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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1920
Page
2
Editorial notes a rise in railroad output after the government awarded $625 million in annual wages, with workers previously disinterested now increasing effort. It cites lower freight loading before strikes and higher postwar pay, around $300 yearly, as proof workers respond to wages and management aims.
The author recalls a frothy prosperity period when manufacturers and merchants boasted of time to quibble for patronage. With losses of 500 million in European trade and 400 million in South American trade, local customers may soon again receive the old friendly handshake and welcome that disappeared during profiteering and the business boom.
The census shows 25 percent of the U S population now in cities over 100 000, with sixty six such cities. In ten years since 1916 over 6 500 000 people moved from small communities to large cities. Large cities grow while preserving most of their populations as rural areas lose residents.
The Tennessee Senate approved by a 25 to 4 vote late Friday afternoon a resolution providing for ratification of the Federal suffrage amendment.
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington granted the American Railway Express Company authority to increase express rates by 124 percent, expanding charges for parcel shipments nationwide.
A Scranton dispatch states northern anthracite fields will have coal to burn next winter but at high prices. Mines ran steadily through summer, yet future prices are uncertain. In Scranton the current price is quoted at 14 dollars per ton with no delivery price guarantee.
A long column lists residents and visitors in Bristol area including Mrs Harold E Hill and relatives in Saranac New York John J Wilkinson in Oak Bluffs Mass Miss Ruth Robinson in Concord New Hampshire visiting her brother Miss Carolyn Vera on vacation and many others with trips to White Mountains Cape Cod and Vermont as well as social events at Exelsior Tennis Club Bristol Yacht Club and D A R activities. Notable mentions include Mrs Susan Donnell of Amesbury celebrating her 102nd birthday and the expansion of a Providence to Liverpool steamship service starting Sept 1 with biweekly sailings.
A dated exhortation urging unity and fearless action to defend the nation against treachery. The author Jerome L. Barrus warns against brazen foes and urges support for country and laws, calling for firm resolve and dedication to duty.
Two editors anticipated taking possession of the White House on March fourth, according to the Delavan Wisconsin Republican.
John T. Robertson extends sincere thanks through the Phoenix for the many kind deeds and floral offerings from friends and neighbors during his bereavement.
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