Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 99, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 September 1921 — Page 9

Indiana State Fair September S to lO

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Phone MAin 1015 ALL OUR CABS Are METER EQUIPPED YOU PAY ONLY FOR THE DISTANCE YOU RIDE Yellow Cab Cos. Central Transfer and Storage Cos. Light and Heavy Hauling Phone Main 1473 118 S. Alabama St.

EMPLOYERS OF INDIANAPOLIS ARE QUERIED Asked for Information to Aid Unemployment Conference. In connection with tne rorthcomlng unemployment conrerence that President Harding has called, the Associated Employers of Indianapolis Is sending to more than two thousand local employers and business men a questlonalre seeking Information, relative to the number of persons employed, schedule of working hours, average hourly rate of wages, average hourly earnings of employes, percentage of Increase or decrease in production and In employe efficiency; whether open shop, non-union or closed union shop, the present state of the business and its futnre outlook, higher or lower prices of material, plans for possible business expansion upon the return of “normalcy, how to encourage business resumption, and other questions. It Is explained the replies will be treated as confidential and no mention of firm names will be made in the tabulations of replies.

Accompanying the questionnaires Is the following letter: “The President of the United State* has called a national conference to consider prevailing conditions of unemployment throughout the country, and the writer, as a special agent in District 3 of the industrial employment survey of the United States employment service of the Department of Labor, Is called upon by the director of this district to fur- ! nibs him at once with comprehensive In- i formation on the number of unemployed persons throughout the Industrial and commercial enterprises of Indianapolis. “The request has been made of us to gather information as to conditions In the ‘mercantile and commercial callings, building trades, miscellaneous Industries.' etc., In addition to manufacturing ines. Information will be grouped as far as possible according to nature of business and this Information should be of great value to every local business man. “To obtain this information will, of course, require an Immediate and exhaustive survey. The conference will be held within the next few days and it will require some time to tabulate the replies to the questionnaire which the occasion requires that we send you herewith. May we request your earnest cooperation In helping Irdianapolls to make a good showing before the country. In the consideration of unemployment statistics, attention should be given to re-employment In addition to lay-offs. Because a given number of workers were laid off in certain lines of business It does not follow that these figures represent unemployment. Some of these workers secure other employment, and you will note that the enclosed questionnaire takes this into account. “Labor union leader* here have at times Issued announcements which have been published In other cities, to the es feet there are 20.000 to 40,000 unemployed workers In this city. Any Intelligent citizen kndws that If this exaggeration were true, tread lines and soup houses would be In order. Indianapolis, because of Its great diversity of Industry and businesses, has been most fortunate In escap Inga s?rlous state of unemployment. “Almost 800 different products are man ufartured here, and the labor that was laid off In some lines was largely absorbed by other businesses not so ad versely affected by the present economic readjustment. While no one great Industry or line of business predominates to the detriment of the community during business depression, the city has many prominent lines of manufacture and commercial er.terprlces which contribute to Its general stability in times of business activity as well as Id times of 'normalcy. (You will see “Indus trial Indianapolis under One Roof” at the fairground exhibition. Oct. 10 to 15 ) “May we rely upon your cooperation in making this accurate survey of unem ployment conditions in Indianapolis? We have sent this questionnaire to more than 2.000 local employers and business men. Obviously, neither the result or the es fort will be worth while unless each one assists us by furnishing promptly the desired information. Questionnaires, properly filled out. shduld be in our : hands not later than Thursday of next ! week. Sept. 8. Replies will be treated as confidential. No mention of firm names will be made In the tabulations ; of replies, which we will send to those employers and business men who cooperate in this survey for the good of Industrial and commercial Indianapolis. “According to public advices, the purpose of the President's unemployment conference is to assist 1n bringing about a business revival which would automatically Increase employment, and not to enter upon any scheme of public improvement or anything of that sort for the purpose of supplying employment. The national conference will have to do with ways and means for providing employment through regular channels There Is also the thought that possibly in some lines of industry employes who are now working regular hours will be willing to share their workday with men who are out of employment. “It is not planned that the coming conference on unemployment will deal with the question of providing food and shelter for the unemployed. The Federal Government believes If in the course

