The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-07-27
Cavaliers System

agent, cOunCy-WlOe laDOr DOaru mas
been formed for Cavalier county with
paid secretary to handle the labor
situation, according to C. B. Mcmillan
of Hannah, banker and farmer who
attended the recent conference at St.
Paul.
Like Clockwork
ave have an organization that will
work like clockwork in gathering the
requests for labor from each commun-
ity, send in our order with the cash
advance for fares to the state office
in Minneapolis, meet the men when
they arrive here, and get them out to
the farms. We have already set our
wage scale for the season, So per day
for shocking, and for threshing wa
ges 1925 for field pitchers, $3.50 for
teamsters, $3.75 for spike pitchers
where two mon are used to the rig,
and 81 where only one spike pitcher
is used. We feel that these are good
wages for the work involved, fair for
the laborer who has no swivel chair
job by any means, and fair to the
farmer who has good crop to mar
ket at low price"
Catron In Charge
R. G.. Catron, deputy commissioner
| of agriculture, will have charge of
the Minneapolis office of the state
department of agriculture and labor,
Governors Appeal
Governor Nestos today makes the
following appeal to the people of
North Dakota:
"North Dakota is about to harvest
the best general average crop which
has been grown since 1916. Practl-
cally every resident of this state is
directly or Indirectly dependent upon
the net profits from our farming op-
erations. Whether we can harvest
and thresh this crop without loss or
damage depends to very consider
able extent upon an adequate supply
Of experienced farm labor which can
be relied upon to deliver days work
for a reasonable days pay. A poor
class and an inadequate supply of
farm help employed at high wages
can dissipate the profit over cost Of
production of the 1922 crop. People
generally in the state appreciate that
even a large crop at prevailing prices
does not leave a sufficient margin of
profit to warrant exorbitant harvest
wages. The farm help 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.
Rate Announced
"At a recent conference with off,
Gals of the four railroads operating
thru this state they consented to the
making of $500 fiat rate from Min
neapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Super
Tor to any point in North Dakota eff
fective between the dates of August
list 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 1T now
is incumbent upon each and every
citizen of the state to exert his ut
most effort in any cause which will
result in a recruiting of such farm
boys and experienced farm laborers
to take advantage Of the rate and
come out here and work in our har-
vest.
Letters ''Back East"
'No better means could be found
of discriminating full information in
regard to the opportunities for en-
ployment in our harvest and the rail
road rates in effect than personal let
tiers from the residents of this state
to their relatives and friends in other
states, notably Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, South Dakota and Illinois. May
l not, therefore, make the suggestion
that every community, city and vii
Gage allot itself quota Of not less
than rs such letters? Is not the stu
alton of such Importance as to war
rant gathering of public spirited
citizens in every community, city anc
village called for the purpose of max
ling specific arrangements for an or
ganized effort to secure the writing
of such letters and to perfect a sys
tenn of uniform wage scales and hand
ling labor on arrival?
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