The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-03
Prsident's Conference
On Unemployment

All the cities in the United States
of more than 10000 population have
now been reached by the Presidents
Conference on Unemployment, and
some very interesting reports have
been received as to the novel means
taken by various communities to pro-
vide work for the jobless. These are
collected in the clearing house Of in
formation maintained by Colonel
Arthur Woods, chairman of the Com
mittee on Civic and Emergency Meas
ures, and are sent out in bulletin
form every ten days to all mayors
as suggestions towards the solution
Of their own problems.
Chicago has made house to house
canvass under the direction of the %
battalion fire chiefs, to compel house
holders to remove from their prem.
ises all combustible material and re-
fuse, as fire prevention measure
This campaign has created many
short time jobs. The Women's City
Club has divided the city into 35 dis,
tricts, each in charge of woman
chairman, who devotes specified hours
each day to getting jobs through its
membership.
Dallas, Texas, took a church cen
sus of it's 100000 population and each
houecholder was asked if some specia
odd job, painting, carpentry, garden
ing, or cleaning, could be furnished
the unemployed. and a record was
kept of the replies and addresses. with
the result that large number of days
of work were secured for the most
recdy.
II Fort Wayne, Ind, advertise
ments were published in the newspa
pers, and the unemployed were asked
to fiji out and send in blanks. These
were turned over to the local EN-
ployment agency, and local industrie:
secured the help they needed.
Kcorny, N. j., has an agent out cv
cry afternoon, covering the town will
several helpers, in automobiles. The!
visit buildings under construction
look over streets being paved, and cal
at all industrial plants and railrCat
shops, offering the cooperation of tht
local employment bureau, and ascer
tanning exactly what kind Of help j:
needed.
In New York City, 1O3 social agen
cics have co-operated in relief worl
fer the unemployed and have estab
lishcd a central bureau of registration
to act as a clearing house. Pitts
hugh contractors and employers have
been urged to keep one or two mel
in each family on the payroll, and t.
I've 20 large extent those living IL
the city who have dependents.
Each ward in Rockford, Ill.,, has ,
committee with the two aldermen a
chairmen. These committees in turl
haze organized precinct committee
with member in charge of each cit.
'N~r': Personal contact like this ha
resulted in a very successful cam
lion to provide jobs and relieve dis
tress.
Schnectady, N. ", has taken care. o
- own problem by bond issues 70
public improvements, and the city of
fcials are enforcing rigidly such ordi
nances as snow removal, which is don
r~dnr city supervision and charged o
tax bills of all derelict property own
ers.
Atlanta, Ca, has formed club Q
5OO citizens. each of whom ha
pledged the building of dwelling t
be rented at a reasonable figure, thu
~" employment to many. and ais
hc'ping the housing situation.
Boston, Mass, has alsked all em
ployers to increase the number Q
their employees by at least one, and a
many more as is possible. New Lor
don, Conn.,. runs special entertain
ments in the theatres with local ta'
ent. The unemployed are allowed
sell tickets and retain good percer
toge Of the proceeds. Civil servic
rules are suspended in Cambridge
Mass, so that many persons can rc
tate in the same jobs.
Houston, Texas, maintains a gan
# laborers ranging in number fror
200 to 600, paying them $1.25 da
and if they have dependents, supple
menting this by charity. Employer
are urged to apply to the city for la
Dor, which is supplied from this gans
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