The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-08-30

Montana farmers have jobs for
2,153 hay harvest and farm hands;
the copper mines at Butte are still in
the market for 1000 skilled metal
miners; the logging camps of western
Montana can use 200 loggers; the
City can utilize 40 SINNERS, and other
railroads need a few maintenance of
way men, according to reports from
private and public employment Of
fices, large industrial concerns and
county agents, says a summary of la
Dor conditions issued Saturday by the
division of labor Of the Montana de-
partment of agriculture.
The shelters at Anaconda and East
Helena need no men, the summary
adds, and a surplus of common labor
continues to be reported from the
larger cities of the state,
Labor Demand Grows
Reports of the federal-municipal
free employment offices in Montana
seem to show that while there was a
larger available supply of labor in
July than in June, the demand also
increased. In July the seven active
offices registered SIT men, of whom
AL we're registered and placed.
There were. s662 calls for male help.
In June 687 men were registered and
1872 placed, with 273 calls for male
help. In July 1913 women were regis,
tered and So placed. There were 1T
calls for women help. In June 108
women were registered and Sc placed
There were 81 calls for women help,
Reports by cities received the first
week of August by the division of la
Dor of the Montana department of
agriculture are summarized as fol-
lows:
Butte-Needs 1000 skilled miners
at $5.25 a day or Sc to 81 on con-
tract. Surplus of common labor.
Acknowledgements of men in all
lines.
Helena and East Helena - Need
seven ranch hands at $50 and $65; 10
hay hands at $40 a month or SO a
day; several sheepherders at $75;
three 'laborers at $4.25. No men need
ed at East Helena smelter.
Missoula-Can place 200 woods
men at $50 to SIS and board. Also
need men for haying and harvesting.
Great Falls-Surplus of common
labor. Need Is laborers for railroad
work at $3.50 to SIS a day; 10 car
penters at 81 a day and board; 20
hay hands at SO to $3.50. Will need
in next 80 days, so section laborers
at SO cents an hour; 25 culvert labor
ers at S4.5OSfor 10 hours, and more
harvest hands.
Lewistown-Needs $50 to 800 har-
vest hands at SO to $3.50. No other
demand. Will need 200 threshing
hands in next 80 days.
Dnlon-Needs 200 men for haying
at SO to 81.
Bozeman-One report of surplus
in all lines, including farm hands.
Another report that 100 men are
needed for haying, pea and wheat
harvest at SO.
Livingstone slight shortage.
Will need 100 harvest hands at So in
next 80 days.
Big Timber-Needs SO harvest
hands at So to$3.5O and SO men for
second cutting alfalfa.
Surplus of won't Works
OIL cOHuOu ldDOT
and won't works." Need 20 harvest
hands at SO and 20 farm hands at
$50 a month.
Miles City-Needs IA farm hands
at $45 to $65; 40 SINNERS at 40
cents an hour to $3.50 and board a
day; 20 hay and. harvest hands at
$3.50 to $50 a day.
Fort Benton-Needs Is to so har-
vest and threshing hands at $50.
Conrad-Fifty harvest hands at SO
Choteau-Will need a large num-
Der of harvest hands on account of
the unusually good crop.
Baker-Needs Is harvest hands at
SO to $3.50.
Chinook-Wants % farm hands at
$50 a month or So a day.
Malta Thirty harvest hands at
$3.50 to 81.
Glasgow-Twenty hay and harvest
hands at So, and will shortly need an
other 100 harvest hands at So to
$3.50. ~
Hamilton-Needs SO hay hands at