The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-17
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very definite Indications that con.
kres. VII pass stiff iesi
revenue act Secretary Norgsns
than hope. tsxsz VII paw At le..t
ons.thlFd % the huge nstsonal de-
fense cost All Representative
Robert /. uouKhten. y. y. {.
chairman q the house say. AMI
means COMMITTEES. SAYS congress
!. obligated 70 Increase taxes a.
FAR a. the people are chi. .
hsaf
Adsiees are that eanxre.. sill
not vote national sals. tai
individual Income hAse viii not
he lowered. tcp.hrashet incomes
cant stand another boost. eer=
pirate tases vii he lifted twenty
per cent from present levels. On
excess profits tss the average
earnings hase vii he eliminated
and the invested capital exsmp.
iian vii be lowered from eight Ia
SID per cent.
Observation-Disclosures nos
hsrbofs lobbyists vha are work
ins with crooked politicians
These fellows tell . manufacturer
they can get the specification
CLERKS Of the navy and war depart
ments 10 call for the particular
type Of output Of any producer
The price If these lobbyists 10
high. Few can show results The
department of justice ls making
thorough investigation.
War sn.,ne..---For tn. produe.
ton Of explosives. shells, tanks.
guns. aifplanes and other arma-
ment requirements. the war de-
paftment Ia sponsoring The con.
struetion Of si.zoo. ooo. 600 Of new
factories and plant expansions
These are in addition 10 thoss pre-
viousiy built or started with Hrit.
ish and prisst. financing And
congress viii soon be asked for an.
other 1900 o0o 600 for the building
of shadow factories which will
also be rushed into production.
Munitions output will be In sub
stnntisl volume IN tho rsriY
autumn months BY February.
ip42. production viii be in ire.
mendousF volume Moreover. a
wave Of new war-supply orders
running 10 the tune Of about
81 900. 900 900 Will. pour In by the
close Of issi--ln addition 10 the
billions already placed And ihis
Ia only n staftsr-lf Great Britain
takes the offensive.
sub Contracts = To rush assem-.
bly, Of Cyclone it-eyllnarr engines
at liz new Ioekand plant near
Cincinnati. o. Wright Aero
nautical LET out .un-enntraots 20
the tun. of more than $40 900 900
Sharing in these ordets are fiuds.
baker. Graham Paige. ohlo Crank.
shaft. OTIS Elevator. Eaton Manu-.
featuring and Hudson Motors
| s.pe,,. Ar. mat, New YORK.
! Central shares enjoy largest trad.
Ing following n rails por ina
cal year 70 end June 30. T1mksn.
Detroit Axis will snos net Of
about - a share Bsrnsdsil OIL
in position 10 benefit from any
crude price advance. seals
down traders buying orders In In.
t.fisks Iron shares
Chicago FLEXIBLE Shaft will dlss
tribute 81 plus per shars this year,
Trading positions held In 2oib
century.Foz Film. - inyesimen,
positions held in Union Pacific.
Norfolk a Western and psnnsyiss-
mia railroad. Sears Eoeosless
sales gains ssersg. ahsad Of those
Of Montgomery ward Phillips
psiroisums iss1 net plll ostisr
estimated net If go a snare for
1910. There's switching from
Is. ". Krs.s INTO Yellow Truck .
Coach.
Wsleorth may pay dividend this
year. would ~ second IN ten years
.ay Department Stores -
annual dividend reasonably secure
4. Hsy0nisf continues 10 reduce
outstanding louK.tsrm bank bans
Bsndix shares going into ioaz.
pull accounts And. that Catsrs
pillar Tractors production sehsdais
tor tina Ysars first ala months ALL