Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1944 — Page 10
THE INDIANAPOLIS
Business Consultants Increasing By Leaps and Bounds During War
By ROGER BUDROW
TELLING A MAN HOW TO RUN HIS BUSINESS has own to be a big—and profitable—business itself. “Let an unwanted outsider, say a disgruntled customer, the government or a union, try to tell an executive what he ought to do and he'll hit the roof. But he'll turn
The Post-War Trailer’ to Fit All State Laws
WEIGHT-LIFTING BALLOONS AS STANDARD
DROUGHT HITS STATE CROPS
Cutting Progreses Rapidly, But Clover,
Hay
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Nelson Compromises on
Conversion, Delays Date
WASHINGTON, July 12 (U, P.) —War Production ‘Chief Donald M.
Nelson was regarded today as the winner in his dispute with the armed
forces over his plans for a prompt start, in limited reconversion of
industry.
The differences, w which had gone as high as the White House, were
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around and pay a fancy fee to some high- -pressure ‘‘effi-! giency expert” or “management engineer” and brag about §t at the club. =. ‘The public generally hasn't any dea how much Big Business de- | pends upon the advice of outsiders.
con® good labor-relations advice,” Fortune comments. a » = o THERE OUGHT to be a bifi field And vet, accord-'yn oovernment war agencies, which, ing to Fortune, ...,rding to one expert, could do business consult=| cen work with half the people. ants are NOthINE yo hav not matter at all, but a law | new, having g0l=|,,cceq in 1913, at Samuel Gompers' | ten started as ari, istence, forbids the use of stop back as 1885. To- wotches in studying government | day there Aare go. epg probably 7000 of ginvwaod, too, might be a big, them and busi- field for cutting corners. One con-| ness pays them ,j.ont who had an idea to save| $65 million A VeAT |. ry vie firm $200,000 a year, So for their advice | cut short there, however, They've grown bY | oie magnate who said: om dur| Jeaps and bounds because business business who wants to save $200000 is getting so complicated (a top a year?” | executive has to know somet hing r sw about labor relations. material on pane: The new coal
ghortages, price regulations, etc. ) and they've prospered during the mines scheduled to be opened by
war because a business can deduct Aug. 1 on the Pennsy railroad's, such fees from income taxes. right-of Way near Edwardsport, Some business consultants stud) Ind. will make it about a month ' @ whole company. like the Mayo later; Shasta Coal Corp. is doing Clinic does a patient. Most spe- the "job for the government eialize in production or sales or (DPC)... . British men first got gome specific field. Then there are rid of those “utility” suits and ~ 4he newsletters. "ot now, they've polished off those short Se Ty sox which didn't cover their ankles;
LARGEST of the Latter is Kip- | overnment do with them? linger's weekly letter which has 2 Nazi robot bombs are hurting busi- ~ girculation over 60,000 and sells for ness in London's stock exchange, | $18 a year, which, with agriculture] where members must get off the {exchange floor during raids. . ..
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and tax letters, grosses more than $1
@xcesive gas in stomach and bowels
Gold reserve 21,113,193.855
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consoldiated net income $861,666 v
months.
EXTRA AXLE
settled late yesterday at a meeting between WPB officials and: representatives of the army, navy and maritime and war manpower coms
EQUIPMENT 0 Reduce LOAD w ICT LIGHT ARMS TO MEET _ ANY REGULATION SPECIAL LICENSE STATES PLATE RACK FOR
" ADDING MACHINE TO COMPUTE SPECIAL STATE TAXES ENROUTE
"the question now is, what will the
Mould get a package of Baalmamn’'s Expenses ..$ 2622091691 § 2016350829 SHEEP AND LAMBS (1273) ! as Tablets pu try Shem for quick re= | War spend.. 2,079,910 682 1.741.082.124 Ewes (shorn) ! fief of the distress. | Receipts 621.936.687 683,380.865| 0 cholce 0@ 5.25 gh inex in the abdomen | Net deficit. . 2.000,155.004 1.332,969,963 | 7000 TO CROICE . .. 00s erence ane to Ras ere | Cash balance 21,759.917.703 7.820.340,431 Common to medium..... sense 3.00@ 4.50 any sufferers occasionally have a Working bal. 21.759.917.703 17.820.340,431 Burning pain at the pit of the somach, Public debt 206,923.631.281 141312991,704| Good to cholecq
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subsidiaries 3 months ended April 30
$1,271,190 year ago; 12 inonths ended |red wheat (other grades on their merits), April 30 consolidated net income No. 2 white oats, Tc, a $4,205,784 vs. $5,679,885 previous 12 bushel and No. 2 white shelled corn, $1.34.
FOR TRAILER WHEN STATE ACCORDION CENTER SECTION Ya) PERMITS T0 SHORTEN OR LENGTHEN INCREASED TRAILER TO COMPLY WITH
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PAGES STEADY "3 somes, AT STOCKYARDS
13.000 Hogs ogs Received and 4000 Held Over From Yesterday.
Prices remained steady at the
eee eee ements
$2 BILLION IN WAR
Times Special
LAFAYETTE, July 12—A g |e cattle market this fall arse
agricultural economist at Purdue. Mr. Mitchell said the number of | board reported today. cattle now stands at an all-time high of 82 million head.
of western ranges,” Mr. Mitchell | military projects.
