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1925 One Of Great Prosperity IN the District Of Columbia

The line in bold outline represents the
thee, etical course Of sales volume -
procured by a mathematical elimina-
ton of seasonal tendencies.
Washington business possesses an
unusual situation in that there are not
only present in the economic fabric.
a long time increase, the usual sea
sonal and business cycles but also
what We choose to term a seasonal
cycle" caused by the many regular
conventions and adjournments Of Con
eress. These movements have A de-
cided effect upon the trade in many
lines of class mercha ndise OF course
the converting Of Congress brings
added population for the seasonal
period outnumberinG many times the
actual membership Of Congress. the
high purchasing power of which
group adds considerably to the aver
age for the city. Skillful mana cement
and stock control upon the part Of
The business leaders in Washington
minimize the influence of this 'ses-
sional" factor so that little effect is
noted in the total sales volume by the
casual observer.
Significant. too. are the stock turn
over data for Washington department
stores. In spite of the MANY diff
cultles incident to the large building
programs OF the several stores. there
is 10 be noted a consistent increase in
the rate Of stock turnover during 192t
and 1925. A turnover of az times fnr
Washington during 1925 complies
with 3.5 for the country at large.
Chain Store Sales.
Chain 1O-cent stores. of which there
are II units operated by three natiorai
concerns. have also felt in marked
degree the prosperity urge Of the pres
ent year. Aggregate sales in 1925 ap-
proXimate 50 80 900 as compared witt
s2.sl5.ooo in 1924, an increa So OF -
per cent.
An important commentary upon the
business march in 1925 is to he found
in the fact that business failures in
the District of Columbia both in mum
her and in the amount Of defaul
liabilities were almost 80 per cent
smaller than in 1924 indicating that
the business progress of the past year
has rested upon n firm basis. taking
only necessary tolls for ineffiCienCy
and incompetence.
No picture of the progress Of Wash
inCton would be complete without
mention of the really remarka bile al
sorption of oil-burning heating devices
electric household refriGerators and
radio, 10 say nothing of The less new
yet no less noteworthy absorption of
automobiles which we have witnessed
during the wear 1925 Less than FIVE
years a go the products of the three in
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one way of mea surfing business guam
iitafiNely. il can he done by studying
he habits of advertisers as adduced
from the figures on advertising lin
ages. Advertisers in Wa shington
dailias during the year Just closed
bought about : per cent more spa &c
than they did in 1924. This is signifi
o. mt since there is \ known Correla
ZION between business sentiment. as
thus expressed by advertisers. and
general business We're a line chart
10 be drawn comparing ueWSpa per adj
VertisinE and general business this re
'atOnship would at once become ap-
parent even to the extent of showing
that the first few months of 1925
found Washington business in the dol.
drums. Advertising Image during the
last half of 1929 shows an increa So
over the same period of 1924 amount
ing 10 about per cent.
Coming now to actual figures: In
1925 Washington advertisers pla ced
well over - 600 900 lines Of advertising
copy. as compared With A. $50, $40 lines
In 1924. an increase of more than \
per cent While no figures are avail
able to indicate the amount Of money
expended for newspa per advertising
the hgures on Image. Al the avera &c
rates per line. show in rough outline
the huge annual expenditure for ad-
vertising in Washington through this
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to employees in bakeries and printing
establishments, including newspapers,
two bra nChes of industry which are
highly specialized so far as the type of
la Dor necessary is concerned. The aver
age annual wage Of this 40 per cent SO
engaged, amounting TO loo. Ia prac-
tically 5000 higher than the already
large average for the manufa curing
employees of the city generally.
While calls for laborers are TODAY
considerably in excess Of 1924 AS can
he seen from the chart already alluded
to- and these at relatively stable wage
rates. there Ia no noticea hle decline in
labor efficiency such as is usually eX-
perienced in industrial communities
during periods Of compare lively high
prosperity and rapid advancement
such as Washing on Is now enjoying
To he sure the vast bulk Of calls for
labor In Washington are for unskilled
