Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
MONTHS MAGAZINES

American Industries" for March
contains much OF interest to indus
trial workers. A number of problems
that will present themselves for solu-
ton are given by A. Parker Nevin. In
his contribution, Business and the
New Administration A number of
good articles, brief and to the point,
are given in the Editorial Comment"
The magazine contains a practical
Illustrated supplement on Preventive
Appliances" which is of invaluable
import. An Announcement" in the
supplement states that the reception
accorder the two previous issues Of
the Safety Supplement seem to DEM
onstrate that there is a large field for
usefulness for this sort Of endeavor,
and hundreds of letters have been re-
ceived commenting favorably upon
this new constructive work Of Nation
al Association of Manufacturers.
Among its many publications the
National Highways Association issues
pamphlet which gives some stagger-
ing facts If you can't prove It wrong
then you have a right to ask yourself,
Am l opposed to National Highways,
and, If l am, why?" The pamphlet
says, in part:
There are 25.O00.000 farm horses
and mules. 100000 horse drawn
vehicles, and $4,000 automobiles in
the United States valued at $4,000
100000 They travel over 1000, 900
miles of country roads unimproved,
rutty. muddy dusty dangerous, and
100000 miles of improved roads, such
as they are. If the annual deprecia-
ton due to unimproved roads is only
10 per cent $500, 100000 this amount
would build, at $4,000 per mile, 10000
miles OF fine roads. In less than FIVE
years the amount now lost in this
depreciation would pay the cost of our
present improved roads, and in thir-
ty years would improve the other two
million miles Of highways. Yet some
Legislators say the Nation cannot
afford to build its highways.
An. interesting pamphlet has been
also issued by the Association con-
tanning an announcement Of the COM
petition for the design of member
ship certificates for the National
Highways Association. The condi-
tons of the design are given in de-
tail Three prizes are offered. A first
prize of three hundred dollars; a sec
ond, Of one hundred dollars and p
third Of fifty dollars Any artist OF
designer, or any student in any ac-
credited school of design can COM
pete for the prizes.
In The American City" for March
William II. Allen. Director, New Yorl
Bureau Municipal Research, in hi!
comprehensive article How to Start
a Survey Of Your City's Business
Methods" says.
"The first important step is to wan
the right kind of survey. to want the
truth and the whole truth to wan
to help via cooperation; 70 want L
have permanent results follow th'
surveys, and to want to begin where
your city has keenest interest" Elev
en- steps relative TO the survey ar
suggested by Mr.. Allen, and contain
many valuable ideas on public ques
tons. Mr.. Aliens article is No. 0
series Of 10 articles on What Z
DO and How to Do Il" which vii
run through the magazine during tn
year.
Edward Hatch. Jr.. Chairman Fl
Fighting Committee, American Civi
Z Association, has a splendid article o
How TO Conduct a Fly-Fightin
Campaign" is especially timely be
j c-use of the fight that is beiig wage
in the effort to exterminate the flies
: which have been found to be respon
sible for much disease. The articl
contains a letter from DR.. c. Gordo
Hewitt, Dominion Entomologist. G
Ottawa. Canada. which gives valuabl
information and many practical sug
gestions. Other articles Of special in
terest in the magazine are The Chi
dren's Free Library and City Educa
tom" Dust Prevention by the Use {
Palliatives" and a number of article
on Public Utilities"
The March issue Of The Mort
American Review presents a notabl