The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-05-09

defense apnoAnces its readiness to
wsrld the information contained In
the volumlnous collection of data
brought together. classified, indexed'
ard partly digested by its reconstruc-
ton reseo7ch division. 1t also offers
the services CT this division in the
procurement of such further special
information as may be desired ana
which may aid In the reorganization
of industry and the resumption or
trade, or which may in any other
manner promote progress in the recon
struction.
Just what the information here Of
fercd consists of may be Indicated best
by reference to some of It's sources ana
by mention OF a few subjects under
which the material Is subclassified
Official Information-The division
has undertaken to chart all the fed
cral official bodies that have point
of contact with rehabilitation or re-
construction, and to possess first-hnnd,
up-to-date information as to accom-
pIishments and plans of each such body
or bureau. Furthermore, through its
"field service" branching out into ISL
600 state, county, and community or
ganizations. including some 1000 wom-
ems units, the division Is enabled 10
maintain direct contact with every
sort of state and local reconstruction
activity in the land. A digest Is kept
of state reconstruction news.
Foreign Reconstruction-The divi-
sion has access to every important re-
port of foreign reconstruction activity,
this country.
Domestic Business Background-The
division has official contact with all
the war administration boards, bu-
reaus, and investigation commission, as
well as with the federal departments
themselves. Thus 1t has access to
a great deal of statistical and other
unpublished information. ranging all
the way from domestic prices data
and production estimates, wage data
labor supply problems to notes or
foreign production, the foreign labor
and emigration situation, foreign mar
ket conditions. and finance. The diyi
sion has advlces e...tO which industries
and Which sections Of our country are
picking up and making their recon
struction readjustments the more
promisingly. or course such n range
of information. covering physical re
sources and available goods, the money
and credit outlook, relative price ant
price tendencies foreign prospects, ant
the trend of actual business develop
ment as represented by reports o.
current projects and undertaking
throughout the United States-such ,
survey must tend to yield more reHa
bic impressions as to what the FIJI
ture may be expected to bring thai
can be derived from the more restrict
ed basis of judgment of the average
business group.
Devices of Clipping Bureaus.
Public Opinion and General Infor
mation--The division has It's own clip
ping bureau, supplemented by tn
service of the clfief commercial clip
ping bureaus. Thus ii is enabled t
sift practically everything in publ
print that has bearing upon ar
phase OF reconstruction. All this ma
terlai is classified indexed. and mad
res.dv For reference. The industr;
or financial organization or trad
paper that chooses to tap this resourc
will no doubt find unexpected store
of information. From the siftings c
It's incoming information the diyisio
issues daily digest of reconstructio
news, intended primarily for the Us
of the council and government bl
rcaus. but available also TO other II
stitutions whose relations to recoI
neutrality-suspicious. are such as to eI
title Them to the service.
In thus proposing to extend its SER
ice, the council opens to the bushes
public probably the largest ana mos
complete assembly of up-to-the-mlnui
reconstruction information in exis
cnse. The undertaking also impll,
the proffer to industry and commerC