St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-21
Numbers of Applicants for Work at City
Institutions Less Than in
Other Years.
What Some Leading st. Paul Physicians
Have to Say About Working.
Over Hours.
Stonecutters' Strike - The Watch-
Case Boycott Lifted by
the knights.
A Co-operative Land Association
Formed mt NIinneapolis--F From
Twin city shops.
,u,E HANDS AND NEEDY HOMES.

an Easy Winter or the P0or--GO0d
Prospects for working People.
An investigation was made by a GLOBE
reporter Yesterday with a view of learning
something about the prevalence of destitu-
ton i'm the city and the number ont of EN-
ployment 1t was learned that though
there are many families and individuals
who are needing and getting the aid OF
charity, the number is not as great as las,
wear at this time. The winter has not been
a severe one. and the suffering has been
correspOndingly less. Then the spring has
been rather an open and early one. which
has given more opportunities for employ
ment Still the number of cases needing
charitable aid is large, and, though the con
uibu.ions and responses TO solicitations
have been sufficient To afford ut least a par
tial relief 10 all cases, there is still a great
need for contributions of supplies and
money. Secretary Hall of the Relief soci-
ETY. received fifty eight applications for aid
last week, twenty-five OF which represented
families needing fuel clothing, groceries OF
aid in paying rent. OF course, there are
many unworthy cases, either fraudulent OF
of miSmanagement and laZineSS. that get
only piece of good advice, and some hold
out the hand when the pinch
is only that of Inconvenience
requiring little close economy.
Mr. Hall says that the applications for
work average about twenty-five per week,
only a few of which he is able TO provide
with situations ana which would need nC
further help if work could be had. Some
applicants say they have the promise of 4
job and want decent clothes TO go to work
In. others want to be clothed so they can
get a Job. Quite a number are healthy
looking young men who are not ashamed
to own that they can not make their living
and don't know how to rustic or don't want
10. All cases are carefully investigated by
The secretary and aid is given judicOusly.
This work
NATURALLY INCREASES
each year with the growth of the city and
the most frequent calls for assistance as
well rs the most actual need, comes in the
latter part of the winter and the early
spring. The society just now. especially,
needs the cooperation Of generous citizens
in providing employment. and anyone re-
curing labor viii confer favor by adviS
inc Mr.. Richard Hall at his Office, 14l EaS.
Ninth street. Many applications for wOrl,
are from men and women who want ode
jobs to do until they can get employment il
their regular line Mr.. Irmscher. the city
missionary, is constantly visiting and re
lieving cases Of need in all parts o.
the city. He, too, says that the
destitution among the poorer classes is mo-
as marked this year as it was last, which
he attributes largely ID the favorable
weather.
Inquiry at the employment offices showed
that there are not nearly as many looking
for work as at this time last year, and tina
more are employed. The new roads being
built into the city have drawn large mum
berS of labOrers away and immediate EN-
plOyment in railroad work could be givel
a thousand men, but the men located in tn,
place cannot leave and would only accep
railroad work as a last resort. The build
ing trades are getting to work early, ant
the prospects are that the laboring elemen
Of the city will find plenty to do through
the coming season.