The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-20

Washlngton-Th council of national
defense announces its readiness to
place at the command of the business
world the information contained in
the voIuminous collection Of data
brought together. classified, indexed.
and partly digested by its reconstruc-
ton research division. 1t also offers
the services of this division In the
procurement of such further special
Information as may be desired and
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
struction.
Just 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 subclassiied:
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-,o-date information as to accom-
plishments and plans Of each such body
or bure;" Furthermore, through its
field ser &C." branching out into 1884,
600 stat, county, and community or
ganizatioi.s, including some 1000 wom-
ems units, the division Is enabled TO
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 dlvi-
sion has access to every important re-
port of foreign reconstruction activity,
proposed or accomplished, that reaches
this country. 1t also has access to the
best information there Is on foreign,
commercial, Industrial. and financial
conditions and prospects A digest Is
kept OF foreign reconstruction news.
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 II has access e
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unpublished information, ranging all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 dlvi
sion has advices as TO which industries
and which sections of our country mr.,
picking up and making their recon
struction readjustments the more
promislngly. or course such rang'
OF information, covering physical re
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 o
current projects and undertaking
throughout the United States-such
survey must tend TO yield more rella
bic impressions as TO what the fu
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 its own cllr
ping bureau, supplemented by IN
service Of the chief commercial cllr
ping bureaus. Thus It is enabled I
sIft practically everything in publ
print that has bearing upon an
phase OF reconstruction. All this ma
terlal is classified indexed, and mad
ready for reference. The industrial
or financial organization or trad