Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-25 | Page 7 | The Industrial Conference

J 4 1 The Industrial Conference I HERE should should be beno mi THERE no misunderstanding the unemployment unemployment un un- 1 employment problem in the cl cities of Utah While e it is true that there is a a surplus o of labor labo r for pr the first time in recent years it is to b br i b-i r ed that the surplus comes conies from the economic misfortunes unes of a single industry The business fabric of the state as a whole is sound i With proper cooperation from the several coun counties ies the condition should in no way affect I I the tile general prosperity of the state Public works and private improvements if permitted to proceed proceed proceed pro pro- can easily absorb the surplus for which the the state is responsible It can hardly expect to minister to the needs of migratory workmen but there here should be no difficulty in providing work tf fj 0 those who claim this state as their home The he real danger of the present situation is to toonie come onie from a misunderstanding of the causes If I th the individual or the community contemplating I improvement attributes the condition to general impairment of the economic structure and defers defers defers' operations the condition is is' is bound to become more more complicated The fact of the matter is that the business fabric of Utah built on conservative lines has withstood the changes of the postwar period better than those those of of most states i If the misfortunes of the copper interests viere were ere eliminated at d the general condition in Utah would be nearly normal There would be no no labor surplus to be absorbed The resources of this state are too vareid to make the population dependent upon any anyone one industry providing of course ourse that these misfortunes are not noti made a general calamity by a departing faith The conference held at the state capitol should aid in the distribution of labor within the thet State t te Each county is expected under the plans Rf of this conference to absorb its own surplus fit first giving preference to those most in need of employment Early work on public and private improvements improvements' is urged as a means of providing employment for those who are temporarily out of work on account of the closing of the copper activities The advice is wholesome and if followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed will vill result in the maintenance of normalcy within the state during that period in in which the copper opper industry is forced to suspend operations I I