Show Seasonal Hiring Keeps Local Labor Supply at Healthy Lower Level Seasonal hiring continues to I deplete the local labor supply I Hiring lUring in this and other areas of the state for the next 30 days will I reduce the tho labor surplus to its annual low by about the second week in July Jul I For the past month mouth this office has baa had orders for timber workers work ers ere circulating to most employment employment employ employ- ment meet offices west of the Mississippi Mississippi sippi In order to satisfy the biggest big big I I gest seat demand for timber cutters registered during the past ten years ears A booming timber market plus plug a late spring has aggravated t the e problem I Lingering snow has also I brought about other difficulties I Timber operators operator have bad to house bouse and guarantee grocery bills of crews in is order to hold bold them until they could be moved into cutting areas areal At the last moment many crew members have skipped skipp skipp- ed out delaying start of at opera opera- operation tion tons tona a. a Labor Demand I I I Unprecedented need tor for timber Umber workers along with peak activity I ty in road and reclamation projects projects are straining all job placement placement place place- 1 I ment went facilities More difficulty is le expected after Jul July 1 1 when new contracts contract are let b by the Bureau of Public l Roads Roada and Forest Service Ser Bar vice Although labor turnover on con con- projects is remarkably low Jow each j job b vacancy means we must look outside the area for a replacement I I I I I I I I I I I Labor Supply On June 15 this office had I registered job seekers in Its flies filed Most of these were underage age students unable to qualify quality for the types of jobs available There were applicants also whose age ago handicaps them in finding jobs During the rest of or the 1956 season season sea son most labor demand must be beI met from sources outside the Park lark City area During the next few days practically practically practically all timber operators will willbe willbe be moving portable mills and their crews into cutting areas Turnover Turnover Turnover Turn Turn- over will be high at first as Inexperienced and unfit workers are weeded out Should strikes occur in the metal Industries of other sections of or the state timbering timbering tim tint bering construction and mining wining would then have full tuU crews crewl But these workers never remain long and resistance Is III building up against hiring workers involved In labor disputes in other Indus indus- tries trea As mentioned It Is expected ted the Bureau Dureau of Public Roads let two or three new contracts after atter July 1 I in the Uintah Moun Aloun- talus These are expected to Involve involve In tn- volve project from Kama Kaman to 0 Mirror Lake and from Mirror Lake to the Wyoming line Una Work Want la In these areas will be stopped by September and October snows For qua qualified workers workers Call Park Part City 93 3 |