Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-10


more work
Less destructive political talk and
more constructive Industrial action
would help the nation.
Congress should postpone passage
Of its anti-buslness bills until bust
ness is in more robust state Of
health No harm. but much good
could come of such a course.
Most business men have been
whlstling to keep their courage up.
They have been orally optimistic, but
pessimistic at heart Their accounts
have not been as rosy as their pub
Iished words
But conditions given reasonable
encouragement, could improve won
derfully
Nature is on our side
The Governments report on winter
wheat is the most inspiring document
that has come OUT Of Washington in
many a day It forecasts a record
breaking crop Not in a decade has
the condition t95 per cent? been so
high, the acreage sown makes even a
better showing and the yield is esti-
mated at wen above 500 000, 600 BUSH
els although, Of course. the actual
harvest will not reach that unparal-
leled figure owing to natural depre-
citation between now and the reaping
season
Bounteous harvests can Offset a lot
OF political bungling.
The politicians selections OF cities
TO receive the coveted Federal re-
serve banks disclose that narrowness
OF vision, that misunderstanding of
economics, that personal prejudice
which the people have come to eX-
pect Of high Washington Office hold
ers. But as we pointed out the day
after the announcement was pub
lished, the work of Messrs. Williams.
McAdoo and Houston can De correct
ed by the Federal Reserve Board
President Wilson will not dare elect
hunal political sycophants suffering
from astigmatism He will unques-
tionably choose capable men. And, If
he does, they will doubtless deem 1t
"A cardinal duty TO reapportlon the re-
serve districts. This Will help to re-
assure the financial and commercial
world.
Assistance also will,come from the
Interstate Commerce Commissions
rate decision--if II does not. then
farewell prosperity for the next few
moons The only conceivable reason
Tor expediting the hearings is that the
Commissioners-Very tardily-have
been aroused to the urgent necessity
for helpful action A favorable rate
ruling viii do more than any other
single incident to revive the financial
community's dropping hopes, restart
the wheels of industry and thin the
appalling ranks of unemployed
The mere rumor that the Commits
sion contemplated rendering favor
able decision was sufficient some six
eeks ago TO start a hoomlet, but #
was promptly quashed by the Com
missions ill-timed. sensational, sense
less TRADE against the st Paul and
eauipmenl and allied companies re-
teiVed more orders during the brief
period of hopefulness than they had
booked In months. But all this has
been stopped Tho next monthly re-
turn of the Steel Corporations untitled
tonns ge is expected to show serious
decrease, Notwithstanding that the
hiling of orders on hand has been on
3 very light scale.
All eyes are on Washington M
W. salueton Is in earnest in secl.Uv
to reduce the army Of unemployed
ANA TO start the country on the road
10 prosperity, e. could achieve much
bN the following
4 Let Congress announce the post
porement OF anti business legislation,
Let the Interstate Commerce
commission hasten helpful freight
rate ruling.
g. Let President Wilson name
strong Federal Reserve Board
A. And let Congress adjourn at the
earliest possible moment
Everybody outside of politics ia
chatting 70 bring about business actiV-
itv. Most conditions are right II rs
for Washington TO pronounce SEN
fence OF still worse depression or a
return Of prosperity.
WIN Washington be as considerable
as nature?
Perhaps you and every other citizen
could do something to induce Wash
ington to take the right course. Try
a. The issues at stake are not light
as any hungry idle workman can tell