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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17

are the wage workers 81 New Eng
land buying merchandise but the
wrll-to-dO are also freely spending
money To quote Mr. Ford: In
some sections shall sell more Fords
and In other sections more Iincolna
In 1929; but In New England I ez-
pect 70 sell more Of both grades Of
cars
Land r. stiI reasonable In price
turnout these siR states People
coming from other sections OF the
country are a5tonlshed at the low
figures quoted on the finest Huhur.
ban land. especially within 10 miles
OF Boston. Good land for building.
with all convenience - such ~
water. gas and electricity. can bs
tDaght for ~ cents foot. and the
choicest lots can be secured al 20
cents This means that tho suburban
development IN New England should
BE- very great during the next few
years Consequently there will BE-
keen demand for building materials.
and both skilled and common labor.
New England Is fast becoming the
great summer playground OF the
United staies-nH people go 20 Flor.
ida and California In the winter.
they visit New England In the
summer.
THE growth Of the fummer Busi.
uvss conferences. which We hold
every year AZ Wellesley. reflects this
tendency Each year, for three years.
the Bahson institute has bsen OBJ,
ligod 10 build a new and larger audi.
torlum 10 take care OF the visiting
business men who came between
July 2Jth and August 10Th from all
parts OF tho country. Mortified and
the other conference centers have
had similar experience and we all
are looking forward 10 1929 being our
biggest year ever for high grade sum.
mer resorts.
when studying New England con.
ditions. Il Ia most interesting 20 con.
Hider tho sources OF weather In these
six states-Maine. New Hampshire,
Vermont. Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island and Connecticut They are
almost void OF natural resources.
They have no coal or iron. no cop
per or other metals. The fields OF
New England are not fertiie--I re.
rIember my grandfather. who was a
farmer In Gloucester, saying that all
HIS possessions were rocks and
bushes and a little religion Great
stone walls on every farm are evi.
dencs that the early settlers certain
~ had rocks 10 contend with. Stats.
tica show the real assets Of New
England 10 he her industry. thrift,
honesty and a desire to be OF service.
NJ has been tlIsse iftRngible-but all.
lmportRnt-forccs which have made
New England These nix states
stand today "A monument to what
can 10 accomplished without natural
resources II people are only actuated
by tho right motives
Improved conditions In New
England strongly suggest that the
trouble today with some OF the
duiler sections Of our country IL that
they lack industry. thrift. honesty
or desire 10 be OF service. Activity
in tho Northwest Is largely respon.
sibie for the high figure registered
this week by Bahsonchart, II now
stands NJ per cent above normal.
When you consider that this figure
combines all sections OF the country
and all lines Of industry--and know.
Ing ms you do how duh are certain
sections and certain lines-the part
played by New England in bringing
up this figure is most evident"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
ALASKA SHIPS
$500 REINDEER

Tho carchHsea Of 1900 reindeer
were shipped from Nome. Alaska.
70 points IN tho United States dur.
Ing the past year before the clos.
Ing Of the Nome port for tho win.
ter. according 20 figures collected
BY the Alaska department OF the
Chamber Of Commerce.
There h an increasing amount Of
this meat being consumed in tho
states. according 90 tho Figures.
Most Of tho reindeer meat Is 70.
csiyei at this port and then loaded
Tor Eastern markets.
Some Of the meat h Shlppsd 10
New York but tho large popula.
ton OF Norwegiana In the state Of
Minnesota makes Minneapolis the
center OF the larrrs, reindeer meat
market IN tho states
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
INSURE AGAINST
UNEMPLOYMENT
Hoover for Plan to Protect
Against Dependency
ny HARRY HUNT

