Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-04 | Page 2 | Labor Shortage Felt by Local Contractors

Labor Shortage Felt by Local Contractors There There is at the present time a shortage of common labor in Salt Lake A. A Luke Payne secretary of ot the local chapter of ot the Associated General Contractors of America de declared declared de- de dared Saturday Mr Payne attributes attributes attributes attrib attrib- utes this condition to the fact that many young men who have been doing laboring work during the school vacation period have reentered reentered reentered re en the class rooms Also he says the beet harvest has taken a considerable considerable considerable con con- number of unemployed men out of the city Inquiry at the Salt Lake Labor Temple brought the response from officials there that they were not aware of any shortage of common labor although there was probably a shortage In some of ot the skilled trade ranks