Business Review of 1904, D. M Steward business shows considerable increase over 1903

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 1904 IN REVIEW.

The following symposium is based on responses to the Western Electrician's request for expressions of opinion from representative concerns in the electrical industry reviewing the business of 1904 with a forecast, where practicable, of that of 1905. These letters make interesting reading; they are far from being merely a dry chronicle of business routine; not a few give insight into the deeper philosophy of trade. They come from various localities and represent the diversified branches of the industry. They are almost uniformly cheerful in tone and presage a good year in 1905.

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D. M. Steward Manufacturing Company, Chattanooga, Tenn. (R. B. Steward): In the sale of our lavite insulation we deal direct with the manufacturers of all kinds of electrical apparatus in all parts of the United States and many foreign countries. When their business is good, ours is good, and when theirs is poor, ours is poor. Our business in 1904 shows considerable increase over 1903. The months of September, October and November, 1904, are almost double the corresponding months last year. We now have more unfiled [sic] unfilled orders on file than ever before at the same time of the year. We believe that 1905 will be a splendid year for electrical business, .and are preparing to take care of an increased trade.

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