The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
labor SHORTAGE
BLOCKING | PLANS {
Railroads Canno Get Ell tcs
Carry On the ST Ext ensions
s,Ss in the Nv est. 5SSSSs;
.HARvE l FIELD AT; j Il y &
High ages Offered BY Farmers
Lure Hands Ava From ssRS
5s$s Dumps and Camps ~
4 ay'fi 10 - z, NJ n M 81 mn
Special to Tho Times Dispatch

(Speclnl 10 inc tTlnnes-J1 1p1tcn
8 CHICAGO Q, Is ILL, "a gust q. Railroad
{constructionAin the Far w est which this
year exceeds all previous records, II Is sinS
danger Of being hampered by the short
age OF common labor according to- state
3ments made by Off cials In Chicago There /,
men declare that there Is not a project
ii,lSthe country but could easily use twice
as many mon as can be employed at the
present time, FfE ssg44
AZ Shortage Of labor L. an \ obstacle thai
always contronts raj lroad construction
and Improvement Of right OF way at this h
time Of the3year' The demand for$ har. 4.
Bvesters In the grain rowing regions &ol i
the West. and he high wages on erred by
the farmers, draw men away from the
railroad camps who are greatly needed
to complete the work under way before
cold weat her com es. VIII 3ss
1--WE are greatly sharnpered by ~ short
age OF labor declared an ohiaial q Of ~
railroad that Is doing an Immense amount
OF work this year, both In lnlproy Ing Its Y
right Of way and in building tnew lines
~ should say tina q We could easily use y
twice as many len 8as we now hay en-
ploycd, hut we can't get them. 4 he mar. ISL
ket is nbsolut rn ned of 90 n1rl on ts
and there appears to be no surplus ANY
where. Other lines ! believe arc !lI' ths
same fix, Y i5 ,4 ,{ss SsgsSg5
"A few days ago George ], doults ~
lered his. Representatives engage a & IN
building the Western Pnclac ( to emp -
seven Thousand more lnborers TO 8pla y 4 fhast
work The order was receiye red. ana &Ar-3
forts We're made to carry " ont but
laborers were not ~ ne OBTAIN eo' ss.3Si
port 5of the nu,nbsr OF men hired t !llsl
been given out, but i la upderstood tha!
less than three thousand could pc found b
to go into tho camps NJ
AMERICAN labor Is hard to get M 81 &
present time % wing TO the fact tia Y I'D
not seeYl, to take kindly to the Idea IL 4, s&
living In camps and working ,lnon n tirssS
road dumps and steel gtpsl KS
farmers s,lsually offer. spacls! inducements
this leaves the railroad work lar gells !, y "a az
the Foreigners. who form gangs tpf leif 4
own and work and live togeth ne 3s., q, &
stPau' road ns nspse enoIsS
5la sb 70 carry on the work ot build.
inc in8 the now Pacific coast extension. q les
fact that this work VIII take I'VE :, y, o!l.gs
three years, thus anordng ~ fhnrn
60 - ,n somparat few OF them havs
sertel 10 the farms. Besides these .coIls
ditIons the work - 50 far FetadssGh
ths iarss 81 harvest work and eons
a arMs,tVi nigh wages il not 50 Influential
Railroad builders see Eraat danger !. IN ~ y
the general labor ropnsltlon,a nna nna s,s9
they have to deal, The. ,ildin8 OF n -
track through n monntainous 5ToE tnn IN Is
only feat Of !; 81 me onsEass'
5cles being before ths hniiasr me- !. rs
Ia overcome them. hut when Gomez
IL solving the ahors nuesi Ion no Ing tsilf
gibie, IS presente ed There may be Plsntx
% labor !n the market ems Essk ~ n