WASHINGTON. Feb. lT.-Insur
ance TO protect workers against un'
employment was urged by herlSrt
Hoover, secretary OF commerce, IN
AN exclusive interview with \, T. A.
Service hero today
The type Of insurance advocated
In Hoover would aim
To provide for wives and families
Of workers WHEN the workers are
-lRid Off
To stem the continual migration cf
seekers from place 20 place,
To benefit employers by enabling
them to keep the same employs
from year TO year without losing II.
ficiency by training new stats after
avery Industrial depression.
Unemployment insurance, In my
Judgment. should he developed in
the hands OF mutual. non'govcrn-
mental Institutions" Hoover said.
''Most organized labor opposes
governmental Unemployment insur'
ance. hut believe that as a yolun.
tary Insurance IN mutual form, il
could and would meet with approval
Just as all other rightly founded In
surance has proved It's worth"
"In what way would such insur
ance be puovidedg'' l inquired. who
would pay the premiums1 What
would be the approximate cost In
proportion 10 wascs1''
THE workers are not the only
ones who suffer during deprcssions
OF employment. Hoover answered.
There Is a great loss 10 industry.
due TO the scattering OF workers,
The average man out OF a job does
not idly wait for his Job 10 open for
him again. He seeks work. II he
cannot find Il in the city where he
Is. he looks elsewhere.
''As result. organizations are dis
rupted. There Is lost time and
added expense In gathering new
workers and fitting them into their
Jobs.
This would be saved 10 the EN-.
pioyer who had taken out employ.
ment insurance for his workers, Dur.
ing the period OF slack employment
he would be enabled to hold his force
together.
The Insurance payments would
provide for the men who had been
laid off and their families. just as
sickness or accident insurance would
carry them thru a period OF idleness
enforced thru Illness or accident"
But wouldn't that boat the start
at keast--expcnsive Insurance
Wouldn't the rates be experimental
AZ first. probably high and tend 20
discourage employers from attempt.
ing lt7''
Some actual experience ALREADY
exists in various countries. And
even upon our own statistics OF UNI
employment II could be given a
sound actuarial basis II applied TO
large groups. It would be a mutual
undertaking. do not believe the
cost would exceed or ; per cent OF
the payroll.
There are a great many employ.
ers who would today Join in the cost
OF such insurance II II were under.
taken. With great Industrial groups
united in such joint action. risks
would decrease ard great measure
OF security be established for en-.
ployes-
There Is nothing that leads 10
such despair and decay OF self.re.
spect as being out Of job when a
man wants work and when the
support OF his family Is in jeopardy.
Here remains great field where
Insurance can be newly developed"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Arrivals and Departures

AHHtNEn--Psh ls--R,r west iAppa
from husnns Aires VIA ports. a. noon
'tr Commercial Trays.sr from SsH YORK
ia ports. az ~ q m. ctr Ruth AiaH.
andsr frp'n San Diego via ports, At 7
"a m Fsb. it-gsr NAnulanl from
ilsnaiuiu Via port, at = D. m air Prssi.
dnnt Madison from Tacoma. at tp. IN.
sir ksuhnss from Han Frnncisro AZ .
,. M sT EduA from San Francisco. a.
noon
kAIIfaD--rsh isA,r American for
NsH York Via ports a. : a. m FEB. IS
-8tr Edna for Tacoma. At 5 D M. str
Nome CITY for San Ffhnriars via Ia
coma and Port Angeles. 81 noon sir "A.
mlrai Hsbtes fpr Han FrdFe. At . m
rtF EindsrdJs fpf Rotterdam VIA ports.
~ . m. str utArArban fgr Port Han
Luia. 81 a m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
N. w. Intercoastal
Line Agent Named

The Elder. Mittnacht Steamship
Service agency. 1920 l.. C. Smith
building, win hereafter handle the
Moore & Mccormack Co.'S CONNER
cial line of intercoastal vessels. w.
A. Strange announces.
The agency will have two inter
coastal services here and on the
Columbia river, as well as perish
able cargo to the Atlantic seaboard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17

