The Washington herald., 1922-10-07
NEICHBOR STATES
REPORT HEALTHY
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Cows. Trinkle and Ritchie
Predict Period of
Prosperity.
SEE NEED OF ROADS
Old Dominion Particularly
Feels Inadequate Trans
portation System.
SEE NEED OF ROADS


ahead In building construction.
virginia and Maryland report
healthy conditions in their re-
spsctivs States
Governor z. Lee Trinkls OF vir-
ginia in q recent address said;
The determination to go for
ward. which Is the common hsri-
tage OF every normal man. 10 no
less the will of the State. The
power of this will 10 measured by
the character OF Its oitiEenship. for
II 10 simply the expression of that
character; and progress IN industry.
in education. In government, In
service to mank nd. 10 proof OF Its
existence.
IF i mistake not the spirit of
Virginia today. II IL to advance all
along the line. The Virginia Of
Washington and Jefferson. Of Henry
and Mason. OF Marshall and Msdi-
son. of Lee and Jackson. the Vir-
& MIA which emerged from the civil
war reconstruction with spirit un-
broken. faces the problems of
world war readjustment with con-
fidence and optimism.
Year of Revival
The year OF 1921 was one of
business depression. The year of
1922 is one of business revival.
General conditions this year will
far exceed those Of any year since
the late war. while reports from
all over the State indicate that
crops are n excellent condition
and that soon the fields will be
white with harvest The benefi-
cent results to all the people OF
the State of the SO per cent reduc-
ion in the tax on Intangible per-
sUnal property. made by the last
General Assembly. already appar-
ent. vii become more apparent as
time passes.
To me II seems that Virginia's
greatest present need-indeed. the
SOuth's greatest present needs
adequate transportat on facilities.
\ complete system of improved
highways bringing together our
people as into one great family.
supplement- ng the railroads, or
furnishing quick means of inter-
communication in those sect ons
where means do not now exist. will
do more to increase the value If
our lands. to stimulate agricultural
and Industrial development. and to
add 10 the material prosperity OF
i've State. than any other one
thing.
Greater efficiency In public edu-
cation espec ally in the rural sec
uus. depend also in large measure
upon improved highways. 1t is the
r.-ht of every ch Id to be within
easy reach of a public school The
'i-hway reorganization act of this
YEAR was a forward step. and con-
>i!tutes. is hoped. an earnest ef-
fort that funds will soon be made
available to carry out a progressive
I"t conservative plan OF road
building
Maryland Prosperous.
Governor Albert e. Ritchie. of
III T'!ari. has this to say:
tt = state Of Maryland, with
baltimore rs its metropolis is Ce-
y, lopiuS more and more into an in
~ fri~l : 1'r. This is evidenced BY
III" drift of population into the lead
iu- industrial ccpjers Of the State.
tbs accumulation uf population n
rH" manufacturing cities is not due
'u' Z" tho I.I=ratiru of Marvlaud
country lads to Baltimore. Cumber-
land. HaEerstuwu ana other Of the
larger towns on the eastern and
western shores. but it is due also
." the incoming "f outside labor
which is attfa ;rd here by Our ex-
pandiUE Industrial growth,
This is attcstrd 10y the % per
cent increase in the average num-
h'r of gu" waE,. - % ~ which Las
marked reccrt years. Actual wages
81 1t
Increased $50 per cent This has
been accompanied by the rather re-
markable record Of nearly I15 per
cent InCreas" in our manufacturing
capital TIL" output Of manufac-
turSd products. within that same
peri"d. shows su increase Of about
l&@ per cent IN value
Taking the number of wage
carriers rs tine basis nf measuring
their ranking Importance in the
state. the f"Iluving list represents
the manufacturing lines which have
won IN industrial leadership in
Mary land. no ono Of which employs
loss than I."oo persons. many run
about 10000 and some exceed $4,000:
Shipbuildin=. mems clothing, cars
and railroad shop repairing. can
ming. iron and steel work. tinware.
foundry and machine shop products.
mems furnishing goods, stamped
and enamel ware. cotton goods pro-
ducts. fertilizers. confectionery and
ice cream. wOmen's clothing. skirts.
printing and book publishing to-
bacCO products. bakery products.
sIauEhterinE and meat packing.
paper and wood pulp. boxes
Cwooden). boxes Cpaper). furniture.
planning mill products. straw hats.
lumber products. glass products.
brick. terra Gotta and fire brick
products.
of the factories operating in the
state. 90 per cent have an output OF
less than $1,000 each: 30 per cent
have an output ranging between
$4,000 and 100000 each: 25 per cent
have an output ranging between
100000 and 100000 each: 13 per
cent have an output ranging be-
tween 100000 and 100000 erch: =
per cent have an output ranging
between 100000 and $1,000. 900
each. and per cent have an output
over s1.OOO.OOO.
Fine Dwellings