Evening star., 1933-08-20
LOUISIANA IS GOING
FORWARD HAPPILY.
10 DO n. R. A. PART.
Labor Disputes Settled and
Flood d-ControI Funds
ReaIIocated.
BY GEORGE HEALY, JR.
rneiaI Disnafch To The Star


NEW ORLEANS, La, August 10
labor controversies which were caus-
ing grave concern apparently have been
settled permanently, funds have been
reallocated for the resumption Of flood.
control work on the lower Mississippi
River, and Louisianians are going for
ward with renewed happiness to play
their part in the national recovery
program.
Signing Of an agreement under which
approximately 1000 men returned to
work during the past week on the
$13,000000 Public Belt Commission
Louisiana Highway Commission Bridge
which will span the river near New
Orleans, affected many residents OF
Louisiana other than the contractors
Snd workers and their families.
Enthusiasm Once Dampened.
Suspension of work on the bridge
touisianians for more than 80 years
tended to dampen the enthusiasm OF
some citizens at a time when the re-
covery movement was gaining momen-
tum, and the dismissal of approx
mately 1000 flood control workers on
the river between New Orleans and the
Arkansas line because Of exhaustion Of
funds added to this adverse psyche
logical effect.
Resumption of work on the bridge
and recall Of the flood-control workers
to their task have given new life to the
tecovery program in Louisiana.
Work on the bridge was resumed un-
der o temporary agreement signed by
the contractors and representatives o1
the laborers under which their respec-
tive complaints will be submitted tc
the National Labor Board organized
by President Roosevelt. Both sides
agreed to abide by decision to be
rendered by the board.
Increased wages were granted the
workers when they returned to their
tasks. The new wage scale provides
IS cents per hour for common labor, Sc
and 60 cents for carpenters. 80 and sc
cents for engineers, 70 cents for pile
workers. The men are working AZ
hours per week under the temporary
agreement, and the contractors are ex.
panding their crews.
Reallocation by the Public Works Ad-
ministration Of 100000 for food.
control operations remedied the situa.
ton which caused q lay-Of Of about
1000 men engaged In these operations
on the lower river several weeks ago.
A transportation project probably
second only to the river bridge In the
kninds of Louisianians Is the New Or
3eans-Baton Rouge Airline highway
Ahich has been under construction fol
more than seven years.
Motorists Seen Rejoicing.
Announcement by the Louisians
4Iishway Commission during the past
week that 1t Is prepared to proceed
with construction Of q causeway on tht
airline route over the Bonnet Carrt
spillway, closing the last gap in the new
highway, resulted in rejoicing by mo-
torists.
The new, straight highway will re-
auce this distance to 80 miles BE-
tween the two cities and will cut the
motoring time practically In half.
Evidence Of fraud in the 1882 genera
election continued to mount Tuesday
when tellers in Judge Frank T. Echeza-
balls division OF Criminal District
Court examined contents Of six more
ballot boxes used in the election.
The recount by the tellers in oper
court reduced by 807 votes the majority
in six precincts returned by the elec.
ton commissioners on constitutions
amendment No. S, which ordered 9
$1,000 900 bond issue to pay STATE
debts incurred during the administra.
tion as Governor of Senator Huey p
Long.