Evening star., 1919-12-31
SURE INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY TOGO ON
Committee on Statistics of
u. S. Chamber of Com
merce So Predicts.

Sustained Industrial activity is the
prediction o. the committee ON sta
tistics of the Chamber Of Commerce
CT the United States. which today is
sued its regular end-ot- -the-year re-
view of business ard crop conditions
The committee emphasizes the
hopefulness of the manufacturing in
dustry generally. which. although en-
countering constant labor troubles
and shortag. of fuel and mater ais,
has orders in excess of its capacity
for production within any reasonable
time
'Among the vast numbers OF retail
Dealers saws the report, "there
seems 70 be a confidence in the con-
tinuation. at least until another har-
vest. OF the present great demand for
commodities Of all kinds, because of
the uuexanpled strength of the agri-
cultural situation.
"On the whole the farming conainu-
mites are prosperous because Of the
high prices Of their products. and their
liberal spending is he backbone and
sustaining power OF the present vol
lime of business in much the greater
part OF the country. The farmer is
huying Hberaliy and intelliGeutly He
IS prying more automobiles. more
tractors. more poultry, more hlooded
cattle. more farm implements and ma
chinery, more gasoline engines and
eiectric-lightlng plants for his dwell
ing house and buildings He is pay
ing cash mostly ard also paying off
what comparatively few mortgages
remain"
Crops Damaged in South.
OF the general crop situation the
committee saws that rain did muci,
damage in the south and in the
southern portion OF some of the cen
trai states to urharvestea crops. re-
ducinS the yield and irrpairing quail
1ty- Cotton was DAMAGED as were
corn and rice. Rains in the wheat
belt cut the area planted in the fall
10 % per cent less than the record
acreage planted last year. The ground
lost to winter wheat viii go to other
crops. Including corn and oats.
Even without the handicap of un-
favorable weather" says the report.
however. there would have been a
materially reduced winter wheat
realized that the heyday of winter
wheat production at high prices was
over for the present whatever may
be the currency and repetition Of
lost much of their potency of late
The conditions Of gro Wing wheat.
saws the report. averaged lower Iha1
last year. due to the excessive rain
fall OF other crops and Yields the
report says hat peanuts did not q,
SO we'll last season: the high price of
sugar brought heavy crop OF sor-
ghgm and cane sirups; the apple
crop vas a sarge one
Great activity in building. Is rerort-
ed in sections except where crop fall
ures were extensive; soft coal mining
is in poor shape. in contrast to the
mining of hard coal: copper mining
is in POOR state: silver mining is do
ing We'll; oil production is good
The report Is signed by A. ". Doug
las of st Louis. Chairman. and by
the following other members:
n. Poss Hill president of the J-ni-
American Telephone and TELEGRAPH
Company; N I. stone: Ia p. II Weld.
commercial research depa ~tment- Swift
& Co: ~. $. Wildman. professor of
economies. Leland Stanford Eniver-
City. and. Spnrgeon Bel'. head Of the
School of Business Training. Uni
yfrsity of Teas.
Acquire. wardrnan Park Hotel
The wartlnan Park Hotel Company,
incorporated under the laws of the state
of Virginia. has acquired through the
issue of a portion of its stock, the en-
equipment Of the Wardnan, Park Hotel,
situated on Woodley road, just west of
Connecticut avenue.
The new enterprise, which Is con-
troi!ed and managed exclusively bv
Washington men has authorized 81
oe0,000 pref red and st.oG0G0 COM
mon stock, Of which s., 600 GEO preferred
and 81. .73e. coo common has been issued
The management and operation of
the establishment ore under TIE personal
supervision of Mr. Wardnau. who is
the largest holder of the outstanding
common stociS of the company the con-
trcl Of which is owned by the officers
and directors.
The officers and directors Of the new
corporation include: Harry wardman.
NJ Syi,n-~,1=
Gent; James %. Hobbs second vice
president and treasurer: Hubert r.
ouiDter. secretary. and Daniel Thew
Wright, general counsel. The board Of
directors ire uaes Harry War1nlan.
James ID. Hobbs, f. l.. Stock, Thomas
p Bones Hubert r Quinter. c Ash
mead Fuller, NJ Elmer Dyer, resident
manager.