The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-09-22
MAKES SURVEY
Of NATIONAL
CONDITIONS

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Franklin X. Lane. former secre.
tary Of the interior. today issued
Q statement. making public . sum.
mary Of what he calls "the first
comprehensive. carcfully-made and
approximately accurate picture Of in
austrial. agricultural. financial and
political conditions throughout the
United States"
II discovers In the foreground. he
says, that both major political parties
have overlooked the greatest issue
IN the public mind. which 10 ths cost
Of living. il also shows, he states.
that the country 10 on . sound eco
nomic basis. with the wave Of extra.
vagsnce subsiding. saving inereasins,
vholesalers and retailers optimistic
over the winter outlook. and . grow
ing disposition for hard work, al
though the individual productivity Of
labor IL not Jet showing much evi.
dence Of increase.
Mr.. Lanes statement summarizes
asurvey made through 800 field rep
rsssntatives Of the Fidelity and De-
posit company Of Maryland and cov-
- every section Of the country.
11anufaetnrsrs. merchants. chambers
- commerce. bankers. lawyers. .busi-
80 men and farmers we're question:
- In the effort to mirror the imme-
diats economic and political situstion
and obtain consensus Of representa-
tive opinion a. to the future. The
replies from all localities were made
ultansously BY telegraph.
In preface to his analysis Of the
survey. Mr.. Lane says:
with the presidential election but
six weeks away and the winter rapid
y approaching. many thoughtful
people stand hesitant and undecided.
having difficulty because OF the gen.
eral lack Of knowledge Of business
outside their own locality
or interests. The general tendency
has been to see what the next man
thinks. with the uncomfortable feel
ing that his guess 10 no better than
another's. ] believe for this reason.
the picture. presented In the tabulat-
cd analysis made by the Fidelity and
Deposit company. IL Of interest to
every business man and other voter. |
While It is not. OF course. perfect In |
detail and exact in prophecy. It Is as
clear and valuable a conspectus OF
present conditions as can be gath
cred"
Under the heading OF Industrial
conditions. Mr.. Lane says: "Econom- /
ically. the United States is shown to
be better off than any other country
In the world. There is no evidence /
Of idleness. Our people have the I
opportunity to work and are at work. !
There is no shortage OF raw ma
terial sufficient to curtail production Z
reported from any cf the nine geo.
graphical districts into which the
country was divided for the purpose
Of the survey. Only In the district
Minnesota. the Dakotas.
Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska and Wiscon-
sin In there evidence of a lack of
orders. New England industries re-
port q number OF cancellations. but
here. as elsewhere, manufacturers
lre we'll filled with calls for their
products.
transportation conditions are i'm
proving everywhere and q substan-
ial reduction In the freight car
hortase 10 reported In every district
xcspt In the Rocky Mountain states.
. the southwest and in the district
ncludins Kentucky. Tennessee. Ala
anna and Mississippi. slthosgh an
Improvement II noted in the latter
istrict. II
"A shortage of coal and the failure
labor TO increase individual pro- !
acitvity appear 40 be the only two /
favorable aspects In the immediate T,
dustrial situation. The Rocky q
ountain and Pacific states report a c
Efficient supply Of fuel. All other {
ctiona of the country are feeling q
shortage. but II q apparently