Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
BUILDING INDUSTRY
WILL SEEK UNITY
19 National Groups to Take
Part in Coordination
Program.
Afiliation of 10 groups Of the con-

Afiliation of 10 groups Of the con-
struction industry, having more than
100000 constituent members and rep
resembling billions in total capital.
shortly W be 5ds
designed to cooperate for the COM
mon good of the industry and to better
serve the Nation" Headquarters will
be maintained here.
These groups, it was announced to-
day by the American Institute of Ar
chitects. will be united shortly for CO.
operative efforts through an organiza-
ton to be known as the Construction
League, which is shortly to be incor-
porated in Washington.
While the affiliated groups have not
as yet set up any specific detectives, the
plan is for the league as a representa-
tive body to propose actions deemed to
be of economic advantage to the Ma
ton and the construction industry, be-
hind which the affiliated groups might
unite.
Urge U. S. Building.
For instance, it is explained, organ
lied architects and contractors, since
the coming of the depression, have
been urging expansion of Government
building programs as means of reliev-
ing unemployment and Fastening a re-
turn to prosperous conditions nation
ally.
Robert D. Kohn of New York, presi-
dent of the American Institute of
Architects, has been chosen general
chairman of the proposed organization
at recent meeting of spokesman for
the interested groups.
The scope of the membership Of the
kAI ,..tn lIwaa 80
army of workers. as we'll as professional
interests, it is reported. since the
League is to include the Building
Trades Department of the American
Federation of Labor.
In addition to Chairman Kohn, the
following officers have been chosen for
the provisional organization:
Francis L. Stuart, New York, presi-
dent of the American Society OF Civil
Engineers, first vice chairman; A. P.
Greensfelder, st. Louis, president OF
the Associated General contractors
second vice chairman. H. H. Sherman,
Boston, president of the Producers
Council, treasurer, and p. w. Dono-
ghue, Washington, national president OF
the National Association of Master
Plumbers Of the United States, gen.
eral secretary.
A Joint secretariat will be composed
of E. j. Harding. washington, nanag-
ing director of the Associated General
Contractors; E. C. Kemper, Washing
ton, executive secretary of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects. and L. w.
Wallace, Washington, executive secre-
tary of the American Engineering
Council.
Action for the formation of the CO.
ordinating league was taken on the in
itiative of the Committee on Industrial
Relations of the Institute of Architects,
with the approval of officers of the As
ISOLATED General Contractors and the
Producers Council. The Producers
Council is composed of so companies and
associations of manufacturers in the
field of building materials and appli-
ances with combined capital of $22,-
SOC, 100000.
"An effort is to be made to create
a medium for co-ordinated action with
in the building industry" said Mr..
Kohn. Each member organization will
send representatives to periodic confer
ences, at which reports aimed to i'm
prove the public service of the industry
will be submitted.
The league. it is belieyed, should