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of the next six months It shall become necessary to provide food and shelter, State and municipal authorities will deal with that phase of the situation. The President and his Cabinet fee! If the conference results in giving to Congress encouragement to enact needed remedial legislation It will have been worth while, since business resumption on a larger scale is the outcome desired.” “With these ends in view, will yon please see that the enclosed questionnaire Is filled out and forwarded to us by return mall?” BUY FURS NOW, EXPERT ADVISES Scarcity of Animals and Disgust of Trappers Results in Shortage. Trappers throughout the Dir country, > disgusted with low prices paid for skins j during the past year, are turning In I fewer skins than for year# back, accord- j ing to reports received by furriers. With ( a trapping season far below normal there j Is every chance of a shortage of furs be- j fore the winter Is over, according to M. J. 1 Davidson of the Indiana Fur Company. “As I see It there is almost certain to j be an advance of 20 per cent or more In the price of furs as soon as cold weather seta In," Mr. Davidson said, i "With cold weather Invariably comes u rush of business caused by -the buying public all making up its mind to buy j furs at the same time. Conpled with hj fact that the trapping season promises to be a light one because of the low prices paid last year for skins, Is the fact that some of the most popular skins are becoming scarcer year by year. Even the skunk Is not as plentiful as a few years back. This skin has been In great demand for making collars anti cuffs and seems to be disappearing rapidly. “The same can be said of the beaver and muskrat. Os late years the muskrat has been sought for his 'Hudson seal' fur. This fur is made from muskrat by dyeing and the expenditure of conalderaOle labor upon It. “Despite these conditions which are well known to anyone In the fur business the general Idea In the public mind seems to be that that furs will decrease in price as the year advances. I feel sure that, ; owing to the conditions I have enumerated above, this Idea is a fallacy and thnt the person who delays buying now in hopes of getting In on a falling market Is doomed to suffer a severe disapt polntment when finally forced to buy at a rise l n price over those prevailing at present.” MILWAUKEE’S FAME NOT ALL BUILT ON BEER waukes flour being sold si $4 15 the quarter barrel, that Is IIC.iA the barrel, while ln hi* establishment it was selling j on the basis of Ill.flO a barrel. Whether the cash and small profit i principle is good for the merchant may be Imagined from the fact that Is the last forty two years the company paid dividends every year but one Oliver C. Fuller, president of the First Wisconsin National Bank, the largest financial Institution of the State, paid this tribute to William Stelnmeyer Com pany: “Their principles are correct and they cling to them. They treat everybody alike. My relations with them are fairly close, yet any goods purchased by my wife must be paid cash on delivery. She pays or the goods go back. They keep costs down to a minimum in all the oper ations of their business and always hare done so." Mr. Fuller was asked for an estimate of the saving of tfie no credit-no bookkeeping system. He said he was not ln position to do so. Generally speaking there ha* been an increase in manufacturing activity and an increase ln the efficiency of labor. There Is possibility of improvement In building lines. FAIR PROPORTION OF REASONABLE LABOR. Milwaukee is blessed with a pretty fair proportion of reasonable labor There is a housing shortage. Public spirited cltlens have Joined with the Association of Commerce ln g project for the building of homes at the lowest possible cost. Architects and others are giving their services without ebargp. An amount of study has been given to this enterprise by the best minds of the city that speaks well for Milwaukee. Bankers, manufacturers and others have Joined heartily ln this undertaking and It looks promising. If it goes through workers will be enabled to acquire well built, pretty little homes for less, over a period of years, than they would pay In rent. There also is a fine project well advanced for zoning the city. Asa matter of fact Milwaukee needs zoning lets than many other cities, but it doesn't think so and the new zoning simply will add to Its already orderly and well arranged I housing. The zoning in view has par- ! tieular regard for the districts Just bej yond the municipal lines. There is a j great deal of Milwaukee that is Just outj side the corporate limits, j "Wholesale and retail merchants report j a good volume of business. As ln other j cities purchases are up to last year in S quantity, but lower ln money total. | From the appearance of Grand avenue no | one would suppose there was depression iof any kind hereabout*. The State Fair j drew a tremendous crowd to the city , last week and the hotels were so over- | crowded that many of the visitors had to seek quarters elsewhere. Except on

