Show economic highlights As we approach the end of the winter the hard bard fact that tho the bus ineas situation la is growing wory rather thau than better becomes cow coir more moie apparent will doubtless bo be some bouie spring better client aue tu to tho the traditional sea factor but in all probability it will lio bu libs lebs tua IL vas ui expect ea uvell ui or laret ago thu r J JUd gilig vy uy CUMM cju aull aull alta tr r or 01 nut aut timia will tc lu it lIp nuu lou ut oz a recovery movement luxl tail lull atia la is purely a 11 malter mat tei i gucas worl anu tito securities markut lias has been ac clining slowly but very steadily luu lur eigil hua has been re ie lor this to a considerable able degneo c ou the day when the dispute i reached cached its crisis the market went into a ing dig skid bedd and volume ot of transfers was relatively heavy lithuanian to polish demands stopped this trend liend and tho the week ended on a better note but such foreign crisis may be autly paled at frequent intervals irom from now on and each will probably produce reaction rt must important of 0 course la Is tile situation that tue the general ot of insecurity be wilder wilderment meat and plain tear of what tomorrow may aug laug L is ih spread lug seems to be beyond argument aud and thu 11 administration faced with it a non noa spectacular but extremely important in loss of support luXon in congress gress 14 apparently appal antly undecided about what to do some of the preal donila dents most loyal supporters are dismayed and disappointed because of the lack of presidential activity and the roosevelt critics are declaring that his leadership has become bankrupt further the bea uvAll available ablo ovi evid deuce sice that the president is losing out in public approval the last institute of public opinion poll this organization forecast with almost perfect accuracy mr Roosevel ts terrific 1030 sweep shows a substantial decline in the roosevelt following especially in the eastern industrial regio regions us this does not mean that more moio voters are turning to the republican party the GOP has haa to offer a great deal more than it has so far most observers think before it can hope to regain its once high position it does seem to mean that a great number of people are losing faith lil in tho the new deal do not know where to turn and are more or less lesa on oil tho the fence whose leadership they will follow in the future whether the presidents or a man another cause is an unanswerable question now cow many of these people are bitter fealin feeling that both the parties have belayed them with redeemed promises thus the stage la Is becoming set for a political revolution in this country it if times get worse the chance of such a revolution occurring will naturally be greatly increased it if times got get better the chance will be materially lessened somo some business briefs of interest follow railroads tho rate increase grant was less than half of what the lines think la Is necessary if they are anre to keep solvent much will bo be ward heard of railroad reorganization iza tion either forced or voluntary before long and it it is possible that some kind of legislation aimed at this end ena will bo be introduced in the current congress in the meantime the big increase in railroad purchasing that was expected in tile alio full requested increase was granted will not occur and further retrenchment by some lines may be anticipated steel ilas been ranging in the 2931 29 31 per cent production bracket for many weel weeke A material increase is expected very soon due to bigger buying by motor makers construction in the first two months of the year con contracts traci ts awarded were 27 per cent below the same period last year residential building was down 40 per ceet however more homebuilding home hoine building Is starting now now due to tile the season and to federal hous ing laws insuring 80 0 per cent of money loaned for small homes automobiles in the first two months of the year production was waa units 45 per cent under the same months last year one good factor alsa Is a general decline in used car though a problem still exists in this field I 1 march production will probably ly bo be close to units with better months ahead electric power output has been banged recently holding to a fair level |