The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-02
EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN
E. L. Fitzgerald Secures a Very
Large Order for Fe-
male Help.
NINE HUNDRED IN DEMAND.
The States Free Labor Bureau to
Furnish Help for Big
Fruit Cannery.

The free labor bureau that Labor Com
missioner f. L. Fitzgerald will open in two
weeks promises to be grand success. Al
though much in advance of its opening,
Mr. Fitzgerald has already received orders
for many hundred workingmen. The first
was from a Contra Costa fruit-raiser, who
wants 100 men to gather his crop during
the months of August and September. The
next was from big contractor, who wants
from 200 to 500 men to work on a large ir-
rigation ditch III Fresno County.
The last order was received yesterday
and its receipt was probably more CRAFTY
ing than all of the others, because it will
provide work for all the girls and women
that the Labor Commissioner can obtain.
One of the largest fruit canneries in San
Francisco placed in Mr., Fitzgerald's hands
an order for 600 women and girls, who can
earn from 81 to 81 IS q day.
The work will be Notwithstanding, grad
ing and canning fruits of all kinds. The
women and girls will be employed from
July 10 to October or November. The
Gamer stated that he has always been de-
sirous OF employing women and girls, as
they do better and cleaner work, and he
would only use coolie help as a last resort.
o Hesstated that he will not employ girls
younger than Is years of age, but women
of any age may work in his cannery.
After few days practice both girls and
women can earn from 81 TO 81 IS day, ac-
cording TO their efforts, as they will work
by the piece. The first OF the peach crop
for canning purposes will be coming in be-
tween the 18th INST. and August 1.
Mr.: Fitzgerald told the Gamer that IN
q. der no circumstances would he attempt to
fill the order before July Is, when the
?. bureau will be.opened, nor will he enter
tam any application for work before that
date, as his books Will not be ready until
then and there will be no clerks in the
office to neutrality-suspicious.
THAT will make no difference. 20 me.
viii not be ready before then and / assure
you that / will not engage any help except
through the States free bureau" replied
the gentleman. =
Mr. Fitzgerald expressed his doubts
about being able to I'LL so large an order in
this city; there being more men than
women in need Of work.
- There is nothing to hinder the women
and girls of Berkeley. Oakland and Ala
media getting work in my place" answered
the Gamer. 4They can come at and s
o'clock in the morning. Just as it suits
their convenience. That will give those
living across the bay plenty of time to get
to the cannery, as they Will not have far
TO go after leaving the ferries"
Under these circumstances it is possible
for the order to pc filled within a short
time after the bureau opens. Mr.. Fitzser-
aid expects that large number of those
who were burned out in the big Brannan-
street fire viii be among the first 20 apply
for work and lne Gamer says that these
unfortunates will be the first favored. Out
OF tho 100 or 600 persons made penn;iess
by the fireltis estimated that at least 200
or 300 will be glad to SECURE light work that
will pay so we'll and rs the work will last
between four and five months many worthy
women and girls will be able 10 lay aside
neat little sums Of money and thus help
out their husbandsand fathers before the
winter arrives. Mr.. Fitzgerald says that
while he has this order to fill no worthy
woman or girl need suffer for the neeessa-
ries of life. He believes that other Gamers
will place similar orders with him before
the season is over. "
f.. He has already received dozen OF SO
orders for women and girls to do house
work, etc. The. woinan's department will
he separated from the mems, and will be
under the direction and management of a
corp of able and willing ladies.