Evening star., 1929-11-22
CONSTRUCTION MEN
SEE HOOVER TODAY
TO HELP BUSINESS
Increased Building Activity
Aim of President in Pros
perity Program.
PUBLIC UTILITIES PARLEY
AT WHITE HOUSE PUT OFF
Conferences Held to Aid Industrial
Condition of Country Fake
Form in Week.

Leaders in American construction
work will meet With President Hoover
| at the White House at 2:3O o'clock this
afternoon to<did in working out the
Presidents rplan for a mobilization OF
the couHxry's resources for continued
| business development.
The President has laid much stress
upon the value Of increased construc-
ftion work, both for the Federal Gov
ernment, for State and municipality
and for private interest and public util-
ity at this time. Such construction,
much of which has been delayed by a
diversion of capital to the speculative
stock market during the last year or
more, the President believes can now
proceed with great advantage to the
country. Further, it will be a great fac
tor In maintaining employment at a
high level. Employment of labor is the
key to the whole situation.
Those at Conference.
Those who will attend the Presidents
conference are:
T. T. Flagler Of Atlanta, Ga, presi-
dent of the Associated General Con-
tractors.
Samuel Hotchkiss, st. Joe, Mo, pres
ident of the National Association OF
Builders Exchanges.
Frank H. Smith, Chicago, president,
Portland Cement Association.
Harry H. Culver, California, presi-
dent, National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards.
Wilford Kurth, New York. former
president, National Board of Fire Un-
derwriters.
F. J. Reimer. Orange, N. J., presl-
dent, American Road Builders ASSocla- :
| ton.
Samuel Eckels, Harrisburg, Pa, pres
ident, Association Of State Highway
E. L. Carpenter, Minneapolis, MINI.
president, National Lumbermen's Asso-
citation.
F.W. Reimers, Hammond, La, South
| ern Pine Association.
Arthur Berresford, Washington, presi-
dent, American Engineering Council.
w. M. Wood, Decatur, H., American
Institute Of Steel Construction.
A. Trischman, Chicago, president
Home Modernizing Bureau of the Ma
tionaI Building Industry.
ID. T. Rhine, Pittsburgh, president, Ma.
tional Building Trade Employers ASso-
ciation.
A. M. Levin, Cincinnati Ohio, presi-
dent, Retail Lumber Dealers Associ-
alton.
Darwin p. Kinsley, New York, presi-
dent, New York Life Insurance Co.
Meeting Postponed.
| It was announced at the White House
today that the conference of the Presi.
dent with representatives of the public
! utilities Of the country, set for Mon.
dav afternoon, had been postponed, sc
as to give the public utility leaders ar
opportunity to confer among themSelve:
before coming to Washington to tel
the President what they will be able tC
do to aid in the plan of coordination
The representatives of agriculture
| are to meet Monday morning with the
President and Secretary Hyde of the
Department of Agriculture to discus:
the part which the farmers should play
in the general plan.
One week ago today Mr.. Hoover made
the first announcement OF his plans. Ir
the time that has passed his program
has taken shape rapidly, through hi;
| consultations with the leaders of Amer.
lean economic enterprises and the an.
nouncement of steps by which govern
mental agencies seek to help in the ad-
vancement of the general project.
The most recent development was
! publication of word that industrial
leaders and labor spokesmen had agreed
to continuance of present wage levels
| as one means of assuring the continuity
and stability of employment. This
came late yesterday, after Mr.. Hoover
had conferred separately with group
of men representing firms which en-
ploy millions of workers and with high
officials Of organized labor.
Formal Statement Made.
The announcement was summed up
| in a formal White House statement
which said that the employers had au-
thorized the President to say on their
behai', individually, that no movement
! for wage reduction will be initiated and
to recommend that this policy be adopt
ed by employers the Nation over.
In addition, 1t set forth that the labor
leaders had authorized Mr.. Hoover tc
say that in their opinion mo move
mentS beyond those already in negoti-
alton should be initiated for increases
of wages and that every cooperation
should be given by labor to industry ir
the handling of its problems"
Just previously the statement was
issued mirroring the view elected al
the industrial conference. This said
. LlaI IN Lle undnIIOuS OplIllOH Ol
those attending there was no reason
why business should not be carried OF
as usual, that construction work should
be expanded in many directions and
! that telephone and telegraph COM
! panies have a large amount Of build-
ing budgeted for 1880.
;. will Raise Wages.
Henry Ford, who was one of those
present, announced shortly after the
conference that general wage increase
is to be made effective in the Ford
organization Immediately. He declinec
to give details, but advanced the sug-
gestion that similar increases in other
lines would go far in sustaining Amer
lean business by keeping the demand
for many commodities at high level.
Through Julius Barnes, the chairman
of its board of directors, the United
States Chamber of Commerce an
nounced that the representatives oi
from 100 to 200 trade organizations
would be called into conference withir
two weeks for the purpose of establish.
ing q permanent committee charged
with seeing to the sustenance of eco.
nonic stability.
The creation of such an organization
was recommended at the industrial con.
ference to follow up and carry through