male help. and female domestics, this
condition arising principally from the
high type of manufacturing enter
prise already spoken of as we'll As
from the present unprecedented build.
ing wave.
The comparatively high wages paid
to manufacturing employees, coupled
with the known large wages paid
within the building industry, which
may be truly said to represent the
ba ckbone of Washington's progress
and the BILE employment by the
Federal Government afforded to 65..
600 employees at an average salary
between $1,000 and S170O annually
gives Washington little to fear in the
way Of future repression but does
Enthusiastically point to a continuation
of the stable growth which we have
hrtS fo M
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slackening in residential construction.
changing skylines in downtown Wash
ington will more than sustain the
high level of construction which truly
represents the backbone of Washing
ton industry giving impetus to trade
in general.
forecasting line developed by the
writer's, not losing sight of the fact
that any such device must be used
with extreme caution. points to a
continuation of the upswing in Wash
ington construction well into 1926. This
line is shown in the accompanying
chart and should he read merely with
respect to its change Of direction and
not to the extent Of direction. 1t will
he noted that, although 1922 was our
banner building year with the excep-
ton of the year just closed, the fore
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ket for house furnishings and equip
ment. The readjustment Of consumer
expenditure. contingent upon home
ownership, may temporarily reduce
sales in some lines, but the increasing
ratio of home ownership estima1 ted
now to be more than so per cent of
the total dwellings. eventually pro.
duces prosperity of it's own for all
lines of business. The purchase of
homes affects the income Of hut a por-
ton of the consuming public at any
one time and these are subjected 10
reasonably adjusted payments. Re
CARELESS of any temporary lull which
may come in general business because
of large drafts upon income TO pur-
chase homes, home ownership always
tends in the long run to increase all
types of consumptive demand.
SALES AND TURNOVER OF REPRESENT
ATIVE DEPARTMENT STORES
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ing industries of Washington and
which. incidentally, is more closely
related 10 the condition OF the labor
market than any other group. The
purchasing power Of the building
tradesmen and the new demands
which his wares create for the mani
fold lines Of furnishings and equip
ment. to say nothing of the relation
ship between this industry and the
automobile. gives ample basis for the
statement that building has played a
footliGht role in our march OF prog
ress.
Building awards in the District Of
Columbia since the war have beer
trending steadily upward. Since Jan
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largely attributed to the many re-
finements and built-in features uni
versally found in the homes and Of
fees of late construction. The de
cline In the average cost per foot
which occurred between 1924 and
1925 was due in some measure to
asier prices for building materials
and r. more favorable labor market.
A continuation of these tendencies
1926 an even higher building year
than the one just closed
The price decline which accom-
pa MED the economic cataclysm of
1920 not only stayed contemplated
construction in the country at large
but negatived a direct comparison
with the volume of high-priced con
struction of earlier years. BY 1922
the price structure had righted itself
and until early in 1925 it appeared
that the high level of building ac-
tivity reached in 1922 was for Wash
ington to stand as the record build
ing year 1t will be noted from the
chart that 1925 Jagged behind 1924
until midyear. a characteristic al
ready noted in general business. and
that the closing six months, with an
increase of AZ per cent over the last
half of 1924. operated to bring this
years total even above the formerly
unparalleled point reached in the
year 1922. Awards in 1925 even ex-
coed the total of 1920 and 1921 com.
bined.
Suburban Development.
In treating of Washington growth
it is impossible to overlook the tire.
mendous suburban development in
rby Maryland and Virginia. In
line with this 1t is noteworthy that
postal receipts in the Chevy Chase
Station have doubled since 1920.
Were II possible to segregate data on
building activity for the suburban
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CAN SUPPLY WORLD.
South's Cotton Capacity Upheld by
Alabama Experts

