Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
LOCALITIES REPORT
ON RELIEF PLANS.
Slight Change in Conditions
Noted in Wilmington, Phil
adelphia and Buffalo.

!, Preparations for taking care Of the
unemployed we're outlined today by
various municipalities in reports SUBJ
mitted to the Presidents Committee
for Employment.
The trend of the reports from 30
localities as made public by Fred C.
Croxton, acting director OF the presi-
Dental agency. was not optimistic.
The National Employment Exchange
in New York City re S2rted that appli-
GATORS for employment increased 81 81
per cent during the week ended August
49, The report said the ratio of new
applications fer every 100 jobs opening
for the week was 1903 as compared
with l .S37 during the previous week.
Slightly improved conditions in the
general employment field we're reported
in Wilmington. Del. However, the re-
port added, there is q surplus of unem-
ploymentin clerical machine, fiber and
ploymeht in clerical. machine, fiber and
PhiIadelphia Confident.
According to q report from Phila-
delphi4, there appears to be general
feeling of sterilization with a confident
hope for the future there, although con-
QltAOI1o fStOW fCAy AlIe1C OAiddA6C AAOIu Tie
previous week
Pittsburgh and Buffalo reported like
wise. The Buffalo report added that
SelectedNgroup of Industrial firms en-
ploying approximately 10000 men in
normal times, are now employing
29.7l8.
From Norfolk, Va, the presidential
organization was advised that Gov
Pollard had negotiated loans totaling
$500 GOO for immediate road construc-
ton. This fund. according to the re-
port, win keep $4,000 employees Of the
Highway Department busy well into
A report from Memphis indicated
that welfare agencies there had decid-
ed it would be necessary to raise $780,
600 to take care Of the needy and I'M
employed 100000 Of which Is to be
raised by the city and counties by tax
alton.
A plan win be adopted. according to
q report from Jacksonville. Fla. to raise
funds In that city by adding 10 per cent
to bills for electric current. which users
may pay If they wish to do SO volun-
tariiy. The plan win probably be kept
in operation for six months.
Dallas Plans Sewer Beads.
The Dallas ONCE of the United States
Employment Bureau reports sending be-
tween so TO 100 families to cotton flelds.
City officials have proposed to issue
$500 900 IN sewer bends for unemploy-
ment relief. Printers in Houston are
reported to have fnaugurAted o FIVE
and-a- half-day week as q relief measure
for six months This viii give employ
ment to 100 unemployed printers.
According to data complied by the
Indiana Bureau Of Business Research,
trade and industry in that State were
on new low level. Illinois representa-
nves reported That that State failed to
from Kansas City report said that the
general feeling of the merchants In the
Southwest is that stocks are as low as
can be ard with good crops they feel
safe In substantial buying.
The Missouri State highway engineer,
q report from st. Louis said, has an
nUunced that road contracts totaling
81 600 900 will be awarded next Friday
Many Conferences Held.
A report from Minneapolis said nu-
merons conferences have been held dur
ing the past week TO plan for relief
The city is making preparations for q
public works program involving several
million dollars.
A report from Utah said q permanent
organization to launch a Statewide
movement for relief this Winter had
been formed. The State Department
OF Industrial Relations in California in
its August release covering eli indus
tries Of San Francisco County shows for
July this year an increase OF IL per
cent in the number Of employees.