The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-27

says F. T Cation. manager Of the
Diamond Bar ranch. Spadra. This
ranch EMPLOYS scores of men in rails
ing live stock Since July !. Nj Cat
ton says. there has been 4 much larger
percentage of men present on the ranch
each day after pay day
Stay ON the job.
The Azusa Foothill company. own
ers Of nearly 700 acres Of citrus groves
and employers Of large numbers Of
Mexican orange and lemon ptckers has
been favorably affected by the prohibit
ton law c. A Griffith. general man
sger of the ranch. states that since
the law became operative his Mexican
stay on the job much better. He had
always before counted On a certain per-
oentage of absence on Monday, pay day
/, being Saturday evening, Very few OF
the men. he says now fan TO show
ur al the beginning Of the week
In some instances farmers report
no change in the quality of work or
the steadiness of workers because OF
the ban on liquors In such category
is placed the experience IF E. r, TaH-
/ lort OF the Santa Anita ranch, Arcadia.
/ Mr. Tayler states that he has always
made an effort 10 hire workers who
! 40 not indulge to excess IN liquors,
and that the change from wet to dry
r as had no effect on the labor situa
,tion at the ranch
~ "s:ras O.. he naoat. serious marAiraps
n1ployers Of farm labor before pro
/ hlb!tion went into effect, Il seems
c be conceded by the great majority
,.of farmers was the susceptfhiiitr Of
some worknen to Indulgence IN liquor
" hap 1,ff nv ia - IAN
has gone into effect. says Harrlsan
Lewis. superintendent Of the p 00o-
acre Santa Monica Mountain Park
ranch a marked change Is noticed
Ky farmers and ranch ~ anagers on
Monday mornings It is pleasing 10
the employer 10 observe that has men
now have the appearance of having
frosted over Sunday and that they do
not require one or more DAYS TO re-
cover their equilibrium after a day
eff
Concoct Own Drinks
sSorle live stock raisers in particu
gier, however, take the opposite view
and state that the effect of the pro-
hibiuon law is either Ineligible or
harmful p. o. Brant, manager of
the Elliott Brant ranch. Owens
mouth, says that if anything he IS
having more trohh!e keer ing men IN
. ROcO pHVSlCai fIhuiilOr man hef &
July /. Some of his hordsmen. milk
. ors and general hands he declares.
, have sought SO diligently for sub
Il Stltutes for bar drinks that they have
! Suffered seriously4 Two men whom
lac employed were certified To the
= lunacy commission after they had
r taken alcohol and formaldehy6e 10
5 get the sadly-lam ented Kick. Others
Rave sought solace in Jamaica ginger
lemon and vanilla extract and other
mixtures of like harm to the human
system and have been less efficient
'vorknlcn as result.
Walnut growers generally feel that
prohibition has 1fresulted in bette
work and bettef werkmen SAYS Car
.,Flisle Thorpe manager f the Cali
fornia Walnut Growers association.
There is more of a deposition on .ho
part of employees TO report promptly
, for work Monday morning in the
. walnut groves. Mr. Thorpe says
A better quality of work is now
; done by those farm workers who
we're prone 10 indulge in liquor before
prohibition went into effect, says r
r Scribner OF the Los Angeles
County Farm bureau, who, in his
! rounds, visits many large employers
Of farm labor Very few of these EN- :
Flowers he says, report anything but
favorable change in the quality of
work done since July H.