Evening star., 1921-05-01

Labor. regarding the fourth federal
diStrict. which includes eight middle
Western states. covering April. says:
IN missouri an amount OF industrial
| building and development work was
carried over from 1920 and now is be-
ing. renewed. Some large plants are
helnE planned This state apparently
- reading the district in factory con-
SiFuctlon and manufactures.
~ ouih"eSt Missouri mining optr-
allohS nave been at a virtual stand
sun LOT more than six months. it be-
inS reported that 30 per cent of III"
",H' ana lead mines are idle because
"' IN" low price OF ore \ similar
'"hhltI"n exists in southeast Mis-
sur Nh"r" cotton crop was grown
"' tn' highest cost in history and is
REMAINING unpiCkel in the ,iridS he
'"uSt ih're IS not a market for it.
l,Aliroad shops for the most part
''lh"r ar" !di" or working with great
y f""l'"i forces. An order effective
-NPfli threw 100 mer out of en-
Pi'EM"ni in tn" Missouri Pacific shops
a. >"dhiii.. aNd about the same mum
field
Nf.ht'-\Sk kA.-S"cretar Kennedy Of
IN" state employment bureau SAYS he
expects no socialist MAY day dcmon-
ION IN Nebraska The only May,
outbreak expected viii b.. rro1, ION
printers. who are under pl.dar 10
walk ont May | as part of the ma
! 'i"h VIA" strike to enforce their de
: h,aH1S tor a f"rty-f"ur- -hour week
! "r'rrlhrE Kennedy is Of the opinion
IRA, there will hr differences bcrur ~
'"fi'fh"torS and building trades
unions throughoui the Var ,,nr.
.fa'f"rS ar" trying to tore. the union
men 10 accept Il 20 per cent rraur-
! '"n ~ wages. Many unions in the
S'hfe hHi' voted to accept not NOR,
'i'"h |" per cent reduction this year
Y.-The peak Of ofr,uemr,oy-
! m"n' in Kentucky has been missed
ana lnduSirial activities have become
hr"'td"r IN scope. in the opinion O.
! IHhor ana industrial leaders OF Louis
CUT of the unrmplov,nont si,ua,ion
t"'' mas com" strong back-to-th.-
l"fm movement upon the pari of
! many who came to industrial crntcr,s
/. 4urinE IN" war period. and this fact
nripcd materially 10 lessen the mum
h"r OF unemployed. AGRICULTURAL cx-
p"rtS say.
sol TIL nAkoTA.-The STATE immi-
h'," = department says there seems | .
'''- ~ ~ i'i'IitSS III SbuIn n Ia =
ko'a al tn" present time. There is
Mt 4 S1rik" in any part of the state.
h'' scale predominatiu- now for
1arEl labor is $50 to So, per month
'hciudlhS board and lodging.
i: i; !;
ARIZONA NA.-Situ+tion described hv
state officials as bad" Work on the
highways viii b" started soon but il
cannot take care Of all the surplus
according to reports.
/ 4 i: ::
tTAH.-What mines are working
have reduced wages. according to re
ports. There has been little activity
in the building industry No strikes.
however.
MINNESOTA With the anticipated
resumption of building. la Dor cOndi-
tons are expected to become more
nearly normal than they have been
for more than SIX months, according
to Frank Hoffman. assistant in the
state labor department and acting
department head
The demand for farm labor will aid
in bringing satisfactory adjustment
in an unemployment situation that
has been without recent parallel in
Minnesota. The farm labor demand
is nearly normal. Last year the de-
mand was II per cent of normal.
Employment conditions in the cities