Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 16 Jul 1931, p. 15

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The Republicans made heavy gains in the Spanish elections and Mr. Rasâ€" kob is hoping that it won‘t spread to the United States. Of the men that will be employed indirectly it is calculated that 1,828 men will make the cement; 617 will provide the sand, gravel and stone and 832 will make the steel that will go into the road and bridge construcâ€" tion. â€"Conveying this material to the jobs will require the labor of 150 railroad men, it was computed.. These figures place road building and the production of the necessary material among the leading indusâ€" tries of the state at a timé that a market for labor is needed. The Highway Division‘s classificaâ€" tion shows that 26,887 men will be employed directly on road work. Of this number, 21,132 will be working on state bond issue work and 5,755 on the county or secondary road sysâ€" tem, financed from motor fuel allotâ€" ments of taxes. and other funds availâ€" able to Illinois counties. gaged in the actuat buitding of the road, the employment figure is boostâ€" ed to 30,314 men.© This means that a force equivaléent to the adult male population of a city somewhat bigger than Peoria, or more populous than any Illinois city with the exception of Chicago, will earn a livelihood by working on state road projects. â€" Employ Over 30,000 â€" A computation of the season‘s road employment situation that has just been â€"completed in the highway diviâ€" sion office, shows that more than 30,000 men will be employed directly and indirectly at road work this year. Including the men who are not enâ€" â€"â€"Although the â€"state â€"doesâ€"not directâ€" 1y ~hireâ€"the â€"labor,â€"the â€"contracting companies that are handling ‘the work are instructed to give preference in local people in hiring workers. In submitting bids on bridges and roads, the construction firms are expected to compute costs on a fair and reasâ€" onable wage scale and to pay on that basis. Relief of unemployment is one the main objectives of the pushing of Iilinois‘ greatestâ€"road building proâ€" pram that wasâ€" ever attempted.Chiet Highway Engineer Frank Sheets anâ€" nounced today. Illinois to Have 30,000 Men at Working on Roads During Present Year HIGHWAY BUILDING AIDS UNEMPLOYMENT I 1t &A y July 16, 193 Calvin Coolidge intimates that he will not become a candidate for Speaker of the House of (Represenâ€" tatives at Washington. Once again demonstrating that he retains his good political judgment. The burglars were unable to enter a fruit store at 102 South Genesee street, although they broke through one of two rear doors. Patrolman True Whittier found the smashed rear door at 2:25 o‘clock in the morning. _ The Maytag Sales company, 202 South Genesee street, one block to the west, was entered through a forced rear door. Although the reâ€" pair ‘room was looted of tools® and some merchandise, the office door was not opened, and nothing was taken from the front office. M. W. Costley, manager, reported the theft to police. At theâ€"Parvin Service station, 223 South Sheridan road, they entered through a transom, and stole a small amount of cash and the station pay telephone, which was ripped from the wall. The coin box on the telephone was carried away by the thieves. Burglars struck three times in Waukegan in one night, last week, robbing two places and attempting to rob & third. e rmence The 202nd Coast Artillery arrived at Fort Sheridan aboard two North Shore line specials Sunday to fire on the newlyâ€"established antiâ€"aircraft range, which is being used for heavy firing this summer. They returned to Chicago Sunday evening. The units going to camp Saturday included the 131st Infantry, the 132nd Infantry, the 8th Infantry, engineess, artillery and special troops. A party of 100 from various organizations also joined the troops at Camp Logan Sunâ€" day., . All will return to Chicago Sunâ€" day evening by the same route. 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