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of the country are regions OF toH1o
heat, but the higher lands and Inc
mountains have mild climate that
not unhealthful. Coffee and bananas
form the principal industries Of the
country, the latter having been deVe''
oped by an American concern 'ne
United Fruit Company, which has ha1
such a large hand in the commerce.,
DEVELOPMENT OF all Of the Cen,N
American countries.
Costa Rica has but t%o impor'ah'
ports. Punta Arenas or the Fa''"-
and Puerto Limon on the CaE'"'e4'
side. San Jose is the capita. 1.'} wan
some $4,000 population. The popI.a. non
OF the entire country is about i'o'''
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and so is the figure on the bill Of fare.
But 1 notice, especially here in New
York, that 1t starts high and then
stays up at the same notch straight
through the home grown berry season.
is hazardous!
Were now building a $4,000 900
hotel. in that same California. in Los
Angeles. We were first after the armi-
stice to start building again on that
scale on the Pacific coast. and with the
Linrard in New York we want to be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22

hardly realize the extent Of this foolish
and paraiyzing caution. know OF the
head of big Western department
store. He said business was booming,
couldn't be better. as far as sales went
his concern had done q $41,0oO,oo0
business in q single month. But he
said, we're buying q little at time,
living from hand 70 mouth--we don't
know what the business future 10.
Suppose there's great reaction ana
prices dropl'
my friend who was listening to this
nervous pessimisnn advised him TO for
get Il and buy a. usual. He wouldn't
hear Of such q thing At first. But my
friend 10 what the elder Morgan would
have called bull on the United States.
He's an enthusiast, q practical patriot,
ana he knows conditions too. At the
END Of two hours Of hammer and tongs
persuasion he had the tinnid merchant
converted. forget how much he's
saving now by intelligent buying OF
stock in appropriate quantities. but It's
an astonishing fisure.
when you come right down to IT,
said Mr.. Linnard, smiling, "a good deal
Of capital really 10 purbiind. to its own
disadvantage. And thoroughly sordic
and selfish. suppose the profit shar'
ing plans are stu regarded a. crazy
in many quarters. Why, it's profitable
to treat labor dscsntly-not to coddlt
II, simply TO treat II right--and 1t ISM
4 profitable to take q different course
and without being the least bit Of AZ
alarmist ] don't mind telling you
thing capitalists generally will hnt
they'll have to accept that simple fac
or else drop out
"In one Of the Western shipbuildtnt
centres q lawyer / know attended
meeting Of the Ave or ten employer
who controlled the war expanded In
dustry. They were discussing the rue
that q hand who had been discharged
from any Of the yards for any reason
would not be taken on at any othe
yard. The lawyer was there In his pro
fessionsl capacity. and they wantet
him to put the rule in shape. TIL b.
damned II I WILL he said, and In
not coming near another Of your meet
ines II this II to be your attitude
Suppose my con 10 employed in yar'
ana has q family to support ana he
discharged and can't even set O. hear
ling on his chance to make hvini
owing to your policy!'
Finds Much Labor Slack.
"oh, WE'LL" Mr.. Linnard said, break
ing of to chuckle at his own earnest
ness, I'm getting little of the SUB
ject Of the hotel, I'm afraid. You see
this new order Of things. the prom
sharing system, and the rest. Is some
thing of hobby with me. Perhaps !
IL with you? George w. Childs wa
FIRST, you know. to put II into prac
tice. About oil really want 10 ga.
is that when employers presume ut
terly to ignore the well being Of thei
fellow men who work for them IT.
bad. Improbable business--and as 4
building starting UP again. that tn
sooner It does the better the employ
ment situation will be- There's NOR
labor slack in the United States to
day than appears on the face Of an!
set Of statistics I've SEEN"
The caller wondered aloud whethe
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
For the Entertainment of
Visiting Japanese Silk Men

Inc SILK Association of America has
arranged an extensive programme of
entertainment for the twenty Japanese
raw SIX merchants who arrived in New
iork iast Thursday. On Tuesday even
ing OF mex next week it will give a dinner
as the Hotel Astor in honor of the vis.
itors. On Wednesday the delegation
VIII be taken on tour Of New YORK Civ
and the Woolworth Building. tho NJ
fionai City Bank and the Stock ~
change will be visited. After lunchanr
at Delmonico's the delegation will ho
escorted to Central Park. Riyers;d.
Drive and Grants Tomb, while a 4r;n
20 the Century Theatre will be made
Wednesday evening.
On Thursday the plant of the United
States Conditioning and Testing Com.
pany in New York will be visited in
order to observe at first hand the Amer
lean method Of winding raw silk. The
following day the party will go to Pat
serson, ~. j., as guests of the Chamber
OF Commerce of that city.
A visit will be made on Tuesday,
March 25, TO the silk mills OF William
Skinner Il Sons, at HoIyokc, Mass.
IAe entertainment committee com
prises Walter Leon Hess, Of the Gosho
Corporation; George A. Post, OF the
Post a Sheldon Corporation; s. Ia
lima, Of Iitsui & Co., Ltd; Albert
Tit, Of the Phmnix Silk Manufacturing
Company, and A. r. Villa, Of A. p. Villa
+ Bros
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
Lumber Dealers Welcome
Price Stabilization Plan

