rv 7 EVENING' PUBLIC LEDGEB-PHTTiATBIPHIA, TIJEgmty; SBPTBMiBBB ?$$. 1020 What Is the Country's Condition? Industrial? Agricultural? Financial? Political? 1 fe . -1 as i "LTERE are the answers to 32 fundamental questions every business man is asking to-day. the Hon. Franklin K. Lane, former Secretary of the Interior, who examined this data, has written: "I have never before seen so interesting a picture of the 'condition of the entire country as that presented in the Why this datawas gathered The Board of Directors of the Fidelity raid Deposit Company desired for con sideration at its meeting September 20, 1920, the latest and most authentic information as to fundamental condi tions and attitudes of mind affecting the welfare of the country in four re spects industrial, agricultural, finan cial and political. Realizing the value of this knowledge to all thinking men and women, the Company, in line with its desire to SERVE, prints a digest of this information here. How it was procured To procure this information reliably; the Fidelity and Deposit Company submitted these 32 questions to 900 representatives, especially selected with regard to geographical distribution from its Field Service of 7000 Repre sentatives. These 900 business men were instructed to interview at once bankers, merchants and professional men, farmers, industrial leaders, and also the Chambers of Commerce in their territories, and to telegraph the Company a consensus of all the views gathered. These telegrams were then analyzed and the results tabulated on September 15, 1920. The final answers ' therefore reflect many thousands of the best minds of the nation and geo graphically represent every part of the Union. A word of explanation As majority opinions and majority con ditions do not always run the same in different parts of the country, the Fidelity and Deposit Company has divided this information under nine geographical heads. It is felt that this adds both value and interest to the replies. Hon. Franklin K. Lane's interpretation The full text of Mr. Lane's interpreta tion of these conditions, together with the analysis here presented, may be had on application to the Fidelity and Deposit Company at Baltimore. Now England Diritlon Include! Maine Vermont Rhode Island New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut POPULATION. 8.000,000 (ESTIMATED) Middle Atlantic Division Includesi New York New Jersey Pennsylvania POPULATION. 23 000.000 (ESTIMATED) East North Central Division Includesi Ohio Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Michigan POPULATION. 50.600.000 (ESTIMATED) West North Central Division Includesi Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Iowa North Dakota South Dakota Kansas POPULATION. 13,000.000 (ESTIMATED) South Atlantic Division includes Maryland Virginia South Carolina Delaware West Virginia Georgia District of Columbia North Carolina Florida POPULATION. U.000,000 (ESTIMATED) East South Central Division Includesi Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Alabama POPULATION. 0.COO.OOO (ES11MATKD) West South Central Division Includesi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma POPULATION. 1100,000 (ESTIMATED) Mountain Division Includesi Idaho Colorado Utah Wyoming New Mexico Nevada Montana Arizona POPULATION. S.JOO.OOO (ESTIMATED) Pacific D'via'on Includesi Washington California Oregon POPULATION. UttOjOOO (ESTIMATED) FIDELITY OF MARYLAND HERMAN HOOPES, Inc., General Agents Real Estate Trust Building. Phila, THE INFORMATION OIVEN IN THIS SURVEY WAS 7 N iMrtucTDiAt oiivqtioimq New Mlddlo East North West North South East South West South Mountain Paetfi- No. INDUSTRIAL QUESTIONS. England Atlantic Cantral Central Atlantic. Central Central Mount-in re T Are building operations in your terri tory increasing or decreasing at this time? Increasing Decreasing Decreasing Decreasing Increasing Increasing Increasing Doueaslug Inrnshi 2 In what classes of the following build- tngs it the greatest activity manifest? Low priced (a) Warehouses and factories (b) Warehouses Low priced dwellings Warehouses Low priced Low priced Low priced Low prlcad Office buildings and stores (c) Low Warehouses Factories - dwellings High grade Factories dwellings dwellings dwellings, dwelling priced dwellings (d) High grade Factories Low priced Warehouses . dwellings Low priced Warehouses Office buildings Office buildings Warehouse dwellings and apartments. Stores dwellings Factories Apartments dwellings Factories Stores) Stores Factorlea 3 What is the extent of the increase In f """"" """" the cost of labor over 1919? 10 to 50 .0 to 40 10 to 40 10 to 50 10 to 50 5 to 40 20 to 50 5 to 30 10 to 30 4 Is labor Increasing in productivity per man? No No Slightly No No , No No No Yes 5 Is there a shortage of labor? No Yes No No Slight No No No No """" 6 Is there evidence of unemployment? No Slight No No No No No No No 7 How do the wholesalers and retailers regard the prospects for fall and winter? Good Uncertain Fair to good Good Good Good Good Fair to good Good S Are manufacturing plants well filled Yes, but some with orders? cancellations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 9 Is there a shortage of raw materials . "" " """" sufficient to curtail production? No No No No No No No , No No 10 Is there a shortage of coal? Yea Yes es Yes Slight Yes Yes No No U Is the shortage of freight cars being substantially reduced? Yes Yes Yea Yes Yes Slightly Slightly Yes slightly Yes 12 Are general transportation conditions " " Improving? Yea Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yea 13 Are industrial concerns carrying large amounts of customers' paper? Yes No Yea n Yes Yea Normal No Normal No 14 Are industrial concerns discounting - their bills? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yea 15 What la the sentiment regarding Govt. ownership of railroads? Opposed Opposed Opposed Opposed Opposed Opposed Opposed Opposed Opposed jg What is the sentiment regarding general cooperative movements? Opposed Favorable Divided Favorable Favorable Favorable Favorable Divided Opposed lrDinnnmii -! tpcrrtriMa N,w Middle East North West North South East South West South U Mnlln,,In p.-lfi- AGRICULTURAL QUESTIONS. England Atlantic Central Central Atlantic Central - Central Mountain Pacific --- 17 What are the general conditions of the - farmers In your errltory? Prospero-s Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good 18 Are they well supplied with funds as Yes, but the resu-t of tho sale of this sesaon's large crops crops? Yes Yea Yes Crops unsold Yes Yes Yes unsold Yes 19 What Is the sentiment regarding farmers' ' Urowing . co-operative movements? Favorable Favorable Favorable Favorable Favorable Favorable Favorable Favorable favorably W What is the general effect of the recent No xt except r-rBymbol-Inc drop in grain prices? No effect No effect to withhold groin No effect No effect No effect No effect. ron. No effect " ciMAMriAi oiiPQTiniMi Now Middle East North West North South East South West South m-..-.i-, p.-ic. FINANCIAL QUESTIONS. England Atlantic Central Central Atlantic Central Central Mountain Pacific 21 Do the banks appear to have funds to .end and at what rates of Interest? Yes 6 to 8 Yes 6 to 8 Yes 6 to 8 Yea 6 to 8 Yes 8 to 8 Yes 6 to 8 Yes a to 10 Yes 8 to 12ff Yes 8 to 109? 22 Are the b.nln vel lon I 10? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 23 Over a six months' period have deposits in the banks increased or decreased? Increased Increased Increased Increased Stationary Stationary Increased Decreased Increased 24 Have the number if corporation ac- Normal to in- counts increased or decreased? Stationary Increased Stationary crease Stationary Increased Increased Stationary Stationary 25 Have the number of individual saving accounts increased or decreased? Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased Increased 26 If the sentiment is against the excess Opinion divided -light incline- profits tax, what substitute is pre- Various on sales No substitute No substitute S?i5.0lw ux'iwS tlon towar- ferred? Sales tax Sales tax Sales tax substitutes tax offered offered dominating sales tax 27 What is the sentiment regarding the sales tax? Favorable Favorable Favorable Divided Divided Divided Divided Divided Divided 28 Have checks, payment of which is pro tested by the banks -n your territory, been greater in number during the last year than theretofore? (The Notaries Public who do a bonk busi ness can give information on this ' subject.) No No No No No No No No No 29 Do the bankers attribute the in- ------ crease In protested checks, if any, to I extravagance and over-buying;? No No No No No No No No No Ipni itipai nitPQTiriMq New Middle East North f West North South East South West SJtitli ... . . . .. POLITICAL QUESTIONS. England Atlantlo Central Central At.antlo Central Central Mountain Pacific 30 List in the order of their relative im- --- portance which of the following con ditions will Influence the voters of your territory In casting their vote for President? (a) Foreign relations Second Fifth Second Second Fourth First Second Fourth Fourth fb) Industrial questions Fifth Third Fourth Third Second Third Second Second (c) Prohibition Sixth Fourth Sixth Sixth Fourth Sixth (d) High cost of living Third Second Fifth Third First Third First Third (e) Taxation Fourth Third Fourth Fifth Second Fifth Third Fifth I (f) Dissatisfaction with present Ad- , ministration First First Pirst ' First Fifth Seventh Fourth First First I (g) Railroad policy of present Ad ministration Eighth Seventh Seventh Sixth Sixth Eighth , (h) Radical movements Seventh Eighth Eighth Eighth Seventh i (i) Any other factors which you I believe will bear upon the question.. - i . , , ' 31 How will your territory go? --- -- M Presidential election Republican Republican Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic lVdSb? d". Republican (b) All other offices to be filled at this '&ac and doubt- election within your territory Republican Republican Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican 32 Is there a general sentiment that the Hepublicn, but next will bo a Republican or Demo- ' Democr.tle, with Dcmoer.tlo, bat Dmoertlo, with coutdtr-bla Dem- I cratlc Administration? Republican Republican Republican Republican fffftimSS firEST ttrop"y LMfft"'""" IrST"' "" ouM- Republican THIS CHAKT IS COPYRIGHTED BY THE RESOURCES AND Fidelity and Surety Bonds and Burglary Insurance REPRESENTATIVES EVERYWHERE analysis of the telegraphic replies to the coi-i- prehensive questionnaire issued by the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland It is valuable particularly because of the character of the men who have made the in vestigation and its wide extent into all parts of .the country' OBTAINED BY THE FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY. DEGREE OF ACCURACY. FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND. 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