The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-23
HARVEST FIELDS OF THE
NORTHWEST NEED $4,000 men
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ratio prevails in the reports received
by the Great Northern.
Road Issues Circular.

ratio prevails in the reports received
by the Great Northern.
Road Issues Circular.
The Northern Pacific circular shows
that approximately 1900 harvest hands
will be required by stations along it's
line. Mooreton, N D., requires from
500 to 600, Rhodes and Darlington,
N. D.. each need 400 men and Grafton
wants 500 men. The demands of the
other stations run anywhere from 70
to $50 men. The wages paid at the
majority of the stations are $3.50 or SO
per day. Only in a few instances does
the minimum wage reported sink below
81 per day. and in no case is it less
than $3.50 per day.
The reports received by. the Great
Northern show that a total of about
5000 harvest hands will be required
along its line. Grand Forks makes the
largest demand and needs 5000 men in
it's immediate vicinity. Other North
Dakota stations ask for from so to 200
men, and in some instances more. The
wages offered are substantially the
same as along the route of the North
ern Pacific.
The harvest according to the reports
will begin the first part of August.
The majority of the agents say it will
start from Aug. 1 to 10. In some
localities work will begin as early as
the latter part of July and in some not
until about Aug. 80. How long it
will last, depends. to no small extent,
upon the amount of help that can be
| secured.
Adopted New Plan.
The northern lines have this year
adopted a new plan, which, it is hoped
will result in more hands coming from
the territory south of the Twin Cities
| than 0r- hnfnra hn no,
vest rates from the Twin Cities to the
harvest fields have been announced to
| begin the latter part of this month and
continue through August. the average
rate being from Sc to 81 for parties of
| five.
In addition to this the lines reaching
Chicago. Kansas City, St Louis and
other points south, have put in low
harvest rates, averaging about two
cents a mile, and in many cases less
The harvest in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
| Missouri and the southern part of Iowa
! is usually over before the harvest in
the Northwest is well started. 1t is too
early for fall blowing, and many of
| the sturdy tillers Of the soil from the
Southern region are expected to come
to the Northwest harvest fields The
difficulty heretofore in attracting this
class OF men is that, although they can
get to the harvest fields cheap enough.
they nave to pay full fare back, and
the distance being so great, their
earnings for their labor are much re-
duced. szf,.ai,e
To overcome this, a special harvest
rate certificate will be given to all
hands coming from points south of the
Twin Cities on through harvest
hand tickets.
The ticket certificate will be made
out by the agent selling the transport
tation and one given to each person
buying harvest field ticket. The
purchaser must sign the certificate, and
there is also a blank to be filled out
by the farmer in the Northwest for
whom he works during the harvest.
certificate filled out by the farmer.
and presented at any station in the
Northwest. will entitle the holder to a
ticket back to the station at which he
purchased his Northern transportation
for only 81 more than the low rate to
the harvest field. This it is believed.
will attract many first class - harvest
hands to the Northwest.
The plan will not beaused III Sending
out harvest hands from the Twin Cit
les. as the railroad fare is so small
that after they have earned their wages
in the fields, they are expected to pay
the full fare back. ada ~