The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
LABOR BUREAU
IS A SUCCESS
FIRST MONTH OF STATE EMPLOY
MENT AGENCY WORK.
Positions Found for Hundreds Of Work
Railroads Call on the Bureau
for Men for Construction Work
Girls Are in Heavy Demand The
Cost of the Bureau.

At a total expense of $l7O.36 the
state free employment bureau, under
the management of the state labor de-
.partment, has effected a saving in the
first month Of it's operation of $3.50 to
the unemployed in search Of work and
to those who have applied d for en- n
348 were men and 80 women and girls.
In all cases had the men applied to one
of the regular fee employment agencies
they would have been obliged to pay
fee Of So each. In addition those
who employed them would have been
obliged to pay a fee. In the case Of
the women, those who hired them
would have been obliged to pay a sim
liar fee to the regular female employ
ment agencies.
Labor Commissioner w. H. Williams
and Louis Levy, superintendent of the
bureau in Minneapolis, are, especially
gratifed at the showing Of the first
month. It took some time for employ
ers and unemployed to learn Of the
bureau. II took time to establish con-
fdence. Now that the details have
been worked out and the bureau better
established, far greater results are
hoped for. The bureau received it's
first railroad order the last of June and
more requests for men are promised
from the same railroad.
Skilled Workmen Placed.
Those supplied with work, as a rule
are laborers, altho many skilled work
men were cared for. The applications
are mostly for this sort of help. The
positions supplied in June were di.
vided, as follows: Laborers, 1875. farm.
OF 4 q
painters 1, cooks 4, sawmill hands 18
harvestrs Al, miners Al, harness work
ers l, messenger boys /, bridge work
ers /.
Of the eighty-two women who were
supplied one was a stenographer an6
the others housekeepers,. dining room
girls, nurse girls and cooks. There is 8
some for the city and some for outside
The bureau now has on file requests
for laborers for Wisconsin farm hands
harness makers, lath saWyers and pull
ers, experienced laundry man, girls an(
women for homework, berry pickers
housekeepers on farms, laundry and res
taurant girls and general out-of- tow1
work. 81
| There are many positions on the file
ct the female department in charge O.
Mrs. Eta Holmes, who can place
large number of girls for homework O.
various sorts. There aer also ffty-tw
applications for day work by wome1
who live at home and wish to work ou
by the day.
Expense of Bureau.
The total expense of maintaining tn
bureau, the first month, including sala
ries, office supplies, postage and all in
cidentals, was $l74.3S Much of tn
furniture and fixtures was supplied thr
the PUBLIC affairs committee of the Com
mereial club. Labor Commissioner Wi
llams in speaking of the work today
said: IT believe we will be able t
maintain the bureau the first year fo
$1,000 at most,u,eI also believe we ca
better the record Of this first month
as. people become acquainted with tn
nature Of the work we are, doing.
superintendent Levy is more tina
pleased with the showing for the frs
month and hopes to better it eac
month. "For certain sorts Of wor
the bureau will be invaluable to bot
employers and unemployed. said h,
|".W have Of course applications fc
high grade special positions, which "
have not been able to fill as vet, bu
we hope to be able to care for these al
2l1cants in the near future.'