New Industrial Products and Processes

Archive Report

Development of New Products During Depression

Possible Effects Upon Business and Employment

Within the last twelve months American business organizations have announced many improvements in industrial processes and the introduction of a large number of products not previously manufactured for general distribution. In several cases these announcements have been accompanied by predictions that the new developments would be an important influence in speeding general recovery once business strikes the upgrade.

Advances in two fields have received outstanding attention. The first is the field of refrigeration, in which a large number of new uses for known devices have been developed. The most striking of these is the development of practical machinery for the cooling of house interiors and the perfection of methods for the quick freezing of fresh ...

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