The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-15


the towns, farmers y tie WORKING
~haTvfstHrs ~hO have or should have
saved Up their earnings. While the
two first classes are much desired and
needed the others are always a curse
not only 70 the community 70 which
they may have found their way, but a
curse 10 the two former classes.
Generally speaking il Is not possible
for Us 10 pick the poor from the good,
unless One has had 'hDM or has seen
them Tork before. Ol course there are
certain indications whereby q lab0r@r
can be TOD from onH who has uot
worked at hard labor in the near past.
But while these rules are good they
are not infalihlH, some may not have
labOrcd Tor want OF opportunity, u
given u, are excellent help, worthy Of
their hIre.
Then there are those that have
worked at other ~ayOcations that may
not be OF much account as harvest
and ~threshing crews. Usually those
coming from southern harvest fields
are better than from eastern cities, a
greater portion OF them being honest
workers and also because they are are
already enured TO II. Usually too the
honest workman Is satisfied with
reasonable wages and is ready n
willing TO work for them and not to
lay around waiting Tor unreasonable
ana sometimes Impossible wages for
ne knows enough about the business
to know what is right for employee
u employer. II gOod help could De
mad the year round at
wages the DakotaS could furnish work
to thousands and many OF those idle
acres and half TILED ones would be
furnishing good income Tor their own
ers and excellent homes Tor millions
more.
But so long as we cannot induce
workmen to locate here we will have
To get along with the migratory lass
II IL only remain lot us TO make
the best OF what we can get. We be-
ilcVe there IS a way 10 greatly reduce
the nnux OF the undesirable elemen
that olIo tne harvest heip eacn sea
o by having IN each town someone
WIN whom the wants OF the rme IN
the community could De mace KNOWN
II wages that they are Wiling 10
pay. men "heh these gangs come
H. wanting, or pretending 10 want
WORK they can AT once get places II
II they refuse 10 90 10 Work some
where, be run out OF town at once, and
not stand in the way of those that
are honestly seeking IT. There are
those that are all right that a it
their business TO work III the harvest
felds II with threshing crews each
year II If they are satisfactory it
would certainly be of mutual benefit
that they be engaged for the next
season then n would not be necessary
ior MN TO come until his employer
was READY and thus loose time wait
ing nnul then. Then too the employer
would always know what to expect
ana couid make his plans according.
~
lher" IS the old saying that there
Is no great loss without some gain
can be mere eNemp.iied.
me great difficulty Of prcuring har.
vest help at prices that u can afford
VIII max" il necessary for us to so di.
l'rslll oar crops that more can be
zone by ourselves and with the aid of
machinery adapted to do the Work
without the aid OF much help. This
VIII eventually be OF benefit because
OF the rotation that can be made and
me consequent enrichment of our soils
as well as the saving of the large sums
sH"' are annually paid to outside