The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-16
Fourth Annual Report Of the
State Department of Labor
By CHARLES l.. DAUGt1ERTY, Commissioner of Labor
lcnntlnnod from Yesterdayl

~ Nv M Nnskosce office during the year ending June 50,
,oic fiat The sum total persons placed greatly
,ot Shown by INV report Tor The previous year One OF
the reason, 1 that we have had no very large JOBS
% s Greater nr al the past All the orders have re-
cd bayo c r Jew hands until within the last thirty days
when have received orders HE ohce mas become oeuo
dsed or nnar and in every better equipped to o more
work and believe that handling everything that IS
offered on the labor could be expected In TACT o
leve b we are doing about all do here No doubt by
more orr system of advertising and correspondence the scope
d be work and could be increased but at'the same une
M xonse ,f handling would proporonatcy increased and
= ,n,tr whether the increase results would justify the
additional expense Ii eeYdeni iha tnc WORK dc ON OIL "e
r 1;r- is n ,rt economically handled. and apt be more
satisfactory tau done by correspondence In other words inc
pcon who the Office and registers more likely e and
~ m srtabe Ia him than the ono position
tbrro the mail notwithstanding the fact that give letters OF m
onry ntc attention. possible than personal registrations
Il man come, To my office usually fit him with
limo i he i no loo particular Very nearly every person looking for
work this part the country reports at my oiicc sooner or e
and as said before believe that picking up nearly every
hing that loose here the country bnd mp the office
will do. in proportion great deal more business
Mechanics have able their wages 70 some extent
dr;ua e m year hut common labor has remained stationary and
farmers offer ii aythng, lower general this sprlng than
thev did last times during the the condition OF the
labor market injured by advertisements that IS has been
published over the that certain big things doing in this
part country and this has brought in men to work on Jobs
months before ground broken the The greatest demand
we have at present labor the next is ior domestic
help both Of these classes OF labor poorly paid which may ac
count for the shortage the There many openings
factory operatives here and light demand tor statesmen and
office The best work have for mechanics in the building
trades they being fairly well paid and usually demand Generally
there been work OF them and at the same time there
such influx Of this class oyerstok the mar
ket as there has been several times in other lines.
conditions have been disturbed here any great e
tent By strikes other troubles There have been two short
strikes affecting and they have been adjusted without
lnuc loss either side.
Right greatest demand for common labor on public
works and indications that will continue until fall Employ
ers Of this require able bodied who pick
through hot days and at the time the
wages offered rather below living scale Domestic help is also
always demand here the time The paid not
enough partics here thai Kind OF work
help has been in demand until lately but the indications are
very favorable for that class OF workers until lal
The for worngnan in Eastern Oklahoma IS tor
seeks better his condition permanently We have adj
vantages offer here who just expects work Tor living
without looking ahead for something better The scale OF
paid above the average and the Of living IS
thing little the average however for the who wants
opportunity get ahead the world have countless chances
There are places where mechanics and craftsmen Of
property-hodng class than Musogee The percentage Of
penters bcy painters and other classes Of labor who own their
offer property here far OF that Of other
localities and OF them made here At the same time no one
gather the idea that Oklahoma place for easy
The man who makes good here must be efficient Employers
demand the best of help.
regard the conducting h business Of the office for the
coming year special recommendations offer During
the past year the work has been simply matter Of daily routine with
close attention detail possible and long occupy this
place expect pay close the business possible
with Of returning the people full value for the expense they
II running this office
Very truly yours