| Show Business Pickup Seen in Nation B By BJ United Press Frew Whirlpools of activity were noted noted today oday in the nations nation's long stagnant business sea Typical phrases s from the summary gathered by the United Press in a survey urvey of ot many types of ot big ng industrial and commercial enter enter- were Business is holding its own Marked improvement has been evident evident evi evi- dent Car loading Increase and A uA night shift has been added Optimistic news came from a number number numer num- num ber er of textile manufacturing centers from rom power companies and from food and soft drink concerns The heat wave vave boomed soft drink and ice cream crean sales NEW YORK July 20 UP UP UP-Busl- Busi Business ness nes is holding its own suggesting hat a bottom has been struck from which advances w will ll be bc made when autumn seasonal influences make Continued on Pue Two S MEETING OPENS ON WORK PLAN I Continued from Pare Page One I themselves felt according to the publication pub- pub J I Iron Age NEW YORK July 20 UP New UP-New New NewYork York fork Central railroad loadings in the 1 week ended July 16 were cars J Increase of per cent over preceding pre- pre C ceding week NEW YORK July 20 UP UP Crown Crown I 4 ellerbach corporation in year ended April 30 earned net Income of 1512 t 00 against In preceding j I seal fiscal year NEW YORK July July 20 UP-Coca- UP I Cola ola International corporation earned I profit of In second quarter c of f year against in preceding I quarter S NEW YORK July 20 UP Na UP-Na- Na- Na j I ional Lional Biscuit company in second quarter of current year earned a profit I equivalent to ill 51 cents a common hare share against 60 cents a common share sharen i in n preceding quarter NEW YORK July 20 UP UP-Roch- UP Roch- Roch I ester Central Power corporation toI today tolay to- to I day lay reported net earnings for lor 1931 of compared with in n the preceding year FRANKLIN N. N H. H Hf July 20 UPA UP UP- UP A A. marked improvement In the hosiery and nd and woolen goods Industries here has hascen 11 been cen evident during the last three weeks The Franklin mills with a rush ush order are operating full time and nd a night shift has been added S SILVERTON Ga July 20 UP UP- UP Martha mills textile division of the B. B F. F Goodrich company has notified cotton otton shippers that effective Immediately immediately immediately imme Imme- and until July 31 1933 the company will pay for lor seven additional pounds of cotton per bale at current price if the bales are per cent coton cotton cotton cot- cot ton on wrapped The r company uses approximately approximately ap- ap proximately bales annually Albert T. T Matthews vice president and general manager explained the move would promote Increased use of 1 cotton S ATLANTA July 20 UP UP Georgia state tate highway officials are contemplating contemplating plating lating a rotation system of ol employment employment employ employ- ment to Increase the tho per capita employment employment em- em benefit In use of federal highway aid provided under the ho new relief bill blU S SALINA Kan July 20 UP- UP UP Eighty men have been added to the Union Pacific forces here within the thelast thelast last ast few days days- G W W. Carson of the railroads railroad's freight office here announced today Carson said the Increased employment employ employment ment was caused by heavy tonnage incident to movement of crops now being harvested COUNCIL BLUFFS Ia la July 20 UP UP Expenditure Expenditure of has been een decided on by the city water board oard A new office building is to tobe tobe toe be e erected at a cost of The balance will be for lor or the laying of ol new mains COLUMBIA Mo July 20 UP UP- UP Three hundred and ten men were employed employed employed em em- today on various municipal projects here including a new city hail lall airport improvements and street and sewer maintenance work A contract con con- tract will be let Saturday for lor rem remodelIng remodel remodel- deling del del- ing ng the city police fire and street maintenance building S SAN FRANCISCO July 20 UP UP- UP An upward movement in the California Califor Camor nia dairy produce market today w was considered a sign sIan for tor farmers and producers and was looked upon as a definite turn toward better prices whIch would bring the Industry out of one of the worst slumps It has ex ex- ex Price of butterfat was increased In Increased in- in creased 2 cents a pound and eggs 1 1 cent a dozen |
