The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-13
WAS GOOD BAIT FOR LABoRERs

When farmer has acres upon acres
of golden grain ready to be cut and
gathered in, and not the requisite
hands to do the work, he is driven
to novel expedients to obtain them.
Never before has labor been in such
urgent demand in the harvest fields Of
the United States as this season. In
addition to high wages, farmers in this
state have been offering roast chicken
dinners and motor rides as induce
ments to workers.
To avoid loss of crops still more
enterprising farmer has gone one bet
ter than chicken dinners and motor
rides. To every worker in his employ
he offers free baths, free shaves and
free hair cutting BY trained barber,
:'capable of doing his work in first
class style"
AS a further inducement to all and
sundry to assist him in his harvest
work he offers the unrivalled attrac-
ton of balloon ascent in a captive
balloon. Most people being glad of
rise in the world, this will doubtless
prove an irresistible offer.
1t is stipulated, however, that no
worker shall go up more than twice in
one week. and if anybody breaks his
neck coming down the farmer shall
not be considered liable for the funeral
or other expenses.
Other equally entertaining offers
have been made by farmer who has
upward Of a thousand acres of wheat
He has rather pull over his neigh
Hbors, inasmuch as he is a justice of
the peace. This has enabled him to
make quite unique offer to men who
are willing to work for him.
Any widower or single man wishing
to enter the married state he UNDER
taken to splice" free of charge, pro-
vided that the marriage takes place
before harvest time comes round
again. Further. while not promising
anything in the nature of>an elaborate
wedding spread" he offers to pro-
vide the wedding party with reason
able refreshment for man and beast.
Moreover, when all the wheat has
been threshed in, he offers the work.
ers glorious feed" and entertain
ment, the bare recollection of which
will make their mouths water in years
to come.
Probably, however, the offer made
by farmer in another state appeals
more forcibly to possible workers.
This consists of free lager beer and
free iced water ad libitum throughout
the harvest, while cold tea or toast wa
ter can be had by those who prefer it.
The same farmer also promises to
hands" coming from an adjacent town
to provide conveyance for them to
and from their work. For others who
fail to get accommodation in the ordi-
nary way sleeping places in clean,
straw Uttered sheds are offered free.
An interesting inducement OF a diff
ferent order is held out by farmer
who is blessed with three or four
talented daughters, unsteady inclined.
1t is nothing more nor less than a
sacred concert on Sunday afternoons
and a substantial tea afterward. all
free, gratis. for nothing"
During the Boer War farmers in this
country were at their wits end to OBJ
tain hands for harvest work. Even
double wages failed to attract the re-
quisite amount of labor, with the re-
suit that still further inducements had
to be offered for men.
The proprietor of a large farm in
Larimore undertook to supply his
workers with an unlimited quantity
of harvest beer and gramophone en-
tertainment three times week.
Another undertook to provide a
quart of milk per day for each worker
free. and butter and eggs at half price
when required. In addition he offered
load of potatoes to each married
man, or ton of coal for the winter.
Bue even these unusual Inducements
failed to bring him as much help as
he really needed.