The Maccabaean

THE words of Prof. Warburg, “Zionism with its big talk and its absolute helplessness in the presence of every practical question, is beginning to cut a sorry figure in Palestine. It ıs actually laughed at, and no longer taken seriously, always come to my mind when I think of Zionism and Palestine, which are inseparable in my opinion. The object of this article is to impart to Zionists particularly and to the Jewish public generally information derived direct from persons residing in Palestine; this information, among other objects, will serve as a guide for those of our co-religionists who have a little money to spare for a safe, sound and profitable investment. It is my intention to demonstrate by facts and figures that Palestine does offer a proper field for such investments, and I believe it is the duty of every true Zionist to use all his influence with his Zionist and non-Zionist friends to induce them to invest some money in one or the other of Palestinian enterprises, and he himself ought to set the example by placing at least part of his own earnings in that land and thus help our cause and bring back to life the ancient land so well beloved of our forefathers, our teachers and our poets, unless we intend the motto, “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten,” to become a lifeless, meaningless phrase. Not only every Zionist individually, but every Zionist society ought to put apart even a small sum to be augmented from time to time by voluntary contributions for investment in Palestine and the profit therefrom to be devoted to furthering Zionist work. Then Palestine will cease to be a mere geographical name as it is at present for a great many Zionists, but when every Zionist will become individually or as a member of a society personally and directly interested in Palestire,’ the Jand will be nearer and become dearer

to him and additional weighty ties will be formed that will bind us forever to our sacred motherland. This is a practical age, we are supposed to be a practical nation, and we are expressions of sympathy are not sufficient.

Having said so much by way of introduction I shall proceed straightway to acquaint the readers with the enterprise of

L. STEIN & CO.,Foundry and Machine Shop,JAFFA, PALESTINE.

This business was established in 1889 by Mr. L. Stein, mechanical engineer, with a very small capital. Little by little the business increased until it gave employment to fifty men. With the influx of Jewish immigrants and the development of the land the quantity of orders increased to such an extent that it was found necessary to transform the private enterprise into a limited liability company, which was accomplished in 1904 under the title of L. Stein & Co., Ltd.

The main articles of manufacture are pumps of different sorts, vertical and horizontal, for getting up and distributing water, presses for extracting the oil from olives, machinery and appliances for millers, and many other machines and parts of machines to supply the varied wants of the country.

The products of this company compete successfully with the best of foreign manufacture, besides it has this advantage over foreign firms that orders placed with it are executed in a short time, while those sent abroad are delayed four to six months in execution.

Besides executing orders this company acts as agents for some of the leading manufacturers in Europe and the United States: it does not work for itself at all as a good many foreign manufacturers are doing to keep their