The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-17

week the state abor bureau will be
able to issue a bulletin stating that
the call for help had been supplied.
No statement WIS issued by the de-
partment today. however, AMI
O'Brien will probably wait several
days before issuing a final announce
ment regarding the supply of harvest
ers.
Graham county today asked for
1000 men and two calls from Ellis
county were for 500 men each. Trego
county can use 500 more men, it is
claimed, and Russell county wants
1000 men. with an additional 200
needed in Gray county. Reports re-
ceived today came from nearly % Of
the more important wheat counties of
the state.
Conditions in Counties.
Bulletins received today at the
state labor bureau In response to
special inquiry. showed the following
conditions in the big Kansas wheat
counties:
J. A. Cole, Mankato. Jewell county
Harvest starts June Is. No men or
teams needed. Wages 50 q day.
E. E. Frizell. Larned. Pawnee
county-Harvest under way, will con-
tinue 20 days, have 500 men: wage
for men, $3.50 day. teams IS day.
More teams needed.
Barkemeyer Grain Co., Sedgwicls.
Harvey county-Harvest under way,
will continue ten days. Need SO men.
wages $3.50.
Pratt county-Wire today. county
over-supplied with men.
H. G. Van Seyke, Clay Center
Clay county has enough men Tor the
p. r. Grant. Kingman-Couniy
over-supplied and has sent out 500
foo
C. E. Lindell. Window, Mcpherson
county-Few il any additional men
G. q. Younkum, Great Bend. Bar
ton county-Enou: men in county
More teams needed.
Chas. N willard. Kinsley. Edwards
county-Harvest just starting. but
few more men needed. Wages $3.50
to IS day. A few teams can be used.
A telegram from Scottsville. Mitch
ell county, stated that the demand for
men in Mitchell county had been
fully met.
county-Need 1000 men and many
teams. Wages for men $3.50 day.
) ]. F. Hull, Ellis-Need 500 men.
Also men with teams. J. H. Chttten-
don, Ellis county. says 500 men and
men with teams needed In that Sec
ton of county.
county-Need SO men.
i. G. Hinshaw, Mackville, Stafford
county: Need $50 men, also teams.
N. L. Hoskin, st. John, Stafford county
says that community needs 300 men
and teams.
Collyer State bank. Trego county:
Need 500 men, also teams. Wages
H. B. Firestone, Cimarron. Gray
county: Need 200 men. also teams.
w. s. Grant, Medicine Lodge. Bar
Der county: Need 100 men.
". X Hoover, Russell, Russell coun-
ty: Need 1000 men; wages $3.50 day.
Teams also needed.
George Melvin, Harper: Need 300
men,
c. H. Dunlap. Dodge City. Ford
county: Need 1000 men.
o. G. Underwood, Greensburg. Kio-
wa county: Need 800 men.
Seward county: Enough men re-
Clark county: Can still use few
men.
George 8. Walker. Smith Center: Need
a few men.
Don T. Edwards, Plains. Meade coun-
ty: Can use 500 more
This morning a crowd OF nearly 100
men from Cleveland. o.. were sent over
the Santa Fe to supply the demand in
Stafford county. Another crowd OF
nearly 100 from st. Louis was routed
over the Union Pacific to Russell and
Ellis counties.
Reports from most Of the southwest
ern Kansas counties Indicate but lit
tie change in crop conditions in the last
week. This report, following the rains
of Sunday. indicates less damage to
heat than was at first anticipated