The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-10

doomed and before restrictions
were imposed the peace-time bust
nesses had q fling that reflected
spending by workers whose paw
rolls were boosted 70 record levels
The aircraft industry strove for
an annual output Of $1,000 planes
and actually got up TO 1850 planes
monthly as the year ended. Double
that output Is seen for next year
OF rate of $1,000 annually.
Value of airplanes. parts and en-
gines produced in 1e4i was set at
81. soc, 900. 900. against s544. 900. 900
in 1910. At the end of the year.
airplane makers had orders on
hand totaling more than 5000. =
DOC, 900 scheduled for delivery be-
fore the end OF ie43.
Most other lines of industry also
established records. A thumbnail
sketch Of these showed:
STEEL = Production reached
81. 600, 900 and capacity was S.
o00. 900 net tons. The 1871 output
broke all records and was about
IL 900, 900 tons over 1910, the pre-
vious peak. and some $4,000. 900
above 1917. There was talk that
next years capacity would rise TO
100. 900, 1000 tons and that produc-
ton would make a corresponding
gain.
Shipbuilding stepped Up
SHIPBUILDING - Strides were
made in production of tonnage for
Americas navy and mercantile
marine. but the total was well be-
low the record set in the last war.
Total for non naval construction
was e00, 900 gross tons. The naval
figure was not divulged but was
believed well below the 5000. 900
tons of 1917. Next year. 1t will
beat that mark, experts say.
CONSTRUCTION Government
activity for camps and plants sent
the total to more than Sc, 100, 000,-
600 during 1910, according to the
f. w. Dodge Corp. That was
81, 900 .000, 900 better than 1910 but
$500, 900, 900 below the record set
in 1928. The 1912 outlook is for
drop of more than 30 per cent
in view of government restrictions,
notably on residential buildings.
CAR LOADINGS - Railroads
moved more freight in number of
cars loaded in ie41 than in any
year since 1890 On a tonnage
basis. the total was believed to
have set a record The total Of
az. 800, 900 cars was about 5000. 900
over last year and 10000. 900 under
1929. A 10 per cent gain is fore
cast for 1912.
MACHINE TOOLS-This indus
try had its most sensational rise
in history and IT turned out a
record total of S770, o00, 900 for the
year. more than $500, o00, 900 above
1910. In 1912, the total u ex-
pected TO cross the billion dollar
mark.
AUTOMOBILE Output for
1941 was placed at 5.206 900 cars
and trucks. II would have beat
the 1929 record of 1921. 045 but
for government restriction on
passenger car production. experts
said. Next year the curtsilment
will be even greater and some pre-
dict no more than 1000, 900 car
output. which would be a new low
since the early Ie0Os. Automo-
bile companies presently are con-
centrating on production Of trucks
for the service. airplsne parts and
engines. tanks. machine guns,
shells and many other war items.
In the other industries. rec
ords were set BY electricity.
boot and shoe, cigaret, and
crude oil production. Retail
trade expanded about Is per
cent over q year ago although
part Of the rise reflected
higher cost Of living. The lat
ter rose 10 per cent for the
year and was IL per cent
above the level Of August 81,
1888, just before World War
No. 2 began.
Labor was big problem in 1e41
with strikes tying up many de-
Tense industries. Late in the year
when America entered the war the
labor troubles were Tightening as
the unions pledged TO keep the de-
Tense production lines operating.
Your postmaster can tell you