AUBURN, Ala, January > P).-
Boil weevil or no boil weevil the cot.
ton belt Of the United States can pro-
will consume and pay for a t living
price in the opinion of Alabama ex-
pertinent station officials.
This could be accomplished through
varieties OF seed. said Prof NJ. !.
Punches. director, after studying re-
suits of experiments extending over q
l5.year period.
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cities of like and even smaller size, has
practically nothing in the way of labor
problems. 1t is quite notable, therefore
that it can be said that as the year
rounds out labor conditions here have
seldom been brighter. The expression
of this condition is quite clearly set
ont in the diagram given elsewhere on
this pa Ee showing the calls for help Al
the United States Employment Serv-
ice. 1t is Of prime Importance in talk
ing Of labor conditions in Washington
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casting line gave indication Of the de-
cline which was registered in 1929 as
early a s June of 1922. This chart fore
cast accurately the sloughing off in
late 1924 and early 1925. and. begin
ming with February, 1925. gave such
| indication of improvement that in
July 1925, despite the fact that AT mid
year. 1925. building awards We're lag
aing behind 1922 by % per cent. the
writer's were able to say that this year
would probably eclipse the year 1922.
a prediction which completed figures
have since amply substa inflated
Other data pertinent to the building
industry in Washington are available
| which Indicate parallel increases that
| have taken place since 1924 in the con.
| sumption OF cement. structural steel
and Southern pine lumber. Almost
900 900 barrels Of cement were de.
! livered into the District Of Columbia
| by cement manufacturers during the
year 1925, an increase of "a per cent
! over the year 1924 while the amounts
| of structural steel and Southern pine
| consumed in the District during 1925
| registered increa ses OF more than so
! per cent over the preceding year
! incidentally the increasing consump-
! ton Of structural steel and cement
bears further testimony that COM
mercial construction is on the increa Sc
and seems to give credence to the
opinion that II the present building
wave is to continue in accorda nee
with present indications it will rest
very largely upon increa sed activity
in this type OF building development
Realty Transfers.
! Paralleling an increase of 30 per
! cent in building awards, there Is TO
I he noted an increase of Is per cent IN
/ the number of real estate transfers.
/ Deeds recorded in 1929, evidencing the
! transfer of realty, tOtaled Is. 800 as
compared with 1881 in 1924 Rec
( ordation Of trust instruments has ex
perienced similar increase. the total
Of 1925 being $4,000 as conn pared with
I 20,256 in 1924 1t is here significa nj
4. to note that the resources of ba nks
! and trust compa MES and building and
/ loan associations in the District OF
! Columbia have shown respectable in
creases over 1924, as may be seen from
the table on this page.
! While there are no data available
| covering manufacturing output for
I 1925, an estimate Of $50 900 900 as de
rived from figures for type concerns
represents an increase of Q per cent
. over the 1923 total of $73. los 900 by
the Census Bureau for that year.
In the table below are listed the
significant industries opera ting in the
. District of Columbia. together witt
. the valrie of their output for the year
1928:
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communities, which are truly a part
of Washington and which look 10
Washington for their livelihood, re
tail outlets, education and diversion,
the developments of the past year
would appear even more remark
able.
The past Ave years have set a new
mark for residential construction. but
this alone Is not the only significant
factor in our steady development
Commercial improvements have rapid
" assumed new importance. The
financial district has spread north
ward from the Treasury nucleus to.
ward l. street. Real estate Offices
of imposing nd solid front have given
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The year 1920. accompa nied by
countrywide economic difficulties,
was influenced by a period of un-
stable high prices. Following this
was the we'll known buyers strike
and a rapidly declining price trend,
as may he evidenced by the data in
the above table showing the avera &c
cost per square foot. which Incl
dentalIy was higher in 1920 than in
any year until 1928. or late years
the average cost per square foot
again has tended to increase, but
largely from a different cause. The
increa Ses since 1921 may he quite
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LIES AND TURNOVER OF REPRESENT
ALIVE DEPARTMENT STORES.

