, 1880-04-22
LABORERS' WAGES.

Written for The immigration Pamphhtl
The wages OF aborers, etc.. in this ter
litory--as in all other new countr les lire
hig her than the same class OF men receive
in older communities. But as every year
increases our population, it also proper
tiouately equalizes the supply and demand
TOR men, and wages, like everything else,
gradually but surely tend downward to
sertled uniform basis with other localities.
However it will probably bc a good many
years before labor here. OF any kind. is
paid as little as the same kind is paid in
the Atlantic States
On account of the comparative youth
fulness OF the territory. all branches OF in
dustries represented in it are necessarily
upon limited scale. Consequently there
is no great demand for men skilled in anv
particular calling. to work for wages. II
is not the object Of this pamphlet to I'M
duly excite carpenters. masons. clerks, or
any other class to come here. We simply
explain, for the benefit of those who wish
to go somewhere, the advantages and dis
advantages our territory possesSrs, and
invite all who, after reading it, think they
can better their condition, to come. We
say frankly that NE mostly need producers,
manufacturers and laborcrs. There Is
always n market for the products OF the
farm. and as there are good farming lands
here and it is a good, healthy climate to
live in, we want people looking for
good farms on which to IT ar their families
in comfort and health to settle here and
make their home among us.
No smart young man. Of whatever call
ing. should fancy that. because this Is
Territory, and so far away. it is Just the
place Tor him. and post off here with a
sort of dime novel hallucination that he
will somehow get suddenly rich; or that
upon arrival he will be seized by the collar
by an impatient Dut admiring mass Of I'M
EDUCATED people. who have MI these years
been looking for just snch Moses to lead
them, and "yanked' into the highest Of
flee of trust and profit; nor should he
dream that his attaiuments are so far
ahead of anything this country ever saw.
that he will have no trouble in walking
right into lucrative. easy situation,
For the benefit OF all such we would say
that we have already on hand large num-
her of disappointed adventures thar sud
den wealth. has not yet overtaken and
probably never will. We also keep con-
stantly on hand from two 10 twenty com
petcnt applicants ior every easy III there
are any such and lucrative situation IN
the country. while aspirants to offices Of
trust are 40 numerous that We have them
for export.
The following are the average wages
paid in the western part Of the territory:
Farm hands, from $25 to $50 per mouth.
and board; do, during harvest. from 81 30
to 81 per day, board themselves; house
carpenters, from S3 % to 81 per day,
boarl themselves; brick and stone nlasons
and plasterers. "a per day, board them
selves; ship carpenters, from 81 25 to SIS
per day and board; mill hands lcummoll)
from $50 TO S35 per month. and board;
do. (engineers, firemen. markers. saw
yers, etc. from $40 to 800, and board;
logger common hands from $35 to $40
per month. aud board; do.. choppers and
teamsterS) 500 to $50 per month, and
boar,l Chinese cooks and walters, $l5 to
$50 per month, and board; steamboat en-
ginters, $50 TO sl35 per month; tlremen,
$40; deck hands. $25 to $50; Sailers,
lcoastwise) $50 to $35 per month; do. long
yoyages) $25; Store clerks. $40 to 800 per
month and boarl themselves; newspaper
hands, 81 so to 81 80 pei day withoui
board; school teachers, $25 to 500 pei
month .! board themselves.