Evening star., 1933-08-20
CALIFORNIA SHOWS
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EMPLOYMENT GAIN
IN PAST MONTH
Number at Work and Pay Roll
Both Increase Over July
Year Ago.
BY WALLACE C, BLAKEY.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The 6tar.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 19-Sub-
stantial increases In employment and
pay rolls in California manufacturing
establishments in July, 1898, as COM
pared with July, 1882, are shown in
report released by Frank C. Macdonald,
State labor commissioner
The bulletin shows the same 1853
representative manufacturing establish
ments which employed 12385 workers
in July. last year, had 133,853 workers
this July, an increase Of 1898, or 81
per cent. The total weekly pay roll for
these factories was S2.712,964 in July.
1882. and was s2,831, ,701 in July, 1899,
an increase of A per cent.
While employment and pay rolls in
manufacturing establishments increased.
the number of workers employed by
public utilities decreased during the
same period by rs per cent, and the
total weekly pay rolls decreased by 1872
per cent. According to the current issue
Of the California Labor Market Bulletin
employment increased IL per cent and
pay rolls increased % per cent in July
1888. as compared with the preceding
month.
Hospital Under Way.
Headed by Gov Rolph, State. county
breaking ceremonies Monday for Cali
fornia's new institution, the s7.O00,o0O
Camarilla State Mental Hospital
The institution is named after Adolfo
Camarillo of Camarillo, Ventura Coun-
tvs first pioneer.
The buildings, when completed. will
house 1000 patients and employ more
than 1c00 persons.
To the tune of Ginning cash regis
ter bells, Pacific Coast retail trade has
climbed well above last years sales
levels, it was disclosed this week. fol-
lowing a survey made by the Federal
Reserve Bank Of San Francisco.
Dollar value of July sales rose 1913
per cent over July, last year. Los An
geles stores showed the largest gain,
1874 per cent over July. 1882. San
Francisco ranked next, with Is per cent
gain.
Out of 78 coast department stores
checked. SO did more business than q
year ago, on the basis of dollar values.
Air Travel Increases.
Attaining the high average Of Al pas
sengers daily throughout July, Western
Air Express experienced the banner
month in its seven years history by
carrying 1,256 persons between the Pa
Mountain region cities, which was 18
per cent more than June and SO per
cent more than July, year ago.
According to the sea travel agencies
operating liners between Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Portland. Seattle and
British Columbia. passenger boats have
been taxed beyond their capacity and
prospective passengers have been turned
away.
A general upward trend in business
was reported at session of the direc-
tors Of the State Chamber Of Commerce
Tuesday. Banks debts were declared to
exceed the June total by 10 per cent.
Orange quotations advanced firmly dur
ing July and dried fruits were said to
be moving to market at prices nearly
double those last year. Dealers are said
to be offering $40 ton for choice mus
cat grapes on the vine, as compared
with bids of only $25 in 1882.
A fund Of sec, 900 was appropriated by
the Los Angeles County Board Of Su-
pervisors this week to aid various unem-
ployed cooperative relief associations
organize their programs of self-help.
The funds were allocated by the board
after delegation from the various re-
lief associations set forth that 1t was
their objective to keep their members
of the county charity list.