Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
STRIVING TO FIND
!. GARDEN LABORERS
Tuck Farmers Aroused at
Danger of Produce Short
!. age in D. c.
METHODS ARE ADVANCED


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ns. 1,>-o,,,s. +rurk
As'iiS'' Mol Sie>'u anu
, farmers are aroused over the danser Oh
a serious shortage of garden produce in
fuA. .,i. and ava oo;no
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To Cooperate among themselves anu
with government and municipal
-s.;.. e.. e.;,,,,.a nrodnctiop In
every way possible
This was indicated impressively at the
ssecond meeting of growers called bv the
garden committee of the District eoun-
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= ihefe were ABOUT ahroe LILIES rs
many farmers present as at the meet
ing held Saturday a week ago, and the
n-o.-.ss nod. in p,o-line o,+ nr,c+;-
i !" WI ms ''
cal solutions OF the LABOR ana otner
problems facing the farmers was cor
res,o,a;n,Iv ,,s.1
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To Use School Bows Girls. Women.
After speakers had told of plans to
r,,rsh., h;eb scho,, ho,,s ard won,e,
'oi'oi oo'a N'u
.hN mas iOi " % n oi' INV ASAiAA-''' ~NA~>'A
man Coliaday got the growers to put
themselves on record as to how far
tbey viii GO in trvinS ont The suppes
-.tions onfered
TbeI- apread ~ moot all scboolhovs
who NAV rerister for farm work a.
49, e5d discuss Nth ,han, the
work he done and terms of emn,oy-
ment
neigbho 80 ~ onestion of the emntov.
men. ui ~oiheh ana 70 repoIe q. d
huildjng two weeks hence what they
think Of this plan
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T. i,d;c.,sd tho. - ai.ha, ,o
- was i"uiea'eu 'iia' Ii ei'her boys
or women are employed TO any extent
they will be chartered in camps near
A-f.r,in~ ,on,-,u,;.;.s ana ,,,,rt.d =,
T-omnsenndar ~ Sirsc,inn IF Iaade,
WhiIe the farmers are tienring On
.-,besa nnssih;,itias To- ~ ,,t;1i,atie, ~
.9,, posSiuitisIeS VT Ine u.liisalloh OF
zcara-i++aa e. 49, ir, ~ a. 80 "
tensiye home rardaning ;n az It,, -
sweet H. thrasstanad rie, ~ eho 10y. ~
lees scresea ~ trncLers haI.s , -. 80 ~
1sSor Shor5saa &c., 70 ause "a .n1
fives ~ ali c;+iyans ,ion "a
asked to confer With the COMMITTEES On
this matter at 3 o.cIock tomorrow nieh,
IN the Estr;ct b,,;,Sius ifo" nisht
= Manv rrowers Whn s+,.,d.a 81. 49,.
ing at the District h,,;id;ne ne L'e ssa
we're nresent veSts-Iav ana 80
dart that 1hs,. 80 49,, 49, ..,S
ahIe fhinkine about az hso,-s sosnn0;
nilitv -h.t rs 49, ~ .h ees iespoh ~
Tcraasa TO-, nr,dnct;or asn.eim " ~
sSicinStv 81 ~. Net,nn., eepestay III one
rsis. u. INC aNaionai Sapi ~, whose
ipopula1o i LAS ihef easeo io".oVo "ithin
- Se'
hePeat Cr1S1s IN LABOR.
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O"e aA'el ahol'e' thes were caiieo
s%npon oy Chairman Colladay to discuss
the problem from their respective view
inoints .nd ,beir ,f,1s+.+.,,s,,
-Trras 1bst on .nc.nnS ~ -,na 81 $3.50
aabor they would ~ afieSfo nIant only
Fron one.bs1f ~ two fhsrds % ths
.Nn,,nt of .ra,n5 e'I,;Hats5 ,.st 80
$3.50 siOt .e.S.. - 49,
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In enas ahI ho " tH, Iou ny
not % uis"S saus,aciorS' enousn az
as4SIeeo that II "euio pe pet'ei IMAM
no1nims-
CaiiIhs a.tent'on OF lhe taSs thaI ne
sSesslty IN rance mas resoieeo ~. IN yomen
being calico 10 nara WORK on the talms
@Mr. colladay asked if it would not be
wise for farmers OF this country to be
gin to find out now what they can do
with unskilled labor, in order that II
may be employed extensively II condi-
lions become more serious There was
general agreement that the best plan
would be for the farmers to begin now
TO utilize all available labor, skilled and
otherwise. and many attending the meet
fny said they would cultivate the full
=Acreages titled last season il they could
get the help required
TWO BOYS who attended the meeting
offered their services for farm work
were Paul Pease and Howard Taft;
boys between the ages of sixteen and
-Ywentv-one wears that farmers in this
Vicinity will have an opportunity to
enr,Ioy according to statements made
nv r. e. Howard. who told of the Boys
working Reserve, which has been or
eanixed under the Department of La
nor. He said that while the boys can
make better money in the city scores
* thano haze consented TO snend the
.surnn.r working in the country be-
cause il has been put UP to them as a