FURS August Sale of FURS 35 to 40% Discount Buy Fur* at. a Fur Shop. All garment* art manufactured in our own *hop. Indiana Fur Cos. 131 E. Washington St. Phone Main 2620. Joe Davidson.

one day that It rained the attendance at the fair was about as good a3 last year. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEN “ON THE ROAD.” There Is a pronounced increase in the number of salesmen “on the road.” In the I’flster Hotel most of the rooms seem to be occupied by salesmen who have their goods on display. Outside of Milwaukee it Is much the same as in the city. Summarizing conditions throughout Wisconsin G. F. Kull, manager of the Manufacturers Association, says: There has been pronounced Improvement in the textile Industry and good Improvement In the shoe industry. The metal trades are way down, perhaps as bad as at any time since depression started. The wood Industry is operating now. What sixty days will bring to It I cannot say. Pulp and paper mills are on 50 to 60 per cent capacity. Construction Industries are on 50 per cent, but there is more going on than the public appreciates. This Is particularly true up-State. In one up-State town elghtynlne dwellings and three large office structures are In course of building. Any one passing through that town wouldn't suppose there was so much activity. “Tho labor situation had to bo corrected and is being corrected. For a time labor acted as if it should get 100 ’ per cent pay for 25 per cent produc- I tlon. That Is changed. We have a good, sane element In labor here, espe- ! dally in Milwaukee and we are maklDg j headway. “There have been sporadic attempts to ' relieve unemployment by encouraging building possibly through the use of I public funds. There Is extensive high- | way construction under way. This amounts to some hundreds of miles of concrete and more than that of macadam road. This ceases with frost. CITY'S AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUND GOOD. “Milwaukee has a good agricultural background. While crops ln general throughout Wisconsin are not so good as they promised some months ago. prices are better. There Is a very big butter, cheese, egg, milk and cream ln- | dustry. This means ready money. The dairy situation is satisfactory. “In the Stato outside of Milwaukee there are 1,000 banks. Tho leading banker of the Stats makes a good report regarding them. ! “Milwaukee has a fair sized rubber goods industry. It, like that of rubber goods elsewhere, Is steadily working la. k to a better condition. Decided Increase in efficiency Is manifested. Here in sum is the production of Milwaukee as compared with a year ago: Pet. Iron, steel and heavy machinery 35 Packed moats {<) Motor vehicles, parts and accessories .50 | Leather Boots and shoes 70 isnit and woven goods 30 Boxes and containers to Clothing 100 Flour and cereals S3 Rubber good# .50 Agricultural implements and form equipment . .23 Electrical supplies 40 j Candy and oonfeetionory 73 ' Costs of production have been reduced from 25 to 85 per oeut and, naturally costs to the purchaser have been reduced ; that much or more. RESULT OF STATE Ol ESTIONN.YIKE. In answer to a State-wlds questionnaire as to what conditions were helping to bring about a speedy readjustment on anew level here were the answers la order of their Importance as viewed by the respondents: 1. Low stocks lu wholesale and retail bends. 3. Low prices of most raw materials. 3. Tendency of retail prices to come flown to wholesale levels. 4. Easier credit posltien throughout the country. 5. Greater earnings of the railroads. 0. Upward trend of building. 7. Increased activity ln textiles, leather and shoes, automobiles and food products. As to conditions holding back speedy ; readjustment the answers were: 1 Attempt to maintain prices ln certain lines, such as building material 2 Slow readjustment of wages to prevailing price levels 3. Disproportionate cast of transportation on bulky commodities such as coal, lumber, sand, Iron and steeL ! 4. Continuance of high level of governmental expenditures ln face of a drastic fall ln prices 5 Difficulties in export trade, due to dislocation of foreign exchanges and general economic and political unsettlement of Europe. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this whole Middle West country. Is getter situated financially, in dustrlally and agriculturally than the F.ast, or, at least, this Investigator from the East, supposed. There Is not so much depression as was feared. And one thing to remember as Oliver C. Tullcr, president of the First Wisconsin National Bank, points out is that a period of depression Is really a period of resuscitation—Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Company. Asks SIO,OOO Damages for Mouse in Bread NEW YOLK, Kept 5.—M-s. Pauline | Lescben began a SIO,OOO damage suit \ against th* Ward Baking Company bej cause, she says, she found a dead mouse j ln a loaf of bread purchased by her husj band, Nicholas, for the family table.

