Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
FALL GIVES SPUR
TO BIG INDUSTRIES
Effect of Labor Day Holiday
More Than Made 10 in In.
creased Activity.

The Labor day holiday cut neep
into the commercial and industrial
activity Of the country this week. but
the time lost will be more than made
ND through the rate Of progress now
being maintained.
The Summer holiday season now
has been brought ofYicially to close
and movers and real estate men are
actively engaged. in consequence
Sales Of furniture and household
equipment. including draperies. car
pets and similar goods. have taken a
decided jump in most cities. This is
specially noticeable in aluminium ware
electric refrigerators and oil burning
heaters.
With the opening Of the schools due
shortly, the stationers and book deal
ers are approaching their busiest sea
son outside the Christmas holidays.
Radio Dealers Benefited.
Dealers in radio receiving sets and
supplies have begun to notice re-
cevery from tho Summer dullness.
The machine tool manufacturers are
we'll occupied. indicating a sound basis
Of activity in the steel, Automoblle,
farm machinery and railroad equip
ment lines. Considerable work also ID
being done in New England IN ADAPT
ing to other uses old plants. most OF
which have been engaged in produc
ton Of textiles.
The paper mills Of Canada and the
TnitAd StateA are working At top
speed and It still is a question wheth-
er contracts for news print now In
force will be sufficient to meet the
needs OF consumers during the re-
mainder Of the year.
The railroads A. a whole are In
better position as regards proftts than
even In the banner year OF 1925. The
gains have been almost sensational In
some Of the Southwestern territory
while the prospects for the Northwest
carriers during the remainder or the
crop moving period are excellent"
More Coal Ia Moving.
Coal In beginning to move in great
Ar qua ntities. although the retail DC
n,and has by no means become IN
sistent. The gasoline CONSUMPTION
rate IL expected to decline slightly
from now on. hut the days when
there was sharp SLUMP In the WIN
ter months have passed with the
ropularity Of the closed car ActiV-
ity in drilling has not shown any
signs OF TSVuCttCn' wv
stocks are not pilinE up in alarming
amounts.
Tho automobile industry has enter
"a the Fall season With every indf
cation that record production will
he turned out before January I. This
means that the steel. lumber, textile
ana non.ferrous metals producers can
count upon A stable demand from the
motor manufacturers and can make
their rianA and arrange their schcd
ulAs of production accordingly.
The steel mills are RAPIDLY making
m for the holiday lay.of of many or
their working men. and those whlcf
dencnd on inland waterway transpor
tatior are rushing out shipments or
the lakes and rivers IT Is certain
that navigation on the Grea. Lake
will he continued ut to the very Ia
moment that the weather Will per
NIT, not only to handle the gralr
earn,arked for Eastern markets. nu
10 assure sufficient supply ~ 1ror
ore at Lake Erie points 10 MI tht
reAns Of the steel mills until the ic'
goes out next Spring.
# Meat Packers Active.
TN. meat packers are operating ~
fairly stable basis at present. ant
while the European demand is no
what they would like to see 1t, tn.
foreign situation Is not such as to AZ
feet America seriously. Flour mil'
are busilv engaged and are taxing
more wheat than was anticipated.
/ wool sales have shown the enec
# Fall improvement In the clothinf
and cutting use trades,
puilding activity IL not diminish
ing and employment Of the building
trades Ia general at the high. wages
previously paid.