Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-20
LABOR AND GRAIN STORAGE
PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED
Meeting Called to Work Out Ways
and Means OF Meeting Situation

Last Saturday afternoon a large
of Jerome and vicinity met at the
Chautauqua tent to enter into free
and earnest discussion of two sub
jects which at this .ime are of ma
terial interest to both the farmers
and the business men-the labor and
grain storage problems.
The meeting was called by the coun-
ty agent IN cooperation with the loc-
al labor agent. An excellent lunch
was partakel CT, after which H. A.
Avery. county agent, called the meet
ing to order.
Mr.. Avery stated briefly the OBJ
ject of the gathering and put the
grain storage and labor problems
fairly to the people. He stated that
600 cars of grain are needed daily
by our soldiers and another addition
al 1000 cars must be had by our al
lies. 1t is known fact that our far
mers have the grain this year. but it
will have to be stored until late in
the winter for it may be impossible
to get the cars to move it until that
time. Mr.. VIM. Wagner, of the Je-
rome Milling & Elevator company.
told the gathering that the storage
possibilities at the present time in
Jerome would hold but about fifteen
per cent of the grain of the North
1
to build substantial grain cribs to
hold their crops, which would insure
the enormous crop against mice and
other destructive sources.
AS to the labor situation Mr. Hall
worth of Twin Falls, and president
of the Twin Falls County Farm Bu-
reau. told the people how the South
side had coped with the problem this
spring He said that the business
men and the farmers must pull to-
gether in every way and that the
business men were ready at any time
to help the producers. and any one
who agitated any movement at this
time which would tend to create a
| friction between the farmers and bus
mess men was TRAITOR of the
worst dye. He assured his listeners
that there was plenty of labor to be
had. but that the laboring men must
not be spoiled" and that 80 and
So could not bid against his neigh
Dor for help. He pointed out the
way TO meet the problem, was by di
rect cooperation in regard to the
wage scale that has been adopted.
which is SO and board for the
transient laborers. $50 Per month
for man the year round. and SIS
for practical irrigators This seems
to be a fair scale and if every farmer
adheres to the scale no trouble will
be had.
Mr. Hardwick. the deputy sheriff.
was called upon anG he stated that
the sheriff's Office would assist in ev-
cry way by seeing that those who
wanted work would get il and that
those who did not want to work. but
who are detriment. would be taken
care Of Mr.. Shepherd urged the
farmers to cooperate with each 9TH
er and stick to the wage scale and he
also put forth the necessity of suit
able bins to store the grain until it
can be shipped.
Several farmers and business men
were called upon to state their views
in regard TO the labor problem and
they all seemed of the same trend of
mind, that if every one would hold
to the wage scale adopted, the prob
lem of labor would be met and dealt
with in a satisfactory manner. which
would be fair to both the farmer and
the laborer.