THE B.c. LUM BER WORKER August 9, 1939 Camp and Mill ‘EVERY READER A CORRESPONDENT" REPORTS Outside Rooms — Elevator Service Steam Heat — Reasonable Rates Centrally Located Sey. 8580 RALPH ROSSE, Mgr. me memen nese cence nee eeeeenes SCANDIA CAFE 217 Carrall St. “The place to meet your chums at meal-time in town” SEA FOODS ARE GOOD FOR YOU . +. and you'll like them at THE “ONLY” FISH THEY ARE ALWAYS FRESH! 20 East Hastings Street 100% UNION HOUSE “Our best interests in the Orient would be served by a free, unhampered China, able to follow its natural economic and social line of develop- ment.’—China Today. HANEY TAILORS 62 East Hastings St.” _ | Phone Ey. 9417 Vancouver, B.C. WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT FIT AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION! HORSESHOE BARBERS 102 East Hastings St. There is more to a haircut than cutting off the hair... . Try the Horseshoe Barbers for an up-to- date stylish haircut, UNION SHOP Welcome, Loggers! HOTEL NEW LION 122 E. Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C. PHONE — SEy. 2964-0 SEY: 0988 CITY RADIO THE LOGGERS’ | LOOKING 'EM OVER C.R.T, fallers coming to town as they finish their quarters. It is expected that they will all be in town shortly. Rounds & Burchette (Ramsey Arm) closed down. Expected to reopen about the first of September. Export Log. Co., Jervis Inlet, Quite a number of men quit on account of poor cooking, Cook changed after men quit. According to reports, conditions seem to be getting worse both in the transportation and the camp since the recent change in foremen. Viking Log. Co., Bella-Coola. Rumor has it that this outfit is being financed by the Shell Oil and camp conditions are reported very poor, with the camp being run on some sort of a “co-operative” scheme and long hours are the rule. Evidently, the opera- tors here co-operate by “permitting” the crew to work 10 to 14 hours a day. Tay- lor & O'Malley Log. Co. (?), Toba Inlet. F, J. “Curley” Taylor and O’Malley (late of Pacific Log., Nootka). Gang of 8 or 9 men quit last week, Shingle bolts at $2.00 per cord. Gang worked 19 days. Received no wages for first two days (working ‘around camp). Board — starvation at $1.20. Camp conditions — awful. Lewis Towing Co. is financing this outfit. Any worker hiring for this outfit may save himself some grief if he first does a little investigating. Allison Log Co, reports the food “not so hot.” The men believe the cook is chiefly to blame. Accidents are few and far between and reports are that the camp is not “high-ball.” Main grievances of the crew are (1) no bedmaker, (2) very unsanitary toilet conditions, (3) unclean washroom and poor floor. Merrill Ring (Squamish) reports grub “not so hot.” Bunkhouses need cleaning out, particularly of bedbugs. Reports show a fair scale being given to fallers and buckers and First Aid arrangements sat- isfactory, Cash Statement Issued ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—The Interna- tional Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union had an income of $6,177,252 during 1938, it was revealed in a financial statement which has just been issued. Expenditures during the year amounted to $5,874,975. “God has lent us the earth for our life. It is a great entail. It belongs as much to those who come after us as to us.” —Ruskin, Tune in on “Green Gold” every Tuesday, 7:45 to 8 p.m. over Station CJOR. “THE FEDERATIONIST”’ The COF Paper Six Pages of Support for You, Mr, Worker! $2 Year — $1 Six Months — 60c 3 Mos. 7104 - 16 Bast Hastings St., Vancouver Office & Stand: 404 COLUMBIA AVE. sl CARS Trin. 1000 PLYWOODS (Continued from Page 1) conduct the vote by secret ballot at the mill gates. This was done, and the first shift 103 employees cast their ballot, However, some of the “mis-repre- sentors” in the meantime got worried about being taken up on their offer to re- sign, and the chairman flew into action in order to try and “save face.” A pe- tition was circulated asking for endorsa- tion of the committee which had just previously been “thrown out.” The first attempt to get support failed, according to the men’s story, when only nine or ten signed, two or three of these later asking to have their names removed, However, on the next shift “the pressure” was put on, E. B, Ballantyne, managing director, returned to the plant “in