sT. LOUIS, March 10. -"Lumber.o d
trade authority, snysi
"rhe RedHeld plan to stabilize nriees
Is bound to have a decided effect ,lnon
the lumber market and upon the sue
eeasful working out Of this scheme
iumpermen are basing their hopes for
future business, They are confidont
aiter thorough Investigation is made.
lumber prices will not materially de-
cline.
"Mill stocks are still badly broken.
and while actual buying continues
hight the number of inquiries in cir
culatIon indicate the demand for lum-
Der Is beginning to mate rializc. Wood
consuming industrials, such as furni
ture, box and musicsi instrument fac
torres, are rapidly returning to their
pre-war basis and at present are the
heaviest buyers of hardwood lumber.
Retail yards are not buying as thev
nave IN the past at this period of the
year, but retail buying will be active
as soon as the price question is settled.
The own your own home campaipr q
now being waged in many parts of the
country are bound to have a marked
effect upon building operations this
spring and summer, and while it is
still a question whether speculative
building will be undertaken under the
existing conditions it is practically cct-
tain that thousands of dwellings, will
be erected by people of moderate
means. The consumption of lumber
also will be increased when the public
improvements now planned are begun
by the various states and municipali-
ties"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
French Glouers Are
Feeling Lugubrious

The French glove manufacturers. Mr..
Smith asserts, are depressed. They are
not able to procure either kid or lamb
skins in the quantities they could use.
and what they do get grade unfavor-
ably.
Manufacturer after manufacturer +"
he says, "told me there was no possi-
bility Of prices for gloves declining for
at least twelve months, and this con-
clusion was based not alone on the
scarcity and high price of leather. but
they said that the labor cost was bound
to be maintained. There is no French
glove manufacturer but who is positive
that his operatives will never again
work for pre-war wages
France and Belgium have suffered
fearful devastation. France, Belgium.
Italy and Great Britain have colossal
national debts. Many persons are out
of work. Unemployment is on the in
crease. We have been sending con-
tributions Of money and clothing to
Belgium and probably shall continue 80
to do. But, even with all these things
true, Belgium not only wants but is
buying fne French kid and lamb skin
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
General Merchandise

-, BAtsfif0di3=dfesnte Merchandise Co; W,
u Wsie general merchandise; Pennsylvania
pOsf9N, Mass itospufy DiS deods Co.; Msrs
Cohen, dfygoGds, tifeNeii.
!, ciligAd0.d + ilammens Co g, l., Hammoss.
ilittAG0-Jos, Meyer, dFygDods; Albert
flAslAAATl,-t, sapadin, general merchandise
Abnfdaei.
cLAYroN. y. Cd A. Smith Co; q. A..
Smith, general merchandse Grand
DETROIT Mich.-Hosens Hagasr; s. Rosen
drsgoods, millinery and ready to wsar; McAlptn
HUNTINGTON, Penn.-Coffman q Son. H. Co7-
man, general merehandise: Herald Square
merchandise; Grand
Los ANGELES Cal--Cooper. Coate & Casey
Bry p Goods Goods Co.. N. q. Cooper president. s7f
Los ANGELES, Cal -Miss f. r Tinker. rep
resenting; 90 Madison Avenue; Albert
son, dysoods. womcns ready TO wear. men's fur
mishng goods. shoes and ready to wear 25 West
Thirty third Street ~
PROVIDENCE. Il. I--Manufacturers Outlet Co
second Street. room l4l0 ''
HESEPOtT. La.-Mrs. r. Schwartzherr
clothing and drygoods Imperial -
Walok ~ ~'''@iso'
ToWANpA Pcnn.--B. I.oewus. irysoods. fancy
goods and general merchandise Grand
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
Reasons for Absfainiing
From Buying abroad

