Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-21
NUMBER OF PH|LA.
IDLE DECREASES
Employment Gained w Per
Cent Here in October,
Figures Show
INCREASE IN OTHER CITIES

. e''oe''Hs'"" III S"''ic P'a''' ma" ,'''''
than been madc M by gains elsewhere.
, In forty tour cities. these including
,, some Of the largest employers of labor
ir the industries. and many that had
been hard hit, an lnrrens" in cmDIoy.
npnt was shovn M . ~ nor cont Dc.
crease wos noted in twenty cities IN the
same nrrioI onountInp 70 3145 ner
cont but NOT rnrnrirg such . large
number of yorkcrs
! pa,,',,, ~, wv ~, y, IT,. Ill. ,..
b,yn "nnSy.nnn,3 .ao sn@WS ona, p1Dnc FS ToFSS
hmrcI o1r,-t',, 'i,, i,I t,i,. i,,,,,
II. Sn,,,orro,,'' ,,L .%at % tbo ~ toH,inr %"t,r
,i.,,.iLa.,' wv .1'' '!1
,.uH''"" IN l'hn"H''ph'a 10 not ="
"'TTs ~ IN Il year ns". ,v
Nc rI,"', b| Stn,cs tohoWs'
NeM EHSIdhH VI lorty Two cues
Nv NV Ci'i'S nor" scarcity OF houses; tour
'PoTt Na'ant t"nementS, all others talI
% n"." %onIltions or report easy.
~. W Lorh p t"n cues threc re-
poIt shortage OF houses while New York
bma bmi,ai two GO 9th%rS d@ ar" easy Rochester
ouL.ulhg H='"UV'OoO worth with need OF
'"!Erm'PrS. 40 mention IN tour:
N"W Jersey SIX cities reporting. No
GT%nipIalnt as to housing. Newark and
"fEFson f,! nave Unemployment problem
i.,,n"iS lhlrt'rn cities chicago,
ouS! Inr'" nav" mu'h ldIe labor, seven
ptpott large building operations. Others
about about normal.
ohlo len cities one comp alnt aS
So,.o, 50 housing, a., Skilled labor IN ono.
HtFPn report improvement. Cleveland is
rC,a['ns non[ somewhat to keep more at
VIA,
=, lndiaha: optimism and contid"nce.
!. SIX ClrieS only on" suffers shortage
~ houses, rour show increased build
ing operauohS' one operates three days
VIE;
MicnIH"n seven citle~' betroit puts
mam! on snort tlfne. hVe nave increasing
agnN,II'S, puFlhg and buildlng. One
'ePW|Tits rents sun very high'
orG Genera nrbI;n t,,,,,o,o r1, nuro ou,uIns
ing on througb tbc S,a,c ~ &C. oitSfon
no shortage ~ houses 20 ronor,od '''''S
Minnesota Mncb briId;n, ~ tb-os
of the five reoDrtinG. one says ''unem
pIoyment practically eliminated Two
report slight Improvement over summer
conditions.
Iowa: Packing plants are operating
At about 20 per cent Of normal" Hous-
ims raSE, Unemployment only in mlgrat-
ing !aoor. IL, TT, .,,
MissourI rive cities. Cnemploy-
steNT Et Ceases 70 oe a problem, except
81. louis ana h9hsaS Slty, where much
word T'"[ "n bomuins umiN,,''u iao0r noa'S 'n' NO
Nebraska: Fou- ci+ics Oro ,oo,s
houses, one has Unemployment. one needs
skiI,ed mecbo,irs ,,h"i,di, l., ;,,,se,i0
ing in ali """'''' ou''o'"s Is 'HPF'N'
Kansas. 81, c,tio, roro-. ..,,orrovo.
ment in bujIdinv Hons;r. pg,v rnt ,ntp, r,on.
TONED Local 1aho- nrn,,;Sod Co.
MARYLAND. Baltimore. Ircreasir,
emrIovmont ard sbinmente Incrca sns
Of 10 Dor cent in chemicals and ( ncT
cent in packing. Other lines imnroved
Pianos full time. but not full force
Three other cities show some mem.
ploymrnt. Lack Of houses comes from
one report only.
I.;.n;r,i RI ill.,.
;r,nI,nea ,sI,'lI "a -, I've C'sIes, Onc SHOWS
mnnr,nIorol ~, '"TIn iohn lm l'u, Irrc IS l9ucn
~ hopycs W is o rnUo tnit sit III '"o lack
- Lou''S 10 'nu'u le'''
West Virginia: -Four cities. Two arc
short OF houses, two report much idle
labor. Parkorsburg. all industries are
running iu!l except OIL well supply con-
Germs
North Carolina Five cities. Com.
mon labor" only unemployed Housing
acute in two. IAN plants running
full" in one. Increase in building in
two. Largest industries show increase
sontb Caro,iro. Tbroo ci,,os ono
br;IJinS ,radn. L'.'" ,.o-r sTou, ''''VS' one
i "nrorticoIir Mi indnstries 'w worLinu IN W tHn
ti,ns " 40"
Georvia. Five cities 7,wo boro
ebor,one - bansos tn'o w., NHn"
mo' nn ,nSE roTo-t u I@oH Cnoo, w" are ras2 on"
an,ie,I 20 nror rnennIovrnnpt w ''N'"'' u
FIorida Fjvo cities Smrn1,s ., 90,
,L;,Ioa Ioho- uons;,. 40 pm III VI w.
n.'5.u .Sa5. 'sUnI SoiuI tiis S.ias T"ss, buIlqits
,nauoa.,.a 5 1T, Lunp a ni, mus,
~ p' oIi IaLo. u 1,pa taHIns
"m a. IrooI Th'reu' "e'd' I'aueS gen
'GTLS .uis,' 7inss IT,, o;.;.s .,
@. n,jroi n.y. VA =; w. n'['en' pIu' ii !aDot
1rnI '.'''o, or, az, bo,. ~ 5o.rmIS N\\"PS 4'ner
,a',s bo,,s, WILL ST '.JIn, ..ado. ~ WULi u"
,r,,',se,,' I rn"Jrn ,"I'hS'
,,.a..r,o,,' - ,oIan iurHcn IN
TT'",.l,'''. 1' !"noI ~, aull1"' SIN IN
o,S,,'' 'p"', ,,mL,'' l'uIIq'ug
| .'''C.s0 OO"'''"'' ~" i'Po'' OH
"ouSlns' p.
;Ia't' AIop' VII" bI l'sHaH,' s' Irnfra'
inPTIgv"."J5l I,,iI II, "a ] rmI."In,ent cohIdluons,
i'u'iulns ~ ttH NaT Hoe"!u'u uluCh Iaoor ~
! ILN Hn,.' 'H'"'''' "nr'"PI"yhehl IS Sul'
'A,s,Ss'E"'
M.SSl>s lPpI "" r'ucS. 'un0c.T
hiaHtS III morn running tNI!' ~"
Erumnr'aEe o' ""uH"'' NeneraI DueiheSH III
I 'uI, SWlng, r
Arhan'aS Ihr"" cues i0us'hg
SIL"a,IYI Improving y NNrpiNS "t
NnSEI'I"d looHi ana In railway shops,
Sn"!I'FS ana 'u!no"r, Who1'sa!T ana
Tet$l' business increasing Money
easier. ~
L"uISlnna: tIV" Hlu'S. Floating
Mh"r mas aggravated me 'aoor market
. Whh" ~hIpEafdN, sugar ana meta trad"s