The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-16
ONLY ONE COLLEGE BOY.
In All Maj. Anderson Has Sent Twen-
ty-eight Men to Harvest Fields.

Twentys n1en1 and one woman
have been sent out.by the Topeka Free
Employment agency to the harvest
fields since Tuesday. Eight went this
morning, five Went on Thursday, ten
on Wednesday and fve on Tuesday
The woman who enlisted in the har-
westerns ranks went as a cook. Wom-
en- are in demand in the harvest fields
to prepare material for the food ap-
paratus of the workmen-
On Saturday noon about thirty will
leave. That many have registered so
far this week, as wanting to go out
tomorrow. They will all be sent to
Barton county where the others, with
the exception of the five who left on
Thursday and Went to Ness county,
were sent.
The hot sun of the past week has
started the grain to ripening rapidly
and the demand for help from the
wheat areas is becoming stronger
every day On Thursday two farmers
were in Topeka from Barton county to
4 look uDt men for themselves. saying
/ that the only way they could really get
workmen was to come to the cities,
collar them. load them on the train
and march them out into the wheat
fields
I'VE had six promise US to be at the
Rock Island depot this morning" said
/ one of the men, and but two appear
/ ed and one of these backed out by the
| time the train started. We are going
| idle man we can see, and get him to
| go if possible. We need help"
SO far but one college boy has
shown I'D. He was a real natty look
| ing fellow with curly hair, a big four
INLAND connected to q very low col
! lar, coat buttoned I'D the front tight
| ly creased trousers and pointed patent
| leather shoes. He was husky, how
/ ever, and said he was going.
''ThOse boys are all right" says
/ Major Anderson, the employment
| agent. "They make good WOrkmen.
The farmers like college boys and are
willing to take all that we can send.
From their past experience they have
| learned this and will take them almost
as readily as any of the hard-handed
| fellows who know little more than to
pitch hay and wheat. College boys
/ are usually ambitious. They go either
cause their health needs regeneration.
They work ike Troians and are re-
liable. I will send every one can
get"
From now on the sending of harvest
hands out of ToDeka viii be a regu-
| lar thing. Almost every morning from
| fifteen to twenty-five come to the
| Commercial club rooms to ask for en-
ployment in the harvest fields. About
| three out of every ten really sign up
| and go. the remainder saying that they
/ will go tomorrow or the next day. It
is a peculiar psychological study to
/ watch the men come IN ana ask LOE
jobs With the majority of them it is
about Ike this:
want any men for harvestin' p
"You bet replies Major Anderson.
you can go at II o'clock today. The
| rate is one cent a. mile for a party of
five or more. Wages are 81 and $3.50
and board and lodging Put down
your name
No" usually answers the applicant,
meditatively. Il guess I viii go tomor-
/ IL
Then the applicant usually never
! shows IN. The man who wants to go
puts down his name, gets his creden-
tials, climbs on the train and goes 70
work.
1T is the funniest thing under the
sun to me-" said the major. why
these fellows come in here. ask for
job, and then say they will go in
day or two. intending in most m
stances not to 40 at all. I don't un-
derstand it for a minute. l ho2e tnes
know what they are doing: IT., It IS >. a
many have applied as have really gone
up to date. It don't get through me-