Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1926, Page 12

MEN AND MONEY By M. S. Rukeyser, (Covsright. 1926.) The open season for business fore- casts 1s approaching. The impulse toward economic for- tune telling reaches an annual peak in December as the business public begins to speculate concerning pros- pects for the new year. If one could find a typical business man, he probably would say that there will be no major depression in 1927, but that the volume of business will be somewhat smaller than in 1926, when new peaks were established in numerous industries. A prospective recession in building and a curtail- ment of the rate of growth in the automotive industries are frequently clted as reasons for this widely pre- valling view. Mild Recession Forecast. on’s business has prepared mm of business forecasts concerning what the firt half of 1927 will offer. “General business,” says Henry M. Robinson of the First National Bank, Los Angeles, “during 1927 will prob- ably be less than although y strong fa serious or abrupt George E. Roberts, Bank, w York, o maintenance of the prosperity through mainly upon the bullding work on City tional : “The rves: pany, “There is no but we must r g0 forward fore bounds. There mu and catch our breath that business will be the first half of »pinion is und and but for this Christmas season. MA MO ™ Cedar Chests 1 Many styles from which to finishes taste as low Deferred Payments conven A fine cabinet for ry one who sews, space for mate- d tray for read, Finished in solid walnut Deferred Payments Chaise Longu lux- uriously construct- h £p cush- nd back. At ing £ Deferred Payments The House Furniture :g;n;e‘!‘vm less in volume than in In spite of signs of an increase in the competitive spirit at home and abroad, A. L. Humphrey, Westing- house Air Brake, Pittsburgh, takes a cheerful view of the outlook, saying: Fair Profits Probable. “I look forward optimistically for a business during the first half of 1927 equal in volume to, if not far exceed- ing, what we have enjoyed during the past six months of 1926 at a fair average profit. James Simpson, Marshall Field & Chicago, makes the subjoined forecast: 1 think the probabilities are for a continuation of substantially present conditions during the early half of next vear.” Willlam J. Dean, Nichols, Dean & Gregg, St. Paul, reflects some of the tion prevalent in the Northwest, which has not shared prosperity equal- ly with other parts of the country. “We believe,” he says, “Winter and early Spring business will be below the average and a buying movement can- not be expected until late Spring or early Summer, and then only if condi- tions are most favorable.” * Building May Slow Up, W. L. Clause, Plate Glass Co., Pittsburgh, declares: “I should not be surprised to see some decline In build- ing activity, and there may be other fch declines may also take e cannot always be breaking skine, Studebaker Corpora- “At the present time it seems that the volume of business this Winter in steel, textiles, automo- biles, agricultural machinery, build- ing operations and some others will be comwhat smaller than last Winter. he large production of 1926 and re. duced buying power in some sections of the country are the undoubted use of the decline; even though this ine might po: y be 25 per cent below record me, business this Winter will doubtless be of large and profitable proportion.” IFTS of furniture are always appreciated—but gifts of fine furni- ture are doubly appreciated because their character bespeaks re- finement and their usefulness lasts through the years to come. is a store dedicated to gifts—a gift for every one at prices to suit every taste. Never have our displays been filled with better furniture than Shop early! An Ideal Gift for Mother Domestic ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER OF AMERICA MADE ELY FOR KAUFMANN Associated Stores The ordinary employer or foreman lacks the patience and technique sci- entifically to weigh the relative abil- ity of iIndividual workers. The average toiler’s success depends to a large extent on the impression which he makes on his superior in the ordi- nary course of his relationships. Glenn L. Gardiner, a specialist in industrial efficiency, has made a sur- vey of the factors that block the progress of many workers.- He has classified and card indexed these com- mon faults. Many men are uncon- sclous of their own minor defects, which frequently check their advance- ment. A mere listing of the stum- bling blocks may help the average man better to diagnose his own case, and determine whether there is anything in his mgnner or makeup which mili- tates agalnst his own promotion. Some Special Handicaps. Here are the common stumbling blocks: Lack of self-confidence, undue impatience, lack of tactfulness, mis- understandings, prejudice, suspicion, carelessness, unwillingness to exert oneself beyond immediate reward, ill temper, lack of persistency, short- sightedness and ignorance. The foregoing may be looked upon as a dozen barriers which close the door of advancement to thelr victims. In commenting’ on them, Mr. Gardiner remarks: “Is the worker to blame for the stumbling blocks or not? Even though most of the worker' stumbling blocks grow out of himself, their presence may be ac- counted for by circumstances over which he has no direct control. More Intelligence Needed. “The nearest approach which we can hope to make in removing stum- bling blocks from in front of workers is by intelligent supervision. In- telligent supervision mpo: le un- less the supervisor realizes the pres- ence of these & blocks and "KAUFMANN’S—A NATIONAL INSTITUTION OF 21 STORES This Please and R, WASHINGTON, makes a study of each individual to determine why each particular short- coming is present. It requires sym- pathetic appreciation on the part of foremen and other supervisors. It re- quires individual attention in in- dividual cases.” The ambitious individual, of course, will not wait until some paterralistic outsider finds a way to overcome his shortcomings. He himsclf will seek the remedy. Sometimes an attitude of mind bars an individual's development. Usually a man fails to analyze himself. Per- haps these suggestions will supply the impulse and the method ~for in- dividuals to check up on themselves. FRENCH FRANCS JUMP. Today’s Climb Puts Rate Back Near to Year's Top. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 3.—The continued climb in French francs furnished the principal incident in Wall Street yesterday. The high- est_quotation of the year had been 3.90 cents at the end of the first week in January. On July 20, a date which promises to be historic in the annals of French finance, the franc struck 1.93%. The day’'s rate was close to the year's top; that is well up to 3.90. The surroundings for this upturn represented an entire reversal from those of six months ago. When the franc was going to smash In the Sp g and early Summer, the Bank of France was reporting huge ad- ditions to the paper note circulation. These were only pad accounted for by government borrowings. Enor- mous extra amounts went directly to the outside public, constituting sure testimony to inflation. s Parchment paper is paper from which all the air has been driven out A New Innovation mail this and the pores filled with a prepara- tion, usually 1 cellulose. check service desired coupon. 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