The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-01
OF INTEREST TO EN-
PLOYEES and OTHERS.

rLUIEES AND UIHEKS.
Few Of our readers are, perhaps
aware that the United States Govern
ment, through the Department Of Labor
has inaugurated as part Of the Divis-
ion of Information country-wide en-
ployment bureau. II is the belief Of
those connected with the work that IL
will 90 far toward improving business
conditions in the United States. The
underlying principle Of the work is,
perhaps, best expressed BY the Score
tary Of the Department Of Labor in the
following words:
The Department Of Labor ..... has
So. established Distribution Brrnebes
throughout the country for the purpose
on the one hand Of developing the vel
fare Of the wage earners Of the United
states and improving their opportnni-
ties for profitable employment, : and on
the other hand Of aTording to employ-
ers a method whereby they may make
application for such help as they need.
either male or female. citizens or alien
residents. and have their wants supplied
through said Distribution Branches"
Comparative statistics show that
there has been in some portions Of the
United States a surplus of labor, while
in other portions a deficiency. 1t is
believed that this condition will be al
most, if 'ot entirely, eliminated by this
work. This will appear from the fol-
lowing brief explanation of the system .
under which the work is conducted.
The United States has been divided
into eighteenisections, or Distribution
Zones, as they are called, and in each
of these zones an employment Office
has been opered. These zones in nearly
every case have been sub-divided and
branch Offices opened urder the jurisdie-
tion Of the controlling zone office. This
means that large number Of employ
ment offices have been opened. by the
United States Government. At these
Offices thesempoyer. who needs help Of
any kind, skilled or unskilled, be he
farmer, merchant, manufactures, or
whatever his business, can secure what
he wants without any more trouble or
expense than the work Of stating what
he desires. and the expense of postage
stamp il. he finds it inconyenient TO can
at the Distribution Office in person.
Neither is any fee accepted by the
Government from those seeking en-
ployment. 1t goes even further, every
postmaster in the United States is .
representative of this Employment
Bureau. At every post office IN the
United States will be found, On sppliea-
ton to the postmaster. blanks for use
of employers in need of help ard for
the use of persons seeking employment
These blanks, upon being handed TO the
postmaster are transmitted by hun.
free of charge, to the proper zone Of
fee. where both blanks are properly
registered, and proper help selected for
the employer in need Of help, either
from applicants residing in the city in
which, the.office is located. or from the
applications on file. On the dag the
employers application is received by
the Distribution Office, copy is sent
t. the Division of Information, al
Washington. d. {. At frequent IT,
t-rvals these applications are assemhL
ed and published in tire form Of bur
letins and distributed to all Distribution
Offices. there by making it possible for
each office to know where help of any
description is in demand.
At the Distribution Office the bcst
interests Of the employer are kept e0n-
stantly in mind. and only such is select-
ed for positions as are. in the opiniOR
of the officer in charge. well qualified
10 perform the duties required.
If any reader Of The Central Record
is now. or expects shortly to be IN reed
of help Of any description. it is sug-
gested that the following coupon be
filed out and mailed to the address
given.
CoupOn.