Evening star., 1933-07-16
BROAD UPTURN
CHEERFUL SIGN
FOR WISCONSIN
Legislature Finishes
Work IL, Passing
Poor Relief.
BY WILLIAM T. EVJUE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MADISON, Wis, July 15.-Skepticaf
of prosperity" reports not backed by
factual information, the people Of Wis
consin this week welcomed official re-
ports of a definite and steady upward
trend in employment and industrial
and business conditions throughout
the State
Meanwhile the State Legislature, in
burst of unaccustomed speed. dis
posed of what legislation remained in
preparation of adjournment. Most i'm
portant of the legislative grist was the
passage by both houses and signing by
Gov A. G.. Schmedeman OF the State
poor relief bill, which raises $4,000, 900
by surtaX on 1882 incomes.
Leading the parade of good tidings
was a report from the State Industrial
Commission, an agency which keeps
accurate statistical checks on manu-
featuring and maintains a chain OF
public employment Offices. The COM
mission listed important State cities,
each showing employment gains and
reviving industrial activity.
Milwaukee Leads State.
Milwaukee, with its important heavy
and light manufacturing activities. be-
sides the brewing industry. was found
to be leading the State in the return
to better times, although there are
still thousands of unemployed in that
city 1t is estimated employment
there has increased Is per cent in the
last three months. and every day there
are reports of larger orders being re-
ceived, necessitating additional en-
ployes For the first time in many
months, several Milwaukee factories are
operating night shifts
1t is estimated that the return Of
beer put 4,200 men back to work in
Milwaukee alone, and Wisconsin has
nearly a dozen other cities with i'm
portant breweries- Oshkosh. Madison,
Fon du Lac, Monroe, Potosi, La
Crosse and Manitowoc being the best
known.
Wisconsin's shoe industry, centered
largely in Milwaukee, is showing
marked improvement, with larger out
put facilities planned. Textiles are
reported employing more than at any
time during the depression. Phoenix
Hosiery Co. has $500 employed and
Holeproof LILO, late reports indicate.
Metal Trades Gain.
According to the National Metal
Trade Association, in a recent report,
total employees in 38 shops number
$500, with an increase expected when
a new count is made.
The Milwaukee Building Trades Coun-
Gil also has improvement to report,
with 400 men put back to work in the
last six weeks. Building throughout the
State however, is still sluggish
1t is pointed out that other barom-
eters in Wisconsin point to better times
1,N a11
during June were the largest thus far
this year, and July so far continues the
trend upward. Carloadings in June
reached the years high.
While it is a far cry to satisfactory
conditions on farms. rising agricultural
prices have been helpful, and the ad-
ministration of the farm relief act. in
which Wisconsin is serving as test
ing ground, has been reassuring Late
reports from the administration re-
ceived here are that S35 100000 has
been made available to purchase up to
s50,000,000 in farm mortgages held by
banks in this State. This refinancing
does more than aid foreclosure threat
TO depositors, as this is one Of the con-
ditions of the Federal refinancing.
Milk Price Increased.
Dalry1ng being the States largest
agricultural resource, the increase of
cent in Milwaukee. Madison, Racine,
Kenosha and several other cities in
the retail quart price of milk will mean
an additional 25 to 40 cents per 100
pounds of milk to the producer In a
State with so large rural population
as Wisconsin, increase in farmer pur-
chasing power is bound to play an i'm
portant part in reviving business ac-
tivity.
AS the Legislature prepared to ad-
journ. the action of Gov Schmedeman
in appointing two new members to the
Bureau of Personnel. the agency ad-
ministering civil service in Wisconsin.
spelled the end of the weeks long, bitter
fight on civil service repeal.