Evening star., 1933-05-10
VAR|EDL|NES SHOW
BUSINESS UPTURN
Many Firms Announce Wage
Increases-Factory
Output Gains.

Increased carloadings for several rail-
roads, increased steel output, more
electric consumption, stepped-up ingot
production rate, accumulation Of =
latent housing demand, new wage in
creases and new employment were scat
tered reports today.
The New York State Labor Depart
nent estimated that 10000 workers
were re-employed In April, bringing an
increase Of a. per cent In employment
and ~ Per centein pay rolls-and this
ut . time Of usual seasonal decline.
Iron Age. heralding An increase in
steel output TO 81 per cent of capacity
from - per cent last week, reported
that buying was stimulated by rising
prices and coming from an ever widen
tng circle Of consumers.
Insot Production Up.
The increase in electric output, re-
Dorted BY the Edison Institute, was at
3 higher rate for the first time in three
years. With the ingot production rate
up TO 81 per cent more than 5000 work
srs were called back to mills In Cleve-
hand and Lorain, Ohio, and another
5000 were prepared to receive larger
Day envelopes because Of increased
hours.
The National Steel Co., at Detroit,
Was preparing to start work on . con-
struction program to cost $3.50 900 and
employ 800 men.
Dun / Bradstreets reported decided
Improvement for the past several
months in the record of business fail
Tes in all geographical sections.
The United States Department Of
Commerce. reporting the latent housing
demand, pointed out that new houses
viii not be sufficient to keep up with
Increasing population.
Many Wage IncrsaseA
Ofncials OF the Milwaukee Railroad
DAid that today, for the flrst time, the
{oad saw chance to get out Of the
srsd."
Members Of the Southern Bakers As
bociation, meeting In annual convention
at Atlanta. Ca. pledged themselves to
restore wages - rapidly - possible and
10 back the President's prosperity pro-
gram. a
In Pennsylvania 10 per cent pay
boosts were announced by the Supreme
Shirt Co. of Philadelphia and the hour
and feed brokerage firm of George Z.
Rogers d Co. OF Pittsburgh. while the
Berkowits Shirt Co. Of Uniontown added
3 per cent to it, weekly wage en-
telopes.
In Akron, Ohio. the Goodyear Tire
. Rubber Co. announced that additional
working hours would result In an in
crease Of 1871 pr cent.
Disgsst Raise - Virgins.
H hrgsst single wage hoost-3O PER
snt-wes announced BY the Planters
Aut u 0.ooolats %. of Suffolk, Va.
Prom Cleveland came reports that
4eel MlaaD of thA* district had re-
Asd from 1000 70 10000 men to
1Qk aoA Druvidsd employment for
loo Aoro. Similar announcements
X0s nAds ~ other leaders in various
AnAWtriss n Atnsrsnt sections Of the
= 1i.v.r.A .,.., 10 member COM
naaiss Il & ndspsndent Ice Cream
1lhnufActW9S' Association announced
. 10 pr cent wsss increase for 400
0asn and women employees whose AZ
4 pr cent WAgs tncrease was IN
DtttuSed ~ the Ford dealers, both
sf Cleveland and Summit County AK
ton), Ohio, for their as employees.
70 Employ More Bakers.
In order to reduce working hours
10 straight s-hour day, . group Of
Independent Cleveland bakers an
nounced . / cent . loaf increase In
the price Of bread They said bakers
would suffer NO los In weekly pay,
but that additional help would be
hired for the rush periods On week
snds, when employees formerly worked
- much - Is hours . day.
At Lowell, Mass, the Lowell Silk
llills announced . 10 per cent increase
would be paid 100 employees begin
ninG next Monday.