Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-24

iNt HAF AFTs 81 el-+st-n years
old. aud work Ia big md
tory Ia Michigan More than s>dr
hundred other girls work lhes too.
don't aim 10 tell you abbs.s our Jobs
You can read Nhout or ~ork IN the
labor department reports hut l do
aim ia tell soa about our Big Sister
and 81 The things she has done for ~
To bcrie with. our factory town
isn't te~H at all It's huge barn
81 buildings stuck down Ia the country
niuetcep mites from nowhere There
~ a railroad siding station the sIze
II dry goods bcx. seven fannhouser
and one general store aud postofiee
eombined--it's pretty near as big "a
BOT ia'nair stand. Aud that's all. No
Main street. no banks nor stores, no
teecreaia pariors not one solitary
movie sisaw. IL ali those nineteen
miles. iaseeeomef IT'S thr ragged
edge Of desplst.on. that's what IL IL.
Il was cse of the frst carload ~ |
forty girls that was shipped up from
Chicago. : The factory was swarmIng
l&iih work"en putting IN the machin-
cry, aad we girls couldn't begin work
for DAY or SO. 40 we began hunting
places TO est and sleep. That was
trine hat the employment folks hadn't
thought al The workmen were sleep
ing and eating In the cars TINT had
brought them there. backed on the
siding Our only chance for beds and
food was with those seven farmhouses
~ We marched straight to the farmers
Hives and nsked for beard aud room,
Farmers Wives Hospitshle.
~ will say that those women were kind
and hospitEisie. They fxed Il up be-
tween then TO feed us forty girls. and !
shey gave ss good food too But for :
rooms, that was the question They
could each spare Que room That
meant sleep Ave or sir IN room. But
right thea along came the boss OF the
factory and sotd US the machinery was
ready and he'd expect us girls to work
Se1hle shifts. night aud day. n
"Iie waafed to make use OF every y
sainate, gou see. Hot that gave us our r.
chance as 10 sleeping We fixed Il up Il
with the fsrsa folks that we'd work
aonbls shifts aud sleep double shifts W
too n
$50 we planned It Three girls II
would use room from eight nj night "a
III sir the next morning. Then they'd n,
sustle over 20 the factory. and the m
shree girls who'd been working all Is
sight would take the room and sleep IN
tsil afternoon. II wasn't any luxurI. 20
Gus stumbef. believe mr. The farm
women had 90 few sheets and pillow de
srsss that most OF Ms went without qu
And towels we're scarce ms diamonds be
sn blackberry bushes As 10 SOAP nc
veil. the geoersl store kept yellow bar li'
sosp. that kind thst Is so full of rosin TO,
'ou could use II TO cafk ship. But Nv
- made cut an the next three car. col
esds of girls came rolling In. Then ths
~ went NEST distracted Those poor cpl
fris had to steep In tents and In the COZ
srs that the workmen had abandoned ms
y this fime. and they were lucky u nv
hey got q straw tick and q blanket.
y this time II had turned raw cold. Y,
pd nisyh< you know what late au-
snin aisiis Ia Michigan feel IKE. To
~ the eiimsx the farm folks cut !.
own ON food. aud for week Il was
ofssoes asd hesns ana mlghty Few ne
cans ., that. wn
AfseB Game . Miracle -,
But right when we were about n,
ssdy to cut. oar jobs and beat Il for ha,
ONE. sfeaE came q miracle Two 4
oiet, buxlnrvsIlke women climbed ,n ,
own FROM the rasthound train one sro,
corning. With them came eight work eve
'sn. carload OF seantlng and tar but
apcr. snotfser carload OF cots and
A n ~ 0sta a !
'wels-brsnd new blankets aud beds ~
think Of the glory OF that and
'sheis o. dishes and rolls Of ollclolh
ID enouxs burlap 90 carpet The coun. Y.
,. You won't believe me- when / tell
~ that !" ten days their Nofkmen "A
"a rcnntiIng- shack !
u up and 5urlsp tackled over the he
aiis. nno tue T. W. e. a. sstsetar, 49,.
% Der helper had set ~ boar,j tables ~.
a coffee keitlcs snd wepe serving US -,
e xr4tdesl hot lunches every div ~.
20 hnrk behtnG the burIap screens ~ !,
ere set tfSo2< rows OF clean Sois. with 49, !,
euxh cover 20 keep you warm the ,,,.
idesf sight that ever blew, and u.aa
vel apisce Ter every single glrl. To-, 60.
a wonder that We All felt a. one -,
! pat H. I'm wager the Fntxcari-. ~,
! has nothing ou this = an
'~bS wero n ,ss wonienf why. ~.
w. G, a secretaries. 81 course ri n !.
nix you'd know that without being mon.
q Al over ths country wherever her +.
girls hsfe pitched In to glake aetn ,.,n.
ne cloth o. osfrails Of inanlfions 81 ,,,,,s
med goods yos'il Cad q l. W a.. an,,a
Rotary working harder iheu any. ais I,
y else 70 make The ziris comfort ~,
. and 20 keep fhem happy and well a. a.
seflmsr fhey hqsrn'f money enough ae,s
RI nii ii'si, We yealIs ncess Hut 81. a IN.
- they stretch every rent 10 make sul,a
= ~ Iesel best for Us DO you won no, ).
TINT We eir workers have learned pess,
MI tise y ". q. a. our Rig sister on, r