The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-09
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NEW YORK - Railroad e1ecu-
tives are ready and willing 10
"postalize" passenger fares at the
regular Post Office Department
rate of 3 cents per ounce whether
the passenger travels three miles
or 1000 miles. But they do expect
the passenger to be handled as is
regular mail.
Here's how regular mail is ham
died by train crews: II is lugged
In a bag TO the station; because il
Is expensive TO stop and start
trains, the bag is lifted from a
hook while the train is ION the
run; travel is done in cold bag
gage cars; at destination. bag is
flung out OF train travelling about
so miles per hour: bag is placed in
station. sometimes having tenn
perature OF 10 below zero.
Yes sir! Railroad executives are
willing and ready to handle pass
enger fares on that basis, and If
passengers will pay the three cents
per ounce regular Post Office De-
partment fee.
Copper-The red metal industry
knows about how much copper will
be used duting 1889 by the auto
mobile industry.
Reliable estimates are that 43
pounds of copper 60 into one auto
mobile. The automobile industry
looks for an output of 1000 900
units each for the first. second
and fourth quarter periods. The
third quarter output is estimated
at SOC, 900 units.
All told, then, the years auto
mobile out put should run at $780,
900 units. At 43 pounds per unit,
some 50.500,000 pounds of copper
will be consumed in 1889 by that
industry.
Movies 1888 the motion pic
ture industry cleared 543 feature
pictures and 76l shorts through
the Production Code Authority.
Total cost of productions for the
year was Sl65, 600. 900. There are
about 1920 movie houses in OPP
Grafton being attended every week
by some $4,000, 900 cash customers.
Trade insiders expect the good box
office attendance of the last three
months of 1888 to carry through
at least the first five months of
this year
Mems Mems clothing
say that despite the
increase IN wool prices there'll be
no change in planned spring prices.
This because requirements were
accumulated prior to the boost.
That means suits will be offered
as much as $3.50 under prices pre-
vailing during the fall months. The
trade expects a 10 to IS per cent
increase in spring sales volume. as
compared with that of last year.
Reports Are That: Steel indus
try operations to show betterments
for balance of month E. National
Steels 1898 net ran al about So
a share-1939 prospects better
Longterm speculative buying COM
ing into Dixie-Vortex Flor
sheim Shoe avoided because of
stock market inactivity Chi
cago Pneumatic Tool getting bust
ness from all industrial lines d.
Portfolio accounts adding TO
holdings of Archer Daniels Mid
land :. American Stores operates
2.620 retail outlets-mostly located
through Pennsylvania and New
Jersey A statistical service is
bullish on Stewart-Warner as an
attractive speculation Yellow
Trucks untitled orders running so
per cent ahead of last year this
time Speculative positions re-
tanned in Shell, Union Oil 49, and
Statistical opinion is that Boeing
stockholders can't expect a divi-
dend for a long time 10 come
funds required for additional ex-
pansion And. that more than
half outstanding shares of Public
Service of New Jersey are owned
by United Corp and United Gas
lmprovement-both may do some
selling 10 get under 100, section
OF Holding Company Act.