The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-13

Business virtually stopped stlli for
one day last week while the people
made their collective voice henrd
through their greatest privilege. the
ballot. Indian summer brings It's
quota ot shoppers ana department
stores aud other retailers report a
good business They anticipate n
heavy winter trade. according to in
formation gathered for BrHdstrcct' =
this week while wholesale trade -
holding up fairly well. the volume
being affected by weather Condi-
tlons.
Manufacturing, according To Brad
streets is fairly active ana rcfineries
report tho ian demand heavier than
usual Building is continuing active,
with shortage Ia skilled labor,
As TO the general business sltua.
ton tho country over. employment
has picked up I'm all sections. show
ing healthy and encouraging con-
dltio1, according to a statement made
by the employment service OF the
department OF labor. An increase In
employment Is noted In i2 of tho IL
major Industrial groups, such obscr-
yation coming from an analysis ot
data gathered each month from 35j
industrial centers.
Tho department announced that
the oil Industry shows a marked
Improvement in the southwest. silk
mills are experiencing lively re-
viyal OF the middle Atlantic states
while the iron and steel industry is
rapidly recovering everywhere. al
though car and labor shortage
seems to be holding operations a1d
employment to n 7j per cent pro-
uuction.
The Industries with increased en-
ploymeut, tho department said, are
railroad repair shops. stone. clay and
glass products; iron and steel. chem
icals ana allied products. vehicles
for land transportation. lumber and
Its manufacture. metal and metal
products other than iron and steel.
miscellaneous industries, paper and
printing, leather and It's finished
products. textiles and their prod
ucts. and food ana kindred products,
whilo tobacco manufacturers and
liquor and beverages show "A slight
decrease over the previous month.
ON OctoDer 81 i,42S concerns had
b2.S67 more employees on their pay
rolls than those carried on Septem-
bcf 30. Railroad repair shops re-
veal the most marked Improvement
In employment, adding $1,000 work
tIh' stone. Gay anu klhNS ptouucth
show an Increase OF 1900: iron and
steel and their products reveal an
encouraging increase OF l9.34s.
Chemical and allied products In
creased employment 2,946. while ve-
hlcles FOR land transportation. which
showed decrease last month OF i6,-
232. show an increase this month of
8.2g7. Lumber and Its manufacture
continues to increase. this month
having added 752. Metal and metal
products. other than iron and steel,
though still suffering from inade-
quate transportation In some sec
tons OF the country, shows an in
crease OF 2.4Ai.
Miscellaneous industries increased
employment by i,T2S. paper and
printing added ei2. Leather and its
finished products continues to in
crease. this month adding 500. Tex
tiles and their products reveal an
Increase OF 4,223, while food and
kindred products show an Increase
OF 17O employees added to their pay
rolls. Tobacco manufactures show
II decrease IN employment, having
released 1855 employees, while
liquors and beverages dropped six
from their pay rolls.