Butts-Jasper County GaArchives News.....More White Labor Arrives At The Dam November 1909
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Butts County Progress November 1909
More White Labor Arrives At The Dam

Within the last few days a total of about two hundred foreigners – Slavs, 
Poles, Italians – and other emigrants, have arrived at the dam on the Ocmulgee 
river to assist in the work of the building this enterprise.  So far all has 
not been smooth sailing with this white labor.  On the first party that came 
quite a number left the camps last week and scattered over the surrounding 
country.  They were caught when they tried to escape and were taken back and 
out to work.  The contractors are out the amount of their transportation from 
New York, about $18.00, when they leave without working out the amount 
advanced to bring them south.

Despite the fact that these people have been leaving in considerable numbers 
recently, still others have been secured.  Last week Sheriff W.W. Wilson 
assisted in arresting several of them.  One party was caught in Griffin and 
held for the officers here.

Butts County Progress
Week of November 19, 1909


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