Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-14 | Page 3 | Portland Promises Jobs for Soldiers

PORTLAND PRO PROMISES JOBS FOR SOLDIERS i Portland Ore Feb 13 13 The The pressing need of at providing public work to re relieve relieve re- re lieve lIe tho the un unemployment situation In Inthis Inthis Inthis this city whore there thero arc are said RaId to be m Jn men n out nut ut of or work was wai placed be before before be- be fore tore the tho city commissioners toda today b by a committee of or lending leading bankers and bu business men Tho The city government was wn urged to undertake all nil public work In contemplation as soon nn as and to construct permanent buildings rather rath rath- er cr than temporary oven on thou though h the cost would ex exceed ced what It would cost later Inter Tho rho commissioners rs promised that street Improvement would bo be rushed as asa asa n a means of or employing lug war workers a and ld soldiers soldier now out ott of wort work Mayor 1 ao l' l George Baker ur urged etl the business b mento men mento to lu influence tho the legislature to take farther fur far further ther stops steps to alleviate conditions and provide for tor returned soldiers