The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-07
BREAKERS AHEAD.

BREAKERS AHEAD. ~ /
The Astorian is In receipt Of o let
ter from Carrie, A. Holbrook. secre- Il
tary OF the Exposition Travellers AID /
Association, requesting that note OF
warning be published to deter young
ladies' in Oregon and eastern states
from coming to Portland during the
exposition to secure employment The
assbciaaicn statet that there - no
employment for any young girls ana
that hundreds of young girls who I'VE
in Portland are unable to secure em-
ployment. The association has pre-
pared a large number Of leaflets ana
placards which they will distribute
throughout the large cities warming
unskilled and unemployed young wo-
men against coming to Portland 70
seek positions simply because it IS ex-
nasit,on wear. II is the purpose to set
forth the fact that such field OF LABOR
win greatly overerowd. Such warning
An timely and the hope is that It "lii
prove eficacious. The Portland Even
ing Telegram speaking Of the subject
says:
.rt would be we'll IL the Portland
Travellers Aid Association called at
tention in it's warning to the unfor-
sunate fact that young women Oh tne
citv who now have employment as
clerks stenographers and the like have
cause to complain of the conditions
which the cupidity Of the landlord ana
boarding house proprietor promises TO
impose. These latter, evidently De-
rieying that there is to be but one year
An Portland, that the present year OF
the exposition and after that the oe-
!. lase have signifed their intention OF
advancing room rent and the pHice OF
hoard until their working girl patrons
have come to regard the fair as a
dstrin,ent to their welfare. Many Of
these young women declare that at1ei
,hov nav the advanced price Of living
they will have left from weeks
wages but a fraction of a dollar fo'
clothing aud incidental expenses"
while 1t win be an international ex
nns,tion OF the wonderful resources o
each state, it will also be an interha
tional grating exposition and II sue
cessfully carried out there VIII D
more millionaire hotel and restauran
kaeners in Portland when the exposl
tion is over than there are millionaire
in New Yoyk. But the warning I
voung women should be needed.
These facts, if forcibly brought
the attention of young women VINO er
roneously believe that during the ap
proaehing summer Portland VIII De
veritable industrial Mecca should .
henencialIy discouraging. These a.
not pleasant facts, even for Portian
mamie to contemplate. II Is ndee
pitiable that any considerable class
persons should allow the mighty 90
Tar TO tread so closely upon the heel
their conscience or perhaps more a.
curately, trample conscience under 10
enttrely, II is the condition. howevs
and not the ethical desire, that q
wnxe.earning young woman OF Por
Hand who does not live at home mas
face. The more clearly this cond'ti
is understood by her sisters aoro
Infinitely better will It be for eAi co
cerned.
From the above It is to be inferr
that the hotel. lodging houses boar
Z ing houses and restaurants expect
make a princely fortune of the Wis
ors to the fair. 'Exhorbitant prices
be charged for rooms, beds and me'
and only such men as John d Rocl
feIIer, ]. Pierpont Morgan, George
Gould, John w. Gates, George Nola
Andrew Carnegie and few OF
wealthy men will be able TO visit
exposition and remain over one tr'
The railroad fare will be cheap,
what one saves In railroad fare
" be more than Offset by the price
meal