Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-02-09 | Page 2 | 300 Men, One-Third of Them War Vets, Now at Work on Hoover Dam

I 1 it I Men third One-third of Them War Vets Now at Work on Hoover Dam V V 1 V I I i i B Br fly Associated Fus SAN FRANCISCO Feb 9 9 Thre Three thousand men now are employed on the Hoover dam project William Royale state labor commissioner for Nevada said today before bc ore the regional region region- al unemployment conference o of the American legion Royale who Is a member of the legions legion's national committee on un unemployment unemployment un-I un un- un employment said aId 1000 of the men are arc service ex-service men lIe He added r i Through negotiations between my office and the department of the interior ini in i tenor it was agreed that a cooperative tive employment bureau should be 1 organized and located in Las Vegas Nev to provide pro for lor employment of ot J 1 labor on the Boulder canyon project free of cost Since that time he said the employment of war veterans has increased from 32 to lo 43 per cent The total registration of oC applicants for work on the project during January January Janu Janu- ary ar Royale said was and of this number were placed The Nevada labor commissioner was one of several speakers to address the con conference Cere nee today It was announced an flounced that consideration would be given to the plan proposed by the legions legion's national commander Henry L. L o of Indianapolis Ind lad that employers substitute a n six hour day with six hour pay for the hour eight hour day in an effort cHort to give work to more men and women