» ' 1230 Steel 1M.
4 keel. industry gallons. perhaps.
‘ in“ as any ‘0 er. recent ir-
is business trends. states
at issue of the Guaranty
u‘blhhed by the Guaranty
- of New York. Pro-
.»as in most lines of manu-
has declined - from the
Mod earlier in the year.
Two! steel on the whole. how-
‘N remained practically un-
" since April. A waiting at-
e on the part of buyers is pro-
". ‘Xeanwhile. consumption
tied at s. high rate.
‘ decline in output of pig iron
.been about equal to the reduc-
‘ as in steel output. the Survey says.
films. in contrast with the nrmness
6‘ steel prices. iron prices have re-
acted diarpiy from the year'- high.
“ The decline in the rate of produc-
.‘tiol' in the summer. which was only
in port seasonal. represented a re-
iustinent of the industry to a scale
off‘setivity more nearly in conformity
with the continuing‘ requirements of
the hd'ustries using iron and steel
products. It was scarcely to be ex-
nested that the operation of the steel
mills almost to the limit of their
olpdoity could‘be long maintained.
The estimated capacity of the steel
plants of the country is nearly to
flaunt. greater than before the war.
Mus allowance for growth in
popuhtion and for normal expan-
. .sion of steel consumption. a scale of
operations considerably below capa-
alb is nobinconsistent with a con-
dition of prosperity -for this indus-
try. and for industries as a Q’hole.
"It was the unprecedented rate I:
. steel production in April that
_ surprising. rather than the subse-
quent decline. .
In view of the heavy expenditures
.this year by the railroads for main-
‘ tenance and new equipment. and the
'eflicrency which characterizes this
”a. fall'- operation of the carriers. it
y may be doubted whether in 1924 con-
' sumption of steel by the railroads
will equal this year's record.
Because of the continued shortage
in housing. building activity should
remain at a high level in 1024. No
confident prediction can be fnade
.. now. however, as to next year's steel
'u requirements for building operations
a in comparison with this year's de-
mand A repetition of activity on
.the scale of .1923 could be maintain-
ed without fully making up the ap-
parent shortage of structures.
Continental Con Operations
Continental Can is reported doing
a record business ibis year and of-
fluid] estimates place it at about
60 per cent. in excess of that for
1022.
Woolworth Sales increase
Sales of the F. W. Woolworth Co.
in October aggregated $18,084,747.
an increase of 32.310.519 over the
previous month. '
Scars-Rxbuck Sales Up
Sales of Sears-Roebuck 8:. Co. in
. / ‘ ‘ ‘ {K - ‘ .; ’ . . "
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i—W . . . .
.cheral taxes of 81,825,770.
almost 52,000 cars. _~
2
.October were 322,576.793. a gain of
$6,478.54!
month.
Wmsw'
Steel Corporation has already earn-
ed more than the full year's divi~
dead of 86 e. share on the common
quite. the case at the close of the
third quarter. _ ' . '
Company made no report in th
quarter. but earnings for that
a shire. Addition of $2.41 a share
in the second on
the third indicates net'tor the nine
months only about bc a share short
of the full year's dividend require-
ments. Present indications point. to
earning of at least 81 a share in
the fourth quarter. which, would
share. ‘
Stewart-Wanton -
Stewart-Warner Speedometer Co.
is understood to have closed one of
the largest orders it has ever “taken,
linounting to about $2,500,009. Com";
pany is in. excellent financial and
physical condition. cash and its-
equivalent enceeding 86,000,000. Bu-q
siness is running at capacity and
.well ahead of last year.
Eypect‘ Prairie Oil to Be Listed
“Influential Prairie 3n and Gas
Co. shareholders expect that before
the end of the year the shares 0!
the company will be listed on the
New York Stock Exchange. Before
such a step‘Iis taken. it is behaved
present par value of Prairie Oil will
be reduced from $10 to $25 a. 'harc.
Mother Lodc’s Record Output.
Mother Lode Coalition Mince Co.
in October produced 3.053.808 lbs.
of copper. the largest monthly pro.
duction in the history of thuicom-
p'any- ' - a
Breaking Records.