the flesh” to give personal direction. Charles Readhead, no- torious “company stooge,” who has gained for himself recognition as “the most un- popular man in the plant” along with sev- eral others, was allowed to leave his job and, according to charges of employees, sought by means of clever insinuations, to get the petition filled out. Only after employees had been allegedly threatened did they reluctantly sign on the dotted line, further complicating attempt to gain reinstatement for their fellows. When the shift came off and were asked to vote, they claimed they were ‘so scared” that they would not sign any further lists for fear of closure of the plant, It was claimed that foremen, company committee men and others had said, “If this committee (company-controlled) is not given a hun- dred per cent support the plant will be closed for two months.” . . . “The ballot is not legal and will not be recognized.” “Mr, Ballantine has said every one of the new committee and all those who take a ballot will be fired when he finds out who they ar . Ete., ete, In spite of this strong fear and con- fusion that had been created, 145 em- ployees voted, However, this (although a majority) was a few short of the required proportion to force recognition and get a fair settlement and so attempts to gain re- instatement were blocked. At a mass meeting on Sunday a report was given by the ballot committee. A strong vote of censure was passed on the company com- mittee for its disgraceful conduct, and it was unanimously decided to lay charges of intimidation against the company. A motion was car- ried unanimously ‘4 also to affiliate to ie International | Woodworkers’ Union 5 and the election of a temporary executive followed. Plans were laid for the next meeting of the new LW.A. local, which will be held in the Labor Temple on Sunday, August 26, at 10:30 a.m, International Presi- er dent Harold Prit- | Harld Pritchett chett will be asked to address this meet- ing and install the new charter. The elec- tion of permanent executive officers and the laying down of an organizational pro- gram will also be on the agenda. Moderate 444 Carrall Street CAMP ACTIVITY | Camp 3 Comox and the Comox Lake Camp are both shut down for the “fire season,” with only a few fallers working. Camp 3 is working six sets of fallers with one crew working two weeks and the second crew working the following two weeks. Plenty of rumors are circulating, but it is not expected they will open until September. There are three small “gyppo” outfits working in the Comox District: Wood's Camp, Parkin’s Camp and Carney and Larsen, All these are working the early shift. Falling crews are at work in the Fanny Bay operations of the Chemainus outfit. Still under construction. In Campbell River, Bloedel’s Camp 4, E.R.T. and C.R.T, are still operating and no sign of shutdown unless the Foréstry Depart- ment steps in. One other “gyppo," Brown's Camp has shut down for the season. Chemainus Mill recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by cutting the biggést log ever to go through the mill. It was 50 feet long, 8 feet 2 inches in diameter at the butt and 7 feet 9 inches at the smaller end, Even after it was prepared for the*saws, it took 1% hours to cut into lumber, ‘GREEN LIGHT’ 10 SHINGLE WEAVERS A request has been made that the fol- lowing report be published in the Lumber Worker, so that others may avoid the trap into which some workers have fallen at the Robertson Shingle & Lumber Com- Pany's operation at Massett, Q.C.L: “The company is just opening’ a one- machine shingle plant in conjunction with the sawmill. The millwright (J, Ander- son) quit because he couldn’t get help. The company then hired two other men. One, a Mr, Crole, worked for one and a half days and the other, H. Anderson, only worked one day. Later, J. W. Cam- eron was hired in Vancouver and given his ticket up, Although he had been guaranteed three months’ work, he only worked for three and a half days when Robertson, the manager, phoned from Vancouver and ordered, ‘shut everything down,’ Mr, Cameron was refused his re- turn fare to Vancouver and charged for his board and fare up, So that he is out of pocket at least $40 and has lost one month's work.” Hotel West Ltd. ’ FRED R, MARCHESE, Mer. e Rates and Centrally Located Phone: SEy. 9401, SEy. 9402 Vancouver, B.C.