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Show EAST-PROSPEROUS AND PATRIOTIC Springfield Manufacturer Is Here to Make Change in Local Headquarters. "Bualneaa conditiona In tha Eaat ara exceeded only by patriotism." Thus briefly today did J. J. Eets-brook, Eets-brook, vice president of the SUndard Electric Time company of Springfield, Spring-field, Maas., summarise Eastern life snd activity at preaent. Mr. Estabrook's company Installed the tlme-telllng system In tho East High school here and la In Rait Lake City again to negotiate with other erhoola and the owners of various buildings for the Installation of clocks. "Wsges are good In the East," he said, "and there Is no necessity of sny man to be Idle. Practically all factories sre working to their fullest capacity, especially those riven over to the manufacture of munltlona. "Patriotism is keen everywhere, the people generally being glad that the t'nlted HUtes has entered the war for the sake of humanity aa the feeling had become unlveraal that Hoheniol-len Hoheniol-len ' "i could not be permitted to con-tinti, con-tinti, Its frigbtrulness." Mr. Ksubrook planned to leave for San Ktanctaco and other California points today to remain on the coast until October when he will return to Springfield to assume control of the company's factory. He announced that E. M. Grant, who has been prominently connected with the operations of the corporation In Salt Lake City, will become hia successor suc-cessor as manager of the Western branch and will hay headquarters In San Francisco. |