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BETTER OUTLOOK FOR BUSINESS CONDITIONS IMPROVE GREATLY IN SEPTEMBER?FEDERAL RESERVE TELLS OF INVESTIGATIONS MADE IN ALMOST EVERY SECTION OF COUNTRY Washington, Oct I.?American Easiness conditions improved broadlu during September, in the view of the federal reserve board, which made public tonight a distinctly op timistic review of conditions for the month. Important changes for the better were seen in the credit situation, "distinct encouragement" in vany .basic business lines and trong liquidation , Indicating increased ability of business to settle > its accounts. The "wholesome improvement," which the board's correspondents found in almost every section appeared to have been based largely on ffae advance in cotton prices. As a result of the higher cotton values liquidation has taken place and .. wholesale and retail trade has been Buoyed up, the report said. Marked improvement in the credit situation was cited by the review as ike noteworthy feature of (business taring the month, the board declaring that "taken all in all, from a jfiaancial standpoint the mopth has keen in the main a period of distinct v;* encouragement." , fV-' The board noted only a slight inerease in the number of unemployed This was likeLy to be offset by a growth in demand for labor on the*art of manufacturing industries. "Railroads have 'begun to increase tile number of their employees to . some extent, -especially in the far West,'*, the review continued, "and ,. N the fact that building contracts have reached a record figure for this year v promises partial employment in that aervice during the autumn. .' There has been a steady and reasoaably heavy movement of agricuL tural products to distributing and export centers, the board reported. Prices of most of these have advanced to an extent, although a drop & live stock quotations was seen attributed to local marketing condi : HODS. . Textile manufacturing has been - V well sustained during the month, the board's agents said, adding that the K boot and shoe industry had been "notably active." ' Some hesitancy still" was noted on (be port of the dstributors to place targe orders ibut offset this, large seasonal increases in certain lines of wholesale trades were reported, . * coupled with orders for stock rejl^cement. . Improvement also was seen in the aioount of cargo offered for shipnent to foregn ports. The available tonnage w?s saiu tw tcuuuii, uuns?w, greatly in excess of requirements, with the result that ocean freight rates continued substantially unchanged. . ' "Washington, Oct. 1.?Easiness conditions in South America were marked during September by steps towards a recovery which were regarded as having the earmarks of permanency, according to advices to the department of commerce made public tonght x As an important feature in the improvemnt agents of the department cited practically complete withdrawal of the large amount of general merchandise which had ac cumulated in customs houses Slight improvement in exchange conditions) also had a hearing on the situation. Although labor urest was reported as a disturbing factor in some lo ealities, the department summary viewed the situation so hopefully as to suggest that North Americanj export houses "could make valuable! use of their time by strengthening' their export organizations." ' The statement adds that the exporters should toe ready to handle * "efficiently the business which they may properly expect" from South America. ' German competition was said to 6e at work in Argentina, forcing lower prices. Fewer , salesmen from North America also were said to be in evidenoe and little foreign investment capital entering the country. Greater stocks of exportable commodities were rejwrted on hand than a year age wbtie e*ports of hid? I i PLANS ADOPTED 10 FIGHT WEEVIL THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL OPEN LANDS TO BE DEVOTED TO CROPS AND PASTURE?ONEFOURTH TO BE PLANTED IN COTTON. Columbia, Sept. 30,-r-R. C. Hamer, president of the South Carolina uivision ux uie Aiucuvittn Gjotton Association, said yesterday he had read with a great deal of interest of the action of the committee which "met in Columbia to consider an' agricultural program which would meet the conditions caused by the invasion of . the boll weevil and said that the cotton association would be delighted to have the support of the committee. "The' American Cotton Association," said Mr. Hamer, "has fox some time been giving most earnest consideration to the conditions confronting the cotton belt because of the weevil and how it could best be