The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-24
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Mr.. aud Mrs. Alfred Kay Of s;i,w -.
Aes' MIS-. who arrived at The Rraal.
ers last night. are very t.eIi.hrf,,, nea.
PIE 70 meet and they are cbar.aa,
with the climate OF the TRIBE ci,sas.
and are already staaneh adrnirer -, =
the Beach. : -
ar Ray. though comparafiva,v
Young IN Years. is old and experianeaa
IN the business activities If .,ha w.
coasln metropolis. re Il The n,.s;
dent of the Milwaukee remn,ars;.,,
one OF the strong financial institutions
ne : an old resident there ana AIRS
nay father Hampton Leedan uas
one OF the founders of the milwaukee
News, which afterward WAS consa,;.
dated with the Evening wiseapsir
and recently purchased b. the Hearst
Brisbane interests.
Milwaukee. from business stand.
point, said Mr. Kay to the News -
very different thar most Of her neigh.
BORING CITIES. IL that her citizenship
Is extremely conservative and does
rot depend upon any one line Of IN
drstries for her prasperities. Far this
reason We have felt the depression
Following the war less than any other
city ! know of We came down hare
by way Of New York. where | learned
something OF the situation there.
found there we're single banks there
that had their deposits reduced by
one hundred millioes OF dollars. While
We suffered a little that way for a
time, but never To any extent. and al
ready our deposit accounts are about
normal. Practically all or our factor
les are running. not al OF them at
full time, but they are running and
there are no Idle men there to speak
OF.
One thing that has helped the la
Dor situation with rs. said Mr. Kay.
is the way We have handled the mat
ter. We advised against trying TO
force worklnen 10 accept terms that
were repayment 10 them, but instead
that our Industries pay the prices de
manded, but gave the men work only
part OF the time In this way there
is scme work for everyone and at
good time IN time OF course, the
men will see that II will be necessary
10 sell the product OF their labor at d
greatly reduced price and then We
believe they will be ready 70 discuss
matters IN reasonable way
When asked what is beleg done
with the old Milwaukee breverias Mr..
Kay said. Well. the big Schlitz
plant is now an enormous candy fac
tory: they make all kinds OF candies.
but make a specially OF chocolates,
and they are believed 10 be doing a
paying business; the Blatz plant IS
now producing All kinds Of cereal
foods, such as grape nuts, oat fakes. !
shredded wheat and everything III !
that line. They are also working up
fine trade. As for the biz Pansi !
plant. that has been converted into
shoe factories AMI various machine
shaps. They are also selling large
volume Of artesian water
To-day. said Mr. Kay. y liwaukee
produces more leather. candy and au-
toInob.1e accessories than any other
city in the world. There IS scarcely /.
an accessory that We do net produce
in large quantities,
IN sneaking of the election Of VIC
tor Berger to Congress Mr. hay oo-
sered: Il do GOT believe any elty
bad I more patriotic citizenship than
We did. It was not the disioyai VINO
kent electing Berger % Congress ~
have a large percentage Of GefihAnS
and they are opposed 10 prohlolVoI'' .
and berger declared against aad
raallv he got most OF his support 'toh'
.,is fss,a orr people al German de-
sent eel fihey mus have their ot=l.
"a referring 20 the future o. Seh9'
Tar Robert III. La Follette, Ar- nay
s.fa Il feel certain h has tost
rraat deal of his former popularity
~ tha first place, many OF cur PEG +
- 80 not satisfied with his war rec
"a ,,bi,s others insist he has hol
heen true 10 his friends, lhat ~ 70
used many as stepping stones 80
.,,,n tnrned his back upoa them y
instance. the late United States "e.-'
- Isaac stephenson spent a hundrea
thousand dollars 10 elect hiin =. ~.
Sara.e and started and backed .ne
a,;lwankee Free Press 70 support n's
~a,,cies a ! cost Of a couple n nun
arsa thousand more. and 'hei, -
80 ola man needed Bob TO help hiia
lit,,e. he was rot there senate
irving N. Lenroot is now very pope
lar n our state and W think ne VIZ
Ne mo Republican leader Cor many
years TO come.