The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-10-14
DISMISS .
SCHOOLS;
STUDENTS
PICKING
APPLES
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLUNTEER
WITH BOYS FOR WORK IN THE
ORCHARDS.
SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR WEEK

because OF the scarcity of labor
from other sources the students OF
= both the north and south side high
sfhools have been given a weeks va
cation from their studies in order
that their services might be enlisted
to help pick the apple crop. which
orchardists are anxious to harvest
with as little delay as possible to
!: avoid danger from a freeze and its
consequent injury TO the fruit.
An announcement from the cham
Der OF commerce that help was wanted
ed by the ranchers to gather the fruit
was read at all OF the Sunday schools
and churches OF the city Sundav NOR.
ming and request made that all who
would volunteer for this work report
at the Y. NJ. C. A. building at o'clock
this morning. where transportation
would be provided to take them 10 the
orchards. Many Of the high school
boys. and in some cases. girls. who
were willing to do that kind OF work.
were found by ranchers on the streets
while going to the Y. NJ. c. A. and
the chamber OF commerce rooms and
were taken directly to the orchards
And given employment as fruit pick
ers. There was . demand for every
body wanting work and none willing
to gather apples were refussd jos.
At 1880 O'Clock about forty people.
principally boys and Eiris-rrum the
htyh school,. were at the ofncs OF tie
secretary OF the chamber OF com
merce. 5I2 Main street. waiting to be
conveyed to the different ranches
where they had been assigned work.
4 automobiles were requisitioned and
they were hurried away to enter upon
their tRsks. Good wages were offered
for pickers by the fruit growers and
there were very few idle people aboat
town who turned down the offer OF
making a little money In tina: way.
Practically all OF the high school boys
On both sides OF the river. as well MS
n good many girls and few high
school instructors. are at work In
he orchards today. There vii be a
tequest for their services till the ap-
Die crop is gathered, or until II has
progressed so far as to enable the
usual supply OF labor in the commun-
ity to complete its harvesting iE
short time.
The apple crop being about two
weeks later in ripening this year than
usual on account OF the cool weather
during the, early months of the sum
mer the necessity for gathering II
quickly IL more urgent than common.
The possibility OF freeze with an at.
tendant snowstorm Is always more or
less Of n menace after the tenth OF
october and intensifies the anxiety
or the orchardist to get his crop under
cover where It is safe from dangers
Of that kind. The changing temper
ature today, brought about by the
veering OF the wind to the east por-
,ends a material decline of The ner-
cur in the thermometer during the
next twenty-four hours and suggests
p snowstorm as one OF its results.
While ranchers generally are not spe.
cially uneasy over the outlook. they
are leaving nothing undone to get
their apple crop gathered as rapidly
y they can.
There has been some talk today OF
asking the board of education to dis.
miss the pupils in the seventh and
eighth grades in the public schools 20
tlNat they too may assist in the apple
picking campaign. which will be rush
ed as rapidly as possible TO forestall
pforseen contingencies OF weather.
The ranchers and the members OF
their families are working carly and
late in their orchards and have pro-
kcured such assistance as they can to-
Aft In their crops. but the supply of
labor Is not equal to the demands OF
the situation. To help make IN the
deficiency the-high school students
have been appealed to for hslp and
have generously responded to the re-
guest l
u any reader Of The daily RECORD