Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-10-20

practically closed during the early
part of this year were rapidly get
ting back to normal. Some Of them
are running full time and almost all
are running more than half time.
This means they will soon employ as
many men as ever. Other business
in Hartford is picking up, and ev-
eryone you talk to seems optimistic.
In Springfield, Mass, the retail bus
mess particularly has been as good
as ever before in the history of the
city. One man told me he has been
waiting three months for some book
cases and that he can't get carpen-
ter to finish putting up some shelves
in his office. From Springfield /
went to Albany, New York, the cap
itol of the state. Albany is some
what like Washington. ID. c. 1t is
city of money to begin with, and
so they have not noticed any lack
of business. In fact, Washington
| and Albany are two cities having
done more business in 1921 than in
1920!
t"By the time I reached Syracuse,
New York, began to notice the first
effects of the Unemployment Con-
ference. The people there knew all
about the conference and were more
than happy that actual results were
coming from it. Mayor Farmer was
busy forming Syracuse Unemploy-
ment Committee Both employer
and employing classes and organiza-
tions are represented on the COM
mittee, although the mayor made his
committee as compact as possible.
They expect to help the situation a
lot there by doing great amount
Of city work now that might other
wise have been kept until next year.
Not all this action in Syracuse would
have taken place had 1t not been for
President Harding's call for action.
although Canada's affairs and
what happens in that country are Of
no direct interest to US, yet they are
! always of indirect interest, because
the country is so close to us. The
stores in Toronto, Canada, were
crowded with people when I was
there. The streets were filled and
everyone was busy except the en-
ployment agency. AS passed there
saw signs reading: 800 Men Want
ed for Railroad Work and 200 men
wanted for something else and they
apparently cannot get the men. In
Buffalo New York, the Mayor and
the Chamber of Commerce have been
busy for some time as result of the
conference at Washington. One Of
the finest things they did was to
send out a QUESTIONABLE to every
member of the Chamber Of Com
merce from which they hope to re-
duce the number Of men out of work
in their city. Their man idea Is to
try and get every one in Buffalo to
have all the work possible done this
fall and winter that they otherwise
would put off until next spring. In
this way they can put men to work
and help them through the winter.
Here is what the QUESTIONABLE con-
tanned
what kind OF work will you
have done on the basis outlined?
meaning, kiddies, to have it done
now instead Of in the spring.
will you have it done this fall
or winterSf it provides employment
for unemployed people?
"'How many men will be needed
to do It?
When will you be ready to have
II done?'
"Now. kiddies, this is the sort OF
thing that is going on everywhere
since people were made TO think SER
iously about the problem by the con-
ference at Washington. These ways
will not give every man and woman
out of work something to do, but II
will take care of practically all of
them and get the country through
the winter After that conditions
will be better in every way.
80, kiddies, everyone can help
big lot by being cheerful and not
kicking. Boost, boost all the time
and with the help of our President
and the men he has called in for adj
vice this country will pull out of the
slump it has been in. Now go to bed
and Uncle Ted will see you next
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