The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29

UNCLE TED FINDS BUSINESS
IN BKTTER SHAPE

1t was one of those damp, dreary
days of early fall. Since early morn
ing the wind had been gradually
growing stronger and stronger until by
nine o'clock the heavens seemed to
have been emptied as sheet after sheet
OF cold rain was carried across the
fields with gales of wind. Jack and
Ruth had been allowed to sleep late
that morning, it being Saturday. When
they did get up it was still pouring,
and after repeated "No's" to their
requests to go outside they finally
faced long day inside.
''Gee!'' exclaimed Ruth, "it
wouldn't be quite so bad if Uncle
Ted were here tonight. 1 IN going to
help mother all morning and play dolls
this afternoon so l wouldn It mind to-
day so much if just knew that Uncle
Ted would be here to tell us a story
tonight
''Weu, answered Jack, "He won t
that S ALL
The children got through the morn
ing and early afternoon fairly well.
Ruth finished helping her mother and
was standing by the front window,
nose pressed against the pane trying
TO see who the people were who were
lucky enough to be out in the wild
weather. Presently she realized that
her watching had not been in vain,
for the postman, that messenger from
the outside world, was making his
handful of letters. Ruth ran to the
door and took the letters. AS she
went IN search of her mother she nat
urally looked them over and the third
one from the top was from
Uncle Ted has sent us letter.
Uncle Ted has sent Us . lsttsr," ~
called at the top of her voice. Jack
came running up the cellar steps. lie
had been down there working o. Q
sled for the coming SHOWS.
He wouldn t forget u, would hsf'
exclaimed Jack.
Hurry, Jack, and read it to me.
So the two Riddles settled in front
of the fireplace, Jack proudly smooth
ing out the sheets as he started to
read
MY dearest klddies,i the letter
began ..You see am far away
from you today and since | cannot get
back IN time to tell you a story
thought l would write and tell you
some OF the interesting things / have
learned while L have been away.
have told you something about the un
employment situation in the United
States and 1 have also told you some
thing about the conference in Wash
ington and the genuine practical eff
forts of President Harding and thos,
men with whom he has surrounded
himself to help this situation. Th'
best way 1 know to give you an ides
of how the unemployment situation u
improving is just to write what 1 have
seen and heard.
First of all l was interested IL
Hartford, Conn. Hartford is quite q
manufacturing city. Most of the biz
typewriters are made there and head
quarters for large insurance companie,
are in that city. / was told that thu
factories that had been practically
closed during the early part of THU
year were rapidly getting back to nor
NAL. Some of them are running ful
time and almost all are running NOR
than half time. This means they sooI
will employ as many men as ever
Other business in Hartford is picking
up, and everyone you talk to seem
optimistic. In Springfield, MAJ, IL
retail business particularly has been a
ever before in the history of the city
One man told me he has been waiting
that he can't get carpenter to finis
putting up some shelves in his office
From Springfield / went to Albany
New York, the capital Of the state
Albany is somewhat like Washington
d. c. 1t is city Of money to begil
with, and SO they have not notice.
any lack of business. In fact Wash