WELLESLEY HILLS. Mas. Feb
i7.-hoger w. Bnbson. al the begin.
ming OF each year. makes personal
trip % inspection thruOut tho United
States comparing actual conditions
with thoHe reflected by the statistics
Altho his trip. covering some 80
states and 20 leading cities. Is not
yet complete. his findings IA New
England an outlined In a statement
given today shows that section OF
the country In good condition.
The business depression which
has been moving like "a storm wave
aeroas tho United States during the
past two years" says Babson. start.
"a IN 1919 In Connecticut To lie
exact. Bridgeport. Connecticut, was
tho firHt city 20 really suffer Dur
ing 1920 entire New England was
under the cloud and unemployment
Was prevalent thruout the states OF
Maine, Now Hampshire. Vermont
Massachusetts Rhode Island and
Connecticut Before any other nec-
uon-with tho possible exception or
the Routh-eEporirnced trouble. New
England was IN the midst OF d buh-
meas depression. In accordance with
the law Of action and reaction. New
England would. therefore. he first 10
recover. Improved conditions. there.
fore. made their appearance late In
1891. II Il had not been for the
textile strikes Of las; year. 1922 would
have been a very good year FOR most
Of this section Owing. however. 20
these textile strikes which we're not
settled until the latter part Of the
year New England business has
held back Conditions are now rea-
sonahly satisfactory and these six
states arc all doing well.
~aRine-aitho suffering from an
unfortunate potato crops enjoy
Ing an Increased demand FOR pulp.
paper and her other products: New
Hampnhlrs's cotton mills are work.
Ing fun capacity. the wooden and
most Of tho other industries OF Mas.
nachuseitA are In good shape: Rhode
Island IN very busy, and Connecticut
n coming back as rapidly na can he
expected on course. Connecticut war
work IN Fono-and hope gone for
ever-but the manufacture OF hard
ware - growing. Owing 20 the great
ERA Of suburban building due 20 the
auiomoblls-ths demand for Con.
necucut hardware should be very
great for somr years 10 come. YER
mont II tho only New England state
which Is not showing much activity
READERS desiring 20 sell goods or
secure employment IN New England
should vsi, such cities as SPRING
field, Holyoks. Worcester and Fail
River. Massachusetts,: Manchester.
New Hampshire. and Portland.
Maine. The shoo cities OF Lynn and
Brockion show some Improvement
over last year. but have not vet
come fully back. Boston n stiil fair
~ quiet and Providence la not ms nc
tive ms Springfield and worcester.
All New England cities are prorltinR
from tho good investment conditions
OF today. New England II tho home
Of Investors Hence. when stocks
and bonds are low. New Enginnd
feels poor Today. however. with n
strong stock mhrkc, and n good bond
market, people feel more like spend
Ing money. This means tina; not only
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Palmer Supply Co.
Plans New Home

Carter, Macdonald q Miller have
Just completed n deal involving tho
erection OF n new onc.story and base.
mcnt concrete building, 60 by $50
feet, on the enst side of westlake
ave-. south OF Thomas st, Tho pres,
ont buildings VIII he torn down at
once and tho new structure will be
completed about My is.
The building viii be occupied by
the Palmer supply Co, Wholesale
dealers in plumbing and plumbers
supplies, under lor,g lease
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
West Coast Life
Convention Coming

The annual convention OF the
Northwestern department of tho
West Coast Life Insurance Co. will
be held at the Hotel Gowman.
March s. 6 and Z. About 100 district
managers and agents are expected to
attend
Holding the convention in Seattle
Is a now departure. Previous con
ventions have been held in Portland,
but thru the efforts OF j. II. Nc
Culloch. district manager for Seat
tie, the convention was brought here.
and II Is hoped to make Seattle the
permanent meeting place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Wave Sweeps
Stock EXCHANGE Deals

,.,.,. WALL STREET JOURNAL
at
tanned on October ~ 1879 This dcuonsaton % buying hlud
ncss outlook stocks
i',S W. Chand.T General Motors sudshakrr
best levels the 80
offt
Amer
up *
g General No
up iS, up ~ Amer Tel Tel! i.aA baltimore
up " Reading sos ~ Retail stores T71.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
BUSINESS OUTLOOK

100000 bushels
And the slump In wheat eN-
ports during 1899 was partly due
20 Europo'a increased cunsump-
ton of corn as a substitute Tor
wheat American farmers cx-
ported over l66.oo0.oo0 bushels
OF corn last year. against about
i2q.ooo, 600 bushels Ia 1881. aud
an average OF only 100000
bushels a year In ie0a.teia
Measured IN bushels. exports
OF our two leading grain crops
total more than twice a. big aa
before the war. despite the
European situation
The year 1888 has started out
encouragingiy And the outlook
Is reasonably good FOR any one
content Go mako comparisons
with normal times
Trouble IL. most o. Us do our
comparing with the abnormaliy
prosperous years Of tho war.
boom. times such az viii never
repeat In our generation. when
We were spending tho Liberty
Bond money mortEaging tho
future
You hear lot Of waiting about
how our foreign trade has fallen
on since tho war bubble burst.
Things look less blue when you
take the figures for merchandise
exports from tho United statos
and find that they compare Ike
this.
1899 ........,of1.Sal.b ieTa5
1913 .......,... s,Ast.0ix.2ps
The gain Just about matches
the Increase In average wholesale
prices Looks a. II We arc on
normal bads again without some
% Us realizing Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Liner VIII Carry
Huge Lumber Cargo

