Evening star., 1922-09-04
BY J. c. ROYLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
(Copyright, 1927

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
Copyright. 1927
NEW YORK, September 4.-Re-
sumption and expansion OF Industrial
operations Immediately after the La
Dor day lay-off will bring employ
ment in the United States practically
to normal within a week. Thousands
of workers still will remain volun-
tarily idle as a result of failure to
adjust disputes with employers. But
there is fairly acute labor short
age in certain lines and localities.
This demand is absorbing a large
number of strikers into other indus
tries and has already reduced the
number Of the floating unemployed.
normally figured at one million men.
Many of the anthracite miners are
expected back at work before the
end of this week, preparing the
mines for record breaking production
when the remainder Of the $4,000
men in that industry light their
lamps for the first shift since April
1. Additional thousands Of bitumi-
nous coal miners will be back on the
job Tuesday as more mines are
cleaned up and more agreements with
individual operators are signed.
Long idle workers will crowd back
to the looms of New England textile
mills and while complete adjustment
has not been reached in that sec
tion. the increase of employment is
becoming more marked each day.
The settlement of the anthracite
strike means immediate resumption of
full activity in the majority of the
manufacturing plants throughout the
east.
Open-Top Cars Available.
Release by the railroads of $4,000
open-top cars for the purpose of trans
porting sorely needed building ma
terials has given assurance that the
building industry needs not Slacken It's
pace. That industry has been one of
the most potent factors in American
has absorbed a tremendous number OF
idle workers at high wages and is
still clam for men. over one
million homes will be built before the
end of the year despite the fact that
increase in labor costs has been fol-
lowed by higher prices for materials.
More steel stacks will be spouting
smoke this week. Youngstown actfv-
ity has increased almost SO per cent
and the shortage Of sem1-nnlshed
steel, which has held back makers, Is
being overcome with the increased
production Of pig iron.
The wide observance of Labor day,
which normally puts check on in
dustrial production, may have de-
cidedly beneficial effect this year. Dis
tribution is equally a problem with
production and the day gave railroads
a chance to catch up on freight car
loadings and swing into line some OF
the available coal cars which the asso-
citation of railway executives NUMBER
at 100000.
Check to Coal Imports.
Imports of coal into this country
from England, which so far have to-
tailed 100000 tons, will cease as soon
as shipments now under way are ais
have been engaged in carrying this
coal will be diverted to the transpor-
tation of grain and cotton and to
other charters, according to coal ana
shipping men here today.
The export Of coal to foreign mar
kets, however. gives no promise OF
imm ediate resumption, and the re
gaining of the foreign markets will
be a matter of long and arduous
work. Even the Canadian output will
be Increased, for all the Nova Scotia
mines will resume operations Tues-
day morning.
Although the anthracite mines are
30, 100000 tons behind normal pro-
duction, no extreme anxiety was ex-
pressed today over the trend Of an
thracite prices. It is remembered thae
before the strike the operators mao
which they had dihculty in selling
because Of the prices then main
tanned. Consumers expressed the be
lief that far-sighted operators with
future markets and congressional In
vestigation of the industry in mind
would not impose excessive price
burdens