The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-02

| ueU1DeT. cannot DC nidlutu IL hV h"'
grown tired of that kind Of living and
| is anxious to make a change. Getting
out of the place in which he has iived
and worked fo- years is not, however
always change for the better This
| is often owe looked. II Is hard work
teaching an old dog new tricks, ana
this applies in the case OF the man as
we'll as the animal. The Eastern man
who goes West must acquire a lot OF
| new tricks and some of them are hard
| to learn.
What the West needs is jobs, not
job huters. The woods rae full
OF the latte now. men with families
who have been here for years and are
fully acquainted with conditions and
still are out of work, because there is
none to be had. 1t may not be out OF
place right here to give you my expeF'
fence landed in Tacoma, June "a,
1911. had $3.50. expected to be OBJ
liged to spend 800 before / succeed
ed in securing place as careful
| did not throw any money away see
ing the town. got out and looked Tor
work, something that would pay $50
or $25 per week.
There did not seem TO be any jobs
loose at that price, so tried for $l5
or little better This class OF job
also seemed to be out of the market.
The 800 | had set aside as expenses
during the time | expected to be idle
was gone and | was still as far from
job, apparently as ever.
To get right down to brass tacks.
did not get anything that looked like
a job for four months. ! had begun
to get nervous, my money was nearly
gone, winter was coming on the wet
weather would soon set in. and my
wife and three children would need
suitable clothing and shoes, not to
mention my own needs. My clothes,
which were new when | lef- Minnea-
polls, were no longer new. had be-
gun to feel and look shabby.
Our manner of living also had fall
en- off. We no longer had the little
delicacies to which we had been used.
We lived plain" And want you to
understand | mean Plain.
have the promise of a place in
short time. The promise is good. I'll
get it as soon as 1t is open. but In
the meanwhile
The truth has never been told re-
eyardinu conditions ont hara All ono
hears is the horn of the booster. II
he only confined himself TO boosting
the things that really were here II
would be all right. but he dosen't. He
starts in boosting for the climate"
and winds up by boosting for things
the country never had. Instead OF
making it an object for manufacturing
interests TO come here the people
seem to hope they won't. I've known
OF cases where Minneapolis people
have donated sites TO factory own
ers who would locate in that city. DO
they do it here? Maybe. don't re-
OF hearing of it,
In Tacoma there is piece of land
called the Tide Flats" II is the on
ly place in the town where n factory
could find room TO locate, and outside |
Of the shipping. it is Tacoma's only
excuse for existence. This land is !
plated in twenty-five foot lots. They |
call them factory sites"
About the only factory that could |
be built on a lot of that size is al
noodle factory These lots are priced /
at from $500 TO $500. That is going |
some for twenty-five feet of water. for
many OF them are under water when
the tide is in.
Tacoma needs factories. Her
streets are full OF idle men WIZ |
don't some OF the Millionaires of Ia
coma start something? | don't know
the answer The town is oyer-popu-
ated for the amount OF employment
Il has to offer and is hollering for
J- to come to the City of Des-
my as they call it. Destin,
That's great word. Portland has
vice as many people as she can find
work for This is no lie, il is fact.
we heard business men say this to
Zach other. In Tacoma I've heard
business men kid each other along on
he subject of prosperity. They don't
10 that so much here. The town is
,vergrown and they all knew it. They
would not say so TO an Fastener man
or fear OF hurting the town. They
will go right along letting the poor
eople come out here in the belief
hat they can get employment, rather
han come out and tell the truth.
lost cities are little better. but
'hat kind of deal is that?
] don't want to knock. | hate
nocker, but the truth is no knock III
his case. 1t ought to be told. May
e am the only one that ever felt
ore enough to tell And | haven't
DID ii all.
Portland is a beautiful city and any
will feel at home here.
there was only any business here
would be fine. but there is none.
ny man who has a Job in Mime.
polls or any other city in the East or
Iiddle West would better go right up
} that job, kiss it fondly as a lover
light, then-spike it down and sit on