Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-17
MERCHANT MARINE
EXPANSION URGED
TO AID INDUSTRY
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futile for the Government to spend its
money on old bottoms.
Committee Personnel.
The parent committee consists Of
Robert p. Lamont, Secretary Of Com
merce; Walter F. Brown Postmaster
General; Charles F. Adams. Secretary
of the Navy, and T. v. O'Connor, chair
man Of the shipping board. The sub
committee consists of department sub
ordinates of each of these officials.
While the President is anxious to ex-
pedite ship construction, it could not
be learned last night that he had com
mitted himself as to the plan OF the
subcommittee. Administrative officials
admitted, however. that in the move to
get started with considerable delayed
work, some readjustments in previous
plans and attitudes were being made.
In this connection the Post once
Department was pressing for agreement
on several disputes over sites, contracts
and leases which have been holding up
the erection of new Government build
ings about the country. 1t was said
that the plan had already been ex-
pedited sufficiently to increase $1,000
600 next calendar year in the public
building program outside of Washington
so that a total of sac, 900 900 will be re-
quired for the year, and that the de-
partment would seek a $20,000.0 900 in
crease in the limit Of cost it might pro-
iect in the extension of its program.
More than $130,000000 Of the present
limit OF cost remains to be appropriated
and the President is pressing for be-
ginning on all building projects which
can be undertaken without prejudice to
the public interest in any way.
The same plan is being followed In
all Government departments.
Those to Attend Conference.
Among those under consideration for
to attend the conference
Thursday were:
Clarence Woolley, head of the Amer
lean Radiator Co. and a director OF the
New York Federal Reserve Bank.
Alfred p. Sloane. jr., president OF the
General Motors Corporation.
Daniel O. willard. president Of the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad Co.
Henry M. Robinson, Los Angeles
banker.
owen d. Young, chairman of the
General Electric Co.
William Butterworth, president. and
Julius Barnes, former president. Of the
Adolph Lewisohn, New York capitalist.
William Green, president, and Mat
thew Vol. vice president, Of the
American Federation of Labor.
The Government will be represented
BY Andrew w. Mellon, Secretary OF the
Treasury; Robert p. Lamont, Secretary
Of Commerce; Arthur M. Hyde, Secre-
tary of Agriculture; James j, Davis,
Secretary of Labor, and Alexander
Legge, chairman of the Federal Farm
Board.
In calling the conference to order the
President will furnish the basic outline.
The members will consider what def
mite steps can be taken for the con-
structive release of reservoirs of capital,
and absorbing any Slackening of activ-
Ity in the so-called luxury lines. which
are the first to feel the pinch
N such conditions as have arisen re-
Gently.
Connecting With Leaders.
Mr. Hoover is carrying forward con-
situations, mostly by telephone, with
leaders, of the various business groups
If the country who will be expected TO
name their own representatives at the
conference. Consequently he is not in
position at this time to say precisely
Who will represent these groups.
Representation of States and mu-
in the actual conferences |
S scarcely feasible, but these units of |
Government will be consulted during |
he discussions. The early execution |
# vast volumes of public works which |
hey have held in allegiance forms one |
If the principal areas in which now
die capital can be employed.
The situation in this field will be
presented by Secretary Lamont, who
las been having made a comprehensive
survey of the field of pending public
works in States, cities and counties.
While this survey still is far from
complete, SUFFICIENT information has
been obtained to show that works in
he aggregate of 10000, 900 have been
held in allegiance.
There have been several causes for
his tagging. but the primary one has
been the inability of these divisions
Of Government to obtain attractive
prices for the securities because of the
higher interest rates which have been
offered in the markets for stocks.
Railways, public utilities. buildings
Ind merchant marine also furnish .