Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-05-10

watson:
Dear Sir: This department hav.
ing now opened offices at the Port
of New York and having hearty co.
operation on the part of immigrant
societies there, is now in position
to fill quickly almost any application
for labor, except as to the matter of
servant girls, without the applicant
being forced to wait the coming to
to us of people direct from Europe.
This circular is to acquaint all
farmers, saw mill men and others
those who have heretofore applied
Z as well as those who have not-with
the fact that delays in having their
applications filled can now be only of
slight duration, and to ask all such
to Immediately file new applications,
setting forth clearly and plainly
what work is expected of the laborer,
or of the laborer and his family. The
applicant must also guarantee the
payment of the customary incident
fee of $3.50 per head covering ex-
penses of collection and shipment at
New York. He must also agree to
prepay the fare of the immigrant
from New York to his town, this
merely being an advance which the
laborer repays, the amount being de-
Quoted gradually from his wages.
However, if the person remains six
months the advance for fare is
allowed him as bonus. This rule
prevails on all shipments from the
chief ports of entry.
Wages for farm laborers of $15
per month each, with board and COM
Portable lodging, must be guaran-
teed. The lowest figure at which a
+. first-class ordinary day laborer for
saw mill, lumber, brick or such
plants, or for heavy construction
work, such as on dams, ETC., can be
secured is 1.25 per day of 10 hours,
or S1.35 per day of IL hours.
For the information of land-own-
ing farmers who wish to build up
their waste places, it may be stated
that the department can furnish men
and families who wish to work for
some one else this year with the in
&tention of buying small farms and
setting up for themselves next year.
The greater portion of the needs
Of the farmers of the State can be
met, it is believed, in the next 60
days, if applications are promptly
sent in. Printed application blanks
will be forwarded upon receipt of a
postal card request.
To the filling of each application
careful attention will be paid by the
representative of the department in
NNew York city to see that only peo-
pie especially adapted for the work
indicated are chosen.
No effort whatever is being made
to furnish people of the skilled trades.
In great many instances people
shipped from New York pay their
own way, and the guarantee against
these expenses is only 70 be utilized
in cases where first class people
would be lost because of inability to
purchase their transportation. The
fee of $3.50 per head, referred to
above, applies to all persons collected
in and shipped from New York.
The terms referred to in this cir
cular have no bearing whatever on
persons coming to this depart-
ment direct from foreign ports, these
paying their own passage to destina-
tion.
1t is hoped that all those who de-
sire to secure laborers will read this
circular carefully and Immediately
communicate with this department.
AT this moment many excellent la
borers are being obtained by the
New York branch office of this de-
partment.
Z. j. Watson, Commissioner.