The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
SHIRT AND OVERALL FACTORY
SEEKS MORE LABOR.
From THURSDAYS Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
Whether Mankato secures the lOca-
ton of the st. Peter shirt and over
all factory depends in a large meas.
IRE upon how many girls will promise
to work in it. The work is pleasant
and the pay is good The thirty girls
at present employed do mostly sewing
and earn from $50 to $50 month
They are paid by the piece and each
girl gets what she is able TO earn.
Scarcity of Labor.
Owing to the scarcity of labor at
st. Peter the factory company is look
ing from another location While thirty
girls and ten men are employed at
present the company has machines for
double that number of girls, but is UNI
able to get the help. If it could get
into Il laroer city where the necessary
help could be had, it is estimated
that it would soon be employing $50
people.
Owing to the lack of help the com.
pany has been turning down numerous
orders, and it has reached a position
where it does not care to do this
longer. For this reason il has been
quietly looking for a new location.
LeSueur has made the company an Of
Ter to move there. but the labor diff
Guilty would naturally be more acute
in 4 smaller place than it is in st.
Peter. Four members of the company
No ,I-,t To orlu fhiS wool. and
were in consultation with officers of
the Mankato Commercial club, who
showed them around and hunted up
buildings that might be obtained. One
was found that is suitable.
Board Is Well Pleased.
Yesterday. members of the advis-
ory board of the Commercial club went
to ST. Peter and looked over the fac
tory. to become satisfied of its import
ance, and returned we'll pleased with
what they had seen. The party consist
ed of w. d. Willard, John Nyquist, w.
T. Warwick. A. G. johnson and Post
master A. j. Neigel. They spent the
afternoon looking over the plant and
found thirty girls and ten men employ.
ed. They were shown the books and
the orders coming in, and those that
had to be turned down because of the
inability of the company to fill them
The factory turns out good product,
consisting of overalls of all kinds and
common shirts, all OF good quality.
The Mankato men were well pleased
with the size of the plant.
No Definite Proposition
The committee could not get a def
mite and satisfactory proposition from
the company as to what 1T expected
if it moved to Mankato, and on the
other hand it was not in position
to make the company definite offer.
However. it was satisfied that the
principal inducement needed to secure
the factory is to convince the company
that it could get plenty of help, in
Mankato. 1t is also likely that The
company will expect Mankato to pay
the expense of moving the plant to
this city.
The committee decided to try to get
list of girls over sixteen years of
age who would work in the factory
if it was to be located in MankatO
The factory is good place for girls
to work, being conducted in clean
manner. with plenty of light, air, etc.
Will Get List of Names.
SLIDER & Steiner, Alb North Front
street, have agreed to take the names
of all girls wishing employment, and
the latter are requested to hand in
their names Immediately. All citizens
are urged to cooperate in this work,
and get in the names of girls willing
or anxious to work in the factory, and
making from $50 to $50 month in a
pleasant manner with their needlecraft.
The list of girls viii be presented to
the st. Peter company, TO assure it
that it will have no trouble in OBJ
tanning labor. 1t is desired to know