The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-11

AN@b luxury, Or necessary, articles totdAS exist during World War I. In near to meet the public demand of time comfort, speedy transportation, and
 Foremost of these changes are household tirae-Eavtng devices. Lai production of canned goods, vegeta. bles, fruit and soup; bottled food and fruit juices and other prepared foods. In 1919 about SiXty-four mil- lion cases of canned vegetables and soups were available and about twenty-one and one-haf million cases of canned fruit. In l93o (lat- est recorded statistics) about one hundred and e4ghty-three million cases of canned vegetables and soups were produced and nearly fifty-one million cases of canned fruit. Fruit and tomato juices which are newer products have tr.Sied in production in the last five years.
 The desire of our ladies for streamlined figures Is blamed for the decrease In the production of wheat flour, which Is less now than twenty years ago. Marked gains have been registered in the quantities of chick ems and turkeys packed, In the pro- duction of chocolate and cocoa, po- tato chips, peanut butter, cheese, sausage and sausage products and, despite the repeal of prohibition, the sale of soft drinks has increased.
 Rayon has become Q leading Sub- Stitute for silk in the last ten years. The production of ail-edlk fabrics dropped from nearly forty-geven million to about seven million pounds during this period In the last twenty years the output of hos- iery has increased enormously, pri. marily because women have de. nanded full-faShioned silk hosiery, The addition Of anklets and socks to hosiery products also has acc counted for Q part of the increase.
 The womenS wearing apparel in. dustry reflects the changes in style, Whereas manufacturers had c limit. cd output of shirts and blouseG in 1929, they were sold in vast quan- titles in 1889. The consumption of women'S dresses In 1889 was far greater than ten years before, and the wholesale price was lower. Cor setG, braSiereS and one-piece com bination garments also have in- creased during the same period. Pa- jamas and other night garments also gained in produ:tion. Sports accounted for some increases as In beach clothing and for new articles such as ski and snow suits and slackS.
 Plastics Era Here
 The development Of the plastics industry has been another outstand. ing trend in American industry. Tn 1920, the production of plastic ma terials was about il4 400 900 pounds. Ten years later 1t had risen to about l0S, ,T0O. 900 pounds. The production Of laniinated or safety glass Icon. taining plastic filler) also increased nearly fiVefoid.
 In the drug industry, deodorants and vitAminS recorded the EharpeSt gains. And from 1881 to loSe, the value of vitamin products rose from around sixteen million dollars to over forty-one million. The value of deodorants doubled in the same period.
 Mechanical labor-saving> devices such as washing machines, nechan- ical refrigerattors, percolators and similar products have scored marked gains. Electric desk fans and elec- tric clocks have increased both for oftice and home use. The value of mechanical refrigeratorS alone ex- banded from $ol 100000 in 1929 to nearly e2SO, 900 900 in 1889 and e spectacular increase in the electric clock production is shown by com parison of an output of 87OO0 in 1927 to nearly four million in 1889.
 Radios and Autos Lead
 The radio industry has made Sen- Sational advances. but the value of photographs declined, despite in- clusion of radto-phonograph combi- nations during 1889. Pianos and all other types of musical instruments declined sharply.
 In the transportation field, the changes show not only the style trend in automobiles, but an actual change in the type of transporta- tion. Automobiles and trucks have displaced carriages and wagons and have made substantial inroads at the expense of railroad freight cars. Between 1904 and 1889, the number of carriages, buggies, and EulkieS produced in the United States drop ped from nearly o00.OO0 to little more than 500. Tn the same period, the number of passenger automo- piles increased from an annual pro- duction of 10000 to over 2,S0O 900. Also, the type of motor vehicle changed from the open car to the closed car. Automobile trailerg add ed a new product to the industry.
 Tn the anlalsement field, the mo- ton picture iIStuEtry when reduced to figures shows large gains. From
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