F. £. Gates Marble & Tile Cos. Manufacturers and Erectors Twenty-First and Adams. Webster 4330. KATZ Transfers Storage Cos. MAX KATZ. Proprietor. ALL KINDS OF COMMERCIAL TRANSFERRING AND STORAGE 132 S. PENN ST. Phone Main 6281 ————TO.-—UICT —l^—. SANSTARY-WASHED WIPER CO. LKff. N. GROSSMAN DRexel 4658 SIS Stoith Delaware Waehed and Sterilized J iplng Cloth* and Chens* Cloth for jAchinery, Automobile*, Fnrnitur^fUJUriMult.

TAXI USERS NOW WANT FINE CARS Old-Fashioned, Obsolete Autos Fall to Attract Public. With the growth and development of the motor taxicab and transfer business there has come a decided advance in the demands of the public. Tho old days when a “fare” was satisfied with anything that could chug and sputter Us way along the streets regardless of the external appearance or Internal cleanliness of the machine long since have passed. Nowadays the public demands clean, smooth running, thoroughly dependable machines and competent, trustworthy drivers who are courteous in their treatment of passengers. “The public knows exactly what It wants ln this line," said Mike Maroney, president of the Yellow Cab Company of this city, “and any company that expects to stay ln business must meet these demands. Our equipment of twentyeight automobiles costing $3,000 each and necessitating a force of sixty-one men to operate them are in marked contrast to the 'Junk' equipment ln common use a few years ago. "Personally I consider the ordinance recently passed by the city council making It compulsory for taxicabs to carry taximeters a great blessing to the traveling public. It affords absolute protection against overcharges and does away with all the disagreeable arguments that formerly were such an annoying part of the business. For the last four years, long before the present ordinance went Into effect, we equipped our machines wi'U taximeters and they have been so equipped ever since. One of the interesting features of the business Is the Increasing use of taxicabs for business purposes. It seems business firms are realizing the additional coat of ‘hurry up transpotation' Is more than offset by its advantages in time saved over the slower methods of transportation, where business matters of real Importance are concerned.” HOTEL TO OPEN ADDITION JAN. 1 Many Novel Features Incorporated in Lincoln Hotel Plans. Although It Is a long ways from September to New Year's Eve, preparations already are well under way for the formal opening of the addition to Hotel Lincoln on that date, according to William R. Seeker, general manager of the hotel. The plans call for opening the cdditlon will give the hotel a slxteenctory building with 4?*t rooms, eaca room equipped with a private bath and supplied with circulating Ice water. Special efforts have been made for the accomodation of organizations desiring I large amounts of space and comfortable i committee rooms accomodating from thirty to 125 persons have been provided for ln the plans. There also will be a number of large sample rooms. Four dining rooms, all of which can be thrown together Into one large room will be one of the novel features of the addition. This will be located on the fourteenth floor of the building. On this same floor will be located the Lincoln dining room with a capacity of 100 guests and the Adarps banquet hall which will scat 400 A large pipe organ and a service kitchen will complete the equipment on this floor. Black Bear Breaks in on Angler’s Retreat FREELAND. Pa.. Kept. s—John Novak. a professional baseball player and former football star, while trout fishing ln Hays Creek heard a rustling in the bushes on the opposite bank and saw s full sized black bear as If Jumped Into the water and swam toward him. The bear, after emerging from the water, took a drank from the alream and then proceeded quietly on Its way Into the woods. Novak gave a terrific yell, causing tho bear to strike a faster gait until It was out of sight.

