The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-08

Probably the most noteworthy feature
CO ths PEARS work has heea enc demand fer
E0gynrs. Tnere waA demand Trough the
office Ter total Of zia lozgers, or an
average cf rs per Enorta. or seven a day,
Ter each working Cay In the year. TBS az
srxt thought seems nothing more thar
might be expected hs:r xsae. y f. compared
with me totai q 70 fer the year iss.. aa1
seems remarkable, AID We Jock about for
the cause.
The lumber nils % Western Washing
ton CLOSED the year 1s1 with large stock
81 orders and small stock OF logs Several
logging camps aa9 started operations
osiers rad Increased their output, ard tire
reS year opened with the prcsp@cs ox TIE
organization of a few new companies In
carry spring X became evident Enat experi-
season advanced, the eropr:etors 81 the
larger camps. wh9 had heretofore patron
Gzec sns licensed intelligence Offices, pIacst
fbesT orders wtEA Gs, and as a rule made
men before leaving the cry. il was RI ac-
knowiesige6 fact that the so-casie3 pay Of
sns public employment office became the
esntsr Of ne labor market for the North
west. ard has maintained the lead ever
since.
II, was 30 uncommon sigh. during the
summer and autumn TO see forty notices
Of ssjp wanted or oEr bulletin board, the
Among these would frequently BE- orders
from four or Eve % the leading lougers OF
the Sound country for 80 10 100 men
Men % experience in the woods were
indeed scarce. much SO that a logger
seeking nlen weul9 be compelled &. times
10 employ number os the disappearing
work thesn into the more responsible posi-
tons rs addition TO all this some COM
panies which paid little less tnan the
highest rate ~ wages were Obliged 70 pay
the fare 81 those they employed, ard con-
sflersd themselves fortunate ~ they were
able 10 secure dhe required number
The wage paid 10 losgers during the
the better positions paying from s2.5D 20
s3.sa a day, white tne lower positions such
"a road men. commanded from .i..s TO $40
a day.
Hop Ptckern.
The hop-picslng season was. as usual. a
very busy one al the office. for nearly all
the white piexers employed west OK the
Cascades were engaged through this
source. The Yakima Hop Growers Azso-
citation sent Tia their orders for pickers as
In former years. and did not make the ms
take Of former SEASONS II irving 10 secure
help a, a reduced figure. nst followed my
advice Of 1886 and Offered from the begin
ming OF the season ST a box
The arrangements with the railway
company. requiring that a party Of AT least
train before reduced tickets would be Is
sued, maize II necessary that some one
should organize the parties and collect the
fare. and this naturally feai TO the lot II
involved was considerable, bat the success
~ the undertaking amply Justified the ex-
ira time spent upon il. Seyen dates were
set and advertised. ard parties we're Sc
cured far each day in numbers ranging
from forty - ~, persons each.
An amusing incident Occurred In con-
be tod az an illustration Of the oi-tirne
rivalry existing between the cities Of TIA
coma and Seattle. As .aoon as Il became
generally known fnSt uart3es or hop p.cE-'
ers were being organized for the Yakima
fields, an egateS'pr3sirg agent OF me city
OF Destiny telephoned TO make arrange
parties for the mop fields II was arranged
tina, ne sshas1d sessd rs parties from Ia
coma on the came days those sent from
Seattle. the two parties going on the same
train from Puyallup junction. Nothing
further Was heard in regard 10 the matter
unga ore morning. abosE week after. a
large, middle aged woman stalkei into the
office and wanted - Know where the hop
piokers' ticket Office was She was told
that ss1e was IN the r1gat Place. and tha.
she csaild Join a party leaving on ih.
startling intelligence she ileaysd a long
drawn sigh. and an expression of mingled
iFsd sna,Son and pleasure played about her
corntenauce ~ She remarked We'll here
I've been a week &u Tacoma trying TO 20
70 North Yakima. and paid a rascal Of an
employment agent 81 cents for the privi
and start on the first train. / think when
want TO go anywhere asaiE III come 70
Seatt.e.'
In the Trades.
I'VE have had the privilege during the
year lSss of supplying help in almost every
conceivable calling and trade from ma
chiatst 10 barber. and from school teacher
TO chimney sweep TIE Seattle public are
be!ng gradually educated u the idea that
tie public employ meat office was establish
through this source IA more satisfactory
than that obtained by any other means
This may seem by some 20 be an extrava-
Eant statement YET when fully explained
Ia quite conclusive
I'VE sHdeavor. whenever possible. 10 50
arrange thar parties leavlrg orders for
help call again al tie Office Il few hours
later tac aame DAY. aad ia the mean time
ws advertise through Cur balietis board
fer the tesp desired, ana IL possible send
word - tt4cNts who have t.zfrs registered
for the same work SKI Eaat when the hour
appointed arrives, tner@ arr "a number of
men n*erg or iess competent. from Nslgan
may he selected the ore fuesss suitea for ms
Hofb F@01stsG. IL ~ sale 20 say that s.
per cent Of AL Those SesA ag work son
ca ,sur bjIls.tin beard every cay and ~
tsrasa Nao inquire ffsf work at the office
We 33ke pairs t. register t3ge names ard
addresses 81 those WAo seam - bse vel
@pas ted fer tl5e wsTk faa< seek and es-
socially - 'nts true w.sh skilled .aSor and
the NsF,SasS trades Gacre have been an
nufas raais Instances - here vse have been
able tu a. p7si13eele very sfAcsers.y from
the l.sts ~ tbs registered TOR employment
zen skepsie2s ~ 10 fhe efgc.egs,y 81 .ne
FSs'1ar s'1lt3s$'stcus uftiys In ursgsz Sao2
skilled As3@7r HsTe us a far fv=at ana
prove tha fart That the ETY. has done we'll
~ establishing measaS az communication
between the cntptyer ant sAo lalrarer.
Trades Unions.
The Qtosflsaa ~ ~ Whether 81 nat persoa
Is aBicn - r1ss-'inssn u4aa seldom a~i~eS.
>et az has presented ltsslT sveral times
dnrns sAe past year and ia ash.e to no
80 ~ any flfne, Is Il proper stsat cur posi-
ton IN tae matter bS civ@Flv stated ".
make 81 z yu1r 9es-er - inquire ~ 20 a.,
apgsslt-tssts FsAsar5ea- gs1s an @T tras. at
nitktl0Fs unless yha requirements - faa
Ieastse2Sa te '-t n.4sd demand g. Il an en-
EN0Nfr ssFses.s@gss t3fsS - &af9s tgE.Gn r1e.A.
we agS} fasf*stss f0 ssnd sste 05 Der. htsi &
f1r Grft}k 44~ Ntste r2e9. IT'S snefrfsl.-
titsfia are followed ~ tfss Usaw % our atsf.
~. A. ait.'tie2 tea-as. hoNsNeF. s hgehr for
hsflp ca vssas4ps meet receive ssl * c,eslrTe~
Gus s'eseSsslff'af- ta3. and ot3r ouy ssfn .s ia
piaCe ~ Ia@ 0Saef.-s& - ta- sa1ti-7yfr -tt4
parties tTss as2aEEsa fey g1,c serA ha ri
aia5rers Ms AZ fssez Ga}5tess 'a easr -asaise
a. afe tthtr ef2s0to5 sstefst asscssss 80 tiosa.
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