Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07
1000 TEN WANTED.
A Great Labor Famine is on at Mus
catine, Iowa.
Mills and Factories. Especially Pearl
Button Factories Want nen, Bows
and Girls-.Whole Families
Find Work--No Experts
ehce Needed.
1000 TEN WANTED.

M4 ass la: Oct This city is suffer
n ing dro m a severe labor famine One thou
here at once. The building of the NIilwall
kee railroad through the city has given it
great boom and labor in alllines is need
Helps especially needed in the famous
pearl button factories of which Muscatine
Gas more S1 than any city in the United
| in those institutions for clean, pleasant
york. Whole families. find employment.
Good wages earned ADDRESS "; G; Block.
furtherS particulars.
Experience Not Necessary.
| In the pearl button factories many ma
chimes are standing idle for want of men
to run them And in the finishing plants
OF the same factories, where the boys and
| girls are given employment not half
enough help is at hand. If enough labor
t ba De ootained nearly every factory in
work. Good wages are paid. Even the in
experienced can earn good money and
there are foreman in each factory to in
struct new corners in the use of the ma
chimes. As ones skill increases much
better wages are earnedup to a handsome
ness is that whole families, men boys, and
girls can find employment therein.
| All Lines Affected.
Besides the button factories labor is very
loItin all lines of trade. The sash and door
factories work over time nights and the
Heinz Pickle Works needs many workers
There are places waiting for men and boys
IN many other factories in'the' city.
| Better Your Condition.
II Do you want to better your condition ?
tine today. The chieago Milwa ns seu and
t-otf through Muscatine which will be
their main line from Chicago to Kansas
City. Muscatine has the Rock Island, the
Iowa Central. the Burlington, Cedar Rap
/ ids Northern, and has been selected as
i the point where the Des Moines, Iowa City
and Eastern railroad will cross the Miss
es through the best part of Iowa across the
Father of the Waters to Peoria. Ill. An
1 extension of the Muscatine North Il South
railway from Muscatine to Burlington is
being prospected supposedly backed by
one of the big railroad lines not now enter
l ing the city. Muscatine is the first CITY Of
| any size below the point where the great
Hennepin canal enters the Mississippi
/ river.
Beautiful City.
1 Muscatine is beautiful city No more
the state. 1t is picturesquely situated in
tine great bend of the Fatherof Waters and
has the most beautiful scenic points
catine has good city government. She
has many miles of brick paving afine cleo
trio railway system, splendid electric
public parks in the state. A public library
generously built by 2. NJ. Musser, a veal
tny zimmerman, Is Just being completed
l at a cost of about S50.0O0. as is also mag
niticent hospital built by Miss Mira Her
shey to the memory of her father Benja-
min Hershey. anothes wealthy lumber
man Musatine has an elegant opera
house and an unsurpassed school system.
Low Rent For Houses.
Much building is going on as result of
/ the increase in the city's population and
as numerous moderate renting houses are
going up rents will be low for many years.
Muscatine Is now the eleventh city in size
1 in Iowa with over 5000 population. 1t will
be the fifth or sixth in five years. Now is
the time to come to Muscatine. For full
particulars address.
w. G. Block, Secretary,
II Commercial Club.
+8 Muscatinc, Iowa