Show gr Many a ny Browning Bro Guns Are A re Made ade Orders Are Unfilled Marlin ad in Co CoH Has as targe rge Contract Con tr act B BOSTON OSTON Sept 26 Rockwell Marlin Marlin Il corporation has on hand unfilled orders for more than representing largely large large- ly contracts for light and heavy Browning guns invented by John M. M Browning of of Ogden Utah During the first half of this year tho the company finished worth of machine guns and accessories Ing of orders completed in 1917 1017 Last year however was a period in which Marlin was largely occupied with the work worl of equipping equipping- Its plants for manufacture of machine guns on a large scale and actual production did not start until late in the year year- f f r When the present Marlin l corporation cor cor- was formed It H took over through an exchange of stock to o k k all the shares of the od old Marlin Arms company 1 which conveyed a patent paten t license for the manufacture of Colt machine guns a contract act with the British government for manufacture ture of of these weapons and cash Through an agreement entered into with the tho Belgian government e the e ela Marlin Marlin- la R t g Rockwell il corporation undertook et t to complete complete com com- a contract for 1 rifles and carbines of which about had been delivered by the Hopkins Allen Arms company when it vent went Into Under this arrangement the Marlin Marlin- Rockwell corporation on the completion oj Ol the contract and upon repayment of varlo is advances made b by the the Belgian government to the Hopkins Allen Anen company rom corn pany will receive the entire plant of the latter This plant will th then n be he utilized in the manufacture of Browning machine gurs guts To date there have been delivered to the Belgian government by the Marlin Rockwell corporation under this contract rifles The Belgian government credits the company with witha a a. a part of the purchase price upon delivery of ot each rifle so that when the contract has been beert completed the entire amount of its advances advances advances ad ad- vances will have be been n repaid Marlin Rockwell Marlin Rock well has been expanding Its activities during the past year chiefly I through the purchase of cash and 2000 shares of common stock of the assets assels of the Standard Roller Bearing company which employs 2500 men and last year did a business of The I Rockwell Drake corporation making TOner roller roller roll TOn er bearings and the Mayo Radiator company com corn pany pr I automobile e accessories ars el were also acquired I for cash and stock The Mayo plant has been leen een turned over to toi machine i II gun production gu and now has a af r dt capacity equal to that or th the original Marlin factory s Y CHICAGO PROVISIONS PROVISIONS By Associated pr Press ss CHICAGO Sopt se L Butter F rim Butter S t Cream mory Erp Higher Eggs f 8 cas A 45 Sc ordinary 4 at it mark mirk cut Included 43 4 I Lower Lewer receipt 10 tin tan sad and Dakota DikoU Earl OhIO Chios hulk hulle SI 00 Minnesota und end Dakota Ear Ohl Arks 20 Wisconsin bulk bulle Wisconsin lICk lacks eks 13 AUre o Fowls Fowl 2 Me c springs |