San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-14
Say Laborers Hauled to
Fort Worth on Trans
portation Line.
SAVED THEM MONEY
Two Agencies Here Assert
They Handle Most
\Mexicans.

DENIAL that labor agencies here had
induced Mexican laborers TO go to
Fort Worth on the promise of employ
ment was made by the C. Campo labor
agency ard the Sunshine labor agency.
both on West Commerce street, We'd
nesday morning, following the report
that an investigation of alleged labor
frauds was under progress by depu-
ties working under the state labor
commissioner.
According TO information reaching
San Antonio, it was alleged in Fort
Worth that a San Antonio labor
agency, the name of which was not
made public, was inducing Mexican
labOrers TO go to Fort Worth on the
promise of employment and that the
agency offered to take the laborers for
So each.
Separate statements We're issued by
the Campo and the Sunshine agency,
Wednesday morning. in which they
stated that their respective concerns
had made no promises of employment.
put that they had legally aided the
Mexicans by furnishing transportation
or assisting in furnishing transporta-
ton to any point for either direct re-
muneration or Il commission.
Says Laborers Benefited.
The methods employed by the labor
agencies were of distinct benefit to the
Mexican laborers. according to the
20 A., k,. ~ 6 Al
Campo agency. and VI. A. de la Pena
of the Sunshine agency. From these
two sources the Information is to the
effect that automobile loads of Mexi-
cans are made up in San Antonio for
transportation to various parts of the
state.
THE Mexican laborer often comes
to our agency, with little or no money.
They wire to their friends and rela-
tives in various parts of the United
States for money. When they receive
notice that money is awaiting them at
the telegraph office. ] go with the la
borer TO the telegraph office to identi-
fy him or place my signature on the
notice. When the l,.borer receives his
money Mr.. Campo said. they leave
San Antonio, often for the northern
states. Since the railroad fare to
Fort Worth is little over S11. and
the laborers are often short of money,
we make up ear load and take them
to Fort Worth. Laredo or any other
roint th"t they d"sirr.
~ ,u" instance. a iaborer wished to
go to Fort Wo.... our regular fare Is
80. The laborer is glad to save the 81
that he will effc by railroad trans
portation. After reaching Fort
Worth. the labor if he is on his way
to employment in the North. will catch
the train. Ny employment office has
no connection with the jitney lines
that | manage. We have a regular
line operating between San Antonio
and Laredo"
Say Work Not Promised.
The Sunshine labor agency runs no
bus lines to Fort Worth, according TO
the members of the agency. They fur
nish carloads of Mexicans to independ-
emit drivers on commission basis, the
Sunshine officials state.
Both labor agencies maintain that
they handle the majority of Mexicans
coming out of Mexico. They state
that they keep separate books for the
employment side of their business and
the transportation side.
Both Mr.. Pena and Mr.. Campo as
serted that their respective agencies
had made no promises of employment
to any laborer, but that on the con-
trary, that they had often asked the
laborers what they intended TO do
when they reached Fort Worth.
1t was explained by the labor egen-
cies. that Mexican labor is transient
in its nature. Since but few of them
have any considerable amount of
money, they are glad to take advan-
tage of the opportunity for cheap