PRINTING'S First Function Is to Sell. It Sells Your Goods and it Sells You. Monotype Printing Is the Recognized Highest Standard. Buy Printing for what it will DO. We recommend the Monotype in the shop of Mellett Printing Cos. Particular Printers :: Century Building (A Complete Print Shop) Main 4756 Auto. 23 241 Thi* Ad if Monotype cast Della Robbia. a beautiful type face, available for card or book. B. V. PERRY MASON CONTRACTOR BRICK. FIREPROOFING, ETC. 1131 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Circle 3388 Auto. 24-725. -i f ' - Mary Davl* Emma Pearre Indianapolis Letter Shop 823-828 State Life Bldg. Alain 4343 Typewritten Circular Letter*—Letterhead tuid Envelope Speciollgl*— Addressing, FUllng-ln, Folding. Enclosing aud Mulling. * .M—i-M— i r WORK ORGANIZERS Solve that littered desk problem and olear your desk ter action. Order from Hiller Office Supply 00. 28-28 S. Pennsylvania St.

Indianapolis Industrial Exposition October lO to 15

BUILDING MATERIALS Reduced Prices In order to Encourage Building and to do our part In Relieving the Housing Shortage, we have Cut Prices to the Quick. There are at least four months for Building this year. Why not take acvantage of these Reduced Prices? 7 Distributing' Yards. Plenty of Trucks and Teams to Give SERVICE. Call Indianapolis Mortar & Fuel Cos. 407 ODD FELLOW BUILDING Phones—Main 3030; Automatic 27-356.

OGLE COAL CO. PRODUCERS OF 25,000 TONS PER DAY EXCLUSIVE SELLING AGENTS FOR VANDALIA COAL CO. MONON COAL CO. VIGO MINING CO. BY-PRODUCTS POCAHONTAS CO. Also selling agent for other large producers of high-grade Indiana and Eastern Coals.

LUMBER -MILLWORK ONE BOARD OR ONE MILLION FEET. QUALITY SERVICE O. D. HASKET LUMBER CO. Phones—Webster 0114, Auto. 44-324.

For High-Class Apartments and Good Service, Apply to E. G. SPINK Company 914 Hume-Mansur Building. Indianapolis, Ind. New Phone 26-452. Old, MAin 3545.

THE LARGEST LUMBER COMPANY IN THE CITY 14 Yards MAIN OFFICE, BELmont 4783; Auto. 89-705. _ ... . .7... Yard No. 2, WAsh. 0133; Auto. 77-246. 2 Planing Mills Yard No. 4, WEbster 0202; Auto. 61-145. —j LJ ]Vi B E R CAPITOL LUMBER CO

EVERYTHING for the OFFICE Expert Filing Advice. Office System* Installed or reorganized nnder direction of our Expert Accountant and Auditor. Let us .Analyze Yonr Problems. W. K. Stewart Cos. 44 E. Washington St.

“The Yellow Wagon” and 100 Teams coal —ICE POLAR ICE AND FUEL CO.—B PHONES

Indianapolis is a Great City For her continued growth and prosperity she must have a good transit system. She can only have this by a thoughtful, sympathetic support of the only company prepared to give such service. Indianapolis Street Railway Cos. Daily Capacity, 150 Tons. Storage Capacity, 8,000 Tons. Artificial Ice & Cold Storage Cos. Wholesale and Retail Dealers In ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL ICE Family Trade a Specialty—Two Yards Commercial Fuel Cos. COAL AND COKE 316 W. Ohio St. Main 0430-0431, Auto. 24-730 J. N. MORGAN & SON Street Paving Contractors Office, 711-712 Lemcke Bldg. Piant, 31st and L. E. & W. R. R. American Paper Stock Company Incorporated. We Buy of All Kinds Main Don't Burn Tour Old Bonk* and Record*. 332-40 408S. Sail Them to C*. That Ueuu Their Destruction. 1 St.

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Indiana Fan Cos. Manufacturer of Fans of Every Description We design and Install Dust Collecting and Ventilating Outfits. Agents for Garden City Cycloidal Fans, Blast Gates—Fans Repaired. Main 0347. 32-36-40 East South St.

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