Milford chronicle., 1921-10-21
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
UNCLE TED FINDS BUSINESS IN
BETTER SHAPE-CONFERENCE
ALREADY HELPING
UNEMPLOYED

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, 1t being Saturday.
When they did get up it was still
pouring and after repeated mos 10
their requests to go outside they nm
ally faced a long day inside.
"Gee!" exclaimed Ruth, 1t WOuldnt t
be quite so bad if Uncle Ted were
here tonight. I'm going to help mo-
ther all morning and play dolls this
afternoon so l wouldn't mind today
so much if l just knew that Uncle
Ted would be here to tell us a story
tonight.
Well" answered Jack, HE won't
be here so you'll just have to stand
it, 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
weather. Presently she realized that
her watching had not been in vain,
for the postman, that messenger from
the outside world, was making his
way up the front walk and he had
handful of letters. Ruth ran to the
door and took the letters. AS she
went in search of mother she natur-
ally looked them over and the third
one from the top was from
Uncle Ted has sent us letter.
Uncle Ted has sent us a letter" she
called at the top of her voice. Jack
came running up the cellar steps. He
had been down there working on a
sled for the coming SHOWS.
He wouldn't forget us, would he?
exclaimed Jack.
Hurry, Jack, and read it to me-
So the two kiddies settled in front
of the fireplace, Jack proudly smooth
ing out the sheets as he started to
read.
My dearest Kiddies," the letter be-
gan. You see l am far away from
YOU today and since cannot get back
in time to tell you a story l thought
[ would write and tell you some OF
the interesting things l have learned
while [ have been away. l have told
YOU something about the unemploy-
ment situation in the United States
and 1 have also told you something
about the conference in Washington
and the genuine, practical efforts Oh
President Harding and those men
with whom he has surrounded him .
self to help this situation. The best I
way l know to give you an idea OF
how the unemployment situation is
improving is just to write what L
have seen and heard.
First of all l was interested IN .
Hartford, Conn. Hartford is quite a
city. Most of the big
tvpewriters are made there and head
quarters for large insurance COM
Danies are in that city. was told that
the factories that had been practical
ly closed during the early part OF thls
year were rapidly getting back TO nor
NAL. Some of them are running full
time and almost all are running more
than half time. This means they soon
will employ as many men as ever.
Other business in Hartford is picking
1p. and every one you talk to seems
1ptimistic. In Springfield, Mass, the
retail business particularly has been
As good as ever before in the history
# the city. One man told me he has
1een waiting three months for some
bookcases and that he can't get car
)enter to finish putting up some
shelves in his Office. From Spring
ield I went to Albany, New York, the
,apital of the State. Albany is some
what like Washington, D. e. II is
,itv of money to begin with, and SO
hev have not noticed any lack OIL
BUSINESS. In fact, Washington and Al
,any are two cities having done more
BUSINESS in 1921 than in 1920!
"Bv the time 1 reached Syracuse,
lew York, l began to notice the nrsC &
fleets of the Unemployment CONFER
nee. The people there knew all
bout the conference and were more
han happv that actual results were
oming from it. Mayor Farmer was
nsv forming a Syracuse Unemploy- I
1ent Committee Both employer ana
mn1oving classes and organizations
re represented on the committee, al b
hough the mayor made his committee
G compact as possible. They expect S
! helm the situation a lot there by S
ding a great amount of city work now
1at might have otherwise been Kept l!
n+i1 next year. Not all of this action a
, Syracuse would have taken place
ad il not been for President HARD n
lg's call for action. "
"Although Canada's afalrs anu b
hat happens in that country are Oh
D direct interest to us yet they are a
ways of indirect interest, because Il
,e country is so close to us. The
ores in Toronto, Canada, were
rowded with people when 1 was n
lere. The streets were filled and r
yervone was busy except the en-
Ioynent agency. AS I passed there tt
NV signs reading: 300 Men Wanted p
II Railroad Wark,' and 200 men want W
l for something else and they ap- 81
,rently cannot get the men. In Buff
10. New York, the Mayor and the Sc
hamber of Commerce have been busy
II some time as a result OF the con- tt
renee at Washington. One OF the M
1est things they did was to send out 81
QUESTIONABLE to every member OF W
10 Chamber of Commerce from which gC
ev hone to reduce the number OF al
en- out of work in their city. Their sc
ain idea is to try and get every one ea
Buffalo to have all the work pos
hle done this fall and winter that Z:
ev otherwise would put off until be
.xt spring. In this way they can La
# men to work and help them thru &c
o winter. Here is what the ques- TT
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