The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-19
PROSPERITY I 0.
STAI,SAYS
H|NNAN
Noted Writer Declares Aneri-
can People More Pros
porous Than Ever.
By WILLIAM PARKER,
Copyright, 1924, by Cosmopolitan
Nor,. ear1,,cA \

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Copyright, 1924. by Cosmopolitan
News Service.)
LOS ANGELIC, Feb. 19.-"The
thought of the people Of the nation
right now is whether the present
prosperity will continue" George
Wheeler Human, contributing editor
to the Hearst newspapers, told the
Cosmopolitan New Service today.
Prosperity to Continue.
"Our prosperity will continue for
several years." said Mr.. Hinman.
"Our prosperity beyond that period
will depend upon our keeping out
Of war and avoiding other eventu.
alities which would take our in.
terest and endeavors from industry.
II this prosperity is to continue we
must exercise keen political fore
sight as well as economic wisdom.
ION every side we hear the wish
expressed that Europe would settle
Cts affairs and get back to nor
malcy. How few people realize
what the end of Europe's internal
The answer to that question is a
word Of advice to the American
manufacturer. Today we are sell.
ing all over the world no small
amount Of products from our fac
tories. When Europe does get on
Its feet the demand on American
factories viii be lessened and
American manufacturers will face
Keen competition. Then they will
have to cut down the volume of
production or find new outlets for
their products.
European Situation.
while making an address before
q business Organization in Seattle
recently said that it would be
fifteen years before the European
situation righted itself I spoke
from experience, having made a
, flrst-hand study of the subject. But
seated alongside me was man who
had made what he considered an
even more exhaustive study. So
when / predicted a settled Europe
In fifteen years he started pulling
at my coat and whispering twenty.
i've to thirty-five years."
We have a forceful example Of
what the future may hold when we
see the situation in which the
wheat farmer finds himself today.
Europe's turning from war and in
ternal strife concentrated on food.
stufrs, especially grain. The huge
supplies OF grain which were going
abroad to feed the hungry nations
are no longer needed there. for Eu.
rope Is raising its own grain now.
Inc American grain grower did not
foresee this contingency else he
would have grown less grain. The
farmer has learned his economic
lesson. He is bound to recover
eventually and hereafter he viii
SOW his field knowing just how
much grain the world will want
from him. The manufacturer would
40 well to study the experience Of
the wheat farmer.
U. S. Well Off.
THE great mass of the people of
america are better off, more com.
portable and more prosperous than
ever before. The uppermost thought,
Enen, In their minds is how to go
aDout safeguarding this prosperity,
naturally they looK to politics to
keep the country on an even keel.
The people want to know who is
going to be the next p"o-i
want man who will keep things
going as they are. A point which
stands out in the survey I have
been making ol Vs,....-,
that there is decided drifting to-.
ward Mr.: Coolidge. The people
seem to feel that he is safe and
sound whereas some other candi.
GATE might develop unexpected
temperament after election.
There is no evidence that rents
are coming down. The entire coun.
Try Is way behind in it's building
program, and it will be several
years before 1t can catch up. The
figures show that we could find 1,se
Tor additional buildings, homes and
Office structures, which cost be.
tween $4,000, 100000 and SO 900 900 :,
900 to build. Building is going on
at the rate of $4,000, 00O, 900 a wear.
and barring unexpected crisis.
snoula continue at a substantial
rate because Of the influx of nonm.
Lation and our growing American
families" -'