Labor Commissioner Lamb
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- Sep 15, 1894The Commissioner Said There Was Work. The Unemployed Asked What It Paid.Labor Commissioner Lamb reported no takers even for guaranteed hop work at Yakima—and conceded that pay for harvests, railroads and ditch digging was often low and uncertain.Seattle, WA
- Sep 17, 1894The Hops Are Ripe, but the Pickers Can't Afford the TicketSeattle's labor commissioner can fill only a fraction of orchard and hop-field orders, as low wages and travel costs leave Yakima and Snoqualmie growers short—and one ranch turns to Chinese workers.Seattle, WA
- Jan 31, 1895The 'Charitable' Boycott of Seattle's Chinese LaundriesA Seattle letter writer wants customers to register with charity officials so their washing can be steered to white women—an economic boycott wrapped in the language of neighborly aid.Seattle, WA