The chronicle=news., 1913-01-11
SOCIAL WORKER
FtAYS CONDITIONS
IN CANNING CAMPS

IN CANNING CAMPS
Washington. Jan. ll,-iahor nnd
housing conditions among the work
crs in the canning camps OF New
York state was attacked today by
Miss Mary Hoyle O'Reiily. social
worker. before the house rules COM
miitcr. considering u resolution by
Representative Allen of Ohio for the
appointment Of special committee
to Investigate conditions In the fruit
land v"geiabl" canning industry
Throughout the country.
Mis-. O'Rcilly said thar she had
spcnt n month rs II worker in the
cannins camps OF New York and aft
cr observing conditions had returned
TO them with +. G. Purdy OF the New
York state department OF labor. Mr..
Purly was on hand to corroboratc
Miss O'Rcilly's testimony Miss
O'RciIy produced large number of
photographs she had taken la the
camps.
! Diseased workers. bad housing
conditions. lack of sanitation and ne
lslsci OF ordinary sanitary precautions
in the separation OF canned products
were charged by Miss O'Rciliy. She
lSaid that all Of the children in the
camps over tn. ag. OF ten were en-
ployoi II tn" factories. Sh. instanccd
on" hoy. DominiciS PER- $ years old.
who she said. worked ten hours u day
Iior twenty cents.
| The factories aud shuCks occupied
by the workers. Miss O'R"illy said.
w"r" ''ov"rrnn with rats. bugs. flies
land every sort OF ycrmin.'
Til" mothers nr" often afraid TO
leave their children In the sha-ks
while they are a' work. she said.
''bccaus" OF rats"
TIL" labor In the camps. Miss o.
Reilly said. was largely rcccn, Inn
migrants Poles and Italians.
'Th" r.dron" collects from the
nerd as II l. called. about June
II. She said. and the workers are
, taken to tn" camps where they re-
main until lat. In the winter. Tho
managing fore" OF the canning com
pani"s never so near the camp, They
pride themselves on keeping away
from them ana know nothing OF the
conditions in them
Miss O'Rciiiy CAV. detailed lis,
OF 'anncrs In small towns In New
York. outlining in each sanitary.
lighting. housing and factory cond,-
tions. She charged disgusting health
conditions and emphasized par,lcu-
lnriy n lack OF water supply In the
camps. Members oi the committee
wanted to know why remedy for
conditions had not been asked from
tn" stat" Of New York.
This matter seems to me to he
unGcr the authority OF the state
! Alone said Representative. Hard
wick OF Georgia. why haven't YOU
gone TO tho, state oific!als?'' s-...
! ~ have laid tho matter before the
state officials said Miss O'Rcills.
but am no politician. do not
know jus, what III. relations have
been between the cann.rics and the
capitol a, Albany.
Something New In Announcements
Clarcnc" i, Roberts. or Santa Fc,
New Mexico. and formerly a well
known editor and attorney OF this
city has set n new styl. In marriage
nm in the marriage of
Aiiss Nellie e. Brewer. the only wo-
man lawyer in New Mexico and IIar-
old Pierce which took place on the
li,h ot November In Santa Fc. {. J.
Roberts. chief justice. officiating. Tho
unique announcement which appears
In the Gas. and Comment. lawyers
publication. Is as follows:
In the supreme court. state %,
New Mexico. decree. This cause com
ing on for hearing upon the npplicn-
tioi filed herein aud the court being
iully advised in til. premises. Doth
order. adjudGc and decree. that the
Application OF Harold Pierce aud Nell
lie e. brewer OF Albuquerque. for
merger OF Identity and interests be |
granted and said applicants are here |
by declared to he an indissolublc unit. |
Done this i,th day OF November, A.
D.. 1912. al Santa Fc. New Mexico.
'larcucc ]. Roberts. Chief Justice