The state herald., 1915-04-09

ious to worl. In many the farmer who
needs n special kind OF man is willing to ad
the transportation which will take the
employed from the place OF his application for
work to the scene OF action. Now. OF course.
some men might take the transportation and
never show up and the government has not funds
to make goei such petty defacations Nearly
every man. however. who applies for work wants
work. and such men generally have some per
sonal belongings. He is told that II he will check
his belongings. which first examined to see
II they are valuable enough to cover the cost u
transportation. and viii give the check to tn.
authorities they will give him the money TO
send him to his place OF employment. This sys
TEN OF baggage checking has been going on for
n long time and almost never hns there been a
slip The men go and In most cases make good.
Chief Powderly OF the division OF information
says that in the belongings OF most OF the men
who apply for work are found pictures OF n moth
er n father OF a family group and that al
most invariably when the baggage is turned over
for inspection and transportation the workseeker
says: Don't lose the picture" II In human trait
and n sign OF the softer nature which underles
almost every exterior even n II be n rugged one
and perhaps seemingly at times n hard one.
The remedy for unemployment Is employment
This IN what Mr. Powdcriy says and II seems ms
sharply true ns the saying OF the past In con
necton with the resumption OF specie payment.
The way 10 resume is 10 resume" II In the ef
lori To-Day OF W" department Oi tnfouGn lts
division OF Information, 10 ask all employers In
the United States. agricultural. commercial. man
ufacturing. TO tell the government what mcn they
want and what they pay. The rural carriers the
post Offices and every postal means In being
used TO get the information The responses have
been most generous. The officials nj one dr,ri
button center when they nnd that the proper
place for that the place TO which he
wishes 10 20 IL located In another rome communi
cate with the distribution center Of that
The work IL rystemntizod and rapidly II Ia be
coming the mos, effective agent 10 diminish the
condition Of unemployment In America
The officials of the division OF Information are
now seeking definite information concerning
how much repair work on barns and other build
inFs on the farms In done each winter Tho
plan N TO see II through the farmers who need
the help Of carpenters or machiniH'H In winter.
relief canno. be- given TO many 'ity workers
who have little or nothing TO do daring the cold
winter moniha The farmers mr., 70 be- asked
what repairs they viii need nost winter and
what kind of man thcy would like to have.
The federal officials will mud the man and thus
they hope to supply with employment during the
slack times IN the city many men willing and
anxious to labor through the entire year,
II seemingly II wish " the officials of tho
department of labor that II should be known
that while the division of information In part
ot the bureau Of immigration that this work Of
connecting the joblehs with the Job does not
concern itself alone with tho immigrant. but aims
10 give tia service fully and freely alike 10 tho
incoming stranger and 20 tho man eho knows
this aH his native land