Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-09

The address Which We publish below b
oas thai tells ia owB story ssd carries IL
o~n ssssoa to every intelligent person. |
IL 1. ISSUED under authority OF the Bay |
City Trades Council, znd appears in the
Sunday edition Of the Bay City tAieh- |
ran}. Times. Of oet. u. The statements |
Ia thu address si,ox the practices rrsortef
"a By asprineipleh persons 10 induce tmmi- |
grant. % that sect ioa. and presents plain |
se ar. of the actual con lition Of Affairs |
there. ai,h a warning TO all not 20 be
taken in by the false promise. hrld
Oh, 10 workmeH and mechanics 10
IN there. The advice h good
that no one shonId leave home and friends
to 60 10 that or other places upon similar
repfs -sntarIons, without fret writing 10
.oale of the tovn or city authorities or 10
.oue friend Ia the yieinity, II possible,
and iiBd our The actual condition Of AZ
fair. We have little doubt but the state
rnenl. pat forth by the Trades Council OF
Bsy sitv. Nigh: dad application In other
Westeru. SOUTHERN and Northeastern
states and publish the address. A. a re.i."n-
able eau lon 10 all v no think Of leaving New
! England for the "vav on somewhere,
| where they expect TO find the poi
/ Of norey at the foot of the rainbow
| .sThn6e ARE advertisements In the paper
| from time TO time thir men are wanted
/ here in the saginaw vallrs ,oin~ ads~r-
tia. for house carpenters. some for ship
esrpenters and soTn~ for men to work III
the aoad., mill. and factori@-. NnN
Their. are no men wanted here. There are
pIepty OF men here who are walking the
.treets looking for a jph The lumber
sIpg- aud contractors do this TO Keep
waxe. down, The Advertising l. done IN
pgt4r. that are published in other states.
and especially in Capada. And there are
agents ia Canada holding out induce
ments for men 10 come here in this valley
by telling men that wages are from 81
Co $50 per month. They come here and
hire out and go 10 the woods ami work All
winter, expecting To get such wages an''
in the spring are paid of AT $40 and SO
per month New iaboring men and me-
ehapic.. when you see u ese advertise
ment. and hear these agents talk take no
heed, but stop and think before YOU leave
friends about it Write to your friends
here or get your friends to write, and ma
out il IL il 30 or not, and you VIII save "A
good deal OF suffering and misery. Men
come here and have spent their last cent
. to get here, and perhaps are arrested Tor
trainp- and locked up Now that
has ruined MANY good and honest
man, for when ne gets out he u
ashamed TO be seen by his former asso-
ciates and falls an easy victim to that
class Of criminal. that Il always ready 10
catch the unwary. Another scheme OF
these iurn who advertise is to furnish tick
cts to men, with which to 60 from here u
the camps that cost them about eight
cents on the dollar, and 1t is Understood
with their foreman, and they work day
or two and perhaps week and then are
I told to take the tote road without a cent
). Another scheme is to have agents that ARE
cling cheap ieaelry Of all description
into their camp. To entice men to buy Ihel
p 10 not ask for any money but will TAXI
l. what time the men have worked aud asl
q enough for their trash to stand "A big dts
count. aud the man who does the labor il
the loser The man who works the scheme
I l. the gniner. Now, men. those who hap
[ pen to see this, tike heed, for you can se'
that this valley i no place TO make an,
money aud hardly living; so keep ava,
and give the men who have homes parti!
paid for chance for their lives, and yo'
will save good deal of suffering ant
: hardship"