El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-31
FRENCH MAKE
BIG PROGRESS
In INDUSTRIES

DARIs. France. July 51.-The prog
ress France has made IN the re-
construction Of industries and
regions devastated by the war Is in
dicated by a statement OF II. Ogier,
minister OF the liberated regions.
As regards Industrial reconstruc-
tion, OF 350S industrial establishments
OF factories destroyed, 1927, or IS
percent, had resumed production on
Nay l, 1920. These establishments
are employing 100000 workmen.
Since the law OF April II. 1913. al
lowing advances to sufferers from
war damages. 5,85S,74S.z42 francs
have been advanced for this purpose,
without including the amounts ad-
vanced for agricultural reconstruc-
ton and for the replacing OF de-
stroyed machines; when these are
added. the total sum advanced to-
wards reconstruction reaches $685.
082.916 francs.
RepOpulntinE Invaded Districts.
The population Of the invaded
regions by November ]. 1918, had
fallen to $4,000. This figure had
risen TO 1874 500 on November 1,
1913, and on April 1, 1920, il reached
s.s57.605 On this last date. municipal
life had been resumed in 1905 com
muues; OF 6445 schools opened TO
scholars in these regions before the
war, 5345 have been reopened either
in repaired buildings OF in temporary
barracks.
OF 3s5.ooo,o50 cubic meters Of
trenches, 156,360.0 600 have been filled
in: Of 800. 600, 600 sqdare meters OF
barbed wire to be removed, 202.90o, 900
have been cleared away Of 1900, 900
cubic meters Of material OF all kinds
streWn over fields IN the vicinity Of
the front 15,550.000 cubic meters
have been removed
New Homes Provided.
At the signature OF the armistice.
zs7s2fl houses had ben totally de-
stroyed. and 277. 500 were in urgent
need Of repair. or these, 185.e0o have
been repaired and are now in good
condition.
On May 1. $500 wooden barracks
had been erected to replace houses
destroyed; $500 temporary dwellings
in wood had been built and 1880
dwellings In stone had been erected.
The number OF inhabitants housed IN
buildings which have been totally re-
built since the armistice reaches
s74.1o0.
OF 51.54T kiIometers Of highway
and national roads. which were In a
state Of decay at the signing OF the
armistice, 20.7Se have been completely
repaired. OF 316s bridges, culverts.
etc, destroyed. 1909 have been COM
pletely rebuilt
All the main railway INES de-
stroyed have been rebuilt. and 20s5
kilometers OF local lines completely
destroyed. 1879 kflometers are again
in operation. OF $40 railway bridges
and railway culTerts destroyed, IA
have been permanently rebuilt. and
229 have been temporarily rebuilt
Farm Lands Restored.
On May !, 1920, OF $3.50, 600 hectares
OF land rendered unfit for cultivation
by the war. 1888. 900 hectares have
been completely cleared Of projectiles;
2s7S0,0 900 hectares have been cleared OF
barbed wire and all trenches IN the
same area have been filled in; 1,6S0,
600 hectares have been made ready
for sowing.
Considerable quantities Of agricul-
tural machinery and furniture were
supplied to the farmers Of the nber-
ated regions. who had suffered loss
OF such material during the war. The
total sum advanced for these purS
poses has reached the figure OF $780,
228,435 francs.
In addition TO furnishing machin-
cry, seed and fertilizers, the depart
ment Of reconstruction furnished the
farmers OF the north with the follow
ing cattle TO replace herds 1873
bulls and cows; 4415 horses. asses and
mules. 4Z.1o0 sheen and rams