Show DONT DON'T WAIT ACT NOW BUILDERS TOLD BY MAYOR W W. r. r Mont Ferry Tells of Convention Con Con- uT He Attended j in II Washington Do not watt walt for tor reduction in tho the cost of or materials and labor before borore starting now new enterprises and development develop develop- work worl ment This was the messa message given to city commissioners and other othor officials yesterday yesterday yes yes- es la 1 W. W Mont lont FerT tc by hy Mayor Or Ferry upon his return from flom a convention con of or m mayors mayors may may- ors and governors lucid held In Washington 1 P. P C. C Tho The consensus cor of or opinion among tho the 13 mayors and 20 governors governors gov gov- who were In attendance wan wae that there would bo ho practically no reduction 10 re- In labor or tho the COR cost of oC materials materials materials mate mate- rials for the net few row years he ho re reports reports re- re ports There was wac a a. feeling expressed that the government o should lower frel freight ht rates on building materials and tho convention went vent on record as ag favoring the return of or the railroads to theIr former fOlmer owners a as soon loon a n as a It was practical practical practical to do BO RO sail said Mayor F Ferry In the meantime It was recommended recommend recommend- ed that tho thu government undertake at once to start railroad Improvements which would tend to create a market for tOI nearl nearly every kind lelnd of ot produce cn en th the market Secretary of or Interior Franklin KLane's K Lanes Lane's plan of oC getting ct Ung the people back hack to tu the farms was heartily Indorsed Indor ed b by the members of oC the convention Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- I Lane Iane gave ave an address in which I he pet fiet et forth the Idea of rehabilitating rehab farms throughout hout the country even cven if It it vero necessary to subsidize them by by governmental and state financial aid aM Labor Problem It developed during daring the discussion In Washington ton that nomo morne districts of ot th the r u. u HAVA tr In n t a rl t f f h i nil I o other ier- ier p-i p places ts needed ti th- th the the- laborers b In Inthe Inthe n the southern section the cotton crop rop is in Ilan danger er because o o of tho the scarcity of or farm hands Many Ian of the tho negro laborers laborers laborers labor labor- ers have ml migrated latel to other oIlier fields where the e ei offered more rewards and it Is not thought that these men will vIll come back In the ver very near future Activity A it it Is said will not cease in the employment bureaus established by the department of labor It being Inconsistent to all ask ak that cities and states themselves to find om- om f plIt for or returned soldiers sailors marines and the nien who are displaced h by the men of or the service and the na national national national na- na government go not to hold up its C end II d. d IrI uc of ot A committee of five I mayors ors was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to form Corm a a. J. J league to consist of ot all ull tho the mayors ors from cities with a I. I poPulation population pop poP- over or which would co cooperate cooperate co- co operate with the department of or la labor laborIn or orIn In meeting the tho labor situation Mayor Ferry Fern was asked to act lct with tho the maora mayors mayors may may- ors ora from Portland Milwaukee Pro R. R I. I and Auburn X N. y Y High compliments paid to Salt b by th the convention cor says sus Mayor Ferry In the manner In which this city has haR met th the tha problem of or the The spirit of ot operation co it itIs itIs Is said ald between tho the merchants city I i officials and the government employment employ employ- mont ment bureau exceeded man many cities and was wali abreast with an any city In the theCo I Co country U 31 try |