Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-09
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SURVEY INDICATES
Industrial Leaders of Many
Sections Point to Increase
in Employment.
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period. Net of Allis- Chambers gained
8 per cent, with Bucyrus-Erie, manu-
facturers of excavating machinery,
showing sales gain. Kimberly Clark,
paper manufacturers, returned six
net of $l.66 share this year
as against 81 80 last year. Other cor
perations. Cutler Hammer, Briggs d
Straton and Chain Belt, reported earn
and sufficient to meet annual dividends.
The Milwaukee plant of Interna-
tional Harvester is scheduled to in
crease its production hours later this
month in filling a 100000 order for
the Russian government. Ford Motors
assembly plant is to take back thou
sand workmen Monday, after two
week vacation period. A. 0. Smith
Corporation is employing more than
{, 800 with only a few departments
running short time. Pipe Mills are
running full blast. Manufacturers OF
accessories are looking for
a temporary squirt this month In pre-
pairing for Fall and Winter shows, but
see no marked recovery or high level
until November or December.
Shoe manufacturers in the entire
State for the first half Of the year
show an increase of 4.8 per cent in out
put. as compared with national de-
cline of about the same percentage.
Textile manufacturers are running
steadily The softeSt spots in the Wis
consin industrial picture are the tan
neries and certain Of the wooden man
ufacturers.
Anthracite Area Looks Up.
SCRANTON, Pa.--Leaders of capital
and industry in this heart of anthra-
cite mining confidently expressed the
opinion today that the signing last
night of the new agreement govern
ing wage and working conditions OF
/ SO 900 employees in the hard coal
fields of Pennsylvania, an act guaran-
teeing employment and an uninter-
rupted supply of fuel for five years and
seven months, Is the forerunner OF
steady return to normal peace and
prosperity.
The heads of many great industrial
plants anXiouSly awaited the action OF
the miners in ratifying the new con-
tract before proceeding with elaborate
plans of steady operation during Fall
and Winter. Merchants who had care
fully watched all credit slips, pending
The outcome of the anthracite scale
barley. today, In display newspaper ad-
told of substantial opportu-
mites offered patrons.
Heads of the major coal-producing
say the mines are working
at 10 per cent of normal and that
employment and production
are looked for with the early rush OF
orders for fuel for Winter consumption.
Silk mills are working on steady
oasis. Work is progressing rapidly on
5cranton's 81 100000 post office build
ng, giving employment to several hun
ired men The First National Bank is
-ushing its $500, 1000 building project.
other building jobs and signs Of pros
Derity in this section OF Northeast
pennsylvania show business conditions
are on the upturn.
Chicago Oil Trade Good.
CHICAGO, nl.-"The statement in
.egard to Thinker is interesting" said
G. j. Burlington, president OF the II.
inois Steel Co., "as implying a revival
If the automobile industry. Personally,
cannot help but believe that we will
nave a fair volume of business this Fall.
md there is real basis for that belief"
isn't 1t true tftAt pipeline business
,ffords a substantial backlog to the
steel industry in the West?" he was
asked.
The man, who is the admitted leader
IF the steel industry in the Chicago
area.
1t the height of prosperity for all time. |
;ales are very good" said Allen Jackson, |
vice president of the Standard Oil Co. |
If Indiana. The huge oil company |
nas It's headquarters in Chicago and |
mas a total pay roll of 28,600 people, |
with 27,200 year ago, an |
increase of 400.
Sales of gasoline for the seven
months ended July 81 are ahead of the |
ales for the corresponding seven
month period a year ago." Mr.. Jackson |
continued. There has been some de- |
Zine in the demand for industrial and |
oils because Of the shut
Town of plants in July, but the situa-
ion is substantially the same as
month ago"
Mr.. Jackson indicated that his COM
oany was not adding to its pay roll for
he simple reason that there had been
10 particular recession. The Whiting
Refinery. near Chicago, alone employs
about 1000 men. This is greater
number than was employed this time
rear ago.
Samuel insult. Chicago utility mag
late, met depression last Winter with
he statement that he proposed to go
lhead with q 5000, 900 900 expansion
program involving about $38,0O0,0OO
more than in 1929 and $4,000. 900 more
han in 1928.
There has been no substantial change
n Mr.. insults program and the re-
Iuired construction work for the year
In general, 1t must be admitted that
he Summer. lef.dowyn ef kslSineSs liz 1T.