Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-30 | Page 11 | Distress in S. L. Held Less Acute than on Coast

Distress in S. S L. L Held Less Acute Than on Coast Chamber Secretary Lauds Tel Telegrams Telegram's grams gram's Activities in Providing Emergency Emergency Emergency Emer Emer- gency Work Although Salt Lake ma may have its unemployment troubles when compared compared com corn pared with a number of of Pacific coast cities it is in a rather favorable position position post post- tion according to Gus P. P Backman secretary of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce who has returned from froma a trip to Pacific coast cities Already Portland Seattle Los Angeles Angeles An An- Angeles geles and San Francisco co have plans 1 well under way to relieve relic distress distress' during the thc winter In Portland wealthy cit citizens ns have contributed money to feed the needy and wherever wherever wherever ever possible to create Jobs for the city's unemployed A drive for funds to Lo carry carryon on this work is in preparation preparation preparation tion and plans have been made to continue throughout the winter the thc relief relict work that has been start started d. d I San Francisco and Los Angeles have worked out plans whereby all aU unemployed will at least have food during the winter Both California cities have probably the worst problem problem lem in the west In Salt Lake Mr Backman de declares de- de I de-I clares dares while there is urgent need for combined effort from all sources to prevent pre distress the problem wi will 11 I Continued on rue Fate Thirteen IN S t L f HELD LESS A ACUTE UTE THAN TH N ON COAST Continued from Page Face e Eleven en probably not be as bad as that which already exists on the coast More rigorous winters rs however add housing hous hous- Ing ng problems whir hare more severe than han those of the coast The spirit behind The Telegrams Telegram's emergency work for the unemployed is s hIgl highly y laudable Mr Backman said Every business organization to do its part art in the emergency must employ every very man mall possible within the bounds or of f sound business management he stated The Telegrams Telegram's plan lan for tor the these use se o of a special crew of or solicitors d does s just that he said but cannot o of it itself itself itself it- it self care for all of the unemployed nor or carry over the winter Others must help The Telegram has lias offered bona fide ide residents of or Utah a special commission commission commis- commis sion lon double that paid regularly employed em cm- pIo ed solicitors for lor new subscriptions subscriptions lons to The Thc Telegram Applications for or tills this work are limited to heads of ot families who are temporarily loyed With cooperation of or all aU business Institutions according to Mr Backman Backman Backman Back Back- man and the retirement ement from the busIness world of the thousands of women whose husbands are already employed a great stride will have been taken in the march back to prosperity