Evening star., 1933-08-13
Ten Subjects Up
For Approval at
arkansas Session,
Employment Increase and
Higher Wages Seen
Throughout State.
BY THOMAS J. BRANsFORD.

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Special Dispatch to The Star.
LITTLE ROCK, August l2.-Gov. J.
Marion Futrell has called q special ses-
sion of the Legislature for Monday Ten
subjects have been approved to be con-
sidered during the brief session.
The most important are: A bill to
coordinate State laws with the ma
ttonal recovery act. so as to permit all
subdivisions OF the State to participate
in Federal benefits: a bill to permit re-
ceivers to accept for trustees bonds OF
the Home Loan Corporation in lieu of
amounts due on mortgages: to permit
delinquent property owners to redeem
property through payment OF past due
taxes by installments, and to institute
an installment plan Of tax payments on
property: to permit State banks to issue
three classes Of stock to come within
the lasS-Steag gall banking act providing
form OF deposit insurance; legalization
Of beer and wine.
Expenditure Limited.
Gov Futrell has limited the expendi-
ture for the session to $4,000 and each
member has been informed of the bills
pending and all are expected to be
speedily passed
Employment continues to increase in
tions have ceased to function. A report
by E. l. Mckinley. Federal director and
commissioner Of labor, shows that 420
mercantile and industrial establish
ments increased their number of en-
ployes IL per cent and their pay rolls
81 per cent during July.
The brick and tile plants had an en-
largement Of forces of 20.3 per cent and
pay roll increase Of GIL per cent The
greatest increase was reported by the
cotton congresses and gins, where the
forces were enlarged l59 per cent and
the pay rolls were increased 1908
Results of the N r. A. drive are
being felt throughout the State. In
Little Rock alone Is firms added 1876
employees and increased their pay rolls
sl2 03O.5O a month. All lines Of busi-
ness throughout the State are rapidly
falling into line and signing the pledge.
Charles S. Bouton, Government agri-
cultral statistician, reported that farm
prices. as Of July Is. were the highest
since July, 1881. Generally poor crop
prospects, further depreciation Of the
dollar. and the plowing up OF large
quantities OF cotton were some reasons
given by Mr.. Bouton for the increase.
Miners Back to Work.
Approximately 5000 coal miners have
returned to work in Arkansas during the
last month and a half. About 200 re-
turned to the mines in July and 1000
more went to work in the Fort Smith
area during the first week In August
Coal is being produced in about IS
mines in the Fort Smith area and about
6000 tons are being shipped to the
North daily. The pay roll is about $1,000
q day
At Jenny Lind Mine No. II, opened
by the H. A. Young Co. Of Fort Smith.
ATS men are working three or four days
q week. The Midland Coal Co. at Mid
land is operating several days a week
and 300 men are employed. The Ma
jestic mine at Midland started work
last week and 125 were given empioy-
ment.
At Greenwood the Excelsior Pro-
ducers' Coal Co. completed develop
nient work on a second mine and both
mines opened the last Of the week. Near
Bonanza, w. ]. Pendergrass. Fort Smith
operator, is sinking a shaft for a new
mine
Twenty-four mines are working at
Paris. employing $50 men, These mines
are working from full time to two days
week and are producing about 5000
tons a week.