The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-19

ployment service does not maintain a
permanent office. but which IS repre-
scented in the organization through the
directors Of the United States Public
Service Reserve.
Examiners Report to state.
These examiners will report at once
70 the office of the state director the
names Of industries that are now on
war work. whether their contracts have
been curtsiled and their plans for re-
engaging in peace time pursuits The
total OF present employees and Of the
force required for transfer to peace
time WORK, if such transfer is con-
templated soon, also viii be fled
Each Of fifteen state offices have been
instructed to make an immediate report
on the war work industries with special
emphasis on the plans of the manu-
facturers in the event government con-
tracts are cancelled These reports
will be dissected and A classification
made Of the various trades affected.
with an estimate or the number of men
that are at work now and viii be need
ga in future The reports will indicate.
where possible. how rapid a shift win
be made from war operations to the
peace program.
indianapolis is now ready 10 guar
antee work to several thousand laborcrs
There are a number Of semi-public pro-
jects under way. chief of which is the
railroad track elevation contract which
viii call for vast amount of work be-
fore completion. There Is also a cons
tant demand for section and track work
ers as we'll as laborers from the sew
eral railroad companies. who have de-
layed improvements from lack of ma
tcrial and labor for an Unprecedented
period.
In lake and St. Joseph counties re-
quests have been fled with the employ
ment service for many common labor
ers and skilled mechanics for peace time
work. on a peace basis there exists at
this time. the examiner in charge at
East Chicago states. a serious labor
shortage in the Calumet Region
IN Randolph. Benton and in fact ali
large corn growing counties there is
pressing demand for men to husk corn.
The large acreage viii guarantee work
for agricultural laborers for several
weeks. at least
In the mining region there is work
for every man who has ever worked in
coal production. This situation IS ex-
pected to continue indefinitely and is in
no sense dependent upon the termina-
tion Of the war.
Agricultural sectios are asking for
men to assist in the repair and recon-
struction Of the fences and farm build
ings that have been allowed To deterior-
ate while the farmers have been busy
with the more important work of food
production.
An optimistic atmosphere poryades
the headquarters Of the employment
service, in reference to the reimbursement
problems Officials assert chat there
promises to be more jobs, in peace time
than were anticipated, and that their
work may continue hunting the man FOR
the job rather than hunting the job for
the man, as was expected
The uncertainty or ar adequate farm
labor supply for the 1919 planting sea-
son has been anticiapted by the United
states Boys Working Reserve which
has laid plans for q more intensive
campaign than ever before The recog-
milton Of the more pressing demand for
food stuffs. now that the nations re-
sponsibilities have been increased and