Evening journal., 1920-09-21
,ondItIons. Mr.. Lane savs:

conditions, Mr.. Lane saws:
Economically. the United States Is
shown TO be better on than any other
country in the world. There is no
evidence OF idlencss. our people have
the opportunity to work and are at
work.
There Is no shortage Of raw mate
rial sufficient TO curtail production re-
ported from any OF the nine geOgraph-
ical districts into which the country
was divided for the purpose Of the
survey only ln The district including
| Minnesota, the DakOias. Iowa. Kansas.
/ Nebraska and Wisconsin is there eyi-
dence OF a lack OF orders New Eng
land Industries report a number OF
cancellations. but there. as elsewhere.
Manufacturers are well filled with.calls
| for their products.
Transportation conditions are i'm
proving everywhere and a substantial
I reduction I'm the freight car shortage
| Is reported in every disiri-t except in
/ the Rocky Mountain states. In the
/ Southwest aud iq The district includ-
/ ing Kentucky Tennessee, Alabama anu
/ Mississippi. although an improvement
/ Is noted in the latter district.
Labor Below Standard.
"A shortage Of coal and The failure
/ OF labor 90 increase individual produc-
iviiy appear 10 be ihg only Two un-
| favorable aspects In The immediate
/ industrial situation. The Rocky Noun
/ tain and Pacific Staies report suill-
cient supply OF fuel. All other SEQ
tions of the country are feeling tne
| shortage. but 10 is apparently least
/ felt hy the South Atlantis states.
Although labor is costlsg still
more than 10 did last year. 10 appar-
emily is producing no more. Wugcs
have advanced from 30 10 30 per cent
lin ihn last f. months and yet nONher,
is there reported Increase In prOduc-
iiviiy per man. ] ann not expecting
That the cost OF labor will fan on
even In the worst OF times, TO its pre-.
war stage. for ] believe that the rea
dinerental between directing labor
and manual labor viii never dgdn D
as great as 10 has been.
$50 far as the distribution or lano'
lis concerned. the situation natlonail'
iappears tO be well equalIzed. a short
lage OF labor is found only in The Md
Idle and south Atlantic states and th
is largely OF unskilled WORKERS. IL
lthe rest Of the country the deinanl
and supply appear balanced. only ll
some sections Of the Middle Aianln
STATES is any unemployment Reported
and this is In certain or lne -hi
Trades. chiefly the building ana snip
building trades.
Farmers Prosperous.
Agriculture is generally rccokhl@.
ns fhe backbone OF the country am
the farming situation Is eNcehehl
from no section has an uniaN NodrDl J.
report been received. our ldrii.'I
appear everywhere 90 be in 700 nap
pv a mood TO permit al this tim, ,l
cynicism, the farmer is always siuiii,l
, bling" They are we'll supplied Wll
funds from the sale OF mis- yea
crops, but they are wise ID ll1t VIZ
know that more favorable maVAe.in
conditions sOuh be- created.
"The recent drop in grain prices
: reno. ted to have had no cue,t eAtel
, in ihe Rocky I1laiain Slales. fSe,r.N
, --s of Illinois. iuulana, M.cligdn, Nl'
, cOnsin and 0tr,s Central STATES ut
T, Withholding grain.
Z "There Us great encnrrageHle u
. however. 90 be drawn from the rag
that In only one OF ihe nine geograpI
/ ical divisions, the Rocky Mountain
/ has there been a decrease in bank ~
) pOsiis during the last six m0nu
While the general increase Include
! corporation deposits, Individual sa'
! ings accounts show a more marked in
Z prOvement everywhere. This seen
- to show clearly that the orgy
spending and extravaganza is over.
] ! "DiscOunling OF bills by industri