Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1919 — Thermometer Trade to U. S. [ARTICLE]

Thermometer Trade to U. S.

With adequate labor American manufacturers of thermometers, besidea being able to supply fully the wants of the domestic trade, are in a position to build up a good export business, T)ut, as is the case in so many industries, they are handicapped at present by the shortage of skilled workers. The making ofLthermometers Is mostly a hand process. With M y rlence or more necessary for the development of a skilled worker. Starting in the war period.—when German goods were shut out of the country, the American thermometer Industry has shown marked advancement Before the war -Germany conmany In South America has been procured by concerns in the United States. It is not believed that Germany. will regain her position in the domestic market, and much of the South American business, it is predicted, will be held by the American manufacturers.—N.ew York Tribune.