Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
SAYS j. S.-RUSS|AN
TRADE IS GAINING
Senator Thomas Sees Loss
of Money, However, in
Lack of Relations.
BY JOHN f. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch to The Star and the North
American Newspaper Alliance.
NEW YORK, August Ex-senator
Thomas of Oklahoma after investigat-
ing conditions in Russia, says: "Amerl-
can business is losing millions of dol
lars every year, due to lack OF direct re-
lations with Russia. American cotton,
for instance, used in the largest Mos
cow textile factories, is bought through
Germany"
Business, without Government CO.
operation, continues to increase between
Russia and the United States. Direct
radio Geographic communication be-
tween the United States and Russia is
announced for the near future as re-
suit of agreements entered into between
the Radio Corporation of America and
Soviet Russia. Russia has 81 broad
casting stations and about 100000 re-
ceiving sets in use.
1.-THE signing of the present agree
ment with the Radio Corporation OF
America constitutes further step in the
establishment of closer industrial rela-
lions, and opens new possibilities OF
technical cooperation between the two
countries" says M. G. Gurevitch, acting
chairman of the board Of the Amtorg
Trading Corporation, commercial rep
resentative of the Soviet Union in the
United States.
The American tourists are leaving not
less than $50, 1000, 900 in the Province OF
Ontario, Canada, this year, according to
report of the Ontario Department OF
Highways.
This department estimates that APP
proximately 100000 tourists will have
visited Ontario during 1928. So heavy
has been the demand for road maps
there that the Detroit Automobile Club
last Spring asked for 10000 maps from
The Highway Department. The other day
it asked for another 10000.
Onatrio with its hundreds OF beau-
tiful lakes and Summer resorts. is eX-
pected to benefit to the extent OF S1OO. :
600 900 this year from tourists from all
parts of the world. This business has
become one of the main crops in many
parts Of Canada.
Willis II. Booth. vice president OF the
Guaranty Trust Co. OF New York, VINO
has just returned from an inspection
tour of Europe. says the nations OF Eu-
rope are definitely coming back
increase in the prosperity of Europe
will lead to heavier buying from this
country, but 1t must also lead to greater
selling of European products to other
patrons of the United States he says.
AS the nations of Europe gradually
return to business stability. the United
States must expect increased cornpeti-
ton for world trade. But increased pros
perity in any nation should be a cause
of congratulation rather than anxiety
Chris l.. Christensen, United States
Department of Agriculture, says me
United States now has more than $4,000
cooperative marketing associations with
combined membership OF about
g. 900 900 farmers, doing an annual busl-
ness of S2,500 0O0, 900. OF these, there
are more than 100 cooperative aSso-
Citations which sell annually products
worth at least S1,000,0 900 or more.
Corporation among farmers, Mr.
| Christensen asserts, 'iS not an abstract
| theory, but a practical way of applying
| better business methods to farming and
| to eliminate wastes in marketing AND
| distribution. to set up standards by
which farm products will be graded and
sold and to aid in adjusting produc-
| ton to market requirements. The
| farm co-operatives deserve and have a
| right to expect active assistance from
/ the Federal Government and particu-
larry from the Department of Agricul-
ture."
| Nearly 430 cities in the United States
| have adopted the commission form OF
| city government. and have substituted a
| trained business manager in place OF
the old city council and mayor plan
of local government Some of the
largest cities in America are working
under the commission plan. Cleveland
is one. Cincinnati is another. Each pays
its manager $4,000 year
Most Of the other commission cities
pay from $4,000 to $4,000. Cities have
found that by paying salaries large
enough they can compete on an equal
plane with corporations demanding the
same type of ability.
The commission plan has worked sat
isfactorily in most cities, and has done
much to eliminate favoritiSm and graft
In city government.
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