After carefully going over the stu
alton, l came away without placino
orders for any kind of gloves, believing
that such course was the logical
one for me to pursue. There NAV be
American importers who operate their
own factories in France, or European
manufacturers who have their own
selling organizations in the United
States, who, like some glove producers
IN this country, have stocks of leather.
not 1aprlcated last year, Of a higher
grade than what most tanneries have
of late turned out. However. the
quantity Of such stock is, of course.
small in proportion to the needs of
the trade. Most of the goods offered me
were evidently not made of that grade
of leather and the prices were very
nigh. The French industry is on ex-
actly the same footing with respect
to its future leather supply as is the
domestic dustry-both are short of
skins which measure up to the pre-
war standard. Had this not been the
case would have felt greater en-
couragement to place orders, but. TAX
ing into consideration the high prices
ana the uncertainty of obtaining such
goods as retailers would demand from
the prices they would have to pay. de
clded that my best reliance would be
the imported stocks of both gloves
and leather already in my possession
IN this country and the OUTPUT of nv
domestic factory. SO decided to
await the turn of events and sec if
there were any indications later of
such imported goods as are available
to me becoming attractive to the
American trade at the prices"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
French Able to Pay
For Goods They Need
American Products More High
ly Regarded Now, Trade
Expert Asserts

The French are we'll able to pay for
foreign merchandise, and the problem
that American exporters should seek
to solve is that of making arrange
ments to introduce their goods into
that country under present circum-
stances, according to the opinion of j..
R. Clarke, who has just arrived in New
York after more than ten years. COM
mercial experience in France. He has
come to the United States with the
object of bringing about closer trade
relations between French and Ameri-
can manufacturers.
at is quite true" Mr.. Clarke said
when seen at the offices OF the Amer
lean Manufacturers Export Associa-
ton, chat the French government is
faced with a large debt, but the same
is true of all the nations that partici
pated in the world war. This does not
Indicate, however, that the French peo-
pie are financially burdened to the ex-
tent of not being able to purchase
goods that are now in great demand.
Quite the contrary is true"
Mr.. Clarke declared that whereas be-
fore the war the impression prevailed
in France that American exports COM
prised a cheap grade of merchandise
due to quantity production, this idea
has been completely changed and now
the preference is given merchandise
made in the United States.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
Piece Goods

BALTIMoRE.--r. Dupldn & Co: r., Dupkn
manufacturers awnings and tents Walcl.
BIiFrAIO.--C. Nantssscl. drSgoods: Latham.
CHARLESTON. s. CT. W Graves. piece
goods; Commodore.
CIIfCAc.--steln Mayer Co.; NJ. Mayer. wool
lens; 92A Fifth Aycnue. tenth floor.
CfICAG0--A. Weiss & Co. A. Weiss. mfrs
drcss.s erd waists: Holland
CHICAGO.--H. Simon. .icce goos: Commodore
Glen Ei,A~;i-E. rperiins & Co. f. Spcrllng
mfrs woolicn dresses. waists and dealers in wom-
DETRolT-A CHASER drygoods etc waliick
EASTON Penn. RAIDER & Bro: NJ. RAIDER dry
goods. etc: Herald Square.
EVANSVILLE. Ind Bucisskn Mfg Co.: ]. r.
Stanley mfrs pants; oa5 Fifth Avenue
HAGERSToWN. Md. Cromcr. piece goods !:
Grand,
LOUISVILLE, ky-~Roche & Roche; g. E
Roche. mems furnishing goods and MIRA shirts;
MEAirHls.--s Weiss Co: s. weis drysoods
etc: Aberdeen.
:, NAPoLEoNviLIE. La;-N. Kasors Co; N
PORTLAND orc.-Miller. Calhoun Co: G. O
Miller. whita goods. laces. furnishing goods 43
Leonard Street
RooHEsTER-J. Knopf & Son; i. Knopf. mira.
clothing; Latham.
noCHEsTER.-l. Kaopr piscs soods: Latham.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
rage business News
Abolish Doubt.
THE public is willing to rev

THE public is willing to reward
N amply the business men Of
America if they take the initiative
in bringing about commercial activ-
ity and prosperity, according to
statement just issued by the Amer
lean Association of Advertising
Agencies:
This is time" the message in
dicates. when the element of hesi-
tancy has crept into American bust
ness. Manufacturers and mer-
chants who have been taught by
the war to think from day to day
now appear reluctant to take those
inevitable measures necessary to at
tain normal prosperity. Yet never
before has American business had
the opportunities now existent. And
never before, unless it was during
the exigencies of war, has graver
responsibility rested upon it.
"The attitude of business Amer
ica means everything to the ma
ton. The people must wait Indi-
vidual opinions, when massed by
millions, give American business
the privilege of prolonging the re-
construction period. At no time has
there been direr need for COM
mcrcial inspiration. Timidity is
angerous-Wasteful.
"The public knows that business
America keeps the wheels turning.
The public is willing to reward bust
ness America if it takes the initia-
tive at this crucial time, or to con-
demn it if it hesitates too long.
Manufacturing, marketing and CON
sumption need stimulating. The
people have purchasing power. In
many lines there yet remains
dearth. The public can be educated,
and willingly so, to spend intelli-
gently and save wisely.
"The members of the American
Association of Advertising Agen-
cies are here to share with you in
the present-day responsibilities.
The war has taught us many les
sons for which we are grateful. The
scope of advertising has been broad
cned. All know how advertising
served this country and its allies.
Every business man is urged to help
in ending the reconstruction period
While it is patriotic obligation,
1t is not without recompense."
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
Women's Wear and Millinery

