The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Behind the
Ticker
Nv LOUIS n. SCHNEIDER

I Is the man who 50 accurately FORE
cast the New Deal 1882 and 1896
landslides for Jim Farley In
formed labor leaders say John L.
Lewis will soon come out for
Willkie.
Business people say the election
campaign il being run on war
fears rather than important do
nestle problems such as national
debt. possible monetary initiation.
skyrocketing taxation. unemploy-
ment figures. how to meet the
huge national defense bill, central
ization Of government powers. fail
ure OF promised agricultural pros
perity and the labor situation.
Britain foiled a Nazi invasion
attempt on Sept. is Next
invasion attempt. say people who
know channel tides and weather.
will be made some time during
second week of December.
Income payments averaged 1886
for every person in the country for
1880. says Jesse Jones Predic-
tions are 1871 per capita figure
will better boom-year 1929 aver
age Of S67o OF the more than
81 800, 900 net tons Of iron and
steel scrap exported from this
country since 1888, Japan got half
|. Most large corporations will
augment the army pay OF our con-
scripted youth.
Republic Aviation created a
training system for 5000 new air
craft workmen at a cost of ST.
600 900; 1000 per month will be
trained at Faust Aircraft school,
Jericho, N. Y. Waco Aircraft
is producing Fl planes a week
Curtiss-Wrights Buffalo, N. Y,
plant is turning out six P-40 army
pursuit planes daily and continues
to expand Boefng Airplane
will add 100000 square feet Of
work-space to plants at Seattle
and Wichita; when finished In 90
days. will give company "a acres
of work floor or five times that
of year ago.
Oil companies say Atlantic Sea-
board will not suffer this winter
because of heating-oll shortage;
enough tankers unless war require
ments change situation Balti-
more A. Ohio Railroad ordered
$4,000 tons.of steel rail: 5000 tons
from Bethlehem Steel and re-
mainder from United States Steel
corporation.
Government economists say in
creased industrial activity and ma
tional defense orders will boost
1871 payrolls by 100000 i
Taking into consideration one-year
military CONSUMPTION of some 800
900 in 1941. should lower present
unemployment figure by $500, 900
to 6,500,000 Shelly Oil stock
holders voted to eliminate prefer
red stock from capital structure
retired May /, 1910 Trading
market prices will blow hot and
cold until election day; actual war
news will be laid aside until then
. but smart money looks ahead.
neutrality-suspicious. will not
cut 225-minute running time of
Gone With the Wind showings
in smaller theaters starting Jan. 1;
admission prices will be only
slightly higher than regular box
office price 4. Auto trade expects
final three-month production Of
year to total 1920 units COM
pared with 1852. 800 for like period
last year e. . October passenger
and truck sales volume will be
highest of any month thus far this
year Mckeesport Tin Plate
corporation will change name to
National Can corporation since it
now produces only cans.
Municipal bond prices point up
Piano industry's order back
log largest in II years Textile
output for 1910 will be larger than
that of 1929 boom year octo-
Der shoe production will better
September figures President
of eastern railroads will soon ask
interstate commerce commission
for permission to raise basic coach
and Pullman fares Great
Lakes ore fleet of 2e6 boats oper-
ating at full capacity; doing 30
since late August.
A manganese deposit was To-
Gated in Arizona sufficient to fill
United States requirements for 20
years; ore slightly below imported
quality s. Sumatra Tobacco Co.
will restrict new crop IS per cent
to prevent accumulation of stocks;
meantime cigar manufacturers
benefit from low tobacco-leaf
prices Bureau of mines fore
casts November daily domestic
crude oil needs at $3.50. 900 barrels
or per cent below last Novem-
be-; export figure placed at s.
100000 barrels compared with
5.323,000 last November and will
make a new low for that month
for several years.