Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-05
3ASONAL EMPLOYMENT EVIL
OF U. S. INDUSTRY, is CHARGE
Rotary Davis Advises All Men to Learn Emergency
Trade" to Tide Them Over Slack Period.
Says Yearly Wage Counts.

all of these states Federal directors
and special agents OF the United
states Employment Service assist
the field representative and consti-
tutc an organization that lis render.
Ing services that arc coming to he
looked upon ~ farmers and business
men alike as Indispensable to arri.
culture The handling of the wheat
harvest labor problem is the largest
lob the Farm Labor Bureau undcr.
taxes. In 1921 the Farm Labor Hu.
t"a" handled through it's various Of
"''' ana held men 7O.953 haryes.
,,"oiers rms was only part of
,he men used In the harvesting az
lhst years crop. but II Was .sycntIal
without these men mill;ona n,
o"sh"is 81 wheat would have gono Ia
waste. Through the Farm I,hor
iur"hu. hands were obtained for ,bc
harvesting OF moro than 3o572 zoo
hcTes OF wheat. Tho wh.a, LoI, T.,
located In the Northern and PAN
handle section OF Texas. Oklahoma.
h"hHhS. Missouri Iowa. Nebraska
ana North and south Dakota. Dur
ing the harvest season. in naai,inr
10 IN" maintenance Of TEMPORARY en-
pIoNm"n' offices In these states
Numbering thirty. employment, Offices
ar" maintained in 81. Louis I,nlou.
station. Kansas city, Sioux Falls and
Dsnp,r.
Tho United States EmpIovment
service also maintains "A junior di
vision which deals with the youth
%! the country. both s"xcs. between
''s'i working ag" and II Its pu,-
pos" Is 10 AID the schools in ASSISTING
I. lei
f"r some definite occupation In which
thcy may be efficient. productive ana
constructive workers aud To offer 10
"mp!oycrs tn" best possible facilities
ior the selection o! their junior en-
rloyes. Information Is stumbled TO
schools regarding organization re-
GniTcmcnts and changes In Industry
rs an employment agency the Junior
ntN'slon has as It's aim pooling tho
JUNIOR labor supply nj it's sourc. and
distributing II IN such manner
that each individual VIII realize his
h"'t possibilities aud contribute his
utmost 20 the welfare OF tho society.
Junior placement oiiicc-cuuinpol
with personnel familiar with
business conditions and trained to
understand tn" needs alike OF !ndus-
Try and Of boys ana girls. and III.
obligation 81 public education TO
D'th-docs this with an immediate
and practical effectiveness.
Tho activities o! tho Junior diy,
sion arc devoted mainly 10 the es-
,abiishmcnt and mpintonance Of n
nGnhcr OF l"ca! centcrs In which
methods OF Junior guidance and
placement have been studied and
developed. They are located in six
teen cities which have been chosen
with the view OF representing various
sections OF tho country. They also
present considerable variety in size.
industrial conditions and guidance
AMI placement problems.
The United States Emplovmont
Service also co-opera,es with the
United states Veterans bureau in
, tho placement of rehabllitntcd dis
ao!ed war veterans OF the World
war.
Service Kept busy.
The United States Employment.
service is in daily receipt o. applica-
ions for employment from pract!-
chlly every state In the Union. which
are In TURN referred to tho Federal
directors and superintendent Of
municipal cmploymcn, Offices in the
sections. districts or cities in tho
states from which the applications
come. II is also in recent of com
plants OF abuses by private employ
mont agencies. which are promptly
referred to tho various States In
which the complaints are made An
example OF this was the establish
ncnt of n private employincnt
agency Offering future employment
l" people at Muscle Shoals for a
stipulated fee. AS mn,tcr o. fact.
Muscle Shoals presented no oppor-
iuniiics for employment. and through
IN" agency of tho United States EN-
rloymcnt Service, In corporation
with tho War Department. mic