AUGUSTA Gal. Il. White Co; r. II
pendeton ready to wear % East Twenty sixth
Street, $40.
BANGOK Mc--Miss f. Mooney and Miss Il.
@ liourke women's wear; Collingwood.
BOSTON-Ford & Cohen a. b Cohen, hosiery
and underwear; I,reslin.
DOsTON-A AltshuIer. womens ready to wear
Latham
BuFFALO-w Hcngerer Co Miss =. Brinton.
suits cloaks skirts, dresses West Thirty seventh
Street
CnICAGO-C snovhill women's wear r;roz'ell.
CLEyELAND-Uart & ca; " $. Schultz un
trimmed hats 81 West Twenty sixth Street
KNOXVILLEr-Andersor- Dun Vernell Co.; Miss
s. Sproule millinery 60 Worth Street. Gregorian
KNOXv1LLIG-Masters Il Agee CO.. j. Masters.
ready to wear: Wellington
Los ANGELES-Bullock' dry goods Miss r. l.
Ogden. juniors and misses wear. Infants wear.
Muslin undcryeaf tGfsets petticoais. sweaters,
bathing suits. % Madison Avenue. Albert.
MBMP1lfs-1,ty tsiock Alefe Co l.. J. fried
helm. waists $50 Iroadwavi Latham
AiitWbtK KLI=f L9eher. Woinei's seat f'resllh
fAWTtchbf. t. il. II bufgin, women 5
iealt 10 Anaf WORK
fiittADEt,PtitA=L Bros J. u. LIT muslin
lhdefweaf and house dresses 1901 f'f6adwas,
room 1909
piTfsntiHait@ tewin. Naimaa CO., H. Keeii,
hifs, muslin underwear, Jobs cotton waists, a70
Fourth Avenue, room pd2
hntliLsfisit=AIls H. N subebals, waists
MeAipn
sAA DIEGO, Cal IL rel=e,, vomen's ready To-
Hsafi fomm0iufa
GEXAHKANA, Ark " y mccoy wemen's
feady To wear Great Northern
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
Miscellaneous

81 tAlrlMonE|Ho |Hochschild; Kohn & Co.; G. Stew
sft trllnks and bags: 30 Fifth Avenue room 14lf
y .C,sAToNsvI-tE, Md.--A. ii. Fries Co: A. II
fries auto supplies: Grand.
NiiiCAGO-Thc Fair. T.. j. kirch,. candies and
novelties; 2a5 Fourth Avenue ~
DETROIT Mich.--Iiudson. j. L. Co.: ]. Me.
Eonha Se, infants, wear and muslin underwear: 20:
nlolanso DETaosT%A 80, haSts Son: a narsz leather
;, HAMILTON, ohio--J. C. Baker Co.; J. C
baher 4, c,,o,niectionery. con, etc: Grand.
=, JAChSONNlIl.L. Fia.-l. l.. Pappas Co. r L.
Pappas; 12a ,contcctionery; Herald Square.
=, MlNNEAPOi-lS--h. l. Hobar: H. J. Hobar
shocs: il23 Plymouth Building.
:, NEW HAVEN-Shartaibcrg 4 Robinson: j. A
oS; o1ys clothing; 40a Fourth Avenue 5th floor
- PRoVIDENCE. X. IN. Shapiro Co: NJ
shapro groceries, Broadway Central
iueAptNG. Penn.--Giasser Hosiery Co: E Gias-
ser hosiery aud knit goods: Psnnsylvanis,
HOME, Ga--Rosenbarg Co., l.. Rosenberg. dry
sonms, cothing, etc Broadway Central.
. THoMASVlfI4E. Ga.-M Warshsw Co: NJ
MMarshaw MIu,.S.. drysoods and general merchandise
TlFToN. Gs,-H. Kulbush Co. H. Ku.bush.
WAYNEsviIIE. n C.--Frmk Ray Co Frank
Ray. shoes. woinen's habcrdashcry wutncn's wear
piece goods: McAipin
WIiEEIING. w. va--Thc Isenhcrs Speciality Co.
l. Asenborg. Oriental spec!alties: Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
Many Textile Mills
Reopen as Demand
For Cloth Expands
Tendency of Prices Is Up
ward and Fine Goods Man
ufacturers Expect Them
to Mount Still Higher
Business Mems Bureau
.SnecinI Cnrrosnnnde

