August 25. 191U 



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)i piece of meddlesomeness that accomplishes no good and only ends to 

 stir up strife and create frictions in every community where Washington 

 has tried to establish these employment bureaus. The sooner Washington 

 ;;ets it out of its head that the people of this republic want to change the 

 i-onstitution and create in Washington a strongly centralized power for 

 the control of the local affairs of the people the sooner will tranquility and 

 order result. The American people are thoroughly tired of these usurpa- 

 tions on behalf of Washington. This is true of both Democrats and 

 Republicans. 



Another thing : This employment service is a mere proselyting agency 

 for the American Federation of Labor, which discriminates every ilny 

 against the great agricultural masses of the country, and that of itself 

 ought to be sufficient to warrant the Congress not to "attempt further tres- 

 l>ass upon the reserved rights of the states. 



It is a matter of supreme regret to me that my engagements are such 

 that it Is impossible for me to come to Washington for the purpose of 

 assisting you in resisting this piece of legislation. 



Hardwood Railway Ties in Mexico 



-V commission merchant in Mexico offers for sale 4,300.000 hardwood 

 railroad crossties delivered at various ports on the Gulf of Mexico. It is 

 apparent that the Mexican sellers hope to find a market in the United 

 States for these crossties. The kinds of wood are not stated, but Mexican 

 forests contain many kinds of trees suitable for ties. 



Building Operations for July 



July activity closely parallels June activity as indicated by comparing 

 building permit statistics for the two months. Reports from 145 cities to 

 The American Contractor for July give a total estimated valuation of 

 $130,746,609, an average of approximately $900,000 per city, June totals 

 from 158 cities Indicated $134,726,715 valuation, or slightly less than 

 $900,000 per city ($85,270). 



Increases over June activity exist in 83 cities ; recession in 58 cities. 



Some of the more important cities showing marked increase are Akron, 

 Atlantic City, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Minneapolis, Boro of 

 Queens, Springfield, 111., and St. Paul. 



Decreases from June activity obtain in all the boros of New York except 

 Queens ; and in Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, 

 •Seattle and Tulsa, Okla. The Chicago decrease is very marked, a drop from 

 $11,415,600 for June to $7,714,700 for July. Labor disputes undoubtedly 

 have contributed to this slump. 



The growth of activity during the current year as contrasted to activity 

 in 1918 is forcibly brought out by the following table showing permits by 

 months for the two years : 



No. of 1919. 1918. Pet. 



Month — cities. Value. Value. Gain. 



January 152 $23,869,215 $27,291,218 12 



February 153 32.058,028 21,680,314 48 



March 169 64,884,325 36.529.620 77 



April 165 84,914,008 44,516,828 91 



.May 168 112,678.640 51,764.746 110 



June 158 134,726,715 47,793.182 182 



July 145 130,746,609 39,850,626 228 



Gain over 1918 values has increased steadily month by month. A com- 

 parison of July figures for the past six years is as follows : 



No. of No, of Estimated 



Year — cities. permits. value. 



1919 145 34.738 $130,746,609 



1918 145 18,523 39.850,626 



1917 119 18,590 58,726,904 



1916 119 24,375 115.313.797 



1915 110 22,948 67.062.722 



1914 76 70,368,509 



In 1916 and in 1914 estimated value of permits per city slightly exceeded 

 the $900,000 mark per city for the current July. Allowing for the depre- 

 ciated buying power of the present-day dollar would make July figures look 

 still less optimistic when compared to those of previous years. 



The average value of permits for July is $3,760 as compared to an average 

 value of $3,375 for June, $2,600 in May and $1,700 in January. This would 

 indicate that less of the July work is for repairs. 



Gain in activity over 1918 is practically universal, only 7 cities out of 

 145 reporting less amount of estimated value. 



Grant Net Rates on Transit Shipment 



The Southern Hardwood Traffic Association has gained a substantial 

 victory through a ruling of the D. S, Railroad Administration in connec- 

 tion with net rates on logs, bolts and billets into milling points provid- 

 ing that shippers will pay only the net rates into milling points but will 

 give bond to guarantee payment of the gross rate in the event the finished 

 product manufactured from these materials is not subsequently shipped 

 out. The shippers will no longer have to pay gross rates on transit 

 materials and will thus be relieved of the necessity of tying up large 

 sums of money in the hands of the carriers. 



J. H. Townshend, secretary-manager of the association, conferred with 

 Directors Chambers and Thelan, of the U. S. Railroad Administration at 

 Washington some days ago, and has just received the following telegram 

 which is self-explanatory ; 



Have conferred with Division of Traffic and for reasons explained to 

 you it has been concluded to instruct all carriers to publish the bonding 

 arrangement under which the traffic may be held to the individual lines 

 the same as under present rules, but which will not require the shipper 

 to put his money and leave it with the railroad until final settlement is 

 made. Under bonding arrangement shippers will pay only the net rate 

 when shipments move into transit points, but give bond to pay the gross 

 rate unless it is shown that shipments are reforwarded in connection with 

 tariff within the transit limit. Believe this meets the most serious objec- 

 tions the shippc-s have to the present arrangement and at the same time 

 retains for the railroads the rights which are substantial to them after 

 federal control. This bonding arrangement can be published promptly, 

 without waiting for any more figures. 



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