Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

northwestern counties harvest viii
start July to f. Thousands of
men are being asked for and it is
believed the call will continue
heavy for the next week or ten
days. The cutting period will be
followed by several weeks of
threshing at good wages. Most of
the principal wheat growing coun-
ties have fixed the following scale
for harvest work: Shockers, barge
men, pitchers and helpers around
stack, so cents per hour with
| board: stackers 60c' with board;
men with teams, roc per hour with
| board for man and feed for team;
cooks, $500 per day, with board.
| Wichita is the principal distribu-
ting point for the southern and
central fields. Hutchinson and Sa-
lima are also important distributing
points in the center of the belt.
Other permanent offices are locat-
ed at Topeka and Kansas City,
Kansas. The ONCE at S04 Grand
avenue, Kansas City, Mo-, will at
all times be in possession of up TO
the minute harvest Information
from all parts of the state and men
enroute to the field who can posi-
bly, do so without much extra ex-
ira expense or loss of time, are
urged to call in person in order to
learn where labor is needed. For
the convenience of men in the |
field, a number of temporary Of |
fees will be opened at important |
centers among which may be men
toned Anthony, Newton, Dodge
City, Great Bend, Larned, Els |
worth and Hays.
Nebraska Cutting will start in |
the southeastern counties within a |
day or two and will become general |
throughout the entire southern tier
counties by the 4th or 5th of July. /
The extreme western districts will |
probably commence operations |
about July 18th. This state has
fixed the same wage scale as Kan
sas. Omaha and Lincoln will be
the principal distributing points.
During the cutting season temper
airy Offices will be opened at Fair
bury, Sidney and Hastings.
South Dakota-Always has a
large acreage of wheat and other /
small grains, and there is heavy
demand for labor. Good wages
are paid and great numbers Of men
proceed from the Kansas and Ne
braska fields into this territory.
Cutting of small grain usually be-
gins about July Is, but not much
wheat is cut until about ten days
later. There is a very heavy call
for men by threshing rigs follow
ing cutting in this state and men
can put in several weeks. After
threshing is over there is corn to
be gathered. Men are usually paid
by the bushel and good wages can
be made. Sioux City, lowe, is the |.
gateway into South Dakota for men
coming from the south, and up to
the minute information regarding
conditions can always be had by |!
applying to the federal-state en-
ployment office in that city. Unit
ed States employment service Of
fees will be found at Mitchell, HUI
ron, Aberdeen, Waterfowl, Rapid
City and Sioux Falls.
North Dakota-Has large
acreage of wheat and will conse-
uuently call for several thousand
harvest hands. Many men take
part in the South Dakota harvest
and then proceed into North Da-
kota. The largest wheat growing
counties will be found in the east
ern and northern parts of the :
state. Distributing offices have
been established at Frand Forks,
Fargo, jamestown, Minot and Bis !
marck.
"In GeneraI-Cutting may be ad-
vanced or retarded by weather con-
ditions. The offices mentioned in :
the foregoing are in constant touch !
the cutting season with
all parts of the belt and are con-
Quoted in cooperation with the
state department of labor, the
United States agricultural colleges, :
country agricultural agents and
chambers of commerce and men
are urged to apply to them in per
son if possible, in order to avoid
losing time and cost of railway :
fare by going into districts not in
need of labor.
Persons going to and returning :
from the harvest fields must pay :
their own transportation. :
"Colored-Colored men can find :
in Kansas but so far
very few reports have been re- :
,eived indicating that negro labor
will be employed in the other
states.
(Signed) "a. L. BARKMAN, :
Assistant to- the Director General,
Kansas City Field Office"