The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-08-22

by 2,700 Mexican Nationals now
In the picture as part of the
10000 limit in the United States
this season. Another third Of
the beet harvest is expected TO
be HANDLED by mechanical
means, resident farm labor, and
the small number of expert
enced Montana labor available
for this type of work. The re-
naming one-third of beet har-
vest constitutes the problem Of
the season.
LOCAL LABOR MAY
BE ANSWER
This problem, authorities say,
may be solved in part by one
of three forces, or by a COM
bination of all three. Consider
alton of remedial means is ex-
pected to be the major theme
at a meeting of professors, la
Dor office, extension service and
state farm authorities at Bill
lings On August 81. The three
suggested possibilities are: Ex-
pansion of mechanical means,
sucr as toppers and leaders, to
a wider acreage; recruitment of
Mexican workers resident Of
Texas or other southern states;
and increased recruitment Of
local labor, whether beet-exper-
fenced or not. Since 1916 is the
last year during which impor-
tation of Mexican Nationals for
hand labor is scheduled, con-
sideration is already being Civ
en- to development of all three
of these possibilities next year
in order to overcome that added
handicap.
MIDSUMMER DEMAND
REACHES NEW HIGH
Actual orders for workers
current on August 1 in the
USES offices of Montana were
numerically greater than at any
previous time in 1916. A total
of 3,446 in a wide range OF
SkillS was on order that day,
nearly doubling the 1892 listed
On July l..
Breakdown of job orders 10y
kind of workers wanted July !
and August l follows:
Professional and Managerial
July l, 81; August /. 10.
Clerical and sales - July l,
ITS; August l, 1913.
Service - July l., 200; August
1 1919.
Forestry - July l, 90; August
/, 20.
Skilled, artisans, mechanics,
electricians, miners - July /,
543; August l, 2,075.
Semi-skilled - July 1, 1877;
August l, 178.
Unskilled, common labor -
July l., 625; August /, 712.
MINING ACCOUNTS FOR
MOST OF INCREASE
Renewal of a long continued
order for miners in the Butte
district is responsible for 1,50C
of the change noted. This min
err order was dormant from
April until July, due to labor
management differences. Re-
cruitment was substantially re-
sumed in late July. Prospective
re-opening of several mines at
Butte is dependent upon sue
cessful recruitment of the min
ers represented in this tabula-
ton.
Other increases noted are fol-
rorcopc IF nrnfocciNno1 onS
managerial experience, for cler-
ical and sales workers, and fo1
unskilled labor. Offices showing
greatest demand for unskilled
workers are Kalispell, Missoula
Great Falls and Miles City, with
moderate demand in Butte,
LeWistown, Libby and Cut Bank.
Billings is the center of the
greatest need in the profession
al and managerial bracket, with
substantial orders reflected also
in Great Falls, Helena, Kali
spell and Glasgow.
Sales and service workers are
in greatest demand at Grea!
Falls, Missoula, Helena and
Kalispell. These same towns
also lead in orders for service
workers, along with Bozeman
Deer Lodge and Havre. Demand
for skilled and semi-skilled la
Dor is fairly evenly distributed
in proportion to population
overthe various cities reporting
after the heavy Butte order foI
miners is taken out of the cal
culation.
BUTTE SEEKS
IMPROVEMENT
Industrial engineers point out
for Butte's new civic group, the
Butte Development association
that progress in that commu-
nifty is stymied from within
Three principal factors are
named: (1 That trade union
ism in the community ha;
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