The Luckenbach liner Montana,
after discharging cargo here. will
leave for Victoria TO load 5000. 900
feet Of lumber for New York. This
VIII be the largest single cargo OF
lumber ever shipped from n British
TO an American port in an Ameri.
can ship.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Public Markets
SANITARY

s,sii 100. = rba. best cans sugar. ESQ
stalls R'tp.is, oranges, ase. zoe. soc apr I.
artlchakss, sec each. for itc. neu peas
ioe ~, tomatoes. ssc n stall ~. Tea
Gardsn straw berry ard raspberry Pre-
serves. i1r n. home made uAyennaiss
coo n stalls ss-sI. GhirardsiiFs ehoco.
late. sse fs,.. ms Tsc: pcrss Search
iiEht matches. 7fc. Fsis SApshA soap
zoe. black firs. rbs ssc stall :. 4
Ins nut marEarins. sSe. pulist eggs 100.
standards. 1tc Stalls fi.ai. crab meat.
Instant Postum. large size ssc. sanry
new pack shrimp. t.os. ran ikc! Grape
Nuts. i9u pkg good eztsBp. % bottle
isc Stalls isT-i2p. pure Yakima HONEY.
sem pail. SIC. laSsnberry Jam. s-fb. can
IL canned cherrfrs sc
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The ship was passing thu tho
straits
"LookP ho said. "Thero ia the
Rock Of Gibraltar
II see the rock" sho replied But
whore "a the sign2"
Moral: 1t pays TO advertise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17

Work will be commenced April Is,
1929, on wrccking the buildings on
the present site Of the new Olympic
hotel on which bids have already
been placed for the structural steel
70 DO used.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
N. Y. Sugar and Coffee

trihHyp quotations
Sugar-Raw, firm; $3.50; refined. high
er; Rrhnulated. tsas.50.
Coffee-spot No. Rio. f5hdi3ho ID.
Santos No. g. l5h916o ID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
POULTRY AND MEATS
p,ts.. PAID Nhairsaia u,airr.

Ducks Dressed, per NJ. .s..... ~
Hens Dressed. heavy ...,,.... az
Dressed. liEht ....t.....,..,. 40
Live, heavy 10. s.,..s...... ~
Live. HEht, 10. '...s......s.. III
Tryera-Prr ~. .........,.s... Al
Geese Dressed. per n ....... 40
Turkrys-Fanryi dressed ..,.,. zoe ~
Live. fancy. N. ....,........ "a
Belgian Iiarss--Liys. per 10. II
Dressed. per n. ......t..... ~
Cows County dressed. d.. .es . 10
HoEs--Faney block ........... lac IL
yeal-Fanoy, liHbt .....,..,... .ffa IL
Med. dressed .....,... lilo IA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
San Francisco Produce
Fridays Quotations

iriuays quotations
Butter--EItras, sic ID. primo flrHts.
soc 10.
EEgs--EEtraH, 7ihc dor; extra puliots,
zee doz.; underslzed pullets, 2sc doz
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
tEnfTcRIAI1

Grape hangors are routed BY
tho noWs that more pig iron was
made IN January than In any
month since October. 1890. Pass
tho Word along tho best In -
months"
The pig iron output In Ianu-
AIRY was the largest OF any Janu-
arg ever except In 1919. during
the biz boom. and even then the
production was less than I per
cent aboye the nrst month OF
1898
DO you realise that America Il
producing a fourth more pig iron
than IA 1913, the best year before
the war; That's certainly get-
ting hack up 10 normal. and even
above normal
The old saying sin holds true:
so goes pig iron, % goes general
business
Farm implement makers report
that their saies are twice as big
as year agn. This Is az import
ant as hlg production Of pig iron.
FOR Il indicates that the farmers
buying power Is returning. When
the farmers buying power
reaches the same Lowell as tho
city mans. equilibrium viii be re-
stored 60 our economics system.
That viii have 20 come before
business generally can SO ahead
smoothly
Rather had export news; Less
than 1875. oeo.O00 bushels OF wheat
were exported last year. com
pared with nearly $4,000. 900
bushels In 1891. sun. In 1919. a
good prc-war normal year. wheat
exports were slightly under iOo.-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Peb. 1s.--ForeIgn ex-
change opened firm, Demand steriIng,
1888 francs, 10.0g00h: lire. t0.0is0.
marks. i0.00053hl
Foreign exchange closed steady. ater-
ling i46o; francs, i0.060i; ilro,
'o.0i7oh; marks Io.OOo52h
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
NeW England Prosperous,
Roger BabSOn Announces

Following Il the first Of a
serios Of articles being written By
Roger Habs0n ON business con.
diiions la various parts Of the
country. Ills neIt article will
deal with the North Atlantic
stAtesi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Weather Bureau Report

TArouHH iHi.ASD, Feh, it--t A. ~.
-anafufnstsF rising. rain wind east. n
miiss a. hour. Passed out. ctr uiA ar
ben. At p m,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Cash Wheat
BANK CLEARINGs

