The drive to increase. production is intensive. Scarcely a day passes without reports of some new factory in operation. The first two blast-of the Hermann Goering works in Salzgitter began work on October 20. In Saxony a factory manufacturing a fibre akin to cotton from the waste of home-grown flax and hemp has been opened. In Hesse-Nassau a potato-fakes factory has started with a capacity of 15.000 tons—potato-flakes are used for food and feeding-stuffs. Recent company reports for the year ending last September show considerable increases in capital expenditure as well as raised production of synthetic petrol, coal and machinery. The aircraft factory Focke Wulf-Bremen increased its capital from Rin. 2% to Rin. 5% millions; the electrical frm Siemen's Reiniger from Rin. 10 to Rin. 12 millions; the shipping company Schlesische Dampfer from Rin. 3% to Rin, 5% millions; and the oil crushing firm Noblee and Thoer, Hamburg. from Rin. 3 to Rin. 5 millions. The Industrie-Bank has granted credits of Rin. 100 millions in the first week of its working.
Large-scale migration of factories is going on. The advertisement columns are full of LX eae
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