Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1920 — “HOBO” SEASON WORKER SAID TO BE EXTINCT [ARTICLE]

“HOBO” SEASON WORKER SAID TO BE EXTINCT

The hobo whose labor was sought by farmers at harvest timers now an extinct character in America, according to the American land service which supplies seasonal workers from the city for farm work during the slack seasons. Prosperity, prohibition and even the wartime “work or fight” order are attributed by farmers as causes for the disappearance of “weary willie.” A delegation from Ulster county (New York).Fruit Growers Association has appealed for help in harvesting the next fruit crop. Similar appeals have been received from other organizations.