The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-18
Ohio Ne WIS
PASSESFROM
BUSkEYE LAND

.riumaIy. O. Dec. little wheels
90 ir1ue,-v are running fast in Ohio,
and unemployment Is becoming 4 thihE
: ~ the past. results OF 4 general sur
vev nv the federal department OF labor
SHOW. The rubber industry is rep"r'eo
os showing unusual strength. employ
mon, IN tho iron and steel industry is
making new high records. according |"
| Tho rcrort which says coal production
,s retarded considerably because Of lack
OF facilities.
the report continues. 'She"; mills WIZ
onerotr tn capacity until the end o,
February. and complaints ar" coming
| from, many cities Of a shortage OF labor.
conditions in the brick industry gener-
olly are moro favorahly than at any
neriod during 1872. Nearly all brick
manufacturing nlants arc running to
caDnrity. Increasing employment Is re-
vcalcd in the textile industry. The farm
irnr,rment and tractor business has
! shown a marked Improvement. There
f.; nm increase in building operations
oycr November. 1921, throughout the
state"
The shoe ana pottery industries arc
rcroricd as inactive, through labor con-
trovcrSIes.
The report outlines conditions in va
rious districts Of the state as follows:
observation-disclosures In cleveland
registers the highest peak since Janu-
ary. 1921. and Is increasing steadily.
particularly in hosiery, ~knit-Eoods' FUR
niturc. textiles. tobacco. clothing. steel
and wire. rubber goods nnd candy indus
tries. There is a decided drop IN auto
mobile and truck employment. Faint
, rlan,s continue active with large forces.
.-,a % ,n ~ p1nrf hnfnlS n
| Nbarv and several smaller building pro-
;ects are under way. There is an extra
ordinary increase in employment In the
electrical industry. The iron and steel
Industry as n whole Ia operating at 65
"a 70 per cent Of capacity and IL opcr-
etinc the greatest number Of active fur
nsccs since November Of 1920. hcttvI-
t,cs In the hardwards industry arc three
md four times greater than a year ago.
Employment IN the paper Industry !s
! hetter than during the last two years.
Tho tin can business is OWL 4 gain
Of o5 per cent over 1921. Common labor.
particularly In the building Industry. !s
in demand. \ small surplus OF clerical
help exists.
cincinnati Industrial District. Includ-
! ing observation-disclosures conditions
mr.. excellent. Unemployment exists
alone among the workers In the shoe
| Industry and Is being overcome gradu-
ally by these workers taking employ
! mcnt in other lines and migrating,
| Building activity In Cincinnati! reveals
n scarcity Of labor in certain trades.
| particularly plasterers and bricklaycrs.
Inadequate transportation is causing
considerable inactivity IN tho building
materials. Approximately $500 workers
will be offered employment upon com
plction Of two large automobile plants
In Norwood
Columbus-"All available labor en-
ployed. Men released ny completion OF
| street paving are absorbed In other
| lines. A rolling mill previously opernt-
| ing so per cent has increased to full
| output. Ground has been broken for
| the erection OF a large storage reser-
! voir. Steel industry inactive"
Dayton-"Conditions are practically
| normal. All manufacturing plants arc
In operation ana employing more men
than year ago. Only unemployment
Is noted among transients. A small
demand exists for skilled help. u G as
machinistA. Many dwellings are being