Evening star., 1927-05-04

pendulum of Southern agriculture,
| toward the large farm intelligently
operated, and now no drop in market
price of one commodity does the in
jury that used to follow.
The prosperity Of the South largely
rests on keeping the negro in 1T, he
declared. 1.-THE South has always
been free of any kind of labor troubles
because OF the pure Anglo-Saxon
blood Of our white population" he
said. "F'or more than so years, how
ever, the problem and situation OF our
negro citizens has been q serious one,
and only a few years ago from many
sections of the South we saw con-
siderable migration Of them to other
parts of the country, partly due to
mistaken incentive and partly due TO
lawlessness, which is greatly de-
plored.''
Interest Called Vital.
The Souths interest in the great
problem confronting the nations and
the world today is as vital as that OF
any section, Mr.. Baldwin said. The
market for cotton, naval stores and
farm and forest products, as well as
those Of the rapidly growing manurac-
turing enterprises, depends on World
markets, and therefore on the re-
habilitation of the foreign currencies
and the setting up of staple govern
ments, he asserted.
The South Is most vitality interested
in the establishment on permanent
basis of a merchant marine, privately
owned and operated If possible he
said.
The prediction that the Pacific Coast
will. as the result of the westward tide
of development, be the front door OF
Americas commerce was made by
Harry Chandler, Los Angeles pub
Usher, in a paper read to the meeting
bv Arthur Bent, Mr.. Chandler was
unable to be present. His prediction
was based on the prospective awaken
ing of the Orient and on the opening
of new commercial highways 10
Mexico.
"Forces beyond our power to con-
troll or direct" Mr.. Chambers paper
said. "are settling on the shores OF
the Pacific, the stage of new theatef
of world events. The centuries west
ward march of Aryan achievement
has ushered in what of want or
better term may be called The Pacific
Era The front door of America VIII
ultimately be on the Pacific. whose
eastern and western shores are
formed by lands just coming into the
worlds spotlight in its onward sweep
from East to West.
Stirring From DOrmancy.
'Oyer the rim of the Pacific half the
population of the earth is stirring
from the dormancy of centuries and
moving forward toward modern
standards Of living. Our trade with
Asia in 1926 equaled the total foreign
commerce of the whole United States
in 1900. Like the Orient, Mexico has
lain for generations qulescent and un-
developed. Also like the Orient, there
are many indications that the next
few decades will see intensive growth
and development of this country es-
pecially in the western section. This
area is one naturally tributary to the
Pacific Southwest, and Mexico Is q
factor to be reckoned with in any con-
sideration of the business future of
our own West" the paper continued.
For the first time an accurate pic
ture of the trade of a typical An1eri-
can city, Baltimore, was sketched in
broad outlines by Paul T. CHEERING
ton, director of research of the j.
Walter Thompson Co, of New York,
at the Domestic Distribution Luncheon
this afternoon at the Mayflowef
Hotel.
Other Censuses Under Way.
This was made possible by the dis
tribution census of Baltimore taken
by the Bureau of the Census with the
cooperation of the national chamber.
Other tests censuses are now being
undertaken in six other cities.
Preliminary figures cited by Mr..
Cherrington showed that 1881 whole
sale establishments in Baltimore sold
$489 ,3T9 400 worth of goods in 1926
and that the aggregate sales of II, ,452
retail establishments were 1851, ,713,-
900.
Progressive business houses are
giving more and more attention to
sales quotas, L. B. I'll. Weld of New
York said. They are comparing sales,
not only with those of the same
period last year, but also with sales
possibilities, he told the conference.
Wants Experienced Men.
Prior service on a State utilities
board and continued service by reap
pointment should be governing fac
tors in the selection of interstate
commerce commissioners, in the opin-
"