The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
Labor Committee of Boosters Club
Gets Answers to Adver.
tiSementS.
OUTSIDE INTEREST AROUSED
Camp Has Never Had Sufficient Pub
licity, Is Conclusion of
Secretary.

John H. Watson, secretary of the
labor committee of the Boosters
club, is beginning to receive answers
to the advertisements that have been
placed in the Anaconda STANDARD of
Anaconda, Mont, and the Intermoun-
tain Republican of Salt Lake.
This advertisement is run in the
classified columns of these papers,
and states that first class miners,
cooks, walters and laborers are want
ed here and for additional informa-
ton, queries should be addressed to
the information committee of the
Boosters club at P. o. Box $40, this
city.
Secretary Watson has received one
letter from a man of evident educa-
ton and more than average intelli-
gence, residing in Butte. This writer
states that he is not in search of a
situation, but that he desires to Sc
cure information concerning this dis
trict. He asks for Information con-
cerning the sanitation of the dis
trict; the water supply, its source,
quantity and quality; he asks if there
is a railroad running into the camp,
and wants to know the population of
the camp and the number of men en-
ployed. He also asks whether the
camp is a producer of gold, silver,
copper or lead.
''This letter is sample of num-
ber that we have received" said Sec
retary Watson to The News last
night. It inc Gates to me that this
town has been advertised but little
on the outside. Many other letters
ask as to labor conditions, wages
kinds of employment to be had here
whether the mines are wet or dry
and many other matters which can
only be answered by one who is thor
oughly familiar with the district and
it's conditions.
"a number of letters are from mer
who are out of employment and who
are seeking positions here. Others
are from men who are now at work
but desire to better themselves
"Others who have written are ap-
parently persons who desire to look
into the camp for investment pur.
poses.
"There is an actual shortage of la
Dor right here in the town, irrespec
tive of the conditions that exist al
the mines. He have had a bulletin
posted for a week asking for 81,
first class brick layers and two la
borers. We have finally secured the
bricklayers but still have places fol
the laborers.
Contractors are short of mer
right along. If it is not one class O.
men it is another and the committed
60 To- o1,ar n
men right now.
Labor is getting 81 per day fo1
men who could not earn 50 in some
places. Carpenters are getting 81
per day and more if they are. wortl
it; bricklayers get $S per day or more
if they earn it. We can place on'
or more first class plumbers at S
per day of eight hours, or more pa,
if they can earn it.
1.-The committee is preparing al
announcement to be sent to all o
the employers of labor in the dis
trict, whose names We can secure
which will outline our proposition t.
them. We will ask them to coop
crate with us for the development o
the camp, and we will work will
them to secure help for them at al
times.
among the suggestions that will
be made are these: that the EN-
ployers list with us, any places the
have to fill, the wages they will pa
and the class of work to be employed
If they secure the help before we ca
fill the bill, they are to notify us s.
that we will not bring men for thes
particular places.
"The returns that have come i
already from these two small classi
fled advertisements show us that Ell
has not been sufficiently advertise
and that the general run of peopl
on the outside have no idea what W
have here.
"The committee will take up
plan in a short time for a large
scope for it's advertising efforts, an
we feel assured that the best result
for the camp will be obtained in thi
manner"
The work of the committee is be
ing done under the direction of tn
board of directors of the Ely Boos
ers' club, and no charge is to be mad
to either the employer who accept
the services of the committee or
the working man who finds plac
here through the agency OF the orgf
nization.