El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31

MUCH their surprise, investigators are finding much
WI less desire Oh the part Of discharged soldiers and sailors
to than they had expected It was believed
that the open air life while in military service would make
discharged very much opposed to returning to desks
and counters On the contrary nearly al Of them incline
that way If they are hunting Jobs.
labor particularly distasteul to the former sol
ders and sailors it appears Other outdoor work IS not
bad their opinion The reclamation service mas put
quite number Of them 10 work up the valley IN the
drainage and construction projects The oil fields OF west
Texas have absorbed many others
But the federal employment bureau in Texas IS having
time getting for farm labor H R Christian
director Of the bureau at Houston, IS quoted saying he
could furnish work to 200 at $50 TO $40 month
with board which in the city would be equivalent
10 about 81 day. In Arizona, discharged soldier can
get s. day, plus board and room, for farm work He
doesn't want II.
One reason for the aversion of veterans for farm
work is that those who have been overseas particularly
have had hard grind Of discipline and restriction hard
ships and fighting Released from service they lib
eTty and good time and easy living where they think
those things best be f0und-in town. That IS one
Why many farmer boys discharged from the army
joining their cybred brothers seeking work in cities
after getting their discharge papers They may have
kindly regard for farm life after getting their fill Of
the towns.
Another reason is that Work as farm hand with hard
labor and long hours, offers future IN itself Once
farm hand, always farm hand long he sticks to it.
On farms Of exceptional size there may be prospect Of
promotion to field boss superintendent Most farms
don't have them boy working IN town looks forward
to being the firms general managers On go farms out Of
100, the farms general manager is the farmer himself
There IS no field for promotion.
Southwestern states have lined ID IN support Of the
program Of secretary Of the interior Franklin for
getting soldiers land While soldiers fight shy Of
Jobs farm laborer there many who Of
their and not sverse to taking land and de-
veloping It with the assistance the states and Of
government There is every indication that when the time
IS re for the turning over Of land to soldiers and sailors
there VII be many applicants for good tracts
Men who do not want work farm hands but who look
with some favor developing farms Of their might
be influenced BY this argument:
The quarter section you may procure at very small cost
VIII be WORTH When al under cultivation, from $4,000 to
$4,000 In few years time, you thus acquire
petence Il IS faster achievement than you probably could
put through in town Besides, it would be business Of
ysur Own, with nobody bossing you
But to conduct any business successfully you have
lean It You should know what to do when and how
when you 20 your land. Otherwise YOU viii have 10
learn At your own expense and it VIII be costly.
If you town nan, if your farm experience was
gained where SOL and climate differ greatly from those
where you want to locate permanently YOU need to learn
the conditions.
How can you learn2 Take good job On farm where