New-York tribune., 1908-02-17

,,ra-.o, has strong documentary evidence that
the recent financial strfngency has caused no dni-
mutton of prosperity among the farmers OK Hs
country This evidence comprises the hundreds of
letters which he has received recently from aSri-
cr1r+11-ists all over the country asking taas he
divert 10 them any immigrants VINO desire s'esos
and heaIthftIl employment IN the neids-
F-verv mail for the last three weeks hss osonens
him A food Of requests from farmers VINO desire
beIp in the cultivation OF their fields and the hand
linz o< their crops Especially do these letters
come from the Southern and Eastern states Vnere
the promise OF abundant crops seems To haSs
snr1r-ed the farmers 70 renewed efforts IN securing
labor From the West. too. there has oore
great demand for men. while there "a no state ID
the Union which has not made several appeals
Mr. Povderly is somewhat puzzled 70 deterrnine
the reason which acruates many OF the farmers
70 choose the division Of information as hefc foun
tain OF labor when for some years there has been
little such use made Of that institution He how
ever attributes r. IN great part the tacs that his
division has recently received largo share of ad
vertisng IN tire farm journals throughout the corf-
--v These papers Rave carried numerous an
rorr7carants which SHOW how Mr. Povd-riy hss
succeeded IN placing number OF immigrants who
had been agrfcuturfsts IN their ovr countries On
farms IN New York and Pennsylvania and through
nu- The Atlantic states
These pape-z also noted the fact that many Of
the Immigrants who had been placed IN cor1forsa-
hIA surroundings were 81 grateful 20 Mr. Po~dsriy
that they wrote him o. their great content an6
their satisfaction with the work they wsre dofns
and the wages they were receiving Ine fscssrs
which have him since this expioitafscn q
his success are full promise thai iurasSFaas
he nav send Will receive wages equally IS gurd and
homes as comfortable Indeed. Of the isksaso
are as seductive the advertisements tor s0z1nsR
boarIers will later the season
Despite the fact that division cr info-..n1.on
IS now struggling with the utrlost srdor 70 ss1ze
enough immigrants 70 satisfy al th- deru.nds
there promises within the next month TO b -
increased number OF letters-enoush 20 caz1e sv1o
the chief Of the division 10 lose some OF his CD
-inllsr1- Tire Department OF Agrcuirurs vfn vs1D
the next Few weeks send bulletin thros1e 1oCf tAs
country calling attention 70 the fact that 1fr. PuD-
DERBY is supplying Sar1uhands any who needs
them. and it is expected that this anrsounosusans
Will cause such deluge OF correspondence - 10
overwheIm the present force OF CLERKS IN shs m
formation division
The demand for farm Izborery co-nss frors evsey
part o. the country and ia interpreted oy Nj. ~
DERBY 10 mean that all things encourasnG -
Indicate natural national prosperity he oekDvoo
that with the farmers prosperous and vfth -
prospects OF large crops IN sight there can bs m
prolonged season OF commercial depression. n
holds that the hnaI analysis the weIIbeng q
country depends the yield Of the land sn6 10
conteutruen- of the tfIers of the soil
In his efforts 20 place aliens who from nususss
environment and natural inclination fr1nA y
take places farms Mr. Powds-iy has nuund
some curious conditions surrounding liz OF sho
grant the large cities These conditions -
has learned through his Inquiries the rsaGonl
which lead many aliens refuse TO foraake Slar
miserable circumstances In the cities for whole
berths in the agricultural regions He has
found that IN many Instances. particularly N MsU
York. the do reu1unerative work at n1, o1s
remain IN their homes and assume al rne hCoDo-
hold duties. for the children and prepsrS ths
meals The women. the other hand hire tzsm-
selves domestcs. for the that the n1AraDr
prices for servants seem TO be much higher .0nn
those for laboring men, and II takes only a shoet
time IN this country for the immigrant 20 learn
this fact That the men feel hesitancy ir allow
ing this unusual procedure Mr.. Powdery attributes
to the position OF the woman in many OF the coun-
tries from which immigrants come
Il has been found that women can earn from
8 . 10 s. . a day. while men. matter how hard
may be their work. average % cents For
this reason MI PowderIy finds that the men are
extremely We'll satisfied with Efe to drop
easily into the duties normally performed By their
wives Many refuse 70 be removed from the fire.
farmers Dy tile Establishments or Mr. PowlerIy
Neither do the women wish 70 take the Initiative.
FOR they pleased with their earnings AMI see
visions OF prosperity ahead
Mr. POwderly. however - not di-ccuTaged and
hopes that before spring win have induced many
Immigrants TO Improve their condition and 20 r--
heVe some OF the congestion OF the cities.