The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-19
INDUSTRIES WILL
With
LABOR RESERVE
Fifty Men Have Enrolled For
Farm Labor With Public
Service Reserve.

Fifty men have been enrolled by
members Of the labor committee oil
the United States Public Service Re
serve, for work on the farms in Wayne
county this summer. The amount ol
time pledged by these workers is from
10 shours~ Ito two weeks, the largest
number signing for three days during
June. July and August.
The American Seeding-Machine
company, in letter to J. C. Kline
Wayne county agriculture agent, has
onered the cooperation of the com
pany nd its 400 employees in helping
the farmers. with the exception OF
about 40 men whose services cannot
be spared during working hours.
The following letter was received
by by Mr.. Kline from w. q. Carr. gen
eral manager Of the company:
Employees Are Notified.
I'VE are today posting notices in
our plant that employees desiring to
enroll for temporary farm work during
harvest are to consider the matter
with their foemen who will larrange
with them regarding absence from
work here. Some men, Of course, we
cannot spare at all during working
hours, other men we can spare with
less detriment to our production,
which you will appreciate is essen
tial to farming and should not be in
terferred with to any great extent
during the next several months. We
are willing. however. to cooperate
and shall do our best to aid in this
movement
"The American Seeding Machine
company has taken lead that every
patriotic institution should follow, :"
said the county agent Through the
cooperation of such companies we
can easily secure enough help on the
farms this year in Wayne county to
thresh and gather the crops. We pre-
fer, however, that men who sign to
give part Of their time know some.
thing about farm work. but II they 40
not we want them to sign anyhow and
we will probably make use of them
someplace. Members Of the labor
committee will either call at these
factories and sign the men, or they
may get in touch with myself or the
secretary of the Commercial Club and
ENROLL -..
The force of men being enrolled in
Richmond and Wayne county is essen
TALLY reserve force to be called up-
on only in case of necessity. Men
who are able to start work at once,
who have had farm experience and
are willing to devote a month or
more of their time to the work, should
not enroll in the reserve. Work can
be found for them by Carl w. Ullman,
enrolling agent, or j. C. Kline, the
county agent.
All Workers Asked.
College men, professional men, bust
less men, clerks, factory employees
n fact men from all walks of life are
'eing solicited by the labor committee
% enroll for service. These men are
'aid by the farmers at the regular
ate of wages for such work.
Farmers are signing requisitions
or help with the assistant enrolling
lgents throughout the county, and
hese will be kept on file by the head
agent at the Commercial
lub. Already several farmers have
Isked for help. Men who sign for
abor and refuse to go when called
pOn will be severely censured by the
ounci of defense. and no one should
ign in spirit Of fun unless they mean
0 really give their time and will work
onscientiously.