Special Correspondence
NEW BEDFORD, March 16.-Monday
may we'll mark the beginning of the
return of prosperity to the textile bust
ness of Southeastern New England af-
ter the many weeks of depression fol-
lowing the signing of the armistice,
which sent the whole industry to the
lowest depths of curtailment. While
the reawakening promises to cover
some period of time before all the
mills again run at capacity speed,
there is unmistakablc evidence from all
the textile centres near here of re-
newcd business activity.
Tomorrow will see the reopening Of
many mills and the abandonment Of
curtailment in others. The big Ameri-
can Printing Company plant. at Fall
River, which shut down on February s
operations Monday, and by Tuesday
will have 500 employees again at work
on a five day a week basis. The Fall
River Iron Works mills, controlled by
the same company, just few days ago
reopened for three day week sched-
ulc. The Hargraves and Parker mills,
also at Fall River, will start on a
similar basis this week after tenn
porary shutdown due to lack of orders.
Discontinue Curtailment
In New Bedford many of the large
mills which had planned heavier cur
tailments than they are now working
under have reversed their decisions
and will continue to operate, with I'M
mediate possibilities of longer hours:
Over in Woonsockct the Alsace and
4cI
big Woonsocket worsted mills will put
nearly 1000 operatives back at work to-
morrow after many weeks of idleness
due to various troubles.
The cause for this resumption of ac-
tivity in the mills is reflected in the
figures for cloth sales. The print
cloth market especially shows great
ly increased business, with estimated
sales for the last week being 100000
pieces, double that for the previous
week, and topping all figures for many
weeks past. Prices, too, have been
better, averaging quarter of a cent
above the level of the week before.
For 1914 inch 64x60s, the price went
as high as ~ cents in some instances.
Most of the business is for Immediate
delivery, with few orders for deliv-
cries as far distant as three months.
Sateens, twills and other lining fabrics
featured the market
Demand Is Better
The fine goods mills in New Bedford
are having better demand for their
products than at any time since Oc
tober, in the opinion of many of the
agents. There has been inquiry for
nearly every style of goods, with the
greatest stress on shirting materials,
poplins and lawns. AS with the print
goods, prices have averaged better in
most instances, but the manufacturers
would not accept orders for future de-
liveries at the present scale, which
Of course, is still below the normal
they seek.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-17
Trade Promotion
institutions Make
Rapid Progress
Resources of Investment
Companies Increase 1870
in 1918, Superintendent
of Banks Skinner Reports

ALBANY, N. Y, March 16.--The So
called investment companies, organized
for the purpose of doing an inter
national banking business by promot-
ing the trade and commerce of this
state and nation, are becoming ar
important part of the banking system
Of New York State. State Superin-
tendent of Banks George I. Skinner, in
his annual report to the Legislature
points out that mainly through the
organization of these corporations the
panies operating under the provisions
of the New York State banking law
increased during 1918 from $55,O79, ,1O4
to $95 100000, a gain of nearly rs per
cent. These companies show a greater
proportionate growth than anv other
class Of financial institutions in New
York State.
"The investment company article of
the banking law" says Superintendent
Skinner, "is largely a survival and
adaptation of chapter $50 of the laws
of 1892, an act devised for the pur-
pose of bringing under the super
vision of the Superintendent Of Banks
all foreign corporations engaged in
lie within this state through agents.
"The powers of investment COM
panies, as stated in the banking law,
are SO broad and expressed in such
general terms that various investment
companies organized under the same
statute are very dissimilar in charac-
ter. Some of them are absolutely
unique in their operations, while
others may be grouped in certain gem
eral classes.
"The law of 1892, to which have
called attention, was passed very
largely as the result of the failure of
many so-called Western farm mort
gage companies and the older invest
ment companies of the state are of the
original type and might perhaps be
more accurately described as mort
gage companies They are engaged in
making loans upon real estate and sell
bonds secured by real estate mort
cages to investors.
During the past year the total re-
sources of the investment companies
show greater proportionate growth
than any other class of financial insti-
tutions, the resources of the invest
ment companies at the close of last
year having been $55,079,104 and their
resources at the close of the year 1918
$95, 400, 400. an increase of nearly rs
per cent.