Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1909 — Monon Shops At Lafayette Looking for Men at Fair Wages. [ARTICLE]

Monon Shops At Lafayette Looking for Men at Fair Wages.

Agent Beam has received a letter from the superintendent of the Monon shops at Lafayette asking him to find some men for employment in the shops. For common carpenters or good laborers the jobs pay from 15% to 16% cents an hour; a better class of car carpenters get from 18 to 19 cents, and first-class workmen will be able to make from 22 to 28 cents an hour at piece work. The rush is occasioned by the Monon’s efforts to get out box cars for grain service. Agent Beam will be pleased to furnish information to any person wanting to investigate the proffered employment.