The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-27

Beginning Friday OF this
week. the message said, 1--WE
shall operate fully in accord
ance with your desires regard
ing maintenance of service,
working hours and minimum
pay"
Francis Wells, Indiana recovery
director, made public a telegram
sent to the President by Showers
Brothers. furniture manufacturers
OF Bloomington. reputed TO be en-
ployers of 1900 people.
Guy Burnett. general manager of
the firm, stated that two wage in
creases had gone into effect since
June and that another pay boost
would go into effect Aug. for all
employees.
100 Per Cent Behind II
"Cutthroat competition has de-
moralized working conditions in the
furniture industry" said Burnett's
telegram. And for that reason we
are 100 per cent behind the recovery
program"
Advance Paint Company, 545 West
Abbott street, announced a forty
hour week for seventy-five employees
/ and wage increases. to be effective
after Aug. 5. Percentage of the flu
ture wage raises will be determined
at meeting today.
Anderson, Bedford. Button,
Huntingburg, Richmond, Seymour,
South Bend and Washington were a
! few of the towns where business
men pledged support to the federal
program Of the new deal
Three hundred merchants of An
derson, meeting Wednesday, pledged
themselves TO support the recovery
act with shorter hours and better
wages.
The Seton Container Company,
the Anderson Stove Company and
the Hughes Curry packing plant
were among the Anderson firms to
agree to terms of the recovery act.
Hold Mass Meeting
At Bedford merchants, in mass
meeting. voted TO adopt the schedule
proposed in the Presidents program
Grocers will hold separate meeting
to discuss their own problems in
/ relation TO the code.
Fifty merchants at Button voted
unanimously to support the code and
later conducted meetings by trade
groups to discuss special conditions.
Leading retailers at Huntingburg
voted for adoption of the Presi.
dents request for shorter hours.
While Richmond manufacturers
generally were striving 10 adapt
their schedules to the shorter hour
week Mayor Windsor b. Harris an
nounced that plans are peing made
TO adapt schedule of the municipal
electric light and power - the new
program.
Industry Gets in Line
Seymour merchants voted 10 adopt
the recovery program and slated
future meetings 10 arrange for the
new plan TO go into effect Tuesday.
At South Bend, the MishaWaka
Rubber and Wooden manufactur-
ing company and the Dodge Manu-
featuring company announced &C
ceptance Of terms OF the NRA pro-
gram.
A. T. Bard, president of the
Reliance Manufacturing company
told 500 garment workers that the
plant will begin operation under the
code of their industry as soon as
word is received from Washington.
Undaunted by a delay in delivery
of President Roosevelt's letter TO
indianapolis industrial leaders ask
ing them 10 comply with his re-
covery program, Francis Wells. In
diana recovery director, announced
Aug. s as the deadline for return
Of signed covenants.
Like Them by Aug.
Il would like 10 have the signed
agreements from employers in my
Office by Aug. l." Wells announced
today. But I tentatively have set
Aug. s as the date for Indiana in
dustr.alists to make their reports. p"
so enthusiastic has been recep-
ton of the Presidents program that
feel there will be no delay in
speedy signing and mailing Of the
agreements.
The letter addressed TO some
10000 Indiana employers apparently
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