The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-08-31
STATE IS SHORT
FARM WORKERS
BUTTE is ALSO IN THE MARKET
FOR 1000 SKILLED COP
PER MINERS.
Pay Is 1925 Per Day and as High as
81 on Contract in Mines; Logging
Camps of West Short Men; Many
Idlers in Cities.

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
railroad construction out of Miles
City can utilize 40 SINNERS, and other
railroads need few maintenance of
way men, according to reports from
private and public employment Of
fees, large Industrial concerns and
county agents, says summary of la
Dor conditions issued Saturday by the
division of labor of the Montana de-
partment of agriculture.
The Smelters 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 ST men, of whom
AL were registered and placed. |
There were 662 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 Ia
Dor of the Montana department of
agriculture are summarized as fol- |
lows:
Butte-Needs 1000 skilled miners
at 1928 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 SOS; 10 |
hay hands at $40 a month or SO
day; several sheepherders at SIS;
three Iaborers 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 % laborers for railroad /
work at $3.50 to SIS day; 10 car
penters at 81 day and board; 20 H
hay hands at SO to $3.50. Will need
in next 80 days, so section laborers
at 80 cents an hour; rs culvert labor
ers at $3.50 for 10 hours, and more
harvest hands.
Lewistown-Needs $50 to 300 har-
vest hands at SO to $3.50. No other
demand. Will need 200 threshing
hands in next 80 days.
Dillon-Needs 200 men for haying
at SO to 81.
Bozeman-One report of surplus
in all lines, including farm hands.
report that 100 men are
needed for haying, pea and wheat
harvest at SO.
Livingston-A slight shortage.
Will need 100 harvest hands at SO in
next 80 days.
Big Timber-N Needs SO harvest
hands at So to$3.50 and SO men for
second cutting alfalfa.
Surplus of won't Works.
bllllHSS- OurpluS vi COumOu LABOR
Ind won't works" Need 20 harvest
hands at So and 20 farm hands at
$50 a month.
Miles City-Needs IA farm hands
It $45 to SOS; 40 SINNERS at 40
ents an hour to $3.50 and board a
lay; 20 hay and harvest hands at
$50 to $50 day
Fort Benton-Needs 25 to SO har-
est and threshing hands at $50
Conrad-Fifty harvest hands at SO
Choteau-Wi1l need large num-
Ter of harvest hands on account of
he unusually good crop.
Baker Needs Is harvest hands at
8 to $3.50.
Chinook Wants 25 farm hands at
so month or SO a day.
Malta Thirty harvest hands at
2.50 to 81.
Glasgow-TWenty hay and harvest
ands at So, and will shortly need an
Their 100 harvest hands at SO to
$50.
Needs so hay hands at