Spanish speaking peoples in Utah, oral histories: book 1, numbers 1 through 10

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INrERVIEW: Louis Amador Page 13 LA: in here in Garfield smelter. But then I, she says, yeah take him with you, so that's how I came to this country, I never have any intentions of coming cause I was living fairly good, I tell you I was making my living pretty good my mother with me, I was happy, my sisters, my older brothers they all in the United States already see, I had three brothers in America already a woman taking care of my house, my mother at that . age I was head man of the place what I say my mother agrees and that was it. So when I come out I feel bad because, well I know that's when started getting some work so they can ieave. But anyhow I, we land in here in Salt Lake and from here we went to, you don't remember they have those places like unemployment, they used to charge you two dollars and they send you wherever you want to go work on a section or a farm or whatever you want. VM: What was this fellows name, was it Pino? LA: Pino, Pino was one of the employment agents for the companies, the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company. VM: Sugar Company yes. LA: And a well Valentine Gonzales was for the railroads, he'd send you anyplace on the railroad, he'd send you to a, if you want to go to ios Angeles, he'd send you from here to work at Los Angeles, alt~~gh that's quite a bit of people