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tion of the army of workers and in the policing ^ of the grounds. Employers should be urged to make these changes and to do all
Name
Nationality
Age
Home
Permanent Occupation
Reason for Coming to Hop Field
N.J
American
17
Portland
Student
Health
M. D....
American
38
Antelope
Nurse
Profitable vacation
L. T. . . .
American
22
Portland
Garment maker
Good time
A. H. . . .
American
20
N. Lewis
River, Wash
Waitress
Good time
E. S
German
17
Portland
Student
To make money
J. J
American
IS
Portland
Student
Health
M. G....
German
50
Salem
Farmer's wife
Outing for family
E. M. ...
German
IS
Portland
Student
To earn money for clothes
K. L. . . .
American
26
Portland
Laundress
To make all she could by whatever means
M. J. . . .
American
50
Portland
Nurse
Health and rest
G. W....
German
17
Portland
Waitress
To make money
B. M....
American
2S
Portland
Waitress
Change
M. S. . . .
Swede
45
Astoria
Housewife
"Just took a notion to
J.N
American
17
Portland
Shop girl
come To have good time
N. C. . . .
American
17
Portland
Shop girl
To have good time
M. B. ...
German
20
Portland
Housewife
Ran away from home
A. I
American
18
Portland
Shop girl
To have a change
J.L
American
19
Portland
Factory girl
To make money
L. K. . . .
German
22
Portland
Pactory girl
To have outing
K. M.. . .
German
21
Portland
Cook
To meet nice men
A. A. ...
American
16
Portland
Student
To earn money
J. G
Swede
21
Portland
Housewife
To have a change
O. L. . . .
American
IS
Portland
Student
To earn money for clothes
J.L
American
40
Astoria
Housewife
To earn money for children
M. M. . .
American
32
Astoria
Housewife
To earn money for children
G. H. . . .
American
25
Portland
Factory girl
To have outing
J.G
German
26
Portland
Shop girl
To have outing
in their power to banish lawlessness. It is true they meet with some difficulties unknown to other employers owing to the char- acter of the industry. They are obliged to take the class of people they can get, perhaps to a greater extent than others, and many of these are likely to be thriftless or of more or less vicious habits and thus difficult to control. This is particularly true of the young men, who, in turn, exercise a very decided influence over the young women.
Changes might also be made in the pastimes of the crowd.
^ One sheriff was there to keep that riotous throng in order.
