Milford chronicle., 1921-10-07

found If the stranger to Milford and gets the Mis-
pon oyster served in proper state Milford forever after
will be his future home. Come this-you well
come indeed.
IN REPRINTING the following editorial from Eng-
neeng Contracting of September 7th present SER
iOus thought and suggestion which be applied to
most community especially where there de-
for improving business and public conditions the
Of Milford and neighboring of Delaware there
be put into effect work which will be for the bene
fit of the public for years come which start the
wheels of business and bring general prosperity
aboring peOpe-whch will business for the mer-
chant and farmer to share in the trade which will follow
in the wake of any effort made with concerted move
The editorial is printed caption of
Say 1t With Public Jobs" as follows:
In his Labor Day address Secretary Davis of the De-
parment of Labor urged immediate increase of pub
lie works expenditures Pointing out that fully six mil
lion jobess "This year Labor Day
must be dedicated first of all to meeting this imperative
human need of the idle"
Many newspapers have been using the headline, "Say
1t with Jobs" urging employers to give to
But the advice not be followed by many
employers, without danger of bankruptcy until there
that there will be demand for the products of
the they hire. However, there is class of
poyer that and should act upon the "Say It with
Jobs" slogan We refer to cities, counties
Federal Government The governments employers who
need fear bankruptcy for it is necessary
products be sold Roads, streets waterworks, sewers,
school buildings all that construction
public works. products employing public
The economic demand for these products is filled,
for the public is alert to meet economic demands
the private corporations There have been six
years of subnorma construction public Amer
ica following centuries of inadequate appropriations
public works.
If this last clause questioned consider the signif
of the fact that scarcely Is per the total
mileage of country roads have that is graveled
macadamized paved! More than the streets and
of md Of
paved fully half should be in
wear and tear automobiles and motor trucks Only a
small fraction of city water supply is filtered We
have next sewage disposal plants Our waerworbs
pumping plants largely obsolete and inadequate
capacity. Our schools crowded to dtsgraceful
Our city children lack adequate Fairgrounds, and our
city adults have almost Fairgrounds all! are
but few OF the outstanding facts that indicate the
inadequacy of our public works.
We mention such inadeQuacy because there are many
local complaints whenever for public
works is proposed 1t is in fact this ceasng op-
position by taxpayers that has always resulted than
adequate expenditures for public works. believe the
time has to brush aside ali opposition
to public improvements merely because the improve
ments needed but because there millions of idle
men who need the work that be given them by the
public 1t is cheaper in fact, to support by giving
them work than to support them by giving them charity
In any event they must be supported.
Let not be overlooked that every man thus given
job automatically creates for at more men,
Work begets work The that paid to the con-
srucOn worker quickly passed along the textile
worker the food producer the moving picture actor etc.
Yes include the movie man." producer of pleas
ure-and why not? Why but to add to our ia
luxures? There of such myopc as in
things economic that they save that
that adds necessities Heaven help their shortness
ght 1t is than 12O years since Americans ceased
working merely for necessities Engineering and Con-
racpg of August shown that buying power SC
If the worker five times great today as in
he 1900 But in the year 1900 forbears were
lot without the necessities They their log houses tn
heir hOmespun clothes their three squares" and-prec-
Gus little else. ITI
One days work in week would buy all that is
Daniel Boone earned in five days. and with work tn
instead of 12 at that So four-fths that we buy
purely luxury measured by the the early
nineteenth century. m,
is true that all the and out of jobs ha
o only 10 per cent OF the total number of income h
and this the maximum percentage of idle that frf
very hard tines since 1898 have produced but like wa
ercutios wound I is enough Happiness these idle Co
eope and their families is fortunately be had at no sid
stant day and at ultimate COST the public will rouse ne
self to its duty Bonds for all needed public works can col
sold every American city provided the newspapers lie
nd magazines will support such project whole col
aredy they supported the Liberty issues Let will
call these loans Prosperity Bonds throw Sp
our enthusiasm into the campaign sell enough of ate
this fall and winter to general revival of be
siness. oe+