The accompanying chart depicts the
month to month movement in depart
ment store sales in Washington in
percentages of the average monthly
sales for the year 1923. This growth is
best observed by comparing the high
seasonal peaks reached in December Of
each year. These show a consisten Mt
increase in each case except 1921
which remained at about the 1920
level. and this. most largely because
of the effect of declining prices on
the total dollar volume of business.
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medium alone The increase in de-
pa rtment store sales during the la
half of 1925, as compared with the
corresponding period Of 1924 and
which will be shown in greater detail
later in this article. evidences the
close connection between advertising
and business.
One thing more with regard to gen
erai conditions here: Washington
being relatively free from the type of
industrial enterprises which abound in
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Bank Check Figures.

Since the bank check has play such important role
the volume
o check obtain clue the
generally such analysis disco>es the Wash
1ngton business the whole II higher 1928
than the preceding 50 percentages perhaps
this remarkable but when
light prospects. OF the present
growth would signify doubling the dollar
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to note that the average wage paid to
the 10000 wage earnerS engaged in
ma nufa cturing industry in Washing
ton Is almost $3.50 annually greater
than that paid to wage earners in the
manufa curing industries of the entire
country, and this because of the high
II specialized types of manufa curing
enterprise located in the District Of
Columbia. OF the SIS 600. 900 annually
paid TO wage earners engaged in ma n
ufacturing more than 40 per cent goes
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uary I. 1919, the total value Of actual
building contracts awarded has
amounted 70 $500. 600 900. Totals by
wears are shown in the following ia BILE
and the accompa nyinc chart sets forth
pictorially this growth both quarterly
and annually.
Washington building awards since
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Manufacturing In the District OF Column Is
Total. all industries

The classification. "Ail other indus
tries. includes the manufacture of
gas for illuminating and heating pur-
poses. the operation of steam railroad
repair shops. the operation of electric
railroad repair shops, the manufacture
of paper and wood pulp. and the man
ufacture of baking powders and yeast
which ranked fourth. sixth, ninth.
tenth and fourteenth respectively.
among the industries. in number of
wage earners. These were not shown
separately. in order to avoid disclos-
ing the operations of Individual es-
adjustments. From the foregoing
array ii is apparent that the vast bulk
Of the manufacturing output in Wash
inston is destined for home consump-
ton.
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Building Industry.

This brings us straightway to a con
sderation of the building industry,
which, with 10 900 skilled and un-
skilled employees and an annual wage
bill in the neighborhood of S25 900 .0Oo.
gives greater employment to more
wage earners than do the ma nufa ctur-
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%Out>ide New York city.

review Of all the salient features OF Washington business
and industry Importance therefore. indicating the
nr this remarkable condition. While understanding OF these
viii provide basis continued growth
which To follow.
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dustries first mentioned had hardly
been found adaptable to household
use. The table below shows increa ses
which have taken place in the sales
and installations of such devices.
Item. 1925 1898
Oh burners, number ....-. 'I.oHG 515
Electric refrlEerators tdomes
December partly estimated
The Radio Retail Dealers Associ
alton of Washington estimates that
the sales of ra dio and equipment We're
approximately so per cent greater in
1925 than in 1924 with the Christmas
sales roughly double those Of a year
earlier.
During the year 1925 more than
10000 new automobiles We're sold in
Washington. OF this number more
than 1900 were passenger cars. Dur
ing 1924 the total sales of automobiles
We're 15.051, of which number 1855
were passenger cars
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BY L. SETH SCHNITMAN AND j. w. WILLARD.

YEAR Of great achicv cmentsuch is the record Of the
" closed Trade industry and finance. and the
a evidences o present high and stand
ard OF living sngly and collectively, be>pcak the progress
which Washington has made during the last II months
No OF like throughout the United States boast
few other cities epectve OF show
stable growth than that which have witnessed
Washington during 1925 In the table below be found the
supporting data obtained reports the Federal Reserve
Boz rd
Dollar Volume Business n Cities.
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House furnishings.

The tremendous increases already
noted in residential construction have
naturally trended to an enlarged mar
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LOCAL TRADE VOLUME
FAR EXCEEDS GROWTH
OF .CTTY'S POPULATION

Check Payments Show Increase
OF II Per Cent While Residents
Number 3 Per Cent More.
DOUBLE VOLUME OF BUSINESS
SEEN In NEXT E OR 7 YEARS
Advertising, Building, Insurance, Postal
Receipts and Labor Conditions Point
to Steady Upward Trend.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
MILL MEN MEET
Walter N. King Retires As President.-Gharles W.
 Young Elected