St. Louis Southwestern earnings
for the current year. will aCO'dlne
to several indications. ..e the best in i
the daistory of the company. wit‘r
the exception of 1917. ‘th for the
year. it is expected, will be better
than 814 a share on the common
This will compare with the record '
in 1917 of 817.60 a share.
Mack Trucks Earns
Mack Trucks. Inc.. reports 'for
the third quarter ended September
30. 1923. net profits after deduc~
tiou of charges for depreciation,
maintenance. repairs and estimated ‘
. '1
Nash Motors’ Sales W
Sales of Nash Motor Car Co. in -
October were 4.215 passenger cars.
comparing with 3.82% in the same -
month last year. Between January
1 and October 21 Nash has shipped
Fake Doctors.
The discovery that fake physicians
operating under false diplomas from
a fake medical school have . been
found in considerable numbers in the
. state of Connecticut has-stunned the
. state. and emphasized the need for
an examining body that shall make
3 such dangerous enterprises impos-
' sible. Says the New Haven Journal-
, Courier. It cannot be said that the
" - matter has been neglected by the
' 'legltimato medical profession of the
state for it has frequently called the
attention of the general assembly to
the matter but with no eitect.
3 It appears that there are now six
' examining boards in the state. each
we take it with independent powers.
It is obvious that there must be a
great. difference in standards of
. knowledge between them and an ab-
. sencc of a common understanding of
H what is required in fundamental
knowledge to quality an applicant
for a license. Dr. George \V. Eddy.
who is the house chairman of the
committee of public health and safe-
ty in the present legislature. in the
course of communication to the
Hartford Courant writes: "When the
welfare of the state and the health
2 and life of the individual are at stake
it seems essential that some‘deflnite-
and uniform standard of preliminary
; education and some fundamental
knowledge of the human body and
its diseases should be required
though the method of treatment
,’* may vary. The state of Connecticut
mi owes this to its people as well as to
its own self-respect." No matter
what we form of treatment may be.
there must be fundamentals upon
which a common agreement
may
be based. Where there is no ’such
agreement the state is morally
bound toplay the role of extreme
conservflism. A license from the
state to practice the healing alt
either means something or-it means
. 3 .nothing. To have it mean nothing
' subjects the health of society to the
WC danger of maltreatment
,. with almost certain death where it.
“* fact there is a disease to\h!ll."
Dr. Eddy is right in this conclu-
sion: "If this exposure results in a
complete. change in the methods of
examination. if the stats of Connecg
flout can say to the people of Con-
-necticut when it licenses a man to
practice the healing art. “This man
is well qualified to diagnose diseases
and has an ordinary ,knowledge of
the fundamentals of medicine.‘ than
this exposure will not have been in
- “on should proceed with all the
M and power of the state tuition
stiles. -Now is ‘th’e‘tlme to, putgthis
room in the house in order and’see
that it_io inept in order. . -
Save the m .
(N. B. Jonrnsl~¢ourisrl 's
12 so are toi'abandon' the theory
which theyenate [is based.
‘abody eupofststspem
. Null
.. u. check upon popular emotion as
M in the house. then the;
, ‘; gwtlung todo is‘ to abolish the
.-* altogether as a duplication"
Vain.” In the meantime'the investie, ‘
hts designed intact“ ,
that its mistakes would be so cor-
rected. lt‘was the wise theory of
the founders that the people should
find their means of unrestrained ex-
pression in the house of representa-
tives and to guard against tempor-
ary legislative intemperance b y liar-
ing their acts reviewed. by s. more
conservative body responsible to the
states. the two bodies were necessary
to iron out their differences by con—
ference. If that principle. '
has worked s o well on the wh is
to be abandoned. then one pepular
body will be sufficient.
Demand for Tax-Exempt Bonds
'
(The Meyer-Mondell Report) I
This has led to extravagant expen-
ditures by public agencies in many
of the agricultural districts. \VNlc
the funds have been raised at some-
what lower mics of interest than ‘-
otherwise would have been possibler
the borrowing of state. county and '
municipal agencies have been stimu- -
lated to such an extent that the ag-
gregate interest. and, therefore. the
aggregate taxes. have increased to a
point where they represent a serious
burden."
