The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-14
firmness But Not
Pieheadness

On the 10Th OF august lO)o, Louis
XIV, galloping in, hat foot from Vim
cennes, entered the Grand Chamber
of the Parliament of Paris, booted
and spurred, in full hunting costume
He took his position under the royal
canopy, which stood permanently in
the left corner Of the hall, and per-
emptorily ordered the House to reg
lister the DEGREES without discussing
them in the future. AS he marched
out he exclaimed "LEtat, c'est
moi" C'The State! am the State.")
When President Wilson, recently
declined, at the intercession Of a
body of Western manufacturers, to
put the brakes on threatening legis-
lation which has caused business to
dwindle to half of its normal capSc.
ity, It is feared he overlooked sever
al important things which may In the
end seriously embarrass his admlnis-
tration.
The Illinois Manufacturers Associ-
alton, the Ohio Manufacturers Asso-
citation and the National Implement
and Vehicle Association DID not speak
for themselves alone.
The industries are suffering, 1t is
true. They are sitting fr want OF
the invigorating oxygen OF conf
dence.
Three Million Unemployed
But the industries are not the only
interests that struggle for breath.
With them are 100000 unemployed
men and women in this country. The
factories, the mills and the railroads
have been compelled by business stag
nation to refuse employment to these
workers. They have no work for
them. The unemployed are eating
the bread of idlepess in the cities.
They are being fed for the moment
BY trsdespeople, who cannot long al,
ford to carry non paying customers
upon their books. The grocers and
the butchers are not SO prosperous
that they can do business long on
credit. They must pay their rent
and the wages Of their employees.
The landlords Of these idle men and
women cannot indefinitely permit
the occupation Of their premises by
non-paying tenants.
Business Greatly impaired
Business in the cities Is almost at
a standstill. In Philadelphia great
department store has decided to close
one day each week. This means
much more than desire on the
mart of the merchants to give their
employees a rest during the summer
A student of conditions will see in 1t
an admission on the part OF the de-
partment store that it was operating
on Saturdays at loss. How soon
do you suppose that 1t will be before
New York, Chicago and San Francis
co stores will follow that example!
The big stores mightyas we'll close
now on Saturdays for all the busi'
ness they do. Walk through their
tea rooms any day. What will you
see, 2 nnptye tables. idle, yawnins
mattresses. All over Chicago the
higher priced +restaupants are su6sr-
ing from lack OF patronage. Not
long ago one Of them closed its
doors. Why! Because the lower
priced eating houses-the armchair
restaurants and the cafeterias. where
one may buy fairly good lunch for
less than . quarter-had forced It
out of business. And why have the
small priced eating houses become
so extraordinarily popular? Because,
business is stagnant and business
men, as we'll as the unemployed are
forced to economize.
Business College Affected
One of the largest business colleges
In this country has seen its Supply
of students diminish SO that 1t Is be-
ing operated at a loss. 1t depends
upon constant stream OF beginners
in the fields OF stenography and book
keeping. Where 1t had 100 students.
in one department 1t now has 20 IL
has been forced to lay of many OF
its teachers. Other teachers nave
had their wages cut rs per cent or
more. What does this mean IL
indicates as unerringly as the falling
barometer precedes a storm at sea
that a season OF business depression
is upon us. Firms no longer are en-
ploying new stenographers They
are reducing their office help until
their organizations are being operat
ed with skeletonized working forces
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