The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
AS Well as Other Essential
Industries of Yer
mont
u. S. EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE DEVELOPED
Thirteen Community Labor
Boards Have Been
Established

Edward f. Elder, national field organ
izer of the United States employment
service, has surveyed the state and to a
representative of this paper Mr.. Elder
made the following statement relative to
the service:
Rapid progress has been made in the
organization of the United States en-
ployment service in Vermont, due large
~ TO the energy of Hon. Robert w. ST.
monds, federal state director. Thirteen
community labor boards have been set
up, five employment offices have been
established, and new office will soon be
opened at Bennington. The community
labor boards will assume an important
position in the industrial life of the state
and nation during the continuation Of
the war Their first and most important
function will be to classify the BUSH
nesses in each community into essential
and non essential, and TO issue orders
which will bring about the release of
men employed in non-essential indus
tries and occupations so that they may
find employment in essential enterprises
primarily in the state of Vermont.
Hearty cooperation from management
and labor is looked for by the employ
ment service. Non-essential industries
must be prepared to make sacrifices:
none which men engaged in them may
make will be as costly as those which
the men at the front are one and all pre-
pared to make To end the war speedily
we must have men, men, men, for war
work
Efforts are being made by the ma
tional government TO lessen the burden
upon manufacturers of non essentials by
assisting them in the conversion of their
plants, machinery and equipment for war
work. Realizing the Importance of this
matter from my recent visit to the
northern part OF the state, / took the
matter up, while in Washington, with
officials Of the resources and conversion
section OF the war industries board, and
in Boston with Mr.. Stuart w Webb, re,
gional advisor for eastern New England
! / have also had a conference with Mr.
III. Gray Estey Of Brattleboro, who il
sub regional chairman for Vermont, and
shall cooperate with him so far as lies
within my power
Farming, including dairy products, il
eSseDNlhl, ana tue GHiten Glhtts employ
ment service will cooperate with exist
ing agencies to supply the shortage O
farm labor. Manufacturers and farmer
should communicate their needs TO tn,
examiner in charge of the United States
employment office in their district, anC
workmen seeking employment eithe
within or without the state, skilled o
unskilled, should enroll at such office
! "The secretary of labor Of the nationa
government expects TO appoint specia
J representative of the United States EN-
ployment service and the public servic
: reserve in every town in Vermont. Thes
positions viii give an opportunity TO
patriotic public service of considerable
value. While they carry no salary, it /
expected that they will appeal strongl,
to loyal, live men, who want to be o
service to their country. Appointment
viii be made upon the recommendation
Of the federal state director, Hon Rober
W. Simonds Montpelier, Vt, to whor
all communications should be addressed.