Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-29
STEADY PROGRESS SHOWN
IN INDUSTRIAL SURVEY

| egon.!nisa from s.ysa1s.nsn n.x.a
not cousidered quits 50 good Al . year
laEo. y. -,E = T.
Hecovsrins Very slowly.
missioner John s.. B. Davis said that
New Hampphire business was re-
covering very. slowly. With the. .ex--
ception 81 the metal trades. = - =, :,
ystmonk.-Aside from the granite
fregarded as saiarmings according TO
OFFICIALS Of the Associa ted Industries
while some industries have been
rather hard hit during sthe last year,
employees have shifted to others which
are active. .7ti - q =
! ! pennsylvania. - industrial. depres-
sion virtually is at. an. end in Penn
sylvania,: clifford B. Connolly, Penn
sylvania commissioner OF labor and
industry declared. During April
building operations in every section
| shortage Of skilled workers in the
Erie. Harrisburg. Johnstown. Nc.
| Keesport and Philadelphia iron and
steel plants are operating between SO
and Is per cent OF normal"
Jobless List Cut Down.
Kentucky. y Pat Filburn. assistant
federal director of employment and
labor. deciafed at Louisville that
there are about 5000 men without
| employment Id Jefferson county
Drobadbiy fsEsr throushoT Tbe the s,tps
tion has been Improving. steadily.
he said. but a recent influx from other
states has been added to the number
OF unemployed. Mr.: Filburn said he
had received many inquiries about
work at Muscle Shoals. but there is
nothing there at present. and l ad.
wise unemployed men to stay away"
North Carolina.-"The unemployment
situation in North Carolina has passed
che acute stage" said NJ. L. Shipman.
| commissioner Of labor. 1.-THE demand
| supply at several points during last
| month. The employment service finds
| difficulty in supplying the demand for
farm labor and for common labor in fer
tilizer plants. Housing conditions show
Improvement over any other period dur
| ing the last year"
Alabsma-Farm. factory and mine la
Dor Is more plentiful and wages are
| lower than year ago. according to
| F. w. Gist. statistician OF the depart
ment of agriculture and industry: Mr..
Gist continued: Mine production is
| nearly normal. Last years output Of
| steel and iron. 100000 tons, will be
| increased this year to nearly normal
! figures, 0.o00, 900 TONS"
Oil Sections Overcrowded.
! Loulsiaua.-"Fhe oil sections are
| overcrowded by workers seeking en-
| ployment." said F. E. Wood. commits
| s;oner of labor.
Mississippi.-The demand for labor is
90 per cent Of normal and the supply "a
per cent Of normal In Mississippi, &C.
cording to Prof. p. P. Garner, commits
I sioner Of agriculture and commerce.
| For the first time in several years re-
cate a suficient supply Of farm labor.
Observation-Disclosures has been mark
ed absorption of idle workers in Balti-
more during the last thirty days. &C
cording to A. S. Goldsborough, special
Virtually 80 per cent of the industries
| of the state are located there. MIR,
! Goldsborough added that 5000 persons
! were still urgently in need Of work.
Georgia.-Employme conditions, in
the textile industry in Georgia are con-
of May will And a noticeable improve
ment in virtually all other lines" said
+, Secretary Hixon Of the Employers As
ISOLATION of Atlanta.
| Tennessee.-Since the LIST of Janu-
airy there has been a small. steady inn
provement in the unemployment situa-
ton in all lines of endeavor, accord
| ing to a statement from the Tennes-
| see Manufacturers Association. though
some plants ARE still curtailing their
| forces"
! New Constructions Begun.
! F1orida.-Roger Babson. after a tour
Of Florida. declared the state had not
shared in the general depression. anf'
reports received at Jacksonville from
all parts of the state were said to
show little unemployment. vast
amount of new construction and high
way building was declared to be In
progress.
Illinois.-Industry ''at last is forging
ahead" said George B. Arnold. director
| Of the illinois department Of labor.
| Chicago reports are particularly optim-
istic. Building Is really opening up
making q strong demand for steel. iron
brick. lumber and other material"
The department reported that In
March s25 concerns in wide range Of
| Industries increased the number of
their employees 1.6 per cent.
Ohio.-W. J. Biebesheimer. federal
director Of labor. state department OF
Industrial relations. said a quarter OF
a billion, dollars would be spent In
Ohio this spring. which would be d.
rectly beneficial to working condt-
tions. State. city and county paving
programs will approximate $4,000
l 900 IN expenditures. ne SAIu. soiuueIe
bonus will put about $30.0o0.000 In
| circulation. and manufacturing con-
! Germs Of the state. according to in
formation received at this Office. have
| 800, o00, 900 ready for spring produc-
ton.
! Inerease In Demand.
Minnesota.-The three employment
| offices operating under the Minnesota
| state Industrial commission report an
| increase in the demand for labor and
more difficulty in supplying it. ]. D.
| williams Of the commission said
| warmer weather will bring conditions
| "som ewhere near normal" Conditions
| are the reverse Of the. depressions
this time last year, he added.
| Indiana-Of the fifteen largest
! cities Of Indiana. none reports condi-
tions as untnproved; two report en-
ployment equal to that OF pre-war