The labor world., 1911-02-18
Work Found for Many.

The Associated Charities has Sc
cured permanent work for a great
number of men. They have been tried
out at the yard and If it is found that
they will work, they are sent to such
places as the society has on its list.
A great number of the men have been
sent into the woods.
The police are working in connec-
ton with the Associated Charities
with the result that all those who
hang around saloons with no visible
means of earning a living are be-
ing cleared out of the city.
The police inform them that there
is plenty of work at the work yard
of the Associated Charities with
good chance for steady job if they
prove to be capable and willing work
men and that if they are found loaf
ing again they will be arrested.
"Old Timers Leave City.
The old timers who never work are
leaving the city. They would rather
do this than go to work. Those who
do want to work are glad of the op-
portunity to get started at something
that they may live for a few days
decently while looking for perma-
| nent place. Many times the society
furnishes the permanent work. :
The work yard is taking care of
several kinds of men, the men wlfo
| never work are getting out and the
city is being cleared of beggars and
those who hang about the saloons
living on the free lunches which come
with the drinks that some woodsmen
fresh from the woods and with roll
| will purchase. There has been a re-.
| markable decrease in the number of
; beggars and loafers since the yard
| beggers and loafers since the road was
| started. The men who really are
worthy and wish employment are CIV
en- a chance and this takes care Of
them for a time. The decrease in
the number of loafers along the Bow
cry during the past few weeks is said
to be very noticeable.
| Location of Yards.
! Charles Traff, an employe of the
board of public works is foreman at
the yard. 1t is located at Thirteenth
avenue west and Superior street and
the men are engaged in cutting down
! the rock on line with Superior
street.
! One good feature of the work is
that the city is getting more than
| value received out of the work. One
member of the board Of public works
has told Mr.. Dinwiddle of the AS
! sociated Charities that it is a good
thing for the city, leaving out the
| other features altogether.
| When the yard was first started
some weeks ago the average was from
| fifteen to twenty: men per day. At
the present time the number averages
| from thre to five.
May BE Made Permanent.
1t may be that when the two COM
mittees, one from the county board
and the other from the city council,
get together on the matter of a joint
county and city workhouse that will
decide. to work with the Associated
Charities in cutting away the point %
rocks. The city and the county may
take the entire matter over and if
they do the society will simply turn
their men, as they come in. over to
whoever is in charge Of the work.
This will, it is stated. save money all
around and simplify the matter of
taking care of the short-term prison
ers and also the other class that the
society is at the present time trying
to reach. Commissioner Joseph Cum
ming of the county board Is known to
be very favorable to this proposition.
Rev. J. T. Moody of the. Bethel says
that the work yard is one of the best
Ideas ever developed and worked out
in Duluth. Mr.. Moody says that the
work yard has taken care II a great
number of men from the Bethel who
needed to be tided over, until they
could find regular work. .=.z.