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Show East Prosperous Says R. R. Man J. H. Hornung, division agent for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, with headquarters at Manti, spent a couple of days here thia week looking after matters for his company. Mr. Hornung just recently returned from a trip through the eastern states, visiting vis-iting Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, Cleveland, and returning, stopped over in Denver. "Aside from the industrial conditions, condi-tions, the entire east is in splendid shape," said Mr. Hornung. "The crops throughout the section I visited visit-ed are looking the best they have in years, and the yield promises big. Prices, toot are being adjusted, and gradually the people are adapting themselves to the general conditions that must follow in the readjustment following the world war. "Unemployment is the one question ques-tion that is proving a problem. In many of the larger cities, and the small ones as far as that is concerned, con-cerned, municipalities are creating work with a view to relieving the situation. Many improvements are being made in so many of the smaller towns and cities and a double purpose pur-pose is being accomplished, in that employment is being, afforded 'the needy and good improvement follows. fol-lows. The entire east is thrifty and that there is plenty of money is strongly evidenced by the immense travel that is found on all railroads." Mr. Hornung gave the Gunnison valley especial mention by stating that the activity throughout the farming sections and the live spirit in Gunnison gave strong evidence that the labor depression was' hot strongly felt here. -. . |