The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-05
A SENSIBLE LETTER,
Some Excellent Suggestions-In.
teresting Gossip.
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL.

A lew more words upon the subject of
labor in the orchards may not be amiss. So
many letters of inquiry have been received
by your correspondent that this seems the
best way of answering. The subject is so
important that an Interchange of opinions,
II possible, between correspondents from
different towns might be of much assistance
An editorial in last Wednesdays CALL
upon Work for Women" has in it sug-
gestion for the solution of the question. 1t
says: What is wanted is organization
IL the women workers would form
themselves into associations for orchard
work they could readily establish relations
with fruit-srowers which would be advan-
tageous to both classes"
Organization is the first thing REQUIRED.
lesson can be learned from the Chinese
Women can do the work. The Chinese
establish themselves, a dozen or more in a
camp, with a boss who does the cooking.
etc, and who takes orders from day to day
for laborers, sending the right number from
day TO day to the different orchards, and
this really seams
TIE MOST FEASIBLE PLAN
One that women could do. The argument
that the orchardIst should board and lodge
his workers is not good, because no one
trult-grower, no matter how large his
orchard, can employ a given number of
workers for given length of time; and the
workers are generally employed from day
TO day. Again, there are often large
ranchers who will be willing to supply lodg-
ing provided they shall have the first pick
OF workers in case OF rush. By this man
ner OF organizing, too, workers would be
able to keen busy day after day in different
orchards. They would, 100, receive lust as
good wages. dollar day and found is
about the same as dollar and quarter and
not found, and the quarter will house and
feed the workers and pay the boss a per
centage for his (or her share.
UNoRGANIZED WORKERS.
Isolated workers, going about from or
chard TO orchard, are at disadvantage. 1t
Is Impossible for them to hunt work to fill
in time, and having perhaps no fixed place
to stay they cannot be found when wanted
a thorough inquiry into the wants OF the
farmer, IN other words, of supply and de-
mand, IS what Is necessary. Then let some
man or woman IA woman could Just as
easily do 1t as mani start with, say a dozen
workers, and success would be the result
Ii seems such simple matter that it is a
wonder it has not been looked into before
The statement that city boys and girls do
not do good work is false. They do Just as
good work as the country boy or girl and
certainly as well as green Cinnamon, the
orchardist reserving the righS in every case
u uisCudiRt incompetent workers at mo-
nents notice. which is certainly check
enough upon any person who wants work.
There must be a go-between, as it were,
between the worker and the grower. The
work is here, let the go-between-man or
woman-supply the labor.
THE QUARTERLY MEETING
OF the Alameda County Alliance was held
in the Town Hall in Niles last Wednesday
Every sub-alliance in the county, a half
dozen or more, was represented. and about
hfty delegates were present. Representa-
tlves from the Federated Trades were pres
ent asking the cooperation of the alliance
people. No definite action was taken upon
the matter, but quite an amount of business
was transacted.
Burdette Cornell, the young organist, lee
tured upon the principles and workings of
the order. j. NJ. Moore, the State Business
Manager, gave a short lecture upon the
best methods, ETC., of buying through the
order.
The basket lunches contributed not little
to the sociability of the occasion. Many del
egateS having driven from the neighboring
districts, they remained until quite late.
driving home in the cool of the evening. a
new set of officers was elected for the next
year, Ii. w. Valpey being elected County
President-a wise selection.
THE HEAT WAVE
Which has swept over the State the last
week did not skip Niles. The thermometer
reached higher degree than any time since
1886. being we'll UP in the nineties every
day from early morning until late at night,
and Monday it registered all the way from