Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24

into pay envelopes and materials based
on contracts let during the year; the
New York metropolitan area, $876, 401, =
600; New York upstate, $178, 757 900;
the Middle Atlantic States, $496, 254. 900;
Pittsburgh, S549, 256, 900; Southern Mich
igan, $I64,038,0 900; Chicago, $532,517,-
600; the Central Northwest, s93, 173, 900;
st. Louis, $234,2S4, 900; Kansas City,
$287 244,000; Texas, SIT $780, 900; New
Orleans, $95,016,000; the Southwest,
$3.50, 100000, and so on over the Ma
ton. The figures are based on con-
tracts let during the war.
The Federal Government has just
made available $50, 900 for the
States to match in highway construc-
ton, making the total for Federal aid
roads in immediate prospect, $780,
600 000
From Oklahoma comes the report
that one of the greatest building pro-
grams Of its history is neceSSitated, not by
unemployment, but by development, and
Massachusetts, is putting the finishing
touches to $1o0,000,00 worth of public
building-alSo a record.
Varied Forms of Relief.
Relief is rnanifesting itself in many
ways New York is raising fund of
$4,000, 900 and allowing its metropoli-
tan unemployed to sell apples without
the usual licenses. Pennsylvania is
rushing public work and its cities are
employing the idle to clean them up as
well as providing food and shelter from
public funds.
Delaware also is cleaning up to pro-
vide work and is raising public fund.
Maryland is rushing road construction
and permitting Sunday movies for the
benefit of the idle. Rhode Island is
speeding construction, though 1t finds
existing social agencies can care for the
needy. New Jersey has a State Com
mittee to help the mayors of its cities,
who are joined in the work Of finding
jobs.
The unemployed are registered in
Massachusetts,, and Maine has started
10 State employment bureaus. Con-
necticut and New Hampshire are adj
and Vermont has a State Committee at
work.
Throughout the Middle West roads
and public works are being pushed at
full speed Ohio has 5000 men working
on roads on a ur-day-week basis, and
$29, 000, 900 worth of construction just
starting in Cleveland with proportion
ate amount elsewhere. Free meals are
being served the unemployed in its prin-
cipal cities, which raised $40 100000 In
two months of Community Chest cam
paigning.
Illinois Raising Big Fund.
Illinois has a State Committee re-
Iieving distress by finding jobs and rails
ing funds. Its employees are loaned
without pay by business firms, and In
Cook County alone it is driving toward
a 100000 relief goal. Indiana Is
pushing public improvements and re-
pairs and so is Wisconsin.
Minnesota has two official commits
sions investigating the situation. Michi-
gan'S labor department has its inspec-
tors roaming the State to create Jobs,
while Detroit pays out a million month
for relief
Waterloo Iowa. is SEEMING the Cedar
River, with permission of the State
Game Department. and feeding the fish
to the poor. Kansas is working on an
extra job plan and Nebraska and Mis-
souri, are losing no opportunities for
roads and new public building.
Chill winds sweeping over Idaho drive
the drifting unemployed to warmer
States, but the heads Of families are
put to work pouring sand on slippery
streets. Utahs official commission has
created part-time jobs for 1000. Mon
Ld4Aa AAoS diIlOOllI Vi
ployment and is handling it through
regular agencies. Colorado has a com.
mittee of go men and women finding
work for the idle and New Mexico and
Wyoming are projecting new construc-
ton.
Highway Work Pushed.
Oregon has started emergency high
way construction to give work to resi-
dent heads of families and in California
construction by public utilities is re-
ported steadying influence.
The Public Utilities Co. announced
all its employees would be retained
throughout 1881 by system of rota-
ton. Los Angeles County is employing
1000 jobless on firebreaks and 300
extras in park cleaning. Another 500
extras are at work on aqueduct and
plant maintenance for the Bureau of
Waters.
Some Southern States, notably West
Virginia and Mississippi, plan to seek
relief through legislation in January.
Virginia is listing her jobleSs individuals
and Alabama and her municipalities are
pushing public work South Carolina is
concentrating on highways and furnish
ing direct relief North Carolina has a
State commission in the process Of or
ganization.
Florida Fruit Helped.
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