Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-31
NET OUT FOR SHIP BUILDERS.
Public Service Reserve Wants 25o,ooo
Workmen,

Washingto Jan. 3l.-The depart
ment of labor made public the quota or
all grades Of labor suited to shipbul!o-
ing which each state is called on 10
furnish during the three weeks coast
to-coast drive for a voluntary reserve
o. 10000 shipbuilders. The campaign
for the recruiting Of this number sur
!icient 10 meet the present and future
needs of the yards OF the United states
begins this morning and the quarter
million OF workers needed are oclhs
enrolled as members OF the lnlleU
states public service reserve. whlch Is
the war labor reservoir with whlch
the United States employment service
will supply laD0r for shipou!lding mum
ition making and the other war !ndus 4
trt-s.
New York and Pennsylvania have
been allotted the largest quotas and
Nevada the lowest. New York is asked
10 furnish 39,526. while PENNSYLVANIA
where many az the largest Yards are IS
listed for Sill. The Nevada quota Is
$50
In connection with the announcement
Of he state quotas, John f. DenSmore'
director Of the United States employ
Inert service OF the labor department.
Of which the reserve is a division, said
AT the outset of this campaign let
il Dc thoroughly understood that after
enrolment and registration in the pub
lie service reserve no man VIII De COM
PEELED to accept employment al snip
building. The whole movement Is
purely voluntary. Equally important is
il every worker should understand that
after enrolment he should stick to his
present Job until he IS notified or
place in yard for him. Employers OF
labor also must realize that the more
men registered in the reserve the pet
.er they will be protected against sud
Den and wholesale losses Of employees
thru the needs Of the shipyards.
William E. Hall, national director OF
the public service. emphasized that
only those men vino have experience IN
a trade used IN shiphuiding Will De
asked 10 enroll. In general. he SAID
any man coming under the head OF one
OF the following trades or its branches
can be utilized Cor sh!pbuild!ng.
Asbestos worker. acetylene worker,
blacksmith. boi,crmaker. clipper and
cdCikeE, coupe! S!i.!It!' &C - 4N.ea1' 80
borer. lottsulan. machinist. painter
plumber, ship carpenter ship litter
sheet metal worker and structural
iron worker.
The quotas by states follow:
Maine og12: New Hampshire, 1888
Vermont. 1909: Massachusetts, li,32l'
Rhode Island ass; Connecticut, Ass;
New York, 3a.52S New Jersey, 1l,34s:
PENNSYLVANIA, 32.77l: Ohio. 1882; In
diana, 1854: Illinois, 1862: Michigan.
u,134: Wisconsin, 9,6l1; Minnesota
s.7s2; Iowa. SSH; Missouri, 1l,sl2;
North Dakota 2,54s; South Dakota
2.3q3; Nebraska, 4 400: Kansas. $3.50;
Delaware, S1I: Maryland. $3.50; Dis
.rict Of Columbia, 1890; Virginia. S.i5S;
West virginia. 1927; North Carolina
1854: South Carolina, 6,253: Georgia.
1901; Florida. &.t35; kentucky, $3.50;
Tennessee, 1852: Alabama, S,99i Miss
jesippi. Ass; Arkansas, 6.022 Lou isiana
1864; Oklahoma S.4S2; Texas, 1893;
Montana. 1858: Idaho. 1921: Wyoming.
SIS; Colorado. $3.50; New Mexico LAPS;
Arizona, s8&; Utah. 1860; Nevada, 1886;
Washington. 5.906; Oregon, 3,2oi;
California $40