The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-04

downright, 1871, by The Argus.)
New York, N. r., Sept. RE
sumption and expansion Of indus
trial. operations Immediately after
~ Labor day layoff, will bring en-
blOyment IN the United States prac-
ideally TO normal within = week.
Thousands Of workers still!will re-
main voluntarily idle as result Of
the failure TO adjust disputes with
employers. But there Us fairly
acute labor shortage in certain
lines and localities. This demand
ID absorbing q large number Of
strikers into other industries 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
their mines for record breaking
production when the remainder Of
the $4,000 men in that industry
light their lamps for their first
shift since April l.. Additional
thousands of bituminOus coal min
ers will be back on the job Tues
day as more mines are cleaned up
and more agreements with individ-
nal operators are signed.
I Long idle workers will crowd
back to the looms OF the New Eng
land textile mills, and while COM
plete adjustment has not been
reached in that section, the increase
of employment is becoming more
marked each day. The settlement
OF the anthracite strike means i'm
mediate resumption Of full activity
in the majority of the manufactur-
ing plants throughout the east.
Release by the railroads of $4,000
open top cars for the purpose OF
Transporting sorely needed building
materials has given assurance that
the building industry need not
slacken its pace. That industry
has been one OF the most potent
factors in American business and
industry this year, for 1t has abb
sorbed a tremendous number Of idle
workers at high wages and is still
clamoring for more men. over one
million homes will be built before
/ the end of the year despite the fact
that increase in labor costs has
been followed by higher prices for
materials.
Steel Stacks Spout.
More steel stacks will be spout
ing smoke this week. Youngs-
town activity has increased almost
so percent and The shortage OF
semi-finished steel, which has held
back makers is being overcome
with the increased production Of
pig iron.
The wide observation OF Labor
day, which normally puts checf
on industrial production, may have
a decidedly beneficial effect THU
year. Distribution is equally
problem with production and thu
day gave railroads a chance Z
catch up on freight carloadings an,
swing into line some of the avail
able coal cars which the associa
ton OF railway executives numbers
at 100000.
Imports of coal into this country
from England which so far have
stotaled 100000 tons, will ceaSe al
soon as shipments now under wa!
are disposed Of and the IT'S steam
ters which have been engaged il
carrying this coal will be diverted
to the transportation Of grain AMI
cotton and to other charters, &C
cording to coal and shipping mel
here today.
The export Of coal to foreign
market, however, gives no promis'
of immediate resumption. and thu
regaining of the foreign market
will be a matter Of long and ardu
sous work. Even the Canadian out
put will be increased, for all tn
Nova Scotia mines will resum
Operations Tuesday morning.
4 Although the anthracite mine
are 30,000,000 tons behind norm,
production, no extreme anxiety a
expressed today over the trend c
anthracite prices. 1t is remembers
that before the strike, the opera
tors had millions Of tons Of Goa
on hand which they had difficult
in selling because of the prices thel
maintained. Consumers espresso,
the belief that far-sighted opera
tors with future markets>and con
gressional investigation of the in
dustry in mind would not deman,
excessive prices.