JOBS RECEIVED HERE
The Indianapolis area has ‘Te~ [of the feed shortage was predicted ceived more than $2 billion in war ‘today by M. P. Mitchell, extension | supply and facility contracts since | the war started, the war production
Of the $2,041,141,000 total, $1,885, - “Western | 570.000 was for supply contracts cattlemen realize that this is far| (through May), $148,382,000 for inover the normal carrying capacity| dustrial projects and $7,180,000 for
Pastures Suffer.
Although-conditions-are-very good for cutting and saving hay and rapid progress is being made, new crops are showing poor progress and young clovers are being hurt by the drought, according to the Indianapolis weather bureau.
ing and combining are under way
“| throughout the state, Some shriv-
eling ot wheat was reported, due to hot days at ripening time. Corn made fair to poor progress generally and in some areas is deteriorating. The crop suffered further damage from chinch bugs, the weather bureau said. Tomatoes, potatoes, beans and other garden truck vary in condition form good to poor but are suffering from drought.in all parts of the state. Meadows and pastures are rapidly deteriorating and grass and forest fires have occurred in several counties.
R. L. Thorpe
The cutting of wheat went forward rapidly last week and thresh-
missions. = Nelson emerged with virtually all his originial proposals, although the military won delays, none of any great length, in the effective date for some of the provisions. Nelson originally had planned to put into effect on July 1 a program to permit reconversion in’ areas where manpower was available and for products for which materials | were not scarce. It was delayed by his illness, from which he still is convalescing; in the meantime the military high command developed strong objections on grounds the program would jeopardize war pro-
It was the last and most important order, the one scheduled to become effective Aug. 15, which was reported to have been the chief point of ' contention. The army and navy had objected to givng control of industrial reconversion to field offices, fearing it would take authority too far from official Washington, The compromise on this issue, apparently, was only on the date of its issuance—& delay of a month and a half.
majority of his own WPB leaders,
’ Nelson's opposition included the
as well as the army and navy and big business, He received support from three of his vice chairmen, from the senate Truman commit tee, the senate small business committee, and the C. I. O.
duction. The final settlement, worked out just 24 hours after War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes had said he would step in if a protracted squabble developed, provided these dates for issuance of various orders
as TELEVISION SELLING Order Dates Nam | OF HATS PREDICTED
July 15—Order lifting some of the NEW YORK, July 12 (U. P).~—
present restrictions on the use of) alum ine ne Biagnosiim, | Predicting future millinery meruly 22—Order permitting manu- , facture of a minknum number of | chandising via televised pictures of models for experimental purpose. |New hats received in 20,000,000 re- homes simultaneously, George T. quests for certain machine tools gweetser, executive vice president
Opens Agency
Opening of a general insurance, agency by Richard L. Thorpe in
stockyards here today with the top at $13.80 on 180 to 270-pounders, the war food administration reported. There were 13,000 hogs received and 4000 held over from yesterday. Other receipts included 1250 cattle, 825 calves and 1275 sheep.
said. “Unless feed conditions this| of tne supply contracts, fall are far better than normal, a
and mature breeding stock is in prospect for the late months of
this year.” not included.
LOCAL PRODUCE
PORK GROUP TO ADVISE OPA WASHINGTON, July 12 (U. P.).—
GOOD TO CHOICE HOGS (13,000) .
$1,475, ‘365.000 was in aircraft; $3,725,000 in record run. of both. young cattle ships: $278.559,000 in ordnance, afd. $127,930,000 for all others, Contracts under $50,000 or for foodstuffs are
“Heavy breed hens, 20c. Leghorn hens, |
the Fletcher Trust building was
“Mr. Thorpe, who has been! connected with the American, Surety Co. for the| nast 24 years, ame to Indian-|
announced today.
of the company’s Wilson pointed out that the sched-
‘The new agency | power commission time to perfect will be known as|its organization and administra-|/in New York where the main of-
July 29—Order permitting and equipment. {of Abbott-Kimball Co., stated that Aug. 15—Orger permitting manu-' progressive business ought to dream |facturers “who have facilities and | about the future“but that | Manpower not needed for the War in a democracy things move slowly. effort and where material is avail-| able” to secure permission of WPB, | field’ officials to produce civilian ar! | ticles, production of which is now prohibited. Announcement has been made of Army, Navy Object the transfer of the executive offices
The ‘schedule was announced by 0f Niagara Hudson Power Corp. {WPB Executive Vice Chairman from New York City to this city,
POWER OFFICES MOVED SYRACUSE, N. Y,, July 12 (U. P).
polis in 1936 as {Charles E. Wilson, who was one {which is considered the approximate
{geographical center of the system's operations, A statutory and stock transfer office will continue to be maintained
Nelson's leading opponents. |
ule was delayed to give the man-
Itive controls. fices were located since 1929.
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Up to the close of the Chicago market today, Indianapolis flour mills and grain |elevators paid $1.44 per bushel for No. 1
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