The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-07-27


for reasonable days pay. A poor
class and an inadequate supply of
farm help employed at high wages can
dissipate the profit over cost of pro-
,duction Of the 1922 crop. People gem
orally in this state appreciate that
even large crop at prevailing pric-
les does not leave a sufficient margin
of profit to warrant exorbitant har-
vest wages. The farmer which we
need can be found among the farm
boys and farm hands in the areas of
dense farm population in the states
to the east and south. t:-..
H"At a recent conference with Off
cials of the four railroads operating
thru this state they consented to the
making of $500 flat rate from Min
neapolis, SIT. Paul and Duluth and Su-
perior to any point in North Dakota
effective between the dates of August
1st and 18th, in parties of five or
more. This concession was made be-
cause of a realization of the import
ance of adequate, competent help at
reasonable wages to the successful
harvest of the North Dakota crop and
the prosperity of the territory thru
which they operate. The making of
the rate was not with the expectation
of it producing direct revenue. With
this rate soon to be in effect it now
is incumbent upon each and every
citizen of the state to exert his utmost
in any cause which will result in a
recruiting of such farm boys and ex-
perienced laborers to take advantage
of the rate and come out here and to
work in our harvest.
"No better means could be found of
discriminating full information in re-
gard to the opportunities for employ
ment in our harvest and the railroad
rates in effect than personal letters
from the residents of this state to
their relatives and friends in other
states, notably Wisconsin, Minneso-
ia, Iowa, South Dakota and Illinois.
May I not, therefore, make the sug-
gestion that every community, city
and village allot itself a quota of not
less than rs such letters? 1t not the
situation of such importance as to war
rant a gathering of public spirited
citizens in every community city and
village called for the purpose of max
ing specific arrangements for an or
gahized effort to secure the writing
of such letters and to perfect a sys-
tenn of uniform wage scales and hand
ling labor on arrival?
"Have we ever had better oppor-
tunity to display the resources and
advantages of our state than is pre-
sented during this harvest period? Is
there better group of people to in
oculate with North Dakota possibili-
ties than the .enterprising youth from
the farms in the states to the east
and south? Many will stay and
those who do not will return to their
homes with an account of our good
crop and the opportunities for the
farmer of modest means.
''Our State Department of Agri-
culture and Labor is to maintain an
office advantageously located in Min
neapoiis to route prospective harvest
hands to points in the state in need
Of help during the period in which the
rate is in effect. Full and detailed
plans are being worked out to other
wise facilitate the distribution of men
to all sections of the state irrespect-
i've of their remoteness from the Twin
Cities and the head of the Lakes.
LET every good citizen of North
Dakota do his full share in providing
a plentiful supply of harvest help to
render a fair days work for a fair
days pay and incidentally advertise
the golden opportunity for the indus
trious, enterprising farm youth on the
prairies of North Dakota, the resour-
ces of which have not yet been even
scratched" .@*@'Y.*@s@..>s