Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-08-03

Jones, is working on the Columbia Val |
ley Railroad and needs men to fll up
his camps. George McCabe, who is
completing the Elgin extension of the
o. r. & n, has had continual difficulty
in securing men enough to do the work
and he paid the record price for COM
mon, labor, $3.50 a day, in order to COM
plete his contract.
These men, as we'll as contractors IN
other lines, report that work has been
retarded because men could not be Sc.
cured in large enough numbers. The
constant shifting of the men is com
mented upon by employers. After a
short time spent in one camp the men
wander off to other work or to spend a
long vacation in idleness.
From the harvest fields comes a call
for men. 1t is estimated that at least
2000 hands are needed to gather the
grain crops. So severe is the shortage
that it is reported from Walla Walla
that family OF society girls took charge
of their fathers teams TO help him
gather his wheat crop.
Within the city limits there is plenty
of work. Contractors who are putting
: up new buildings in the business dis
trict have difficulty in keeping full
crews and signs are noticed on the work
stating that men are needed. The
streetcar lines that are being built
about the city need more laborers, as
well as the contractors who are putting
a down sewers and building streets,
The shortage of common labor that
, was reported several months prior to
the Lewis & Clark Exposition has APP
= parently continued unabated, although
. the situation has now reached au acute
. stage. 1t is likely that the new railroad
q work constantly being opened up will
& cause this condition to continue, pos.
sibly all winter and another summer
The Coos Bay extension of the South
- ern Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Panl extension TO the coast, the
extension of the Hammond lines in the
spring, together with the continued
> activity in the lumber trade, promise tt
y keep an army of men busy for months
, to come.--Oregonian
D. No$-%
d Jack Morgan of Euchre Mountain i
W in the city.
ID G. l.. Gray was passenger Valley
ward this morning
The LEADER and Oregonian both on
u" year for only 81. That's fair enough.
:, Ed Avery was in Elk City the for,
~ part of the week doing some plumbing
n Lost-A W. r. c. emblem pin. Find
ve er please leave at this Office and receiv
ms reward.
st Mrs. NJ. Hufford of Portland is visit
We ing relatives and friends in Toledo an,
ne Siletz this week.
or Hon. Walter l.. Tooze and family o
Woodburn passed through to Newpor
IS Wednesday evening.
ne Deputy County Clerk Lee Wade re
In turned Wednesday evening from
re business trip to Portland.
TN Mrs. Hughes, who has been vsitn
nc at the home of her mother, Mrs. ALE
Parker returned Tuesday to her HON
'e at Astoria.
- Will Hoetlein, who has been visitin
~ at home for several days, returne
w. w. Tuesday to Coburg to renew acquair
- tances with his job.
m Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Blower and SO
Cecil were up from Mill yesterday, a,
be companied by Prof. and Mrs. GeorG
no Coote OF Corvallis, who are visitiu
he them.
on Il. j. Avery and family, Miss Grac
mt Thurston, William Crawford, A. n
ire Gildersleeve and family and Waite
,e- Harding and family will go to Ottc
at Rock tomorrow for two weeks Outin
Prof. B. j. Hawthorne of Eugene, il
nat structor in Psychology at the Unive
ng sity of Oregon, visited Toledo frienC
Sc Tuesday, leaving that evening to joi
JOO his family in their summer cottage
is Seal Rocks.
Dr. Adams, the Portland DENTS
ne passed through to Newport yesterdt
III evening and will be joined by Mr.
ne Adams tomorrow. DR.. Adams will
'au in Toledo the latter part of this mont
'n' Date will appear in The LEADER.
S.
mn. Claude Hulbuit returned Tuesdi
,rk evening from Alsea, where he has hi
ms charge OF branch of the Corvall
m creamery for the past two month
ain Fern Hayden, who has had charge