The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-15
.BABsON DISCUSSES STRIKES AND
PROBABLE EFFECT ON BUSINESS
sArs sus1nrss MEN SHOULD NOT
GET PAINT NEAETED BECAUs1
or rnEsENr srKrxEs
f,ov Of Duansss II RseArdso But MAJ
Sses Are Tot Being Destroyed


Special DISPATCH To Tho lnsHliisercer.
Wellesley Hills 81. Mass. April 1t
-Are coal strikes. textile strikes. men
clothing strikes. responsible for The MI
sSx OK n business during the last lew
SSeis
ArAwerrnE ,h,t question and the gen
srsl question ct whether recent INDUS
Trial unres. viii postpone prosperity oy
q c,L. yea-. Roger W. Saoso:. status
!. ii, "a. Outlines the situation as fo.IoUs'
'Eusinass men should no; get rant
hearted because OF these strikes. Strikes
are NOT always an economic ,oss II
The country were today using Goa! As
n,xt rs II could pc mined and the coai
ss-iks resulted in shutting down fae-
tories. such strike would be an eco
monte les.. Strikes. however. which oc-
cur durinH ysrioda OF depression are
ast economic .loSsos. It is no; ar eco
ascic los, % nave this coai strike con-
iinue until :ha great surplus stocks OF
COS; are ussd Up Il - not an economic
,cSs 10 lave the textile scr!Hc continue
10 long as the supply ~ Manufactured
Goods exceeds The demaGd. We arc
simply uHnE our surplus stock AND tue
unemployment - coming AL q; once IN
lunches Instead Of being distributed
over n long period.
az strike today in most induatries -
rood deal ike dAmminE stream OF
wafer. The water % not destroyed ou'
Il Il simply SEEING held back. The water
could De damned for month or three
months rOut when the dam hna!y IS
opened che water will flow down stream
and do It's work. The situation IN the
hAsle industries today might be COM
pared with that stream OF water me
strikes arc having the effect OF dammlnS
up the now OF business: OF retardins the
now OF the stream but they are not oe-
SatroyinE tho markets. Until these re-
serve piles Of coal. cotton and ~odlch
goods. ard mems clothing are used up.
there - !ittie economic loss.
vsGthsr . Factor
"A factor that has retarded business
this spring Is the condition OF tho
weather. Reports from all sections OF
the country show that the weather the
last few weeks has been very unusual
To 4 certain extent irregular weather
conditions are al osdammtng the stream
You may delay the purchase OF tsat
new summer suit. but YOU will get II
lust the same. The weather IL great
factor In determining when women make
their purchases but does not ultimately
prevcnS sales. The weather this spring
has been very unsatisfactory from the
textile point of Wow. Probably no ono
thing would aid as much today In set
ting the textile strike in New England
as about two weeks OF good warm
weather.
Ns"Abother factor bearing upon this
same situation il the lateness OF Easter
this year Easter comes the 18TH or
April. which is very late. Easter or the
week before Easter. Is the opening OF
Aumber Of lines OF industry and this
latcncss Of Easter has delayed such
business. Hence. the cotton Industry 10
Quiet, the sales Of raw wool have fallen
%. Leather, household furnishings.
Jevelry and . number OF those .ndus-
tries which are closely connected with
the person and the home are exception
ally ouie, this spring and more so than
a-olnd the frst OF January.
/" yet. there Is moro activity today in
steel iron. copper. and the metals as
class than there has been for some
months The lumber market is in
stronger position than Z was year ase.
especially the better grades Of lumber. ,
HarGwarc and other building materials
arc in greater demand. 1t appears that
the railroads are coming IN again into
the market The railroads are the great
est purchasers in the country in normal
times and 20 have the railroads come
into the market would distinctly help
business.
Two Man Groups
when one takes cross section o.
business today. he divides all Industry
, into two main groups: One group is en-
Eased in manufacturing clothes. house
hold furnishings and the various things
that We buy this month or next month
lust as we see 1T. The industries en-
xaxed in making these things have been
euieting down tho past Few weeks. Tn.
other group consists OF those industries
connected with the permanent develop
af cities. railroads and public utilities.
sensre Is more activity today IN these IN
'auxtrtes which supply materials to these
constructive forces than there has been.
man may make more money In selling
= shirtvaists to women than IN selling
bricks to mon. but fundamentally tne
country IS much better or in having
labor used TO mako bricks to ereSt build
inss Ct permanent value
Crop reports are just beginning 10
enue in % that -. can Judge something
;.pparent figures so far the vtnte: wheat
x4ek tor 1912 vii, b ABBOTT the same a.
is.l. TIE last estimate II for $4,000.
sac E. si,els Tor 1917 As compared with
SsT. 900 bushels FOR 1872 Kansas
s;,::A looked very bad \ few weeks ago. !
NV looks much better. While the aver
~. FOR The state Is only IS percent
xc,ne ,arts show An averaHe Of 30 per
eat.
SttassIpa 1oohs Better
-Toe exports OF wheat and corn have
hse,, vAr,- ssttSfAetofy H. past few
.-~eks and tho sArpaas have ben great
" .nc0ur.red by che better prices OF
en Gals, also by :he leesening Mp Of
roosv and the decline In the interest
-a,.s The farmers arW alsp delighted
vrh ~. nav Tariff bin. TIA Senate n
lrSr 10 =scornmend . duty OF thirty
cents a busfel on wheat hf:eeu cents
= eurA~l u. rye and nttson CENTS bushei
F, IN eurn snc cats Whether or not these
dut.3 u put into sneo Will 30 tho
fa-ner any rood In the end Il deeAtable.
hut ~ che rreseat TINA. they arc putting
eounee int h,n and the entire esAtrAi
sUssr resls much batter than Il dtd
s-uund the frst OF the year.
'r{eaca, rs review The situation. !
fsai NJ heart very mych better -ekard-
irx the Sussrsas outlook because OF tho
eyeas,t .wiilir Enoss OF men 20 put THAR
money into bricks new roads. the de-
r.ISD.or os water ro~sr<. and tho
.r-.nKthrrtar Of the railroads. al OF
~h,ch laws the foundation fo- \ future