Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05
MAYOR REPORTS TO
WASHINGTON ON
EMPLOYMENT PLANS
Outlines Wilmington's Scheme
to Presidents UnempIoy-
ment Conference.
PREPARE TO OPEN BUREAU


The following letter has been written
hy Mayor Leroy Harvey. which ex-
plains itself.
October s, 1921.
Mr. Edward Eyre Hunt, Sect'y..
Conference on Unemployment. Depart
mcnt % Commerce. Washington, ID.
q.
bear Sir:
have your letter OF October 4. also
the suggestions of the President $
conference on unemployment relative
o. municipal plans for meeting the
present emergency.
l take pleasure in reporting on the
several suggestions as follows:
t'irst-The Mayors Emergency
Committee is being organized.
Second-The facts as TO the extent
of distribution Of unemployment have
been ascertained.
Third--N public employment bureau
under the auspices of the Department
Of labor in Washington with DR.. Jos
~ Odcll of the Service Citizens, as
director. has been established. This
step was taken ly Wilmington severa
weeks ago. in advance Of the meeting
of the Presidents conference. after
consultation with Hon. Francis ]
Jones. Director u. :. Employment
spiVhe Department OF Labor.
Fourth--As 20 public improvements
Wilmington started last spring on ;
large program.-the most ambitious
Set undertaken at one 1iue in on
history. We are now building n nev
harhor. a new public library. layini
new streets and sewers ana establish
lng a new fire department, at a cos
flnse 90 three million. dollars.
Fifth-The new emergency commit
tee viii make every effort to s;imulat
industry.
sixth-N proclamation has been is
sued to spruce up"
seventh--The new committee wi
coordinate the work OF the variou
welfare and charitable institutions. a
suggested.
Eighih. ninth and tenth--These vi
ALSO engage the attention of the en-
tigrncy committee.
The methods of Detroit. Bostor
Philadelphia. Milwaukee and Ne
York will b. asCertained.
Thanking YOU for your commupic;
tlur- and trusting TO hear from W
further ss the worl, develops. am,
Very truly yours,
Leroy Harvey, mayor.
Prepare 60 Open Bureau.
The Wilmington bureau OF Il
United States Employment Servi
Niil not formally open until the q
tut ilail has hcon put in conditi'
fnr nap ns an office. and three or 70
days VIII ciapse before IL can be O
tuplrd Dr. Joseph H. odell direct
ui the bureau. sitting meanwhile
ihn oflloe uf the Service Citizens
Delaware, n kept busy receiving a
rllpallous fur employment. NJ
Catherine smith 90 Washington car
30 Wilmington to-day % supervise I
NmA M establishing the bureau.
ftHIW Upnpinl JONES uf the Unit
States sinmuymrni service has mo-
nfH ur Odrn that furniture a
tuuhHnpni lof thp bureau were shipr
nam Washington ycatcrda
iit udri desires the support a
UuUhliun of 600 tho civic. religio
ahi 80 Rl hnalrs ln Wilmington. "a
tt ihp creation 90 iulta. hc Says. q
HtHh acute aunennn boz aNoidvd "a
iHf ihr winter llo plans 90 head
suHnfnu hy piimuiatlng trade a. mu
~ mfalhp and arnusinr industr
PLANTS. nfmH and individuals 20
Nrfaalfy uf a revival OF building
tiaii0nH.
llpfpundlng 60 pr. Odeils cali
support, Charles y. Ernst. director
enc Wilmington Community Serv
haH sent the following letter:
Wilmington is 60 be congratulai
Tho splendid stand YOU have tai
on the problem % the shortage OF W
has already created among the wo
lnn people a fcelins. Of optimism.
want YOU % know that the COmml
tY Service. with its neighborhood
aoclations. offers itself TO you in Y
campaign 10 create employment" ."