Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25
UNCLE SAM WILL find YOU A JOB

The ia S Labor Distribution Branch,
ocsted a. No 1876 South Second Street,
'llade.rhia. and the sub-branch with
.fEc=S iu the Berger Building Pttsburg
Pa hsve been in operation about one
7esr. the exact date a the official open
ug being February IL, 1915
tTheT- Is a noteworthy difference be-
-weeu. conditions today and those of just
Twelve months ago. as applied to our
-aeo- distribution work said Comuis-
Fu1er uf Immigration Elmer T.. Green
auzlt i- commenting on the service
-eudtred bv this particular branch of
razi- -otri1g under his supervision A
,-ear aye continued the Commissioner
we v.e7s.0,erwhelmed with applications
foz wert and the opportunities for en-
ltGymsut a., our disposal were quite
igsitsd hH; Things are different now.
Opportunities are rIure plentiful and APP
-lsicants fewer by far than a year ago.
AIiduinter ordinarily finds a large
.-y11ulber ST workers particularly in un-
skilled hines, out at employment; this
water however, is an exception to the
--ule- and we have been wholly unable to
-zvpClv the demand for men in both skill
I'D and uuskilled lines. Right now we
rrFV-e opportunities for an unlimited num-
as-r of coal miners and mine laborers for
Middle and West ern Pennsylvania and
rt-Ep est Virginia; 800 weavers for a large
.tslailset. cloth and carpet mill in Phila
<k.lnhia; rs laborers for stone quarries in
Esastern Pennsylvania (Italians prefer
-re,d3; 200 laborers for iron works outside
q Philadelphia unlimited number of
erpert machinists, domestics, etc. On
.:fae other hand we have many applica-
s,as on file from persons whose qualit-
,rztisus unfit them for the emplOyments
. wow calling for additional help For
instance, there are at least twenty who
-.,eant idbs as watchmen and ianitors, also
a, s,huch sexton, submarine diver, rail-
rssgsd ssignalmen, special policemen. stew
,7'ds, file setter, log scaler. flax dresser,
managers and foremen, celluloid worker
sau idential messenger, asbestos worker,
.-zarnessmaker, travelling bee inspector
clerks, nurses, etc. Opportunity Tor EN-
r-atovment in such miscellaneous lines as
= have just quoted, and others that
rT1ight be added, are not at all plentiful,
md much as we regret it we are not al
,rsxs IN a position to find places for all
ssllo apply under such specialization.
lgri~st,class mechanics are in demand at
III large manufacturing plants and husky
Irf,orers are wanted almost everywhere.
s--ne months Of December and January,
uust past. show the greatest number OF
--efsons actually directed to employment
s-uce the United States Labor Distribu-
Eou service has been in operation in
-svinat,is designated as zone ), comprising
he states OF Pennsylvani, West Virginia
.p,d Delaware. In December 329 were
r7laced, and in January 4O5, making
Tee4l Of 734 in these two midwinter
r1zonths.
All Of this invaluable service to both
-,s,nlovere and those seeking work, is
s.i~eu bv the United States Government
.sbsoiutely free, and any one wishing in
.5,ruation concerning opportunities for
Employment. or desiring to hire help,
An obtain full particulars by calling IN
serson, or addressing the y. S. Labor
D Ilstributing Branch, No. ls5 5. Second
-7treea, Philadelphia. Pa, or Berger
sanding, PitlsbuTgh, Pa.