Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-30
Departure Of Emierant Laborers
Not Source Of Grief 10
Employers.
WHITE LA0S IS PLENTIFUL.
Local Concerns FIND Intelligent Help
TIE Best After Ali--torcien-
crs can Toll, Only.

The dispatches from New York which
! tell NJ the departure OF thousands OF
foreigners upon the sailing OF every
steamer are read with considerable In
tcrest throughout the west and IN Utah
particularly IN the railroad Offices Of
this city have been parties Of a. high as
80 Greeks buying tickets at once. ital-
fans. Austrians and other sons OF FAR
away lands are leaving Utah In hordes.
They have represented big proportion
OF this states transient population ow-
ing to the Industrial activity OF recent
years The Western Pacific alone em-
ploys over 5000 laborers and big por-
tion OF these were foreigners. The
word were" is used advisedly because
when the present sirlngcncy began 10
bc felt iu the west railroads and an big
constructing concerns found they would
have % cut down their forces. This
was double necessity owing 20 the
proximity NJ winter. Hence the em-
ploying corporations let their foreign
labor % FIRST This threw thousands OF
swarthy skinned toilers out Of em-
ploymeut
ALL COUNTRIES REPRESENTED.
A majority. bound for their native
lands. are passing through salt Lake
en- route 20 New York. For several
weeks the local railroad Offices have
been crowded daily with Latin speak
Ing people and as explained some par
ties contain three score and more For
some time the west has been wrestling
with difficult problem Foreign la
Dor became so heavily represented that
western towns and cities have seen mig
alien colonies spring up. Not only
Italians, Greeks and klnsmen but Jap
anese and even Hindoos could be
found wherever hie work was I'm prog
ress. The situation was unique and to
those with AN eye for the future won
dered what would result when these
big works were completed aud thous-
ands of foreigners thrown out OF work.
Some thinkers took q gloomy view
OF the outlook when those watching
affairs came Co the conclusion they
were entirely in the dark as to the final
outcome. the present stringency furu-
ishcd the answer.
WORK rs PLENTIFUL
"Irs an m wind that blows no one
good said the philosopher. 40 one
regrets seeing the big exodus with
plenty of white labor anxious to make
their bread and butter. there were n
grea, many places needed. The vacan-
cics brought about hy the exodus OF
foreigners came just az time when
most needed. The situation becomes
most happy: the west has plenty OF
work FOR white men and plenty of
white men to DO tlc work There is
no excuse for the eNi s-rnco OF warrants
say an thinking men. Large concerns
or various descriptions are not only
furnishing employment for white men
VINO apply but are advertising for com
petent help. Right here in salt Lake p.
D. Moran. the clty's most prominent
contractor has work for while laborers
who really want to work. The West
ern Pacihc can use more men along lts
Inc through Nevada this in spite u
the fact hundreds Of foreigners have
been laid on I'm the last few weeks.
The number or emigrant-la borers leav-
ing Tor native lands Is swelled greatly
by -cOuutrymen who have been
made nervous by existing financial con-
ditons. With tFcm are going millions.
scrauCd ana saved for years some
Foreigners dressed Wretchedly. and nov.
trty stricken I'm every detail of appear-
ance. have gone back home with thou.
sands of dolalrs tucked away I'm hld-
den belts and wallets. Another feature
brought 60 the notice OF railroad mon
~ thar the majority III those leaving
nave been In this country a few wears
only out or 100 Greeks and Italians
VINO LEFT through this city during the
Week only one had been here over i've
years.
WAGES WERE TOO HIGH
Large concerns are not sorrowins AZ
the exodus. Lately 10 was almost inn
possible TO get sufficient white labor
and wages kept on the ascent until NE
most ignorant class or laborers. doiui,
me most humble sort Of work were get
ung as high wages as were paid skilled
MnIte iaborers ln recent years For
the vast sums represented the employ
ing concerns we're getting incompetent
labor. Foreign toilers are slow to learn
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