Show INCREASE DENOTES DENOTES' BOOMING D OG OF r BUSINESS Electric Co Cos s Business Is in V Volume lume in Eight Months The continuing activity and prosperity prosperity pros pros- I of at the electrical industry Is I evidenced by the volume of business reported by the Western Electric comI company company com com- I pany whose sales are running at a higher rate than at any other period I in to the company's history For eight months of ot the current year its domestic domes domes- I tic billings showed a total volume of indicating domestic sales for the year of ot approximately That does not Include its export ex- ex exI export ex ex- port business from America Amerl nor sales I of its foreign affiliated ted companies The export and foreign foreign- business will probably probably probably ably reach a volume of bringing the total the business up to more than for tor the year The Tho- domestic sales will exceed the 1919 business by by over and andare andare andare are greatly in excess of the company largest previous trevious year year when 1917 when do domestic domestic domestic do- do billings amounted to T This Ii J Is especially worthy of ot note note not when it is considered that in to 1917 1911 the sales were materially affected by the II heavy buying of ot the tho United States I government government while in the present year the business is in all lines of the c company's company's com com- m- m I pany's activities and in all sections of the country This is true not only with respect to telephone apparatus but is I especially lly marked in such labor savIng saving sav- sav sav 1 ing Ing- devices as washing machines sewing sewing sew- sew ing machines vacuum cleaners and also In farm power and light plants DEMAND NOT TEMPORARY i I That the enlarging demand is not I of a temporary character is indicated by the recent Increase of unfilled orders orders orders or or- ders on the company's books DOoks from 47 on January 1 to ov over r 85 I on September 1 deliveries in inI inmany I many Instances being scheduled for I j 1921 and 1922 The company's officials s state that I the sales would have been much larger i had it not been for difficulties experienced I in the supply of raw materials delays in transportation and shortage I of labor The effect of ot this on the j I company's business can cart be more readi readily read- read i i ily appreciated when It is considered that its purchases of metals and other I raw products for manufacturing purI purposes purposes pur pur- I poses call for the use of I pounds of ot lead a year i j pounds of or steel pounds of ot j copper pounds of brass I i pounds of tin and l large rge i quantities of ot many other materials I s The company's manufacturing plant I I t I 1 at Hawthorne near Chicago has been i greatly enlarged and further additions are now being made to it The number I I of at August 31 was I j the greatest in the history of the com com- com J pany i EXPORT TRADE INCREASES INCREASE I I The export and foreign business business' is also expanding steadily The New NewYork York office has recen recently announced the r organization of ot a new company in Argentina Argentina Ar Ar- Argentina gentina to take care of ot the telephone I II requirements of the countries In the southern part of South America The Canadian branches have substantially I increased the volume of their business over previous years The company's factories In Antwerp and London are both running to full capacity the London London London Lon Lon- I don factory turning out a larger volume volume vol yol- ume of ot material than in the prewar days The Antwerp factory which was in control of the Germans during the war and has since had to be completely complete complete- ly rehabilitated is now gaining rapIdly rapidly rapidly rap rap- idly and should reach the prewar rate of production by the end of ot the year The Italian business has lately suffered In common with other Italian industries industries industries indus indus- tries by reason of ot the labor troubles but these seem to be in process of ot satisfactory adjustment A separate company has recently been organized In Norway to care for the increasing I Scandinavian business The branches I in Australia Japan and China are all running at ata a satisfactory rate While While- While the the company's business in this country an and and andin in Its many foreign branches throughout the world has expanded expanded ex ex- considerably In 1920 the present present pres pres- ent Indications are for still further pres-l pres growth in 1921 |