The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-16

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mental economic fac to be determin-
ed, to-wit, whether the trust or mon
opolistic form is socially and econom-
ically efficient in production, as is al
legged; and upon the solution of this
problem must depend the ultimate at
titude Of government toward combina-
tons and consultations in business.
"Of the old Investigations those on
lumber, tobacco, water transportation,
the harvester industry, and corporate
taxation remain to be concluded by
the publication of additional reports,
but all will probably be closed up
within the next twelve months. In
addition to these are the new investi-
cations Of the fertilizer industry, the
relationship of the Oklahoma oil fields
to the general oil market, and the cot
ton pool.
"An investigation Of trade agree
ments is also in progress, with a view
to establishing some facts as to what
agreement, il any,, apparently in re-
straint of trade, are really in aid Of
competition m should be exempted
from the operation of the Sherman
act. There is also an Investigation
pending with reference to the merits
and dement's of b, condition which
! prohibits a uniform price from being
fixed by manufacturers and jobbers,
binding upon retailers as to articles
of their manufacture" .''--..
Secretary Redfield outlines his plans
for a reorganization of he bureau or
foreign and domestic commerce:
"Our foreign commerce has grown
| by leaps and bounds until during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1913, 1t
reached the great total Of $4.279, 000, 900
in value. OF this great sum $685.
| 000, 900 were exports and $1,813, OOO, 900
were imports, showing a trade balance
on these transactions in IL favor of
1858, 900, 900. 1t certainly can not be
said that the government has done
much to foster this great and growing
trade. In the estimates for the COM
ing fiscal year, therefore, a sum has
been included which will provide for
the reor%ginzations Of the bureau into
such form as will make it the basis
for productive efforts in developing
American industries: in every field
which is normal to them at home and
abroad. - Z. ..n@e~' -~@Sr
Briefly stated, the proposed organi-
zation provides for commercial at
taches to be located at each Of four
teen capitals accredited to our emhas-
sizes there by the department OF state
but reporting directly to the depart
ment of commerce. Their purpose
will be to study the commerce and
industries of the nations where they
reside. They will have 40 other
duties. They will collaborate with the
consuls, having the advantage of the
larger view and of the freedom from
other cares.
ut is recommended that the consuls
shall on purely commercial matters
lreport directly to the department oi
commerce and that they shall coop
crate with the commercial attaches in
presenting between them a. complete
and unified knowledge of the com
merce and industries OF our great
competitors. These two forces should
normally supplement each other-tht
attache has the general field, the con.
sui the particular field. The one col.
lects; the other co-ordinates. Eacl
: supplies with the other that which
without him We could not have. Eacl
} Is at once a corrective and an incen'
, tive to the other.
ut is intended to enlarge the force
of commercial agents which is com
> posed of special investigators trained
In their separate lines of study, eacl
pursuing some special theme and To-
that purpose travelling from countr,
to country wherever information OF
that subject a be had. For thi
purpose a special appropriation 0
;, 800, 900 Is asked for the study o
, commercial conditions in ,Soutl
:, America.
y Possibly 7 may have erred il mo
. asking a more adequate provision TO
I this great work. Certainly it is no
= consistent with our national self-re
t spect to ask for less. 1t should be not
ed, finally, that now Is the %appointe
= time. We have spent several hundre
v millions preparing the Panama cana
land the nations of the world hav
e been getting ready for it's use Will
g we have done almost nothing activel
s to promote the commerce Whic
= should repay the nation, in part a
n least, for this vast outlay.
s "It remains to state but one furthe
It point of important policy that the de
& partment desires to carry out. ]
wishes to supplement the inquiry no.
drawing to a close into the cost {
production in the pottery industry b
= undertaking an inquiry into the COS
OF production of clothing Of all kind
, !, and of different materials, includin
hosiery, knit goods. and their fe
lows:
0"It is recalled that not only is TIL
ii a matter which affects every man an
Le woman in the country but that it
VIA subject which has been approache
% several times but which has never re
ceived thoughtful study as a Who'll
20 The late tariff board inquired into tt
cost of cotton n WOODEN and Worste
= cloth and to some extent into II
= costs Of making knit goods and hos
h cry. 1t did not, however, pursue i
Inquiries fully into the cost OF makir
vi all clothing of various kinds. Diffe,
ent states and municipalities ha,
:, given study to the important questit
/ Of wages and labor in the clothing il
n dustries and to the working cono
. tons in them. No one to my know
q edge has ever correlated the work
e the various public n private organ
LzationS-nOtionaI. state ana munich