The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
Behind The Scenes
American Business
By John Cruddock

MARK observation a
bout the weather might well be
applied to current discussions
a about initiation. Everybody
talks about it, but nobody does
anything about it," If the pub
lie is doing anything about it,,
indications are that they are
doing the wrong thing, and
that does not apply to a small
segment of the population, but
to most of us. In New York,
where people complain about
the high cost of suburban
homes one real estate man says
the prices people are offering
are fantastic. In San Fran
cisco, department store owners
report that people will buy
anything. Radio parts makers,
who have had their ceiling
prices hiked say they still can
not operate at a profit. Work.
ers throughout the nation are
asking higher wages, knowing
full we'll that payrolls are the
largest cost item in most bust
nesses, and a big factor in price
of the things they make. Thus,
everyone seems highly concern
ed about initiation, think some
one should do something about
it, but not something which
would prevent them from buy
ing what they want, or selling
their products or services at the
price they want.
AUTOMOBILES Elimination
or settlement of wage differ
ences in the automobile indust-
ry would enable one of the ma
tons largest economic forces
to contribute once more to a
higher standard of living in
this country. An indication Of
the stimulus which this indust-
ry will give to business once it
gets into full swing is given by
Joseph w. Frazer, president of
Graham-Paige Motors and Kali
ser-Frazer Corporation. Auto
mobile dealers, he said, will
pour a billion dollars into the
merchandising of new cars, and
employment will grow until
some 10 million people are
working for the automobile and
related industries. Mr.. Frazer
estimates that the distributors
and dealers of the two compan-
les he heads will invest approx
mately 500 million in show.
rooms and equipment. Both the
Frazer and Kaiser AUTOMOBILES
will be entirely new models anc
the merchandising force fol
both will be built around thu
former Graham-Paige t If
Thus far, however, the autmo'
bile industry as a whole is be.
ginning to believe that it il
easier to reconvert their plant!
than to recopvert the people
who work in them.
THINGS TO COME-A new
six-and-one-half pound vacuum
cleaner, said to be capable O
doing practically all the thing
a heavy unit can do. It has fou.
attachments and takes up littl'
space......A new type water cool
er, only 10 inches square which
can be placed on a tray or tabl'
ready for use......A method O
quick-freezing, now in use b,
the Army makes it possible tt
keep whole milk for as long a
three months. New eye aid
are inceasing. Yale Universit,
has developed a glare-reducini
google, particularly suitable TO
Welding operations. BauSch {
Lomb has perfected density SUI
glasses which permit flyers t
look directly at the sun, yet al
low horizontal vision.......A ney
pocket radio receiver that cal
be carried in a handbag. The
will be eNcaSed in gold. silver
morocco, pin seal, alligator, pig
skin and suede to blend wit
madam'S ensemble .Anothe
compact washing machine. t
weigh only 10 pounds.......New
est in quick-frozen seafoods
). lobster.
NEW WEALTH FOR AMERI
CA-The ration's wartime eff
forts to wrest every ounce c
usefulness from raw material
will contribute measurably t
peacetime production efficienc,
! and provide new sources
wealth through development
in synthetics and other ne
products and processes. Typic:
wartime example of a mo
widely utilized industrial ra
material doing dual-dutv servit
:, w7s grai7. Source of the alnc
hol-butadiene which paced til
p gigantic synthetic rubber prt
a gram, grain was Harvested
twi"e by industry. First it b,
came war alcohol for makir
butadiene. Then, in by-produ
form. it contributed a higl
y. vitamin ration for cattle. no,
u and poultry more nutritio,
I than the whole grain. Bv-pr,
: du"t recovery and processing f;
u cilities attained an output
more than 5000 tons of fe.
X Der month by VI day. Schel
l. lev Distillers Corporation r
t norts it will continue high uti