The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-02
Scotch Lads Well Pleased
With Reception Given
Them.
Many k~indnc--c- shown Them
I~ntcrc~tin. Letter from Mr..
Edward Bailey. Of Edin-
burr. Scotland.

Secretary I;-unc3. Of the .tgrird.-
turaI Department. who is acting stat"
labor commissioner. mas a very inter
csting letter from Mr.. Edward Baiict.
who is his preventative at ~Edinbursh.
Scotland. 1t is Mr.. Bailey. who has
sent over a numbsr of scotch boy,
ana = lot more Of those fine young
SterS are vet to cumc. He sends Nj.
Hruncr u Clipping from Il Scotch pa
per. telling about the hirlnSS az ftrtl,
servants. one Of these reports SAYS
that the second market Tor the hlf-
ing Of farm servants in the district
was held in the corn market at Ain
wick on saturday. The bulk Of the
servants were single men ana they
were not in demand. AgreemcnJ :
were entered into at II pounds L II
pounds Gin American money say $50 L"
SO IL Year, men with women NorktFS
get is, to - shiliingS a week with tn3
usual peruuisites." This mcnas that
that they get $3.50 to $4.75 per week.
with the privilege Of digging potatoes
etc. on the land
Another one of the newspaper cir
pings in regard to the Berwick Hirins
Market. and this SAYS: "A second hi"-
ing market WaS held at Berwick on
Saturday in fine weather. There va;
a numerous attendance Of servants
principals mcn without women
NVIh ;. dilh NVdhS i"''' p'N -
to the fact that so much land is beinS
laid to grass. there was LITTLE deman /!
for this class Of labor. Men with
ONE workers were still in requ@-t
and got from Il to Is shillinSs u
week and perQuisites. women receis-
ing / shilling, six pence per day with
three shillings d = for 20 days n
harvest. Men without outwork Wer"
engaged at from 10 shillinSs to 16
shillings q week with free house. c."
and young lads at from 10 shillings t
II ShillinSs a week"
Mr.. Bailey writes: Il am very graf
full for the disposition you made of
my bows. All of the letters I have
seen of them to their mothers express
the same gratitude to you and all ths
North Carolina folks for YOUR kind -
ceptiOn Of them. ana to your Gov
ernor for the notice he 0 Of them,
also Of their delight with the farmers
TO whom o ave assigned them.
also to their fanlilics for their kin
treatment Of them. These letters viii
do good among other boys when NO
theirs in future fear to send their
boys. | viii send them to one Of tic
nine mothers for al read their boys
letters. which will remove all doubt.
Last Wednesday | accepted two more
boys who have been farmers lads fo:'
four years. we'll up in horses. cattle.
pigs. etc. | have told them to practice
milking between nov and March 30th.
| am glad YOU tell me I am correct in
my estimate Of the time it Will take the
BOYS to acquire sufficient knowledge
to take Il farm on their own hook. ell
ther by purchase or on shares, ais as
to what their position ought to and
may be ten years hence. | notice you
approve and advance my idea to send
you girls. Give me time and | Will
try my hand at that. I have a dream
Of selling out here and buying a fair
sized tract in North Carolina, having
my house in the middle and SO many
of the boys with farms off my tract
as a fringe round me. MI the boys
are delighted at your reception of
them. and each thinks that YOU have
put him in the best farm in the
State
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