The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-11
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+ leaders agree that Americas N
+ dustfisl ahiuiy sill win re var.
F The airplsne engine industry = an
excellent example
When the var broke gu IN IN
E rope September 1889 The L. s
& produced so units a month Ry
September. les0. the Industry vas
producing 800 units monthly.
The January. 1871 output Vas
> 400 and last month the volume
tetsled : 500.
Trade insiders SAY schedule. call
for a July production ~ between
$500 and 500 sirrlane engines.
And the full spced-ur program
hasn't started yet
Direct Hits Hers proof saws
the Berlin grapevine that RAJ
night raids on Germany are show
ing results swedish activity in
the iron and steel industry il cur
tailed almost IS per cent because
coal and coke shipments from Ger
many have been cut off because
OF transportation and other diff
culties" Hitler depends upon
Sweden for large quantities Of
heavy armaments.
Lost - An official compilation
discloses that since the war began
eight vessels carrying L. $. mail
TO foreign countries have been
sunk with l4.a0i sacks. Each sack
holds about $500 letters. which
makes = total loss OF about Sc
2s2 $50 pieces Of mail.
Gold Hoard The United states
Of America owns s22 ESQ 600 600
Of refined monetary gold r. more
than so per cent Of the worlds
known supply.
At Fort Knox. Ky. there is Sl4.-
600 600 900 worth more than half
the worlds supply and the largest
treasure ever assembled under one
roof.
: The vault is suhterrAnesn. bomb
proof. and has 2S-inch walls oi
steel and concrete A mechanical
, cavalry division occupies the fort
!. which surrounds the depositary,
Uncle Sans hoard Of gold is moi
only newly-mined. but also thai
fingered by Incan chieftsins. the
2 caliphs OF Bagdad. the pharoahi
: OF Egypt. the Caesars Of the ole
: Roman empire and the grandeei
of Spain.
| The dust collecting gold boar,
! may some day become an incom'
r produeer-if Uncle Sam allows hi
: nieces and nephews 10 visit tn
! vault at low price OF admission
Tourists from all parts Of th'
country are guaranteed.
silver Elephant THE New Deal
white elephant" program of silve
buying started on Dec. 81, 1895
= under an amendment TO the farn
relief act. But the silver purchas
n act OF June 10, 1884. brought o
= the vast collection.
2 Over the last six and one-hal
s years Uncle Sam bought mostl
e from foreign producers 2 .467 000
V 900 ounces OF silver at total cos
J. Of 1880. 000,OO0 No end OF tn
buying is in sight despite secrs
} tary Morgenthsus pleas that tn
5, act be repealed.
10 Air Lines air transport In
8 dustry Is steadily growing In in
portance a. public carrier.
does about $50 900 900 annual
in revenues. Air companies opel
ate more than 400 liners with
seating capacity OF close 10 300
passengers. The industry employ
10000 persons. Traffic thus IA
this year shows slight gain ovs
1889 which ran so per cent shea
OF 1898.
Reports Are That: Rayoni.
ne sells about one-sixth Of its produ'
n ton TO Japan owens-Illino
H. glass metal contAiner division d.
IN ing well. but shares amply price
err J. c. Penney being held Il
attractive yield For great'
trading appeal there's switchir
from Phoenix Honery PREFER.
; into American Wooden PREFER,
Bigslow-sanford Carpet {
4 benefit from increased consum'
70. spending power =. Western Au
~ Supply 81 annual dividend reaso
e.. ably secure Baldwin LOGON
-, tiYes untitled orders four tim
T.. greater than a year ago.
IN m Peoples Gas. Light 4 Coke b
%. ing bought on dips for attract
n yield Mack Truck has lon
"a: pull following Information
r. Paper preferred buying traced
70 friends 81 management ,
greater trading appeal. thsr'
- switching from Allen lndustr1
- into smaller lots White Motors 4
m from General Baking into STUD
~. baker General Amsric
y transportation held foi yield =
I'd possible prie. appreciation
p. And. that Packard Motor currei
IL ~ producing 10 engines weekly
IS navy torpedo boats.
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