Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-02-19
SCRIMGEOUR BROS,
GEO. B. SKIDMORE,
GRANT GRAHAM.
AMERICAS FUTURE BRIGHT
GOVERNMENT BY HYSTERIA Il
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Re
publican Publicity Association, thru
its president, Hon. Jonathon Bourne
Jr., today gave out the following
statement from its Washington head
quarters:
During the past five years con
struction has been almost at stand
still in the United States. Construc
ton diminished even before the out
break of the war AS most men will
remember, and as all men can ascer
tain by looking at the files of com
mereial papers, there was marked
falling off in building permits ir
practically all cities, following the in
auguration of the Democratic admin
istration in 1918. There was diaiy
position not to invest money in cosf1
struction in view of the unsound econ
omic legislation that was certain to
be enacted.
"The period of industrial depress
ion was followed by an abnorma
period of prosperity based upon wal
orders, so that war industries absorb
ed all available labor, making normal
construction impossible. Everything
in the line of peace time construction
was neglected. Home-building in
both city and country remained sta7
tionery. Railroads built no new
tracks and neglected repairs to their
property, such as renewing ties, re-
constructing bridges, buying new cars
etc. In almost every city the school
house facilities are inadequate. Office
building space does not near meet the
demand Enterprises requiring struc-
tural steel have deferred construction
owing to the fact that during the war
the steel mills were busy on war
orders.
"All these facts furnish the basis
for the prediction that for the next
three to five years, at least, there viii
be work for all who want it, and oc-
cupation for every useful enterprise !
1t will take not less than five billion
dollars expended in repairs and re-
construction to put the railroads back
on an efficient working basis. 1t will
take nearly half that sum to supply
this country with the needed resi-
dences to properly house its people |
While this reconstruction work isl
in progress, there will be ready mar
ket for all the farm products that
can be raised. The logging camps
the saw mills and planning mills, thd.
mines and foundries, the paper mills
the packing houses, the textile and
clothing mills, will all be working u
practically full capacity.
with all the manifest needs of the
country, and the almost unlimited
opportunity for useful service, thera
can be no excuse for idleness on tho
part of either labor or capital
unless the activities of bolshevist
shall brighten men of enterprisine
spirit from new undertakings.
"By their action at the polls il
November, 1918, the people Indicate.
their determination to return the gov
eminent to the control of the part.
! of rational, deliberate administrator
and to put an end to government b.
hysteria. The Senate has assure
the country that our affairs shall nj
be subordinated to the interests a
will of European powers. We SIX
make no supreme sacrifice Cong
ress is placing upon the statute bool
laws for the suppression of seditio
and anarchy. The people Of the coun
try have demonstrated that they wi
not longer acquiesce in class legis
lation and administration. After til
close of the present regime in 1872
we are to have government Of, by an
for all the people.
1.-THE future of America is bright.