fell about 13 per cent,
linen thread 23 per cent. bags and
hagging 40 per cent, and jute 81 per
cent Substitution of wire and paper
products may account for some of
these declines"
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the Secretary of the State Highwav
Commission at Carson city, and that
In all matters appertalning hereto,
/ the business be conducted as expedi-
tlously as possible, that immediate
leonstruction be made available.
The following figures we're sub
mitted by state highway authorities
and from ghese hope has sprung that
Churchill county authorities may see
fl to act in favor of the combined
project. II has been suggester that
the force account" plan be aban-
doned In favor of straight contracts.
1T is desired by the state high
way department to proceed with the
snrfaoing of the Fallon Sink be-
tween Sand Springs and Salt Wells
under force account operations at
the earliest possible date. In order
70 do this work II is necessary that
financial assistance be had from
Churchill County. The departments
estimate of the cost of surfacing this
,ectlon with six inch, two course,
crushed rock surface amounts to the
sum Of sS3,41S.17. OF this amount
The Federal government has agreed
q pay fifty per cent, or SAL, l,709.OS.
REQUEST has been made of the Goun
~ Commissioners of Churchill Goun
y that the county make available
from the authorized bond issue, the
sum of s25,OO0.0O for this work.
The balance of the estimated cost to
be paid by the state and the Lincoln
Highway Association.
In further consideration of the
payment OF this portion by the coun-
ty. the state will agree to complete
the grade and grayeling of the road
from the end of the present grade to
Crimes Ranch. This latter work to
be undertaken, If possible, during
the coming year This means that
the total participation of Churchill
county I'm the entire section of Sand
Strings to Grimes Ranch VIII be
limited TO this sum of $4,000 90.
''It is the intention of the state
highway department to begin work
on the surfaeing just as soon as
Churchill county makes available the
amount requested herein. The fed
eral government has signed the
agreement and made available the
federal share and the share OF the
state and the Lincoln Highway Asso-
citation Is now available.
Exact estimates are not now
available, covering the cost OF COM
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