Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-14
WORK FOR 300 MEN
 ON ROADS, BUREAU OF
 EMPLOYMENT TOLD
Governor Campbell Assures Board of Cooperation in
 Rushing Construction

At the regular weekly meeting of the Bisbee-Douglas bureau of employ
 ment for returned soldiers and sail ors. held at the Y. NJ. C. A. last night, Governor Campbell's letter in reply | to the communication sent by the bu- reau last week asking that the legls- | lature take immediate action to re- | lieve the present unemployment situa- ! tion. was read The governors letter said:
 My Dear MT. Erickson:
 The appeal made by yourself and other residents, business houses and union organizations to me asking that early action be taken by the legisla-
 ture in the way of emergency legisla-
 tion looking to the early commence
 ment of work on roads, reclamation projects, etc. was today referred to both houses of the legislature. Bills
 having this object in view were intro
 duced at my instigation early in the
 season, are now pending before these bodies, and their early enactment
 would fulfill your desires in this re- spect, that is, provide work for the
 many men throughout the state who
 are now idle. The original purpose of | these measures was to provide em- ployment for returning soldiers but
 the projects are of such magnitude that they can easily take care not only of them but the civilians who are
 in need of employment.
 Assures Cooperation 'I trust that the legislature will ] see the necessity of granting the re 1 quest voiced in your telegram and | thus remedy a situation which cannot
 otherwise be provided for. Anything
 can do in behalf of yourself and the other signers of the telegram along | the lines indicated, kindly feel free to command me.
 1 With assurances of my high eS- teem, I remain,
 Sincerely yours, THOMAS E. CAMPBELL. Governor. " J. c. White, chairman of the bureau,
 said last night that the situation is far
 worse than it was a week previous. | He urged the business men of Bisbee to rally to the cause and not forget that now the war is. over that it is the duty of every community to see that | returned soldiers and sailors are taken care of in the way of finding them employment
 I. c. E. Adams, chairman Cochise county supervisors, said that within l the next ten days or so he thought ] that between 200 and 800 men would
 be given employment on the county roads
 Little Interest Shown ! MT Adams also said that interest in the work seemed apparently lacking. { He was surprised, he. said. to find such small gathering of business men at the meeting last night. The clergy of | Bisbee were also conspicuous by their absence with the exception of one
 minister
 A special meeting for the purpose of petitioning the legislature, will be held next Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the T. M C. A. building. Every business man, lawyer. union man and minister is urgently asked to be present. A petition will be
 drawn up at this meeting, asking the ! legislature to create an emergency measure immediately that will afford relief to the present situation. The present condition, it is said, warrants | such move and an overflow meeting ] Is desired by the members of the bu-
 reau of employment for returned sol diers and sailors.