The Winslow mail., 1925-01-09
LABOR In DEMAND
LOCALLY AND OVER
THE ENTIRE STATE

Man don't have to hunt jobs for
long in Winslow. Several big jobs
are hunting men. Never before, in a
winter season, has the demand for
labor been so great, and with the
opening of spring work within a few
weeks, the demand will be greater
than ever.
Contractors on the big Santa Fe ice
plant are on the constant lookout for
labor, and almost anybody can find
a job suitable to his capacity Other
railroad building projects are keeping
a great many men busy, and putting
on extra workers.
The contractors on the state high
way construction west of town are
sadly in need of help, and it is re-
ported that one contractor left word
in town with a number Of business
men to send out to him just anybody
<'Who even looked like he wanted to
work"
Practically the same conditions eX-
ist over all the state, and the outlook
for labor this year is very bright, ac
cording to the report of the United
States department of labor on the in
dustrial, agricultural and general en-
ployment prospects of the country.
The report is based on information
received from federal-state directors
of the United States employment SER
vice and commissioners of labor.
According to the report, there will
be in Arizona a much larger demand
for skilled labor this year, as COM
pared with 1924, and there is every
prospect for the full employment
of skilled labor and the majority
of the common labor supply. Pros
poets for building construction are
first class and should afford steady
employment to all classes of build
ing craftsmen. There will be an in
crease of public works. The state
legislature will meet this month, when
money will be appropriated for high
way construction, which it is under
stood will be much larger than the
funds available during 1924, and con-
siderable highway work is contemplate
ed. The planting acreage for 1925
will exceed that of 1924, as many
thousands of acres of desert land will
be placed under irrigation.
All large mines are working and
many small mines are contemplating
the resumption of operations during
the year. A large railroad company
will probably spend $15,000000 for
new construction in Arizona this year.
A copper company has started exca-
waiting for new $6,000,000 teaching
plant. A water users association in
thee Salt River valley will eXpend
$4,00O,000 on power-dam construction
on the Salt river The San Carlos
dam will be started after the first of
July, 1925, when $5,000,000 will be
available from the federal government.
Work is being rushed on the Sacaton
dam, which will probably be complet-
ed in 1925. All the large sawmills
contemplate full-time operations, and
the expectations of big saw mill in
either Snowflake or Winslow will no
doubt be fulfilled with the opening of
the Sitgreaves national forest. Build
ing activities continue brisk with
better outlook for 1925 than that
which was apparent for 1924. This
state will be able to give employment
to all resident citizens during 1925.
Arizona has a large influx of labor
from other states during the winter
months, however, the large acreage
of cotton, which is now 80 per cent
picked, is giving employment to
thousands of transient workers.