Show I WASHINGTON LETTER TUl TIMBER lm LAND ND LV LY KAST ST Washington Jan 2 2 the 1923 1923 The united States Forestry Service contributes con tributes tho the rather startling Information Information information mation that Including burned and over cut-over areas which are aro not DOt abandoned aban aban- but which once grew timber third one-third of ot the soil of tho United States Is la forest land and that three three- fourths of this lies In the Mississippi Valley eastward to the Atlantic in those states which be to have a minimum of ot forest land The data shows that over 40 percent per percent cent of ot New York and Pennsylvania and 75 76 per cent of Maine and New Hampshire Is forest land which Is la lanot not cultivated On the other hand It la is not DOlt utilized for the scientific growth of timber it being belag abandoned abandon bandon- ed and largely covered conred with under under- brush A great bit Of it Is soil loll which Is la not suitable for agricultural pur pun poses Th TM Forestry Service makes the suggestion that If this tillable non-tillable land were devoted to growing timber timber tim tim- ber It would be but a comparatively short abort time until our national requirements requirements requirements re re- re- re for forest products would be supplied and much land which Is now held of of no value in the eastern section of the country would be very valuable CENSUS BUREAU BRINGING WORK MORE UP TO MINUTE The Bureau of the Census under the Department of Comm Commerce has been reorganized to supply currently instead of at long Intervals the results results results re re- re- re of surveys surveys' of production consumption consumption con con- distribution stock on hand business trends etc Seventy trade associations in addition to other other other oth oth- er groups aa are aie e assisting the Census Bureau Dureau by providing statistical data To make its information of fullest popular use the Bureau Dureau of the Census Census Census Cen Cen- sus has established shed a monthly periodical periodical peri perl known as aa the Survey of Current Current Current Cur Cur- rent Business Conditions I ns BUSINESS ON UPGRADE According to the November report of the Federal Reserve board the Volume of general business for the month of November was 13 per cent greater than for November 1921 I EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS IN INMOST INMOST INMOST MOST INI INDUSTRIES SHOW VERY GREAT IMPROVEMENT The United States Department of Labors Labor's survey of ot the employment situation for the month of November shows that in representative plants in 43 leading industries 31 of them showed Increase in the number number number num num- ber of and in the total amount of payrolls for the month of October The greatest Increases were shown in the car building and repairing cotton manufacturing ship building and agricultural implements Implements implements ments Industries The increase oo of over over ov ov- er 6 per cent in the total number on the payroll and 12 nor Ier cent in amount of pay agricultural implement industries is a sure and direct reflection reflection re re- of better conditions in the farming sections A comparison of conditions In la these industries with conditions in November 1921 shows a vast increase In In in- crease in the number of men employed employed em em- and the amount of money paid out Jut As Ae compared with 1921 the automobile Industry shows an increase in payroll of 54 64 per cent boots and shoes 13 per cent cotton goods 12 per cent iron and steel in industrIes industries industries in- in 73 per cent leather industry per cent woolen manufactures 15 16 per cent Other industries show similar increase In addition to showing show show- showing ing increase in number of men employed employed employed em em- and In the total amount f of If l I money paid out the data shows an Increase in the per capita earnings earnings' In the industries I NO EI NOVEMBER E BUSIEST MONTH MONTII INDUSTRIALLY THIS TillS YEAR YEAH The United States Employment service of nt the Department of Labor reports that the increase of employment employment employ employ- ment during November was the greatest of ot any month since last January January Jan Jan- uary This is In the face of the practical practical practical suspension of the stone clay and glass industries by strikes and a natural decline in building opera In many parts of lf the country because of the approach of ot winter The data of ot the employment Is based on figures obtained from principal Indus Industrial centers centera of the United States Staten 11 INCREASED FOREIGN MONEY IONI l' l ORDERS Evidence of a return of prosperous prosper ous conditions in this country h la furnished fur by tho the number of foreign orders orders orders or or- ders which are being issued Th The Tho records ot of the J department show that the amount of ot money thus sent abroad In November was 50 60 per percent percent percent cent glea greater er than In November last year The Tho holiday season Is the peak of or foreign money order business and It Is expected that this month the record for International money orders orders or or- d ders rs will probably bo be broken 4 IU s. IN IX USI Ol W MEAT m. IN IX S LIVESTOCK JJ K INDUSTRY The reputation that Americans are aro the Ibe greatest meat eating people In the world Is not sustained by the acts facts The Tho principal meat meat eating na nil lions of the world In order of ot per capita consumption are Argentine Australia and New Zealand with the United States standing fourth There has been a decline In to recent years rears of ot the per capita consumption of meat In the United States This Is la largely attributable to the high retail retaH price of meat which has increased out of ot all proportion to the Ue price obtained by the farmer for his livestock and the price at which the packer and wholesaler dispose of the meat to the retailer The reaction of this decrease decrease de de- crease In consumption of meat meat-Is meat is beginning beginning be be- ginning to be evident in the decrease in the production of livestock BIGGEST MAIL l TERMINAL UNAL IN WORLD wOIn LOCATED IN C CL The worlds world's largest mall terminal located In Chicago is completed and has been turned over to the tha postoffIce It i is a two blocks long and six stories high Chicago is the mall transportation transportation tation center of ot the United States The pa panel feel el pot post traffic for the month of ot October alone totaled over 22 1 tons tons I I ANOTHER CAUSE HIGH TAX TAXES S The American people cause the United States Postoffice department a needless expenditure annually of lf due to incorrectly or Im Imperfectly perfectly addressed letters The average average aver aver- age number of misdirected or incompletely Incompletely directed letters received d daily dally at the In the United States i is in excess of The overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming proportion of this misdirected mall matI is sent out In the form of circular letters and advertising mat ter It costs the government the above mentioned sum eum in salaries salaries' to employ clerks to correct the address |