Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-24
ROADS GRANT
S. FARE FOR
II !, HARVESTERS
Big Cut Made From Twin
Cities and Lake Ports For
Groups Of Five. III,

klSL1dICk, N.I ~, July Sf.-<N a.
incentive to secure labor for the har-
vesting and threshing of North Da-
kota's grain crop, railways are oner-
ing q special rate Of IS for fare to any
point in North Dakota from Mime
apolis, st. Paul, Duluth n Superior
effective Aug. l to Is. Parties of five
or more must apply in a group to Do
tain the special fare. The special rate
was secured through the activities
OF Governor R. A. Nestos' who called
q conference of general passenger
agents and traffic managers of the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern, 500
and Milwaukee railways at St. Paul
LAST week.
IAN enormous amount Of labor will
be needed to handle the 1922 CROP
declared Governor Nestos at the cap
itol today. The federal bureau OF
crop estimates. places u prospect on
$4,000, 900 bushels of rye. 10000. 900
bushels Of potatoes and! also big crops
Of oats and barley. Preliminary sur
Veys indicate that 5000 laborers will
have to b. obtained from outside
sources to handle this crop.
State Department Busy. '
"The state department of agricul-
ture and labor. in cooperation with
the North Dakota extension division,
has mapped out a campaign to bring
the necessary number Of qualified Ia
Iborers into the state and distribute
them where needed. The reduced rate
Offered by the railways, he first for
harvest hands since 1909, and the
Lowest rate for many years, should
lbe a big incentive for the young men
of the farms in Iowa. Illinois. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin,, to come to North
Dakota, see what the country pro-
duces and at the same time make a
stake.
We are carrying on an advertising
campaign in newspapers in the dis
itrict from which we are trying to
draw laborers, inc the state depart
ment Of agriculture and labor will es-
iitablish headquarters at III Marquette
avenue, Minneapolis, where the men
will be directed to the points where
they are needed in this state. In this
way we hope to attract laborers who
will do anfhonest days work at a rea-
sonable wage. Even though we have
bumper crop prospects,, prices OF
farm products at the present time are
$50 low that labor must be performed
efficiently and economically # the
farmers are to max a profit on what
they produce"
j. W. Haw. county agent leader at
F NAAS AVA - y SSANSo
will perfect organizations in each
county, working principally with the
county extension agents, to handle the
demands for labor and send them to
the state Office in Minneapolis.
Governor Nestos today makes the
following appeal to the people q
North Dakota: -
Nestosaastatement
North Dakota is about to harvest
the best general average crop which
has been grown since 1916. Practically
every resident of this state is directly
or Indirectly dependent upon the net
profits from our farming operations
Whether we can harvest and thresh
s this crop without loss or damage de
ponds to a very considerable extent
upon an adequate supply of exper-
fenced farm labor which can be relied
upon to, deliver a day ) work for q
reasonable days pay. A poor class
and an inadequate supply of farm
help employed at high wages can dis.
sSfpate the profit over cost of produc'
ton of the 1922 crop. People gener.
ally in the state appreciate that ever
q large crop at prevailing prices does
not leave a sufficient margin of profit
Tito warrant exorbitant harvest wages
u 1.-THE farm help which we need can b.
found among the farm boys and farm
tfands in the areas of dense farm pop
EuAtion in the states to the east anl
fUouth. r. =.
Cut Result Of Conference.
" Eat a recent conference with Off
tedas Of the four railroads operating
Il Through this state they consented t.
the making of a SIS flat rate from
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Duluth Inc Su
Eperior to any point in North Dakot:
reflective between the dates of Angus
k1 and Is, in parties of five or more
k!TMis concession, vas made because o
10 realization Of the importance o
adequate, competent help at reason
table wages to b successful harves
OF the North Dakota crop and tn
lproeperity of the territory throug]
which they operate. The making o
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