CHICAGO, Feb. fG.--Cnsh wheat---No.
red, iis5; No. 2 hard. ,i.2i@122; No,
spring, tI.17h
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BIZ, rala Mhnlr.aLe ntaI.r,
pOILTKY ANp NIEATs
Price. Paid by whois.ais DsAlos,
"a shfBnrra

NhAPlffA
Dueks-t4vs, J bs. and over 30
Fancy. dressed .rs..a..4..... ~
nroiler-@t 20 ms ........ ~
Tryers and Ksasisrs-Liss. ~. II
Capous@tivr. fat, n ......... ~
Fancy 4. D., 10 .+...s...,.. 10
Hens-ig ne ard W ..4..... -
Medium. I've. - Co 81 fbs ~
Live, iiEht. J 90 81 rbs .ss.. n
Fancy DRY picked cent above
live.
Geese Live. fat. 70 10 Ms Il,
Fancy dressed .....-tt...sr. 30
Belgian Har,s-lh fbE. aad up 10
Dressed s.s..4.. .s-..sss s.s..t.s II
Tnrkeya-FAucy d p. s.iG ips, ~
Hoosirrs-Old, live. per 70. ..., 10
Hogs
Ch0tcs. liEht .....s.s..s.ss. siiR IL
HEAVY, fancy .,............, se10 10
Veal
Fancy light ............. $50 ~
Med. light .,..s............. 100 ~
Fancy. heavy. ise.zha MS. 90 II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Alaska Vessels

JansAu--aailsd. Feb. is-atr jefferson.
sauthhouHd. IL ~ y, m Str Princess
Mari. soEthbpuud. At J p. N.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
EATUH D AZ
If-fi II

First High Tide
.tgf a. IN 4sa n
FIRST Los Tide
t1.tg 3 ~ IS n
second nigh Tide
tsE p "a iet n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
NUTS
rrIo~. raid whale.als D.aI.f,
DAIRY PRODUCTS
rur-s Paid 90 shippers
nuii,rfnt

A grade Seattle ds't~srs -
fEEs FRESH faHsh. white shsii, -
Ainsi rolors ..s..4s...t....s ~
fuiipip ss.saststs -sssE#sssss -.
Mia -Cwt. fn.b. SEATTLE supply Sss
n a "a rmna....s, 80 sEg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Ship News
Tides in Seattle


IEB IA
1lrst I8a Tide
- o. a. ma - o.
FIRST nigh Tide
& 20 a M i9i n
Ssssnd Low Tide
~ % . ~ 81 o.
S-csad IiiEh Tide
tgT , ~ is2 n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Portland Produce
Fridays Quotations
by Logan & Bryan
FrIdny's QuolatIons

Bntto--t4H4 n.
Eggs-3o 55c doz.
53o 10.
Hens--i7d2ic ID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
CORNER

Stall ~. Creme on soap &c. bars
&c; snidsr's cutsup, 7Se chill sauce. tie.
tenox soap. &c. bars he Stall :. lamb
roast. &c. veal roast. istso. lamb chops.
lbs. 25c! veal chops, : rbs. Csc, stalls
ios-ito. cans Del Monte tomatoes, soc:
nut margarine. ms sc: ms sesdisss
rhislns, R9c. ta.tb, sack patent flour
tie3 as-ss pika At beef stow, 50;
lamb chops. AVE pot roast &C.; Eastern
sugar cured bacon, 2so; sifloin steak. lie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
WEEK END TRADE.
MARKETS.
Fruit and Produce Prices
Are Unchanged

Quotations on fruit aud produce on
tho Seattle markets remained un.
changed saturday. while active week.
end trade kept jobbers busy. Re,
ports on an lines were favorable and
tho markets IN good condition. Cali.
fornia vegetables were plentiful and
enjoying brisk movement Surplus
stocks win soon be- entirely removed
nom tho market and way made for
daily arrivals of spring greens. All
jobbera arc Of the BELIEF that market
conditions viii be- exceptionally good
this season
The softenod egg market brought
quotations down cent Saturday
Iobbora were selling at ~ cents
white shclicd standards. and pullria
AZ 20 cents. Butter remained STEADY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
Liberty Bonds
Friday. onoiatIsns
Furnished By tsrAn a Hryaa
$40 second Ave-. g.attt.
Chicago Car Lots

fridays uunfatians
Furnished By Iogan q Bryan
aiD S~~ond Az g.uffI.