The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-22
THE FREE LABOR BUREAU,
1t Will Be Open for Business
by the Middle of Next
Month";.
CommissionerAF Fitzgerald Asks for
the Cooperation of All
Employers.

Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald and
Deputy Dam are preparing for the opening
of the free LAHORE bureau on July Is. By
that time they will be prepared to furnish
skilled and unskilled help for any business
and industry in the State Their first
move will be to send to manufacturers,
farmers and business men circulars setting
forth the aims and objects of the bureau.
The circular is as follows:
On the 18th day of July, 1895. the Bureau of
Labor Statistics will inaugurate II free employ
ment department. Tor the purpose CT assisting
the vast number of deserving UNEMPLOYED TO
obtain work. From information gathered from
various sources, it is estimated that the enroll
ment within short time after the opening of
the registration OF unemployed, will amount
TO the prodigious number of from 10000 to
10000 persons seeking employment.
In order to achieve success in this undertake
ing the bureau will have to rely largely upon
the cooperation of farmers, fruit-growers and
packers hop-growers, manufacturers, mer-
chants, contractors, millmen, etc. who are re-
bureau.
To this end forms have been prepared which
Will be sent to the above employers on applica-
ton 70 make this feature successful the bu-
reau will do anything within its power, but
beyond the registration is dependent upon
the assistance of the employer
The system adopted for the conduct of this
department is so arranged that after q trial
OF persons employed under it, provided the
employer follows the instructions which will
accompany each person sent out, the bureau
Will be in a position to reward only careful,
conscientious and deserving persons. Trusting
that you will give this matter your favorable
consideration, remain, etc.
The instructions mentioned are simply
requests for the employer to fill out and
| mail two cards to the bureau. The first
card will be presented by the person en-
gageo, and the blanks are filled out so as
to read: II have this day engaged --,
at - wages" Across the end of the card
is warning to the public that the holder
OF the card is under no conditions entitled
to solicit aims, transportation or other ex-
| penses. This is to prevent lmpostors and
undeserving persons from obtaining cards
| from the bureau to be used for begging
purposes. There are many who would i'm
pose upon the bureau if no such warning
was given to the public.
! The second card states II have this day
discharged -" and the reasons for the
discharge are to be gwen by the employer.
These cards will establish the character of
the employee as they will show whether
the dismissal is on account of the lack of
work, inetficiency, ill-health, intemper
ance, etc. In very short time the COM
missioner will be able to tell who is deserv-
ing OF help and who is not. The former
will be able to secure other positions, but
the latter will be bIacklisted. Within
lew months only tried men will be sent
out by the bureau with recommendations.
i Commissioner Fitzgerald desires to COR
rect the statement that he has turned over
the management OF the bureau to any
society or organization of unemployed.
| While he will be in measure assisted by
| several organizations, and while he desires
/ the assistance of all he will not let the free
| labor bureau be run in the interests of any
| body or society more than another