The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-02
Business and Industrial Leaders
Predict l94l Will Be Banner Year

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that they did better business
than they have done in years
with the immense amount Of
money which Is being expended in
this region for raw materials and
manufactured goods. II looks to me
as II every industry will prosper,
particularly lumber. plywood.
flour. pulp and shipbuilding; and
unemployment should be thing
OF the past.
Il therefore feel very optimistic
about the coming year. and also
feel how fortunate we all are to
be living in this beautiful country
Of the Pacific Northwest away
from turmoil and strife some
thing which ! feel some OF our
citizens do not fully appreciate.
FRED X. KLoPF ENSTEIN.
president. Retail Trade Bureau;
president, klopfenstein's: Very
definitely 194l Will be a better
year. Everything points that way.
Money IS coming easier. its being
spent easier. it cant hep but be
big year. Prices will be higher
+ in most lines the old law of sup
ply and demand working
X. ". OAkES, Oakes Ready to
Wear: 1T should be very good
year. The last three months Of
1910 were good. 1941 cant help
but be better"
VICTOR PASSENGER, Pesse-
miers Bootery: Were all opti-
mistic. The amount ot military
work nearby means more To us
than any other city. We are very,
very well satisfied with our busi-
ness over other years, particularly
in the late months
WILLIAM NJ. SPELLM AN.
Buster Brown Shoe Store: We
expect the best year since we have
been here. 194l will be big i'm
provement over 1910 and We are
looking for one of the best years
we have ever had
ROBERT HYDE. West Coast
Grocery CO.: Were looking for
better business with the expansion
locally and greater activity in
Alaska
FRANK WILHELM. Standard
Paper Co: Everything looks like
business will be as god as in
1910 and probably better From
our contacts il looks like the i'm
provement will be general through
out the state
o. r. CRAIG, Craig Furniture
Co: Judging from the last part
Of 1910. business will be good in
1871. ANY merchant Will be pros
porous the next three months or
as long As the preparedness excite
ment keeps up. Not only is Ia
coma feeling the effects Of the
defense work in Pierce county. but
. Olympia and Seattle are getting
slice Of the trade. Our store IS
thankful for its patronage during
, the year
. ROAD anonymous spokesman
> An indications are that ousi'
ness should be very good. Tacoms
district has been good all year il
1910"
RAY r. SCHAFFERT. Milwsu
kee Railroad: Business viii b
very much better al least by 2
: per cent. over 1s4o."
ARTHUR WEIsfIELD tspeak
ing for his father. MoreN Neis
field. Weisfieid and Goldberg
We looK ahesd for ls4i as on
. biggest year
PHILIP GARLAND. Oregon
Washington Piywood: There Is
reasons Die amount 81 optimism Il
the plywood industry FOR con
tinued steady employment IN ls4l
A number % new plants, psrueu
larry in Oregon. are coming int
. production this year. Costs hav
been rising but the industry
: trying toskeep prices down"
(, JOSEPH GoNNEA. >orthwe-
: Do.r: III there IS no labor trouble
n we should have a good year in N
B, industry. The defense program
I. just getting underway. Will eens
i TT all Industries"
~ ALLAN CRUTCHkR. r. =. Hal
mon Co: We are looking for
>. very good year IN 1871. Their
\ should be fully a 20 per cent II
crease"
JOHN SWAN. Nannings: w
look for a good year. especially
the first part. We anticipate
five 20 sven per cent incress
Were making our plans WITH th'
u vlew.'