Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-25

During the past year conditions
have been better on the Pacific Coast
than IN any other part OF the country.
Mr.. Babson has explained this by |
showing that tho present depression
started In tho East I'm December, 1913,
reached Ohio In the latter part OF
1920 and is now conferred In the Noun |
tain States. With tho exception OF
the northwest tho depression area has
not been felt TO any great extent on
tho Pacific Coast. This, no says. Is
tho primary reason why California is
still prosperous. He. however. gives
another reason which no illustrates
ms follows: "a real estate man from
Los Angeles WAS travelling In ono OF
the southern States. He happened TO
be In n small town In which Funeral
wns being held for one OF the leading
citizens. out of respect 10 one OF MS
friends who was going to the funeral
he went along also After the local
preacher had read the service and
made some laudatory remarks regard
, ing tho deceased he followed an olo
| custom OF asking any one present 10
add such words az they felt moved
| to say. No one seemed TO be moved
| to add anything TO the eulogy. After
sofne moments OF embarrassing
silence, the stranger from California
rose and spoke as follows: II did no,
know tho deceased and hence cannot
say anything for or against him, but
I do know California and I want TO
take this opportunity OF telling you
all what a fine state X is" he there
l IT, AL. In "
the assets OF his State.
This simple story forcibly Illus
trates a great factor in tho prosperity
OF the south Pacific states The
people Of California believe in adver-
Using. They have organized asso-
Citations TO sell this State and It's prod
ucts. We have been taught to cal
: California oranges instead Of Florida
oranges We eat California raisin'
instead OF louisiana rice. We lool
toward California for the perfect eli
mate when several other localities
doubtless have climates Just as good
I'm spite OF the 40 per cent loss IL
their fruit crop duo TO freeze las
February. and so per cent loss II
tourist crop. due TO the depression II
tho east. California has kept on sd
vertising. Instead OF going into
, seriou. depression II has managed q
execute n sidewise movement.
washington and Oregon have no
Jared so well during tho past year
Conditions I'm these two States hav'
, Illustrated once more tho Fundamental
, law that depressions start in the norti
and east and continue to work souti
and west. LAUNDERING. the chief in
dustry OF these States, has for som'
time been in depression. II ha'
been operating as low az so per cen
Of tia normal capacity.
The ebb tide in this particular IN
dustry has been caused by unfavor'
able building conditions and the fac
that the freight rates are not equi'
table. The lumber industry in Thu
. section is over 1000 to $500 mile
from It's largest markets. The rail- rat
increases of 1920 gave tremendous ad
vantages to the southern lumoerrnei
, in markets long shared with the west
, eru interests. Some adjustment ha
been made TO be sure and OF cours
the situation will be eventuan
righted.
Extraordinarily the Pacific north
west has been doing very well. Lax
California. associations have bee
: formed TO market its products. Wash
lngton apples arc cold in every cit
in the country, and are the only apple
= that I know OF which are sold unde