The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-18

may think We are sighting him we
stop the press to insert few remarks |
concerning the Jones advertising.
For many days an electrically illu-
minated sign by night, and gaily |
colored sign by day has announced to
the world Girls Wanted" meaning
that Brother Jones desires to augment
the force engaged in the task of max
ing overalls and shirts in his factory.
II we remember rightly that sign has
been there since last spring.
A display advertisement in the
JournalNews during the last week
conveys the thrilling information that
during the last two weeks We have
added 25 girls to our force" Perhaps
we can give you better idea by CIV
ing the entire advertisement in re-
duced form In the Journal-News it oc-
cupies a space two columns wide and
two inches long 1t reads as follows:
s-s-$-$-$-$-$--$-S-$-$-$-$
WE HAVE ADDED 25 GIRLS
To our force in the last two weeks and
CAN USE IS MORE AT ONCE.
Apply quickly. Steady work. Good
wages.
LINCOLN OVERALL & SHIRT CO.
Corner 18th & p SITS.
$-$-S-$-$-$-$r $r-$-$-$-$-$-$
The Wageworker cheerfully gives
Brother Jones the benefit of this es-
pecial advertising. He Is welcome to it,
We give 1t to him for the reason that
he could not buy space in The Wage
worker at any price under existing
circumstances.
But after you have read and digested
the above interesting advertisement
which is displayed, we beg leave to call
your attention to another Jones ad.
veftisement. This one does not occupy
display space, however. Quite the con-
trary. 1t is tucked away in small type
among the want notices. Under the
special heading of Wanted" in the
Journal-News appears the following:
ROOMS and board in private rest
dences at reasonable prices, for 25
y girls. Lincoln Overall and Shirt Co."
Now, after carefully persuing both
of Brothers Jones' advertisements does
anything occur to you? No? Why,
that's very strange.
II the new girls in his employ were
Lincoln girls, why advertise TO" room
and board for them?
Why, OF course!
II he really has added twenty give
girls to his working force after months
of persistent advertising, and wants
room and board for them in private
residences, it follows as night the day
that the new girls were obtained out
side of Lincoln.
Now why didn't he get Lincoln
girls? Can it be that there are none
In Lincoln who need employment?
Or is it possible that there Is 0
dearth OF employment in the country
districts? Or is it possible thai
ty picture of steady work and goot
wages" that lot of country girls have
been persuaded to come to Lincolr
where they can work for only nin;
hours day and on Saturday haul thei
wages home in a hay wagon to spent
as they please-most of it for boart
and room?
There Is something peculiar abou
all this when you compare the two
advertisements and ponder over them
The longer you ponder the more pc
/. culiar II seems.
We further notice by recent news
peper article that Brother Jones ha
equipped his factory with reading
room. That's good. After carmen
worker has bent owe: one of Brothe
Jones' machines for nine hours sh
can saunter over into the reading
room and spend the rest of the da
reading. Lovely scheme. She can ST
there in an easy chair and read unit
she grows weary. Then she can g
back to the sewing machine and res
They used to work ten hours a da
in Brother Jones' factory, but shortl
after the appearance of a fac simil
check In The Wageworker the numbe
OF hours per day was reduced to min,
This was magnificent concession, Sc,
Ing that the girls work on a piec
system. The unfortunate woman t