This Week In 1930 (cont.)

From Saturday June 28th, 1930:
"Scaffolding has been removed from the tower of the Chrysler building, allowing unobstructed view of the world's tallest structure."

From Monday June 39th, 1930:
P.E. Crowley, pres. NY Central railroad: “I cannot believe that this country of ours, with its great and resourceful population ... can long remain in a state of depression, business or otherwise. I believe ... that we have turned the corner; that we will slowly but surely go forward to at least as great prosperity as has ever before been attained.”

From Tuesday June 30th, 1930:
New York Governor Roosevelt calls for system of unemployment insurance; says 90% of unemployment is not the fault of the worker, but cautions against insurance becoming “a mere dole which encourages idleness;” says line must be drawn against any person who refuses to accept an offered position.

Editorial: D.M. Marvin, economist for Royal Bank of Canada, says present depression caused by tight credit; points out that in spite of low rediscount rate many banks are not lending due to poor balance sheets; total credit extended by the Fed. Reserve banks fell from $1.621B last Oct. to $937M in June. Proposes Fed. Reserve banks inject $500M of reserve credit by purchasing government securities. Idea is worth considering, but must be done with care to avoid inflation.
[TW: now this one sounds familiar!! And bottom line is 80 years later we still don't know if this stuff works or not!!!]

From Wednesday July 1, 1930:
Bill Robinson [Bojangles], Harlem's greatest tap dancer, appearing in the Palace Theatre. Has been performing for 32 years. Famous for inventing new steps, such as the stair dance. So many performers are now imitating the stair dance that he's now doing his own imitation of himself doing it."