Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
|BAMDEN BUSINESS
IMPROVING SLOWLY
eaviyaI Not Yet Uniform, but
,S,ndlc cations Point to Steady
I! Broadening
aANKs SHOW GOOD GAINS

pu.,new conditions in Camden are
:, tbe mend. The revival has not at
..,n.d ~ uniformity, but tho change ha.
h..n encouraging in certain lines, with
,rI,cstions Of a further broadening.
An ot,cial Of the Esterbrook stee,
o., Manufacturing Company said yes.
...a.v that thus far this year the
.oiume Of business exceeded that Of the
..me period last year. The growth,
III. not large, was the direct re.
'u,t Of an increased demand from oil
~. ...t,on, Of the country. and not becauss
~ sny special buying, he said.
.,Our products are used in all parts
:, ,ho United States. and in foreign
oountries.'' the Esterbrook Company's
..a,.,entative said, "and We believe
.ur , business reflects the trend Of trade
.onditions generally. This being 30.
,.to It that other lines of industry
ara picking up."
shipbuilding continues quiet. but in
.ho oninion Of an ofncial Of the New
York shipbuilding Corporation, It will
I..hor impctus when the railroad man
s.ssnents s are in a position to spend
Mare more literally for equipment. This
",;II MI mean the letting OF contracts for
vessels Of special design and con.
..,r,ction. .ts,i Work Of this type Is going
on now. though in a small way.
The president Of a large bank as.
..rtcd that IL the monetary turnover
- his institution could be accepted
=. q barometer, conditions were no
Ncssbly better. He said to date, the
r,rrent year had been productive Of the
hssyiest turnover the bank had ex.
nerienced in any similar time since
i'.Tj Our deposits" no added, "sre
creeping steadily ahead, showing that
money is being circulated and that 1t
l. finding It's way to the business men
Of Camden.
Arrested in recent raids made by Fed
eral prohibition agents In Camden, six
of thirty four sal0onkeepers were yes
ferday held under $500 each after hear.
inss before United States Commissioner
Joline in Camden. For time It was
thought the hearings would not take
place because of the absence Of Roy
Gov. a Federal agent, who was detained
AT Newark on official business. >.
The six saloonmen held were Dominic
Flsmin, Locust and Division streets;
Charles Stahl, Fourth sweet and Kaighn
avenue: Joseph Kracz 4, Mount Eph.
RAIN avenue and Everett street; James
Barry, Locust and Mechanic streets
Rudolph Dipaoli, Locust and Division
streets, and Harry Hayes, of the Sorrel
Horse Hotel, Pensauken Township.
Agents testified to buying whisky in
the places Of the six defendants, all Of
whom furnished bail. The Office Of
Commissioner Joline was crowded. A
crowd waited outside the building un-
able to gain admission to the hearings.
Without water since April 10, twenty
residents Of Bloomfield Park. Merchant
vile. through counsel, yesterday asked
Public Utility Commissioners Bacharach
In Camden to compel the Merchantville
Water Company to turn on the supply
Of water. The petitioners declared that
the water company and Cummings
Brothers, developers Of bloomfield Park,
are engaged in a quarrel over the pay
ment Of $3.50 for water supplied to the
houses In the new tract. Because Cum. !
mings Brothers refused to pay the water
bill the supply was cut of. leaving the
residents without supply Of aqua.
Commissioner Bacharach instructed
4. inspector for the commission to in.
vestigate the matter.