Ihe fourth annual meeting of Che Eastern Connecticut Mills association WIS held in PIamiield. Monday night Twenty one of the thirty mills in the association were represented. Walter N King of Putnam. formerly purchas= ing agent Of Che 6uerin Mill, Me ehaniesYilie. now with the same com pany in Woousocket. presided. The election of officers wns followed by some mterest ting talks and a buffet supper The officers are:
 New Officers
 President. Charles W Young. su perintendent of Goodyear Mauufac- turing company Goodyear, Conn. who succeeds Walter N. King; vice president. Harry C Grandall. prodac- ton manager of Lorraine Manufac- turing company of Westerly. k. l.. Ray Greene. superintendent assist ant of Lawtou mills, fialnheld A K. Boutilier. overaeef of earding If fo4 tokett Manufacturing company Yer saillcs: Fred F kine nmatcr me- eh4nic of Goodyear Manufacturing company. Goodyear; Leroy 8cn t overscer of cardiug of tldrch bros Mooaun. secretary and treasurer Prentice W Ghafe. wcifleu supervise of Ashland Cotton cont nE JeWet e3eg re-sleete3 for fourth terni The repert ef fhe seereiaty aftt tfs=ee ufHr. Prentice A. Chase. Na eNeH which showed tha association c. De .u raad standing aoth Financially sH. numerically. and resume 0f the ac. fivities of the 5ciation during fhe past year were presented.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
MOTORING STEERS
Auto Succeeds Horse In Texas
 Rodeo


 The automobile has invaded ah- other realm of the horse. the danger ous game of "buildogging steers which has been popular in the Lone Star state ever since the vast herds of cattle first roamed its prairies.
 The stunt was successfully perform cd recently for the first time by a daring cowgirl at the rodeo held ai Bandera Texas. :,
 Crouched on the running board of n Chevrolet touring ear, she rode ln Dureuif If wild Texas steer \ group of yelling cowboys mounted on horses joined tn the chase. The driver of the Chevrolet adroitlY avoided 2 frenzied charge when the steer sud. denlv stood his ground and attempted to gore his pursuers
 The car then whirled in a swht circle and ran alonssifss tie Eiiiiss- ing steer. The cowgirl leaped from the running board 10 the anin1ai's shoulders locked one arm about h.s neck and threw him to the ground She suffered ITO injury
 Veteran eowmeu ln bandef3 county. the heart of the western ranch country declare that ''bulideg. gingf from a car appears 10 be safer than when the rider is mounted on a horse.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
HONOR ROLL
Principal Robinson Has An, nounced High Stand Pupils
 At High School

First Honor RolI-Seniors. Ethe Bennett; Juniors, Ruth Bryden. Karl Whitehouse; Freshmen. Ellis Haines Helen Narbedian.
 Second Honor Roll--Syniors. Fred. eriek Alvord, Jeanne Benoit. Edith Govette, Jeanette Green. Dorothy Keefe. Leodore Pieher, Raymond Rob. inson; Juniors. Madelyn Houghton. Alice Perry; Sophomores. John Ash Elizabeth Bennett, Eugene Dumas Gerald Lavallee. William sham. Helen Sabray. Aline Tourvillc: Freshmen. Edna Kent, Maryland Payne, Henry Thayer.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
"MoRTLAKE"
Special Correspondence to The Putnam Patriot,

Hartford. Conn, Nov l3. l926.- II mas been noticed that. since the state election on November ?. when enc Republican party was continued ID power by the tremendous majority of about S5.000 there Is tendeSrv to ' increase .l the number of employees in me slate. This tendency should be eheeked in the interest of the tax payers Who pay the bills. The growth ot the states pay roll has been enor- nous for some years. l. can. how
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

A great head of water still flows from the rock wall of the Wady Ain Guderat. the only spfing of it's kind m Sinai. Arabia. This Is the spot where Moses struck water from she rock and whence the twelve spies were sent into Canaan
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

Children in the remote sections of Northern Ontario where there are no schools are receiving instruction in railroad coaches. The cars. equipped with every facility. including d small library. pay periodical visits to the re- mote sections. remaining at each from three to six days.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

Cakes. baked by London bakers with special messages in the icing. are ire anentiY used Co patch up lowers guar rels. Tons of these cakes are sent each year to South Africa. Australia, Sing. anore. and other parts 1f the world.