Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-13
TOMORROW Biz
CAMPA FOR
LABOR STARTS
FIELD TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR
SEVERAL POINTS
CANVASS ALL COUNTY
FDEFENSE COUNCIL TELLS WHAT
/. IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
Prompt Action on the Part of the
Farmers of the County Alone VIII
Make the Movement Success

Make the Movement a Success
The great campaign for securing
funds for the importation of the more
than five thousand laborers needed to
harvest the great crops this fall and
winter starts actively tomorrow morn
ing.
From all the leading centers of the
valley members of the campaign COM
mittee will start out and visit the
farmers. The city has been districted
ard each man will cover his own sec
ton and arrange to have the farmers
sign the authorization for the cailec-
ton Of the tax. The necessity for
the money being raised is urgent and
the labor market will be found short
unless prompt work is done.
The teams for FL Centre, Imperial
and Mesquite are announced as fol-
lows: VIM. NJ. Worries, NJ. l.. Snodder-
ly, E. G. ShelIhorn, Clark Adair, B. F.
Robinson, Walter Whiting, H. Ii. Yost,
J. M'Kim, VIM. Grisette, W. +. Wilkie
and Win Edgar.
Plenty of Labor
Labor Agent Davenport said this
morning that he had plenty OF labor
in sight and ready to be brought in
bl that the matter Of securing trans
portation would have to be provided
first. In fact all that is needed now
is money and tomorlow's campaign is
designed to provide that.
The council of defense has issued
the following:
The purpose of the council is to
raise $4,000 to $4,000 to be used as
a revolving fund to be advanced to
families and others for transportation
from southern states and Mexico, to be
repaid as far as possible out of the
wages of pickers.
1t has been arranged to have the
money advanced to carry on work as
soon as signatures of sufficient num-
Der of cotton and corn growers are
secured.
The shortage of labor is general
throughout the state of California and
many other sections of the United
States.
Must Have Men
1t is obviously impossible by any
artificial means to make the supply
of labor entirely sufficient to meet all
needs; nor is it hoped entirely to meet
the situation with the funds that can
be raised in this way. Unless, how
ever, Imperial Valley takes active
steps in its own interest, it must face
the greatest shortage of help even
known, since other sections of the
country where working and living con.
ditionS are better, are bidding strong.
ly for the labor which usually comes
to the valley of its own accord at thi:
season Of the year. The amount o.
money that can be raised by thi'
means should at least go a long way
toward relieving the situation.
Time is the essence of the matter
1t is imperative that the project b,
carried through to the point wher,
work can begin without a days delay
These charges of 35 cents per bal,
for cotton and 10 cents per ton o
corn are certainly no burden to an,
grower.
Thirty-five cents per bale equals
cents per 100 pounds seed cotton
Therefore, raise in wages for pick
ing of so cents per 100 pounds woul
be % times this charge. Ten cent
per ton of corn is a proportional
charge.
All moneys raised are to be handle
by Mr.. o. G. Horne. secretary of tn
Imperial Valley Bankers Association
who will act as trustee for the Count
Council of Defense.
Stoddard Jess Urges Action
Arthur W. Palmer is in receipt c
strong letter from Stoddard Jes
who has taken great deal of inter
est in the valley and who has ur
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