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over. the preceding 3
stock... ‘This was almost. But not '
period are estimated atrabout 70c ,
arter- and $1.84 in ‘
make net. for the Year about 86 a g
t
r
Steel plants were running at 75 ‘
per cent, capacity during October. ~
which ‘ .
It is understood that Bethlehem ' "
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' This Blower will save you $5 a ton on coal be-
cause _ it"will permit you to. successfully use
'BUCKWHEAT COAL in-‘your furnace in-
stead .of nut, stove and egg cos]. . Buckwheat
coal is always plentiful and always-sens for _
about [$5 a ton less than the Sims
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find it is satisfactory and 'does the work we ‘
claim it will (0. , If you» are net'satisfied we will ‘ »
take it out immediately upon notificationvfrom‘
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Our Representatives ‘Are Calling on "the“ 'Ho mea of this Vicinity
DEMONSTRATIONS ARE ALSO BEING CONDUCTED AT THE N ORW ALKS’ ELECTRIC CO. 9-11 NORTH MAIN ST.
It will be to your advantage to meet these men halfway and let them
fully acquaint you with: the most important offer. eyer made to users
. of coal. Let them actually show you how you canisave $5 a ten.-by
' burning buckwheat coal with a Cappus House Heating Blower. Or
' if you prefer come to ourdown town demonstration in the store of'th
‘ N orwalks’ Electric Company, 9-11 North Main Street. 1‘
WITH A. COPPUS - BIDWER:
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a
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pound for pound; the egg, stove or not sizes.
In fact, itls the ’ _
niln'i,’ the criminal-once beingdn Ilse. ~When
the larger sisesereprepared at the minesttho
_BBIAKAGE produces.“3uckwheat.."
7mm ewe-win. an splint.“ . supply or
. Buckwhestanthraciteeso longs.” ooeliluained.
' In fact; evenivfiien thelu'gersiselareunob-
tunable one crummy a great surplusof- ‘
Buckwheat; 1 ‘
Each year. because ol'this surplunmine owners
and retail coal dealers areponfronted with the
problem of disposingcf, millions of tons of this -
_ splendidbut small anthracite and areronly‘too
glad to sell it at); low pad.
3 . Buckwheat can always beboughtfor-etleast .
'. ’_._$5:less per tomthau the regularslses The '
landmines , '
‘Buokwheat”; is a lower priced, small-sired .
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Remember these things; This machine costs you nothing—we loan 11;
to you; 'it‘is being successfully-used in many parts of the country and
is notin the experimental stage; it will «do exactly what we claun and
if not we will’remove itimmediat'ely; it is easily attached to any
furnace-ehott‘air, hot Water or asteam.
_ LIKE THE BLACKSMITH AND
' HIS BELLOWS, SO WORKS
THE .COPPUS BLOWER
'Did you ever hang around the blacksmith shop
When you were a little fellow and look at the
forge with its pile of black, dirty looking coal
with scarcely a spark in the center?
Then you remember the smithy, leaning on the
bellows with‘his powerful arm and immedla' ‘ tely
a roar, a shower of sparks and that lifeless pile
01 dirty coal matransformed into a firey
{nurses with heat enough to turn the horse
shoes a bright and glowmg' red.
How may times in later years have you looked
into it!!! furnace or the firebox of your 110118!
and gazed upon that unresponsive p
ile. How
manytimee have you wished that powerful old
many (if-your boyhood days might bdthere
Withhjsroaringbellowstoput some lifemthe
grate and some‘heat in the pipes.
burn? the low-priced Bu
- Wen; beds“ her; in the form of the Coppus
minions-ting Blower, with which you can
‘ heat coal. save $5
atoaon‘everytonyoubnrn and have instantly
when you Finl- it, the same glowing, warmth-
' 817981358. 'thcold smithy did when he
hm his-huge bellowsinto play.
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