HELPING THE BUSINESS MAN. Uncle Sam gives assistance and information to almost all businesses—and carries on, at enormous expense, special work for the Mining, Fishing, Fur, Lumber and Shipping Industries. He pursues scientific experiments with agricultural products and develops water power for commercial use. He protects the business man with the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
HELPING THE WORKING MAN. In the Department of Labor a vast amount of Service is devoted to securing employment for laborers, supplying information concerning labor conditions, pursuing practical investigations for the safety and health of the working men. He acts as a community organizer, advising and supervising, and is a mediator in disputes on labor questions.
HELPING THE IMMIGRANT. He greets the immigrant with an intelligent and careful scrutiny as to his health and general welfare. He opens the eyes of the immigrant to his opportunities in the United States, and helps him to get employment. He instills in him ideals of industry, integrity, and good citizenship.
HELPING THE NEGRO. Uncle Sam supplies statistics and detailed reports concerning the education of the Negro. He gives assistance to the Negro farmer, instruction to the Negro woman and children in home economics and in school and home gardening.
HELPING IN THE HOME. Uncle Sam pursues investigations and gives advice concerning the practical problems of the home. He is ever inspecting foods, drugs, meats and the quality of milk and water. He will permit no foul or tainted food or drink to reach the mouth of the mother or children. He carries on an employment bureau of service, giving information and advice. In the lives of children Uncle Sam’s helping hand is ever to be found. He prepares publications and gives information and conducts courses for the education of children in all branches of knowledge, stimulating, particularly, vocational education, in agriculture, and in the trades and industries. For the protection of children he enforces the Federal Child Labor Act, and to keep them well and healthy he has devised enticing plans for outdoor occupation in school and home garden, that they may be sound, healthy and fit for worthy citizenship.
If you want to know anything about the management of the country; if you want to make the most of yourself as a citizen, write to Uncle Sam.
THE MENTOR
THE PLAYGROUNDS OF UNCLE SAM
The National Parks at a Glance
Arranged chronologically in the order of their creation
[Number, 16; Total Area, 9,552 Square Miles]