Evening star., 1922-11-07
END0F CAMPAIGN
HELP TO BUSINESS
Slogan "Wait Until After
Election" Always Slows
Up Nations Trade.
BY J. c. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November THE
business men Of the country yawned
and stretched with relief today. not
because they did not have to so to
their desks. but because the election
season was about over. Most busi-
| ness mon will stop and watch the
political parades both hguratively
| and actually, but they breathe more
freely when business traffic 10 NOV
ing again.
There can be no doubht that cleo
tion time checks trade to an appre-
eiabIe extent: It provides an oppor,
is many times difficult to overcome.
| But in reality the influence OF the
prospective makeup of Congress- Is
more f1gurative than real. Few
business men have anything to ask
They have taken even less interest
this year than usual. At least the
Importance placed on the election
has not been sufficient to coax many
contributions from the "one way
pockets" of business
Relief ms Election Passes.
Tire signs Of relief today. therefore.
I
bus ness is free from the injunction,
wait until after election" for an
other two years. no matter who is
victorious at the polls. Business is
good and is getting better. and bust
ness men ask nothing more than a
fact.
Even though conditions are good. how
ever. business men, big and small are
exercising extreme care in expenditures
and overhead. A member OF one of
the largest firms of court reporters in
large corporations were more careful
OF incidental expenditures than ever be-
fore. Companies which have been ac-
customed to order dozens of copies of
court proceedings in cases in which
!; they had an interest now are buying
one copy in conjunction with other in
terests in the case and passing il
around.
Competition IL Keen.
Competition OF the keenest kind is
forcing similar care in every line OF
business endeavor.
The bureau Of engraving and printing
turning out record numbers Of
stamps to meet demand from all over
'he country. Several hundred million
OF various demonstrations are being
printed daily. Post office officials max Z
no attempt to account for this unpre-
.eueitcu 'aIl except as the result OF
better business conditions.
Many Of the stamps shipped are
going on letters which start When
may I expect delivery Of goods or
dered?' most of these letters are still
answered indefinitely The freight
car shortage is more acute today tina n
ever in the history OF this country
The number of cars ordered is over
1000 greater than cars avai.a bic.
Election day. with its mom.ntary
check to mine and mill and factory
production. is regarded as a boon by
the carriers. who welcome even this
momentary breathing space.
Building Being Pushed.
The cotton. wool and silk markets
all have suffered slight checks as a
result of the holiday. In cotton and
wool the halt was welcome. as it gave
selling agents chance to confer with
mills as to the possible trend Of tex
tile prices in view OF the steady ad-
vance In raw staples. In building
operations. not even the holiday
served TO slow operations Plans are on
file today IN Brooklyn alone for over
10000 dwellings to house over 100000
persons. In Chicago over $4,000 more
apartment buildings already have
been put up this year than were built
in the corresponding period OF 1921.
a further rise in building costs is pre-
dicted.