The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-29
Labor Meeting
At Barlow on
Wednesday Night

Barlow, Fla, July 25.--At the labor
conference held in Jacksonville week
before last at the call of Hon. Cliff
Williams, superintendent of the Sixth
District, U. S. Employment Service,
comprising Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, and Mississippi, calling jointly
with Governor Cats, representatives
of employers and employees from all
sections of the State were present,
among them being ] Forrest Cald-
we'll who was sent as a delegate from
Polk county by the Barlow Board Of
Trade.
The meeting in Jacksonville was
for the purpose of spreading informa-
ton over the State and also to get
organization of the State under way
by the appointment Of an executive
committee in each county whose duty
it will be to VIE all questions con,
corning labor, it's scarcity or surplus,
within the county. In other words
this executive committee will be COM
posed of representative employers in
the essential industries including
phosphate, citrus, lumber, turpentine,
and farming as we'll as representa-
tives of labor both organized and I'M
organized. Any other section of the
state or nation desiring to make a
draft on labor from this section must
do so through this committee, thus
stopping the ravages and disruption,
caused by the travelling labor recruit
ler who neither cares whether he in
lures local industries nor whether the
labor he ships away can hold down
the job he has promised. Likewise
should an emergency prevail locally
which calls for extra help this coun-
ty executive committee would call on
the State or district organization to
furnish the necessary help to tide us
over the emergency.
While it cannot be definitely said
at this time that it will be so, vet |.
Is anticipated that this organization
will lead up to card system" regis
tering every man, woman and child
over IL years of age, when employed
at what service and at what price
and giving an accurate record of the
number of hours so employed the pre-
vious week. It needs very little
thought to evidence to your MIND
what wonderful increase in eff.
cheney we would experience by thu
use of this system in conjunction with
the enforcement Of the proclamation
go to work or 60 to Jail"
The Hon. Cliff Williams will be ir
Barlow Wednesday night. July 31st
to speak to a mass meeting on the
labor question, which at this time is
most vital factor in winning thu
war Labor and employers of labor
from all sections Of the county arc
requested to attend this meetins
which will be held at the court house
at $50 p. m. Spread the word in you,
community.
An hour before this time the execu
tive committee for Polk County il
called to meet in the parlors Of the
Hotel Stewart for a conference will
Mr.. Williams who has some things t
say to them in person which he will
not say at the public meeting. Ever,
member of the executive committed
should be promptly on hand for thi.
meeting.
Polk County Executive Committee
has been appointed as follows
, Capt. H. M. Mansfield, Barlow
representing phosphate employers.
, A. A. Mcleod, Barlow, represent
ing phosphate employers.
W. B. McLendon, Pierce, repre-
senting organized phosphate employees
Edw. L. Hall, Mulberry, represent
ing organized phosphate employees.
! c. j.. Sutton, Mulberry, representing
unorganized phosphate employees.
B. G, Mayo, Tiger Bay, represent
ing unorganized phosphate EN-
ployes.
E. T. Roux, Lake Ann, represent
ing lumber employers.
! o. M. Eaton, Lakeland, representing
organized railroad employees.
C. l., Morrison, Fort Meade, repre-
senting turpentine employers.
DR.. J. H. Ross, Winter Haven, rep
resenting citrus industry.
i A. B. Mclean, Barlow, represent
ing farming industry.
Leon Prime, Fort Meade, represent