Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
PROGRESS IN STUDY
0E:UNEMPtOYMENT
Nationwide Survey by en-
cheering Council Includes
Industrial Depressions.

Rapid progress in the nationwide
cycles is reported by the American
Engineering Council Of the Federated
American Engineering Societies,
whose thirty member societies direct
ed the work of $50 groups Of engi-
neers in every part of the country in
cooperation with the Presidents
conference on unemployment under
the craftsmanship of Herbert Hoover.
Local sections of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers" In
fifty-ope industrial centers as well
as the local sections of the American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers are aiding in the accumu-
latlOn OF. vast amount of data on
cyclfcalp depressionS which is being
assembled at the headquarters of the
business cycle committee of the fed
Grafton. 719 18th street.
Report Now Under Way.
Under the central control of steer
ing committee. composed of members
of the Washington Society of Engi-
neers, this data. resulting from the
hrst survey of its kind ever made in
this country. is being whipped into
shape here so as TO form compre-
hensive exposition of the ascertaIna-
Bile facts of idleness and business
depreSSions.
Cities in which member societies Of
the American Engineering Council
are CARRYING on the survey among
the industries, and which repre-
sent regional conters of the coun-
Gil. include New York. Cleveland,
Buffalo. Dallas Chicago. Detroit, Nash
vile. Des Moines. st. Louis. Boston,
birmingham, Brooklyn, Duluth. Mil
Maukee, Grand Rapids. Spokane.
Topeka. Baltimore. New Orleans. Co
lumbus. Ohio: Montpelier. Vt; st.
Joseph. Mo-: Utica, n Y; James
town. y. Y; York. Pa. and Wash
ington, ID. c.
Results Soon to he known.
Results of the survey will be set
forth at meeting OF the executive
board of the American Engineering
Council 10 be held in Pittsburgh
May 20 and 81. Leading engineers
from many states will be present and
Dean Mortimer Z. Cooley of the Uni
versity of Michigan. president of the
council will preside. Other matters
to come UP will be the project to
establish a national department of
public works. patent legislation, re-
forestation. radio legislation. and
international engineering congress.
work periods in continuous indus
tries, jurisdictional awards and labor
disputes and international engineer
Ming development.
The steering committee of the
which is handling the data gathered
by the business cycle investigators,
is composed of J. II. Van wagenen,
chairman, international boundary
commission, Washington; a. c. Oil
plant. secretary, Washington Society
NJ ~ RI
of the Federated American Engineer
ing Societies. Washington: Edwin F.
Wendt. consulting engineer, Wash
ipgton: Winslow Hobart Herschel.
associate physicist United States bu-
reau of standards. Washington.
Data On Business Cycles.
The data sheet for the study of
business cycles of alternate periods
Of prosperity and depression aims 10
plans have been tried by Industrial
establishments 10 provide against
unemployment and to stabilize pro-
duction during recurring periods of
depression; what special effort is
made to stabilize production and en-
ployment throughout the business
cycle and what devices have proved
successful; use made of statistical
information basis for studying
and forecasting business conditions:
mutation during PERIODS OF pros
perity to take care of the continu-
alton Of the business during subse-
quent depression when interest rates
are high and capital scarce: planning
of the construction work ahead to
secure advantage of the lower costs
of material and labor during times
of depression; plans for the relief of
employees who have been laid off
during slack times: unemployment
insurance or depression insurance.
Legislative Bills Opposed.
The committee on procedure of the
federation has authorized the COM
mittee on patents to oppose the pas
sage of the Stanley and Ladd bills.
President Cooley has outlined to the
committee developments regarding
possible work Of the federation in re-
forestation. This matter, IL was an
nounced, is assuming a very favorable
aspect.
The committee on procedure has
authorized the executive secretary to
employ counsel for the purpose of
having the federatit incorporated
by the federal government. The COM
mittee has voted that the Federated
American Engineering Societies should
participate in developing the plans
for a national conference board for
construction industries.
FvnFnr DEALT ACT