The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-18
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THE PEOPLE.
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STAY EAST EVERYBODY.
Advice Given by Barre Man Spending
Winter in California.

Editor Barre Daily Times Dear Sir;
Some time in December before l left
Barre for California, while in conversa-
tIon with one Of the lourneymen carpcn-
tiers he maintained that Barre was
poor place for a carpenter and that they
were underpaid, while in California they
could get five dollars day and steady
work. Since J came to Los Angeles and
have examined the conditions here,
have wanted to write your paper and
have the true conditions made known. SO
as to help prevent any Of the Barre
boys coming here at present and getting
disappointed, but have kept putting it
of until ! had other proof. This came
in this mornings Los Angeles Herald,
copy OF which ! enclose and ask you
To print that part Of il marked ION
False PretensesD | have found quite
Il few carpenters who are getting two
dollars and fifty cents day, but a
good many are getting nothing.
might add that the other trades are
not much better; the stone cutters
strike is still on, the yards that did
not sign the bill are running non-union
men for what little work they have and
they are really the only ones who EN-
ploy any mon.
Arthur p. Young
The clipping referred to IS an account
Of the Los Angeles city council which
had just appropriated a considerable
amount TO be used on public works,
thus giving employment to many. The
clipping reads as follows:
At the morning session, Rev Dana
Bartlett Of Bethlehem institute. Major
W. A. Hughes Of the Volunteers Of Amer
lea, and Fred Wheelers, secretary 81 the
carpenters council, but representing the
Trades and Labor council. addressed the
lawmakers on the necessity of appropri
ating money to forward work-not aims.
Bounty for Hundreds.
Bethlehem is feeding 629 persons in
families and 81 single men. Many OF
the patrons are Mexicans who have chill
dren in the public schools, and hence do
not wish TO leave
The Volunteers are feeding free soup
and coffee to 60 families and us men.
Funds are needed to help the heads of
families pay a months rent. :.
Secreatry Wheeler said he spoke for
thousands OF mechanics out of work who
are doing laborers' work temporarily
Many had gone to the ranches 10 pick
orange and 40 sther tasks.
Secretary Wheeler told the council
men that they made the laws: the peo-
pie paid the penalty Now the council
violated its own laws By cutting down
the legal wage scale
In twenty three out of the seventy
five skilled trades there were d,340 men
out Of employment yesterday. He be
leyed that $4,000 was conservative
estimate Of the number Of men out Of
employment here.
On False Pretenses
''You have invited thousands OF men
to come to the coast to start life anew
continued MIR. Wheeler They have Civ
en- up Jobs that paid them more. many
OF them. bought houses after they got
here with promises to make certain fixed
aud nOw You force them to
break their contracts and forfeit their |
homes because they cannot Keep up the
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Angeles and bring their families here. |
and look at them now
4 see advertisements In eastern pa
pers saying that carpenters are wanted |
IN Los Angeles 600 Of thenl-at SIS /
4 day Who inspires these advertise
ments Z"
The speaker then scored Secretary Fe-
Iix ]. Zeehandelaar OF the Merchants and |
association roundly.
we have had the nanseating specta-
sle Of man declaring that the fact
should not he spread broadcast that no
more mechanics were wanted here, he
cause Il might hurt the city, said he
They prefer to send the men to the
soup kitchens On $3.50 day"
He then compared such methods Of
men to come here to the high
Raymens methods in forcing people to
stand up and deliver.
President Pcase called Mr.. Wheeler
% order here, telling him to omit per
sunalities