American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-05-23

Wachington-The ce12s;l of national
defense a~nNoI,fces Its readiness 10
place at tie command of the business
wsrld the information contained In
the voluminous collection of data
brought together, classified, indeSeo'
and partly digested by Its reconstruc-
ton reseszch division. 1t also oifers
the services CT this division In the
procurement of such further special
information as may be desired n
which may aid In the reorganization
of industry and the resumption OF
trade, or which may in any other
manner promote progress in the recon
structlon.
lust what the information here OF
fered consists of may be Indicated best
by reference to some Of its sources and
by mention of q few subjects under
which the material Is suhclassitied:
Official Information-The division
has undertaken to chart all the fed
eral official bodies that have a point
of contact with rehabilitation or re
construction, and to possess first hand
up-to-date information MS TO accom-
| plishments and plans of each such'body
or bureau. Furthermore. through lis
field service" branching out into 1Si,
600 state, county, and community or
CARNATIONS, including some 1000 WON
ems units, the division is enabled &c
maintain direct contact with every
sort of state and local reconstruction
activity in the land. A digest is KEEP
of state reconstruction news.
Foreign ReconstructiOn-The divi
sion has access to every important re
proposed or accomplished, that reaches
this country.
Domestic business Background-Th'
division has official contact with al
the wal administration boards, bu
reaus, and investigation commission, n
well rs with the federal department
themselves. Thus 1t has access t.
Il great deal of statistical and othe
unpublished information, ranging al
the way from domestic prices dat
and production estimates, wage data
labor supply problems; TO notes OF
foreign production, the foreign labo
and emigration situation, foreign MAJ
ket conditions, and finance. The div
sion has advices as to which industrle
and which sections of our country ar
picking up and making their recon
struction establishments the NOR
promisingly. OF course such a rang
Of information, covering physical r.
sources and available goods, the none
and credit outlook, relative price an
price tendencies, foreign prospects, an
the trend OF actual business develop
ment as represented by reports {
current projects and undertaking
throughout the United States-such
survey must tend to yield more relii
BILE impressions as to what the fl
ture may be expected to bring tina
ed basis OF judgment Of the averag
business group.
Devices Of Clipping Bureaus.
Public Opinion and General Info
mation-The division has It's own clil
ping bureau, supplemented by III
service of the chief commercial clll
ping bureaus. Thus II is enabled
sift practically everything In publ
print that has a bearing upon al
phase OK reconstruction. All this mi
tcrial is classified, indeXcd, and mad
ready FOR reference. The industrli
or financial organization or traC
paper that chooses to tap this resourC
will no doubt find unexpected store
of information. From the siftings
its incoming information the divisit
issues a daily digest Of rcconstructic
news, intended primarily for the Il.
Of tine council and government b
reaus, but available also 10 other I
stitutions whose relations to reco
structiOn problems are such as to e
title them to the service.
In thus proposing to extend It's ser
ice, the council opens to the busine
public probably the largest 0nd mo
complete assembly of up-to-tlie-minu
reconstruction information in exi'
ence. The undertaking also impli
the profer to industry and CONNER