The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-04-06

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bathtub. They are kept hot by steam
pipes land are maintained at Just the
right temperature to make b best
soup. They ave a capacity OF 1000
quarts Of soup I tasted some of it
and liked it.
Later in the day l attended a lee
ture ana moving picture show which
was given for the immigrants. The
pictures were composed OF farming
scenes, displaying the of
Argentina, and showing how the vari-
Gus crops are raised. Many different
provinces were brought on the screen,
and we had views of the win raising
In Mendoza, uga planting in Tucu-
man and corn growing in Entire Rios.
The immigrants were intensely inter
ested, and the lectures were intended
to inform them where they had best
make their homes.
In another place in the hotel I visit
ed a bureau devoted TO the hiring out
of immigrants and to seeing that they
are not imposed upon by their en-
pleyers. They go GU upon contracts
that fix their wages and terms of ser
vice. Amy infringement Of such a con-
tract is prosecuted by the government
without expense Of the laborer.
An interesting part of this employ
ment bureau is hat devoted to the
sending out Of women who have come
over to act as Gus servants. When
one is in need of q servant she comes
to the Immigrant Hotel and looks ove1
the women and girls who are ready
to go into service. She picks out those
whom h likes, and if they are will
ing the contract is made out, stipulat-
ing the wages and terms of service.
A ticket is then given which permits
the Sefvant to leave the building, and
she goes with her employer, but the
contract is kept at the hotel, and in
case of trouble the matter can easily
be brought into court. In this same
department there are three policemen
who are detailed to follow the girls
and to inspect the houses to which
they are taken. There is every pro-
lection against white slavery, and the
government acts, as it We're, as the
parent of it's new children.
Careful statistics are kept Of the
immigrants. Their photographs. mea-
surements and thumb prints are
TAKEN, and one copy of each record is
kept in h hotel, while another is
sent to the police station nearest
where the immigrant settles. No one
is allowed to land if he is more than
sixty years Of age and has no relative
who will be responsible for his care.
All immigrants are examined as tic
possible diseases, and the physically
defective are returned to Europe. The
immigrants have the right to remain
five days in the hotel, and some. OF
the cities throughout the interior have
arrangements for keeping them pend.
ing their employment.
Many OF the foreigners who come tt
Argentina have no idea Of makins
, TINS country their permanent home
Ihey come to work for a year or 81
9 expecting then to go back with VIVA
!, they have saved. Some stay for only
, season. This is true Of thousand;
from northern Italy and northern
J Spain. countries which have their sea
sons Just the OppOSiteS of those of tn,
! Argentine. When it is winter il
northern Italy it is summer in Argen
: Inc and the men IA aid in harvest
!, ing the crops here and go back hon1
: for their spring blowing. The wage
: are SO much higher that they can pa,
: their steamer fares and save money
There are something like 40, 000 o
8 $4,000 immigrants who return ever
= year. Some have been here for tw,
or three a and have saved enoug]
y TO Duy land at home. 1t is the grea
desire Of the Italian to own a littl
? farm in Italy. The result is that h
~oegrudges every penny spent ava
, from that country, cutting his ex
e penses to the bare necessities of life
. and returning in about the sara
clothing that he were upon his ar
rival. When ne has saved $500 O
$500 he is ready to go back home, an
he takes the money with him.. Thos
Ie who return carry millions of dollar
out of the country. Such men ar
known as swallow immigrants. The
le fit Jack and forth like swallow.
le They do not confine their workin
IT places to Argentina. Some stop O
" in Brazil to aid in harvesting the COT
ID fee crop, and enc move on down t
n Uruguay and Argentina. There al
s. SO many Of these people that tn
OF steamship companies make a hi
&. profit in carrying Shem back an
ID forth. III total fares from imm
grants and emigrants amount to som
as thing like $50, 900. coo per annum, an
ut this is said to give the steamship owl
ct ers a profit Of about $4,000, 600.
a. -
nd Nevertheless the bulk of the inm,