The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-30

state are located at its capital. Mr.
! Goldsborough added that 5000 per.
sons were still urgently In need Of
work.
Georgia Employment conditions
In the textile industry in Georgia { q
considered unsatisfactory. hut "the
first Of May will find n noticeht! 10
| Improvement I'm virtually all other
| lines" said Secretary Hixom OF the
Employers association Of Atlanta.
Tennessee--Slnce the flrs. OF Jan
uary there has been a small, steady
Improvement In the unemployment
situation In all lines OF endeavor, ac-
cording 10 statement from the
Tennessee Manufacturers associa-
tion. though some plants "are still
curtailing their forces"
Florlda--Roger Babson, after n
tour OF Florida declared the state
had not shared In the general de-
preston and reports yeceived at
Jacksonville from all phrts OF the
state were said to show little un-
employment. a vast amount of new
construction and highway building
was declared 10 be In progress.
Middle west--Illinois -- Industry
"at last is forging ahead" saId
George B. Arnold, director OF tho IL
llnols department Of labor. "Chicngo
reports are particularly optimistic.
Building is really opening up maxi
Ing strong demand for steel. iron,
brick, lumber and other material"
The department reported that In
March 925 concerns in a wide range
OF Industries increased the number.
Of their employees 10 per cent.
OhIo-W. ]. Biebesheimer, federal
director OF labor. state department
Of Industrial relations, said n quarter
Of a billion dollars would be spent
in ohio this spring, which would be
directly beneficial to working con-
ditions State. city and county paw
ing programs will approximate $780,
GO0.O0O in expenditures. he said;
soldiers bonus will put about s30,-
100000 In circulation, and manu-
facuring concerns of the state, ac-
cording TO information received at
this office, have st00,0 100000 ready
for spring production.
Minnesota-The three employ
ment offices operating under the
Minnesota state industrial commits
sion report an increase In the de-
mand for labor and more difficulty
in supplying II. j. u. Williams OF
cr will bring conditions somewhere
near normal" Conditions are the
reverse of the depressions this time
last year. he added.
Indinna-Of the Is largest cities
OF Indiana. none reports conditions
as unimproved; two report employ
ment equal to that OF pre-waS
times, and in only two are condi-
tlons giving serious concern, ac-
cordinE to Evans Wollen of Indian
apolis. regional director for Indiana
Of President Harding's conference on
unemployment.
MiChigan-Slow, steady improve
ment since fall was expected to
bring the percentage OF employment
in Michigan up to 20 by May /, ac-
curding to Carl Young, state labor
commissioner. In normal times the
percentage of employment is from
so to So, he said. He pointed out
that the automobile industry was
among the first To recover.
observation-disclosures as there
has been progressive increase in the
number of factory workers since
July l. 1921, business is undoubt-
edly on upgrade" A. II. Att
meyer, secretary OF the state in
UuSlrldl COMMISSION, reported.
March showed n greater gain IN en-
ployment than any previous month
since August, 1921. according to the
commission.
Iowa-A. l.. Urick. Iowa state Ia
Dor commissioner, said labor condi-
tions in Iowa were considerably i'm
proved over a few months ago. on
December /, 1921, he said there
were $4,000 more men out of work
in the state than now. exclusive Of
striking miners.
Kansas-The statewide employ
ment campaign OF the American Le-
gion has had marked effect, accord
ing to state labor officials. 1t was
estimated at headquarters of the
legion in Topeka that the number
OF unemployed veterans had been
reduced from 1000 to about 1000.
Southwest.
Missouri-Employ m ent has In
creased 3 per cent in st. Louis
and unemployment is less in Kansas
city, state officials said. st. Joseph
alone sees no immediate relief. Con-
ditions in southwest Missouri we're
reported very encouraging. william
II. Lewis, commissioner of the bu-
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