Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-02-15

+, found that they had been duped.
turgCn, comprising a territory OF
~. D,ro square miles with a population
e.: about 100000 people, is in the main
u, @rrnt wilderness Of forests and
g.. gnrains. The forests are largely
j., lor speculation by the railroad
!. .. rests and other great corporations
g.. car an acre of this forest land,
..,i,, il has been logged off, costs from
-, chance for paying farms on such
'.a..-, except for men with consider,
t. capital.
Oj"n land, suitable for farming, has
/, NJ ago been taken up and prices
=" ~. h farm land are very high.
.;ai.luad transportation throughout
..,, @ratc is very poor.
TH. railroad lands are held for al
.uuSI fabulous prices, in the hope that
rnyr,rncrs can be fooled to buy them.
H., same. rick that was played twenty
d., .rs ago in southern California, when
,.r..r&r ul, hnrls sold for $1,000 an
,!,.
1s, uut,ul1 of these wildcat schem-
.,, ,.rrrrott out in California and the
e. ST., Hllny followed. The bottom OF
tr, .uu.s wildcat schemes IS now drop
it:. ON: hrnr" idlcncsS, dcstitution
puG 4 general reign Of crime commit
r... by mislcd and desperate men.
ul course the great majority of the
,u. plOycrs of Oregon deplore the prar-
iir,,s which have brought about the
r, lent chaotic industrial conditions
g. mis- state The great majority Of
r.1 estate men are opposed to the
lalucn tactics of the minority.
IHt up to date no tangible results
c,r brltprmeut have been accomplish
"a Therefore the Central Labor Coun-
I'll uf Portland and Vicinity appeals to
YOU to give this matter publicity in
>uur state and prevent great Unjust
lee, and suffering to men, women and
children Of your state who otherwise
.ni2ht fall victims to the false adver
ri.cmrnts sent from Oregon.
Specially dealing with labor condi
lions in Oregon, we wish to state tha
ont of the population of 100000 there
are POI 900 in Portland-our principa
! city. This readily shows that the re
naming 100000 are scattered owe
/ $4,000 square miles. In the east wheI
work becomes scarce in one city O.
state, mechanics and laborers cal
easily move to another city and stat
and seek work. The great distance
in our state make such moving a grea
hardship and very expensive.
The almost criminal practice of som
employers of labor in advertising i
eastern papers that wages Of carper
ters in Portland, Ore, are $500 pc
day for eight hours, with. steady en-
{IAlayment guaranteed, can not be to
! strongly Condemned. The facts ar
that carpenters wages are $3.50 t
$500 per day, hours range from eig1
to ten, and as rule there are thre
men looking for each job. The sam
conditions prevail in many other
the trades.
In conclusion we wish to state til;
we love our city and state. 1t pail
us to advertise to the entire counti
the distress and disease among o,
people caused by some money-ms
employers and real estate sharks. B.
J we feel it is our duty as citizens
: Oregon and of the United States,
! expose swindling that already hi
) caused untold suffering.
: We welcome to our state men al
women who have true understan
/, ing of conditions in Oregon. There
room for such immigrants to aid
in the development of our resource
What we protest against is the u
scrupulous exploitation of deluded DC
pie.
We are, very respectfully,
Central Labor Council of Portlal
and Vicinity.
Will DAILY, President.