Show N NEARLY i coun-i NT EARLY four tour hundred of the coup oun try's leuders leaders In business and Industry gathered in Washington Thursday at the Invitation of ot the the humber of Commerce of ot the United States SI at to take steps for the advancing ad of President Hoovers Homers campaign n of business progress Mr Ir Hoover himself told them first of the progress made through time the series serl's of conferences held previously and Assistant Secretary Klein of ot the Commerce department addressed them them on the lie he elements of strength and weakness In the present business situation A general m discussion followed cul cui In the or of a perr manent committee which h Is to maln an alert scrutiny over distribution and II consume for tor the he purpose of noting depres shuns In fields as ns 1111 they de der develop elop and of evolving c a n means of end cad In Ing endIng cadIng them before they become serious I In n his bla survey lY Mr Klein eln althou although h I saying that admittedly In some In the time situation is not mint as liS saUs factory s as ns It might bo be mind and nothing Is to be gained by hy gliding gilding these less Iss solid wheels In our bU business mechanism ism went on to declare that tore ture In u a broad hrold sense Is sound trans trans- transportation active and mining and most major manufacturing ties tics predominantly health healthy with a sound fiscal ana una Danl system available credit nt ut reasonable rates Prices are steady with a n somewhat downward trend and Inventories are low and without Indication of any serious serious congestion |