Author: Edwin Wildman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Reconstructing America
Reconstructing America; Our Next Big Job, the Latest Word on the Vital Subjects of the Hour. the Views on Reconstruction and Readjustment of the Count
Author: Edwin Wildman
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230237558
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER DC BUSINESS AND FOREIGN TRADE AFTER THE WAR I The Foreign Trade Outlook By JAMES A FARRELL Chairman National Foreign Trade Council President United States Steel Corporation The remark has become commonplace that one of the most notable results of the Great War was to stimulate the interest of American manufacturers and merchants in foreign trade. But to understand the bearing of such a statement on present conditions, it is necessary that it should be placed in its proper setting. Before the war a concerted movement was already well under way to lend a new vitality to American competition in the markets of the world. The immediate prompting for that movement was the effort to discover a means of relief for the depression which then existed in most of our staple industries. It was a time when the activity of American manufacturing production was sensibly retarded; there was a large and steadily growing mass of unemployment, beside a very extensive stoppage of machinery. A steady increase of foreign trade, which had begun in 1908, had been arrested. Exports in 1914 had fallen below the level of 1913, while imports had increased. When the first National Foreign Trade Convention met, in May, 1914, the keynote of the proceedings was the relief of adverse domestic conditions by the opening of new markets abroad for the products of American workshops. This was the purpose for which the National Foreign Trade Council had been founded, and on whose pursuit all its efforts were concentrated. Circumstances then unforeseen promptly changed the whole aspect of our foreign commerce. The war restored prosperity to the United States. Abnormal demands and prices for munitions, foodstuffs, and raw materials accelerated the pace of industry and...
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230237558
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER DC BUSINESS AND FOREIGN TRADE AFTER THE WAR I The Foreign Trade Outlook By JAMES A FARRELL Chairman National Foreign Trade Council President United States Steel Corporation The remark has become commonplace that one of the most notable results of the Great War was to stimulate the interest of American manufacturers and merchants in foreign trade. But to understand the bearing of such a statement on present conditions, it is necessary that it should be placed in its proper setting. Before the war a concerted movement was already well under way to lend a new vitality to American competition in the markets of the world. The immediate prompting for that movement was the effort to discover a means of relief for the depression which then existed in most of our staple industries. It was a time when the activity of American manufacturing production was sensibly retarded; there was a large and steadily growing mass of unemployment, beside a very extensive stoppage of machinery. A steady increase of foreign trade, which had begun in 1908, had been arrested. Exports in 1914 had fallen below the level of 1913, while imports had increased. When the first National Foreign Trade Convention met, in May, 1914, the keynote of the proceedings was the relief of adverse domestic conditions by the opening of new markets abroad for the products of American workshops. This was the purpose for which the National Foreign Trade Council had been founded, and on whose pursuit all its efforts were concentrated. Circumstances then unforeseen promptly changed the whole aspect of our foreign commerce. The war restored prosperity to the United States. Abnormal demands and prices for munitions, foodstuffs, and raw materials accelerated the pace of industry and...
Reconstructing America
Author: Edwin Wildman
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781357214302
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781357214302
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Reconstructing America
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
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Subject Catalog of the World War I Collection
Author: New York Public Library. Reference Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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The Cumulative Book Index
Reconstructing America
Author: Joy Hakim
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195189049
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195189049
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.