The New York herald., 1921-10-12
U.S.STEEL TO Spend
ONMILLS
AWADJObLESS MEN
Unemployed Of Corporation
Will Be Favored in Civ
ing Out Positions.
ABOUT 100000 ARE IDLE
Finance Committees ReSO-
luton Tells Subsidiaries
to Start Quickly.
MANY STATES TO BENEFIT
ABOUT 100000 ARE IDLE
MANY STATES TO BENEFIT
$37,0O0,0OO Used for Exten-
sions and Improvements by
Big Concern Last Year.

The United States Steel Corporation
has decided to spend $4,000, 900 in the
extension Of it's manufacturing plants,
and although the resolution adopted
yesterday by the finance committee,
which authorized the expenditure. did
not say so in so many words. it Is
understood that the primary purpose
behind the step Is to provide work for
host of idle employees Of the cor
poration and. incidentally, to relieve
to some extent the acute unemploy-
ment problem Of the country.
The company is the first great unit
of American industry to take sucf. a
step to meet the unemployment situa-
ton. At the weekly meeting Of the
finance committee, presided over by
Judge e. H. Gary, chairman of the
board of directors. the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved. That our subsidiary com-
panies be requested to proceed as
promptly as circumstances will permit
to expend up to $10,000.00o in the ex-
tension of their manufacturing plants, the
same to be done under the immediate
direction Of the chairman and president
of the corporation with the understand
Ing that, so far as practicable, the ex-
tensions be made where the services of
their own employees. now idle in conse-
quence of diminished operations, can be
utilized. and where costs will be, fair
and reasonable"
Officials OF the corporation were ur-
willing yesterday to discuss the resolu-
tion, although it was learned that the
plan, has been under serious considera-
tion for some time. Estimates Of the
number actually engaged In the plants
or the corporation, which IL operating at
slightly more than 40 per cent. OF ca
pacity, range around 10000. AS this
figure is considerably more than 100 600
below the smallest number employed In
any one month last year 1t 10 estimated
that more than 100000 of the corpora
tion's employees arc idle. The new work
will probably be carried on at the wage
rate OF 30 cents an hour for common
labor, the schedule adopted In the cor
poratfons last wage reduction in
August.
At the end Of last year much extern
sion work was In progress. and all that
IL uncOmpleleu Will Undoubtedly Ut Coh-
t.nued under the new policy. This un-
finished work included a large amount
of construction and additions to facilities
by the Carnegie Steel Company, Illinois
steel Company, Universal Portland Ce-
ment Company. Indiana steel Company,
Minnesota Steel Company, Lorain Steel
Company, National Tupe Company.
American Steel and Wire Company. Do
nora Zinc Company. American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company, Sharon Tin
Irate Company. American Bridge Com
pany, Union Steel Company. Clarion
S.eel Company, Clarion Byproduct Coke
Oven Company. Federal Shipbuildirg
Company. Tennessee Coal Iron and
Railroad Company; Fairfield Steel Com
pany and the ore. coal and limestone
properties of the corporation
Tile plants of these companies are
scattered through Pennsylvania, Illinois.
Massachusetts. Ohio. New Jersey. Min
nesota and Tennessee. The corporation
last year spent upward OF $s7,000.000
for additions and extensions OF manu-
featuring plants.