Here and There with The Roving Reporter I noticed in the last issue of the Lumber Worker that the Bullcook has been bust- ing his suspenders around here again. No doubt all you dudes were glad to see him—but if you think I'm going to throw up my hat and join in the loud hosannas at his return—you're crazy, You see, all you have to do is read his stuff after he’s written it, whereas we unfortunates have to be witnesses to his mental labor pains while he is in the throes of creative ef- fort, They are a pretty helpful and so- ciable bunch down here, taking them by and large; and none of us mind helping him compose his stuff; and none of us mind pointing out that “have went” is not considered good English; and none of us mind telling him that “lousy” should be spelled with only one “s’; none of us mind going over his stuff before the Editor gets it—but he never asks the Bd- itor how he likes our column, Not him! He says, “Bust my suspenders, I knocked them for a loop that time!” One of these days he’s going to bust those suspenders sure enough—then, I suppose we'll have to write his column in its entirety while he stands around holding up his pants! And so, while you dudes are cheering his return to the columns of our paper, Til go out and hoist one. Don’t waste any sympathy on me! I am well used to being in a hopeless minority, And don’t think it's professional jealousy, either. The fact of the matter is that the grace- less scoundrel has, with evil intent and malice aforethought, been circulating re- ports that several boys have, on their rettitn from the woods, made a special tip to the office to congratulate the d- itor on the return of the Bullcook, (Not the Bulleook and the Roving Reporter, mark you), Well, in tlre old days when we were Both appearing simultaneously the man always got his stuff in just under press deadline, And the reason was he'd wait until we had all finished our stuff and then go through our copy, with the re- sult that the Bulleook was an admittedly elever concoction of excerpts from articles by the other writers. But this time I've got him fooled. He won't see this until it appears in print, But, just/ to prove that he doesn’t fizz on me, I hereby challenge him to meet me on any Subject, for any cause, for money, marbles, chalk or fun, with any weapon from the scissors of Delilah to a tenpenny nail, LOGGING ADVANCE REVEALED BY SCALE British Columbia timber handled the first five months of this year gained 343,026,355 board feet over 1938 inthe of- ficial saw log scale reported last week by the provincial forest, service, Total saw logs scaled up to the end of May amounted to 1,196,609,311 board feet, compared with 853,582,956 board feet in the corresponding period of last year. May figures showed a pronounced jump over the same month in last year, Saw logs sealed amounted to 344,682,956 board feet, compared with 286,181,871 board feet in May, 1938. Piling, cut wood and ties were increased in similar proportion, COMFORT AND SERVICE AT MODERATE PRICES THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER June 27, 1939 POPULAR PROGRAM GREEN GOLD FEATURE “Green Gold,” sponsored by our good friend Fred Marchese, has a special treat in store for our radio audience next Tues- day, July 4, at 7:45 p.m. when Helge Anderson, well known Scandinavian co- median and his Swedish Orchestra, will be featured on the program, Helge, who has long been an active builder of the Union, is donating his services. Next time you need an orchestra, our apprecia- tion of his help should be expressed in a tangible form, NAVY REPAIRS AFTER LONG CRUISE Well, here we are back in town again, our spring trip completed. The “Laur Wayne” is on the ways having her bottom seraped and receiving a much-needed coat of paint, in preparation for the next two thousand mile trip along the rugged and knarly B.C. coast. All large “association camps” and nearly all smaller operations junder the jurisdiction of Local 1-71 were visited; papers and leaflets were distri- buted; committees set up, and many minor grievances settles. All along the trip we heard the bosses ery “No markets!”, but we still found them double-shifting and working a lot of overtime and Sunday-work. At Bloe- del’s Camp 4 a thirty-day shutdown is expected to start June 27th, with the fallers being laid off as they finish their quarters. At Vancouver Bay there is only one set of snag-fallers, as the tim- ber will soon be logged out. At Gustay- son’s Camp they are running full blast. The Coast Mission has not tried so far to collect the Hospital Assessment, the chief reason being the pressure brought on them by the loggers and the opposi- tion of the union to the present scheme. Our trip was highly successful, although we found some false illusions existing amongst some of fhe men about the Union. Also a feeling of se\f-satisfaction about wages and general conditions. If we want seasonal seniority rights, wage increases, better safety regulations, improved labor laws and forest conser- vation to protect our futue livelihood, there is only one way to get them. OR- GANIZE and take advantag., of the new Federal law guaranteeing you that right. —By “Skipper” John McCuish 4 s 4 s s ‘ s g 4s ‘ , g s s s ‘ 4 s s s ’ s 4 s gs ’ 4 4 When In Vancouver Stop at COLUMBIA HOTEL Licensed Premises 303 COLUMBIA AVE. Sey. 1956 SSS SSS CS ST Ce eT CC TY REGENT CAMP ACTIVITY CONTINUED ing eight months, but have not put any- thing in the chuck yet, There is a Skagit and a car supplying a small mill which is cutting material for the lake camp and the road. The ground is reasonably flat, but hip boots are required to work on it. There are about 45 men there at present. The grub is good. Company is reported changing its hiring to Black's. Mamquam Log Co. (MacKenzie & Lan- don), Squamish.—Foreman there is re- ported to have quite a bad habit of curs- ing his riggingmen. If this is true the remedy is simple—and effective. Most of crew live in town (Squamish), Evidently they always are about two weeks behind with the men’s pay, which works an added hardship on men who must pay the butcher and the baker, Organization and the enforcement of the “Semi-Monthly Payment of Wages Act” are in order. Other camps operating in that vicinity are Stoltz, about seven miles from town; Lamb & Hardy, about seven miles; Mc- Comb’s, about fifteen. miles; Merril & Ring, about eight miles, and Keeley’s, about five miles, and employs about 22 men, All outfits in the vicinity with the exception of the M. & R, are small ones, employing from 15 to 45 men, ? Camps Laying Off.—Lundeen’s Camp, Gregory Island; Niemi Log Co., Whale- town; A, Ring’s, Klemtu (closed); Gilder- sleeves, Rivers Inlet (closed); Bloedels, Franklin River (will close June 28, but report repair work will be done on dock); Kelly's, Q.C.I. (all moved to H.Q, Camp; fallers laid off), SPROAT LAKE COMM. (Continued from Page 1) interview F, C. Manning, owner of the camp, on behalf of the crew. They were instructed, in view of the marked im- provement in the lumber market, to re- quest a return of the wage-cut received a year ago. Another complaint to be taken up by the committee is a complaint that the cook does not receive his supplies as ordered, Another meeting will be called in the near future to hear the report of the committee on their negotiations, es lection Let For Your Convenience, Mr. Logger .. . 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