Fresno County, Cal . cturing enterprises in Fresno. In addition to these are anice factory, creameries, agricultural implement factories,flouring mill, box factories, canneries, etc. LABOR It will be readily understood that, with such largeenterprises as have been mentioned above, thereis always a demand in Fresno for good labor. Particularly isthis true of the season when fruit is harvested and cured andpacked. During this season thousands of hands are neededto gather the fruit and grapes and attend to the drying andhauling to the wineries and packing houses. The light work, —30— such as cutt
Fresno County, Cal . cturing enterprises in Fresno. In addition to these are anice factory, creameries, agricultural implement factories,flouring mill, box factories, canneries, etc. LABOR It will be readily understood that, with such largeenterprises as have been mentioned above, thereis always a demand in Fresno for good labor. Particularly isthis true of the season when fruit is harvested and cured andpacked. During this season thousands of hands are neededto gather the fruit and grapes and attend to the drying andhauling to the wineries and packing houses. The light work, —30— such as cutting the fruit for drying and packing it in boxesand fancy packages for shipment, is largely done by womenand girls. Young men and boys can always find employmentin the orchards and vineyards during this season. During thepast two years mechanical labor of all kinds has been in greatdemand in Fresno. The building trades have been particularlybusy. In fact, there is no reason for any man being out ofwork in Packing Seeded Raisins EDUCATIONAL The public school system of FresnoCounty is unexcelled anywhere. Thebuildings are all modern and well equipped. The City ofFresno has handsome school buildings. The High School isone of the most imposing structures of its kind in are seven high schools in the County, two of which standupon the accredited list of the State University, and pupils aregraduated and prepared for collegiate course. Fresno Countyhas 127 school districts, and 231 teachers employed. There arealso good business colleges and a conservatory of music atthe City of Fresno. —31—
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