Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
BARNES WEIGHING
BOARD'SPERSONNEL
Expected Here Wednesday
for Further Steps on
Business Council.

An extraordinary consulting board oil
business experts to diagnose the Ma
TONS sporadic economic ills and pre-
scribe possible tones was in process oil
organization over the week end.
Having completed a preliminary study
of the patients condition at the pres
ent time and found everything organ
icallv sound, the diagnosticians were
making plans to give him further eX-
aninations from time to time to insure
his continued health.
The big business" clinic idea, con-
ceived during the recent White House
trade conferr~ces was to crystalline
into definite TO m by the middle OF this
week, observers here expected. the
formative activities were under the d.
rection of Julius H. Barnes, who prob
ably will be head of the consulting
board.
Comes Here Wednesday.
Barnes represents the United States
Chamber of Commerce. under whose
auspices the presidential proposals are
becoming realities. He will come to
Washington next Wednesday prepared
to announce completion of the initial,
formal steps and lay the groundwork
for a definite program OF activity.
The composition of the board of con-
Sultants, at present known informally
as a national advisory business coun-
Gil" probably will be announced here
upon Chairman Barnes arrival. Halt
a hundred of the country's industrial
wizards will be appointed on the gen.
eral council, and 10 or Is of these will
form an executive committee for emer-
gency conferences.
The diagnostic plan is not born OF
any fear regarding the present conol-
ton of Americas economic system.
The conference of business leaders held
here last Thursday settled any qualms
that nervous ones might have enter
tanned as a result of the recent attack
of speculative hysteria manifested in
Wall Street. The consensus at this
far-reaching conference was that the
attack was purely psychological and
that the sinews of industry are strong
and healthy.
While the council does not have to
worry about industry's present condi-
ton, it wishes to take preventive meas
ures that will innoculate the country
against possible ills in the future.
The best preventive measures that
can be taken to insure continued in
dustrial health is work, and lots of it.
according to President Hoover. The
council will seek to keep industry active
the whole year round. It hopes to
bring this about largely by co-ordina-
ton of construction activities, so that
there will be no appreciable surcease
of employment or fluctuation of wages
Construction, the President believes, is
a sort of balance wheel on the whole
industrial mechanism, for so many
ent upon it, directly or indirectly.
Inst h0w this orfivitv he cd
tuSted to provide a more stable year.
round. program of prosperity is to be
the particular problem of the council
The President is known to have given
a number of helpful suggestions during
the business parleys at the White House
and in his address to the conference
Thursday. Secretary Lamont of the
Department of Commerce and his spe-
cial advisory committee are ready to
lend their aid in every practicable way.
Survey Completed.
At the direction of Mr.. Hoover. Secre-
tary Lamont already has conducted a
survey Of Federal, State and municipal
construction programs, and has set up
In his department a special division
whose duty will be to aid in co-ordinat-
ing these programs so as to eliminate
slack periods of employment and pro-
duction.
Chairman Barnes aas compiled a list
of 20 prominent business executives
who attended the conference last week,
and has called on them to assist him in
forming the council and executive COM
mittee. These men represent half a
hundred lines of industry. 1t is thought
likely he will choose from this group
the "40or so" men who, he has stated
will form the council.