Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-27
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the United 1921 will be very different
from what is has been during 1920.
This opinion of James S Alexander president the
National Bank Of Commerce New York Of the greatest financial
authorities Of the day Says he further what
look forward otherwise in 1921;
Certain specific factors clearly recognizable the chief
bank credit during the past year and there
every for believing they will be powerfully operative
in the year
While has contraction of non-iqud and
speculative elements Of bank credits there has been continued
pano the extended business needs This
explains why although mid October operative
the total volume Of credit better conditions sight the
banking 1t because there had been this marked i'm
Provement in the quality OF credit
~WE may hope shall 1921 see national trans
poaon breakdown which added large portion to the i'm
pairment of credit
Again may expect that there viii be the violent
changes and that therefore commercial credit will be employed
for of commodity speculation to the
Finally expect that prices and the production of
goods will be coordaed closely normal public demands
and the should arise such large unqudaed
stocks period of sagnaton.
with these factors absent or reduced in degree it should be
possible for business find ample for financing their
aons and make their calculations with the definite
that the of credit will not be prhbe while the supply be
relied upon all legitimate demands
The situation far from normal The continued lack of
public buying has made impossible for commodities and for
lines of merchandise become reasonably qudaed and the
be completed until buying becomes active
and production is again demanded"
POSSIBLY the advice increase production literally handed
the early days of 1920, overdone maybe it
widely directed toward channels for the
production of bugaes hodups bank obbees and pockpk
ing during the was simply phenomenal Robbers never before
from statistics accumulated under the auspices of the burglars under
writer's association.
So ambitious burglars 1920 that few any, under
writer's will show profit upon the business Many OF them
report loss ratio of 100 cent That is they paid to bur
glars victims all received premiums from poyhoders Some
companies doing than that reports loss ratio OF
In ordinary when burglars are less enteprng
policemen wachfuhe loss about As
Underwriters place the blame police axy and inefen-
Not that they believe burglars should have been caught
but that police forces should have handled the
goods system capab Burglar underwriters that
the check make impossible for crooks to
dispose of stolen until this done they crime
be held down by aesng robbers by Furnishing them
long there for dpong of stolen goods Until these
closed robbers will take the places vacated by
and imprisonment
NOV that public among topics of converse
the home here something worth talking this
in the family forum.
may be represented in the Harding cabinet
Raymond Robins Chicago who conferred with the president
elect the other day being mentioned possible secretary la
Dor in the new administration.
Mrs Robins being frequently mentioned for secretary
Of public welfare the department Harding
This might be honong family city and
much the distribution of public Offices of Importance but might
not be bad idea.
What do think?
EoW far the have officially recognized the Importance
child welfare work brought the annual of the
Chdren Bureau of the u Department of Labor AT pres
IS have created child hygiene child welfare
Before organized effort for such divisions
of the Chden Year Campaign only eight had such d
visions
New Jersey has appropriated $l50OoO year
hygiene division This the largest budget far adopted by any
state but bun with only appropriations through the
cooperation of medical public health and social welfare
TONS fave tee able carry out plans OF health work
Buting-n to be world wide fad rancn'en find de-
horner handy tool
At the lack of easier for Santa Claus
to cover the territory
Can you the irony standing in the lobby of the
Washington union and hoeng Happy New Year at the
throng of outgoing ofice-hoders.