met. Two plans which were thought to be the most suitaJble and most feasible were submitted to a referendum of the members of the American Cotton Association. Every farmer was asked to vote for the plan which he thought the most feasible and which could most effectively Ibe carried out. Great interest was taken in the referendum and approximately 60,000 votes were cast. "The plan adopted <by an .overwhelming vote follows: "First. Three fourths of all open lands to be devoted to food and feed crops and to pasturage for live stock. "Second, One-fourth of the cultivated land to ibe planted in cotton, well fertilized and worked so as to produce the best yield under the most economic conditions of labor and other expenses. "Third, Encourage the rapid organization state.wide cooperative mar, keting association for handling cotton and other Mrra products. "Fourth," Adopt economic reforms and efficiency in the future baling, warehousing, financing and marketing in the cotton crop upon the most approved and advantageous modern method of orderly market[ inS* "The South Carolina Division oi the American Cotton Association, oi course, committed to this plan and will make every effort within its power to put it across in South Carolina. We are already pushing with all of the.vigor at our command the campaign for the formation of the South Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association. We plan tc begin ^shortly a food and foodstuffs campaign and we snail make everj effort within our power to have the farmers plant only one-fourth vol their cultivated lands tn cotton aexl spring in *>rder that the cotton maj ^e intensively cultivated and the ravages of the boll weevil reduced to a minimum. TIC yUJySJOf* WW UCIVIC aivjw VI the time of the annual meeting oi the iSouth Carolina Cotton Associa tion in December to a discussion oi the boll weevil and it is our hope tc have the foremost experts of the country with us at that time to tell us how cotton can be ibest grown under weevil conditions. 'The American Cotton Association at its annual meeting in Birmingham October 26-29 will discuss plans for putting the program into effect over the Ibelt generally. "We ask the united support of the people of the state in our campaign. Surely this is a time when the people of the state must stand together and meet the menace which confronts us." COLUMBIA'S NEW POSTOFFICE OPENED Columbia, Oct. 1.?The Columbia postoffice was thrown open to the public this morning at the usua opening hour and presented a verj busy scene during the entire morning. The big lebby, which is a delight to the eye, was well filled with patrons and a long line waws formed to secure boxes for the coming quarter. ' > and wo?l to German were increasing. Lower pricee fer all raw pro. dr.:;.:, however, were predkted. I ACCIDENTS COSTING BILLION That's Estimate of Safety Council Secretary for Twelve Months. Wellington, Sept. 29.?More than one billion dollars a year is the toll exacted by industrial accidents in the United States! That's the estimate of Sidney J. Wjlliam6, secretary of the National Safety Council. \ Williams bases his findings on a thorough investigation of industrial accidents in 1919. Xton were 8,000,000 industrial accidents in that year. * The fatal accidents, Williams estiix J AL. I a nnn mates, resuiteciiin .mt iuss ui u,wu working days each, making a total of 138,000,000 working days. Temporary disabilities are estimated to have caused the loss of 50,000,000 days. Permanent disabilities caused, loss of 115,000,000 working days. That makes a total of 296,000,000 working days?the total time toll of 1919 industrial accidents. Williams estimates the average daily wage of the workmen injured at $4. That gives those 296,000,000 lost days a wage value of $1,184,000000. But all that isn't lost. The 23,000 (men who lost their lives didn't havei to pay for food and lodgings. That | was "saved" That represents $331,j 000,000.Subtracting that leaves a total of $853,000,OOP wage loss. Besides that, accidents led to ex-1 ' ? \ pense in doctor and hospital bills. I These amounted to $161,000,000. I That gives a total of $1,014,000,000 as the cost of 1919 industrial ac| cidents, Expensive Business. I 1 A red-headed boy applied for a job) j in a butchershop. "How much will | you give me?" "Three dollars a week; but what can-you do to make yourself useful 'ai*ound a butcher-shop?" "Anything." / "Well, be specific. Can you dress a chicken?" "Not on three dollars a week," said the boy.?O. E. R. Bulletin. i II KIRSCHBA1 r I ' I I , I ' . .. I % I > : ^ i ... 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