The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-10-25
UNCLE TRD's
BEDTIME STORIES.
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Uncle Ted Finds Business In Better
Shape-Conference Already
Helping Unemployed.

Shape-C0nferenee Already
Helping Unemployed.
II was one OF those damp, dreary
days Of early fall. Since early morn
Ing tho wind had been gradually
grow stronger and stronger until by
8 O'Clock the heavens seemed TO have
been emptied as sheet after sheet OF
cold rain was carried across the fields
with gales Of wind. Jack and Ruth
had been allowed to sleep late that
morning, II being Saturday. When
they did get up II was still pouring
and after repeated mos" to their re-
quests to 90 outside they finally faced
a long day inside
"Gee!" exclaimed Ruth, 1T would
not DO quite so bad II Uncle Ted were
here tonight. I'm going to help mother
all morning and play dolls this after
noon so wouldn't mind today 80
much II Just knew that Uncle Ted
would be here 10 tell us a story to-
night"
WELL" answered Jack, HE won't
be here so you'll just have to stand 1t,
that's all"
The children got through the morn
Ing and early afternoon fairly well.
Ruth finished helping her mother and
was standing by the front window,
nose pressed against the pane trying
to see who the people were who were
lucky enough to be out in the wild
weather. Presently she realized that
her watching had not been in vain,
for the postman, that messenger from
the outside world, was making his
way up the front walk and he had a a
handful of letters. Ruth ran to the
door and took the letters AS she went
in search of mother she naturally
looked them over and the third one
from the top was FROM
Uncle Ted has sent us a letter
Uncle Ted has sent us letter." she
called at the top of her voice. Jack
came running up the cellar steps. He
had been down there working on o
sled for the coming SHOWS.
"He wouldn't forget us, would he?'
exclaimed Jack.
Hurry, Jack, and read it to me-"
SO the two Riddles settled in from,
of the fireplace, Jack proudly smooth
ing out the sheets as he started to
read.
MY dearest Kiddies," the letter be-
gan. "You see am far away from
you today and since cannot get back
in time to tell you a story I thought
I would write and tell you some of
the interesting things l have learned
while have been away have told
you something about the unemploy-
ment situation in the United States
and l have also told you something
about the conference in Washington
and the genuine, practical efforts of
President and those men with whom
he has surrounded himself to help
this situation. The best way | know
to give you an idea Of how the I'M
employment situation is improving is
just to write what have seen and
heard.
First of all | was interested in
Hartford, Conn. Hartford is quite a
manufacturing city. Most of the big
typewrters are made there and head
quarters for large insurance compan-
les are in that city. | was told that
the factories that had been practically
closed durin gthe early part of this
year weer rapidly getting back to nor
NAL. Some of them are running full
time and almost all are running more
than half time. This means they soon
will employ as many men as ever.
Other business in Hartford is picking
up, and every one you talk to seems
optimistic. In Springfield, Mass, the
retail business particularly has been
as good as ever before in the history
of the city. One man told me he has
been waiting for three months for
some bookcases and that he can't get
a carpenter to finish putting up some
shelves in his office From Spring
field want to Albany, New York, the |
capital Of the state. Albany is some
what like Washington, D. C. 1t is a