The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-14
Merchandising Business
Is Preferred By Babs0n

year these earned only from 3 per
cent to percent on their capita
investment. These follow:
Railroad Equipment, Fertilizer
Products, Timber and Lumber
Products, Coke Oven Products
Cane Sugar, Silk Products, Textile
and Sewing Machinery, Steel ane
Rolling Mill Works.
The second group contains % in
dustries. The last prewar year fol
these industries showed profit or
the investment (before interest anc
income taxes) of 6 percent in the
case of Clay Products up to II
percent in the case of knit goods
The entire list of Group 2 follows:
Clay Products, Agriculture Ma
chinery and Tractors, Petroleum
Producing and Refining, Cotton
Textiles, Bolt, Nut, Rivet anc
Screw Products, Paper and Pulp
Matches, Textiles Dyeing and Fin
ishing, Hat and Cap, Steel Cast
ings, Copper. Tanned, Curried and
Finished Leather, Heating ano
Cooking Apparatus, Cement, Flour
Milling, Malleable Iron Castings,
Furniture, Plumbers Supplies
Bread and Bakery Products, Book
and Magazine Publishing, Beet
Sugar, Rayon and Allied Products,
Heavy Machinery, Saw, File and
Hand Tools, Leather, Bolts and
Shoes. Paint and Varnish, Rubber
Products. Knit Goods.
Group No. 3-Fair Profits
The third group contains IL in
dustries starting with silver and
plated ware. earning 10 percent on
the invested capital. and running
up to corn products, earning 10
nercent on the investment, during
the last prewar year, before de-
Quoting interest and income taxes
This is a very good list and IN
cludes some of the most satisfac'
tory industries for the long pull
although l don't advise anybody
into distilled liquor. 1t will be noteo
that this Group 8 includes ref-ig
orator equipment, gypsum and as
bestos products. business machine:
and clothing, all of which are grow
inc and profitable industries.
Silver and Plated Ware, Pump
! Pumping and Air Compressors
Hardware, Wooden and Worste'
Goods. Refrigerator and Air Con
ditioning Units, Lead and Zinc
Gypsum, Asbestos Products ant
Roof Coatings, Firearms and Am
munition, Utility Industry, Biscuit
and Crackers, Engine Turbines
Water Wheels and Windmills, Busi
ness Machines and Typewriters
Distilled Liquors, Tin Cans AM
Tinware, Electrical Machinery an
Apparatus, Mems, Youths, AM
Boys Clothing, Cranes, Dredging
Excavating and Road Building
Corn Products.
The fourth group contains 10 in
, dustries which were the most pro-
! table of all during the few month
] before the war. They earned fror
! Is percent to Is percent on tn
j capital invested. The radio an
. photograph group showed a prof
j of Is percent, and this profit If
! creased in the following order u
to the including drug and medi
cine group which showed Is per
cent. q might add that there wer
also two other industries not in
Guided in the above,-the aircrat
industry, which showed a profit 0
IS percent and the soft drink in
dustry, which showed a profit Q
IS percentD
Radios and Photographs, Glas
and Glassware, Mems and Boys
Cotton, Leather and Misc. Gaz
: ments, Automobile Parts and Az
cessories, Wool Carpets and Rugs
Chemicals, Machine Tool Aces
series and Precision Tools, Came
and Cosmetics, Motor Vehicles an
Accessories, Cigarette and Tobat
Fruits and Vegetables, Perfum
co Products, General Preparations
Soap, Cottonseed Products an
Cooking Fats, Food Specialties
Shipbuilding, Confectionery, Ma.
and Beverage Brewing, Drugs an
Medicines.
Study The Management
Too many young men and won
en- take the first job which come
along. This will especially be tru
after the war. To avoid being
rolling stone, it is wise to tax
a little time in selecting the in
dustry which you are willing t
master and especially the concer
with which you wish to stay TO
life. The money which the indus
try is making it not the only cor
Germ. Look up the character of tn
men for whom you are conside.
ing working. Do they attend som
church? Are they interested in civ
ic affairs? Have they a reputation
for fair dealing and good trea
ment of their employees?
But in selecting an industry, cor
slider also your own qualification:
Are you mechanical or not? D