The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-21
MANY OUT OF WORK
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.: AROUND SUPERIOR
H. +. Burt Makes Prediction Re-
garding superior's Unem- <
ployed Laborers.

The outlook for labor in the coun-
try about the upper ,of the Great
Lakes is particularly adlaccordinx to
Henry F. Burt, superintendent Of the
Lake Superior Mission at Superior.
He reports in The Survey that the
situation which the northwest is
about to face is the: most over
whelmning in it's history
Superior, a city OF: less than4s, 900
inhabitants, annually. clears a great
gang Of transient laborers estimated
at 100000 mon: They find employ
ment on the coal, ore; grain and mer-
chan5ise docks, .on the: boats of the
Great Lakes, In railroad construction
sangs, harvest fieidsdsand. the woods.
For some, time thes labor market
has been. Ions, s. 1hs, harvest fields
were flooded With men: men, labor J.. was
cheap and Of short > duration, < The
railroads: have employed: less labor
than before: a. Iron orc shipments have
been: low: =! r <:~~,>s,s; f+~@&...... (
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The one Hfactor.which has saved the
local situation is the rapidly growing
cities of Superior and, Duluth which
have not felt. thes depression expert
enced in other parts Of the country.
Both have JADE exclusive improve
ments and have, done much building.
The long winter, of the north, how
ever, will seal up these operations,
except coal shipping and even that is
expected to slump as: shipments
through Superior alone. are nearly
two million tons less than last year.
On general inquiry,-Bur has learned
that there will be little work in the
woods this winter. Practically all the
small concerns which have been mad
keting pilines,, ties, .stay-bolts, timbers
and pulpwood will ,.:not operate be-
cause of the lac elk of demand for rail-
road ties and pilinss.
Will Shut Out Thousands.
This kind Of work furnished en-
ployment for not less than 10000 men
in the northern wisconsin two, years
ago. A few Of the large lumber COM
panies will operate in order to utilize
cheap la Dor, for which they expect to
pay from $12 to 31Saa mo nth.
| Such a state, Of affairs. Burt points
out. will shut out thousands of tran
silent laberers usually employed. And
it will affect the settlers who work In
| the woods In the winner and the dock
harvest and railroad hands. ~
Duluth is already considering way,
and means Of handling the men who
will be out Of work, and in Superior
both public officials and interested
private citizens will tackle the prob.
lem. |,s.+. .s.ss.E+1 -. r.
4 Burt finds little hope that employ:
ment can be found COR; many men
Even last. winter the Lake Superior
Mission gave away Approximately
$500 beds, r2,000.m and becaus!
of the overflow, permitted 1000 mer
to sleep on its*floors. g. ~. vi !.
! A like number Of men sep. on thu
floors Of the city hall. Duluth faced
a similar situation. LIE. F + q: d.
: Jobless Problem Puzzling.' -,
3. Because of4the severe winters il
the north, the problem. OF providins
employment is pulling" conclude
Burt There is a general feeling
however. that after surviving the win
ter, conditions will be muc improved
in the spring. :t58 Fs5 ! ]. 5 5 i.
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