The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-05-23

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defense announces It's readiness TO
place at the command Of the business
world the Information contained In
the volumlnous collection Of data
brought together, classified, indexeti.
and partly sligested by lis reconstruc-
tion research division. II also offers
the services of this division In the
procurement Of such further special
Information as may be desired and
which may aid In IN. reorganization
of Industry and the resumption OF
trade. or which may In any other
manner promote progress In the recon.
sifncfion.
just what the Information here Of
fered consists OF may he Indicated best
by reference to some OF Its sources and
nv mention OF few subjects under
which The material IN stibclnsslfled
0fiicinl InformntionThe division
has undertaken to chart NIL the fed
eral official bodies that have a point
of contact with rehabilitation or re-
construction. and to possess first-hand,
piishments and plans of each such body
or burean. Furthermore. through Its
.-fieid service" branching out into 1884,
On state. county. and community or
xanixationS. including some 1000 wom-
ems units. the division IL enabled 10
maintain direct contact with every
sort ~ state and local reconstruction
activity In the land. A digest Ii kept
Of state reconstruction news.
Foreign Reconstruction--Thc diu-
sion has access to every important re-
p0rt Of foreign reconstruction activity.
proposed or accomplished. that reaches
this country.
Domestic business Background--The
division has official contact with all
the war administration boards. bu-
reaus. and investigation commission. az
well ns with the federal departments
themselves Thus It has access to
q great deal Of statistical and other
unpublished Information, ranging all
the way from domestic prices datn
and production estimates. wage data.
labor supply problems; to notes on
foreign production. the foreign labor
md emigration situation. foreign mar
ket conditions. and finance. The dlvi.
niUn has advlces ns TO which Industries
ana which sections Of our country nre
picking up and making their recon
struciion readjustments the more
promisingly. OF course such 4 range
of information. covering physical re-
sources and available goods. the money
and credit outlook. relative price and
price tendencies. foreign prospects. and
che trend OF actual business develop
ment as represented by reports Of
current projects and undertakings
throughout the United States~-such a
survey must tend 10 yield more relia.
bile impressions ms to what the fu-
tnre may be expected to bring than
cen be- derived from the more restrict.
- basis of Judgment OF the average
business group,
Devices o. Clipping Bureaus.
Public Opinion and General Infor-
Srntion~-The division has Its own clip
ping bureau. supplemented by the
service of the chief commercial clip.
ping BUREAUS Thus II IL enabled To
sift practically eyerythin. In public
print that has bearing upon any
phase Of reconstruction. All this ma.
t.rial Il classified. indexed. and made
ready for reference. The industrial
or financial organization or trade
paper that chooses To tap this resource
will no doubt ilnd unexpected stores
of Information. From the siftings OF
Its Incoming Information the division
issues daily digest Of reconstruction
news. intended primarily for the use
or the council and government bu.
reaus. but available also 10 other In.
stitutlons whose relations 10 recon.
ssruc,ion problems are such as to en-.
title them to the service.
In thus proposing To extend It's serv.
ice. the council opens TO the business
public probably the largest aud most
.~snpiete assembly OF ulsto- the minute
reconstruction information In exist.
cn-t The Undertaking also implies
The psafrer to Industry aud commerce.