THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER LETTERS Page Two Camp and Mill “EVERY READER A CORRESPONDENT” Meet Your Friends at MANITOBA HOTEL 44 W. Cordova St. Outside Rooms — Elevator Service Steam Heat — Reasonable Rates Centrally Located Sey. 8580 RALPH ROSSE, Mgr. 4 6 6 ‘ ‘ s s s s gs 4s s gs gs 4s ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ 6 4 s 6 s s gs ‘ SCANDIA CAFE 217 Carrall St. “The place to meet your chums at meal-time in town” paawenenene 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 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 “The greater the difficulties are, are stronger we resist, The final victory must be ours.’—Dr. P, D, Chang, in “China Today.” HANEY TAILORS 62 East Hastings St. Phone SEy. 9417 Vancouver, B. WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT FIT AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION! Dance Correctly |jin 5 Private or 5 Class Lessons under the ex- pert and conscientious instructions of . . MR, & MRS. FRANK DUMARESQUE “Vancouver's Premier Ballroom Dancers and Instructors” 570 Granville Street TRin. 4692 Old Time Dances Also Taught in a Few] Easy Lessons, $2.00 Per Day; Camp Below Par quarters, prove more sharply than ganization. are averaging less than $2.00 a day. NEEDS CHECKUP Editor, Union Bulletin: As one who has just been discharged from hospital following a serious in- jury in camp, I'd like to take this oppor- tunity to bring to your readers’ attention the farcical methods used by certain safe- ty inspectors of the Compensation Board in checking up on safety regulations in some of the larger camps. I have refer- ence to one inspector in particular, Roy Lehman, well and unfavorably known. Prior to my accident last summer I was working in Bloedel’s camp at Men- zies Bay when Lehman’ called in on one of his periodical “inspection tours.” Having occasion to speak to him briefly, I drew his attention to the poor condi- tion of guylines on one of the spar trees close by, only to have him carelessly wave the suggestion aside with the com- ment: “It’s not necessary. Bloedel’s is a million-dollar outfit and doesn’t need checking up.” ‘Well, a few days later one of the guy- lines on that same tree broke and nar- rowly missed me where I was working. It “didn’t need inspecting.” I also understand that this same Leh- man visited Tansky's Camp a few days before William Wortendyke was killed there. Now Compensation Board gulations clearly state that all trucks transporting men to work must be pro- vided with proper railing and that all obstructions along the road be cleared. Lehman should have seen that this re- gulation was not being carried out, yet a. few days later Wortendyke was killed when the truck struck the end of a piece of planking, fatally injuring him. What I’m getting at, of course, is the need for checking up on these so-called re- J t Hall 4 ir SEY: 0988 CITY THE LOGGE RADIO CARS ALWAYS AT 2099009 440000000000900009099 009090999900 9900 09990099990 0F- Attention, Loggers! Jack Matsui, formerly of the New Lion Hotel, has moved to take over personal management of the popu- lar HOTEL EAST. All communications regarding the New Lion should be directed to Mr. Matsui at the HOTEL EAST “Make It Home” 445 GORE AVE. SEymour 0303 Office & Stand: 404 COLUMBIA AVE. TAXI RS’ FRIEND Trin. 1000 Bloedel ‘Bushellers’ Averaging Reports of conditions facing falling crews at the Menzies Bay camp of Bloedel, Stewart and Welch, recently communicated to the IWA head- any words the need of union or- Apparently working in poor timber and at a cheap price, bushellers In one instance, according to the re- port, two sets worked four days and averaged only $2.21. Another falling gang left for town after a months work with only $50 to show clear of board. Snag fallers are making the highest wage among the cutting crews—$5.15 a day at day wages. To top this off, reports point out that camp conditions are below average. The food is somewhat below par, and due to the distance from camp to the job, even this poor grub has to be eaten in an atmosphere of speedup to allow a man to catch the crummy in the morn- ing and make his bunk in the evening. Total travelling time is around one tc one and a half hours, and is parti- cularly tough on the gangs working any distance in from the track. safety inspectors whose “inspection” of many of the big camps consists mainly of a ride to camp in the speeder, a cur- sory glance at the operations, dinner in the cookhouse with the “push,” ther back to town. I realize that union or- ganization is: the final and only real an- swer .. . Nevertheless, a bit of an expo- sure of their methods may help to stir up the boys into taking action. Les Delair, Arden Hall, City. REPORTS SS Secretary Asks For Fullest Cooperation During this week ballots for the | election of international officers, the district international board member and the proposed amendments to the IWA constitution have now been | sent out to all camps under juris- | diction of Local 1-71. As there are only a limited number of ballots al- lotted to each local (in accordance with the amount of per capita paid) it is very difficult to ascertain just how many ballots should be forward- ed to certain camps. Consequently, it may be that some camps will not re- ceive sufficient while others may re- ceive more than necessary, It is hoped that members will co- operate and make the returns to the local union office as soon as possible. Returns must be in, in time to for- ward the report to the international office, on or before December 5, Only members in good standing are eligible to vote. If ballots have not been received, or the number sent has not been sufficient, notify the office of the local union, 505 Holden Building, at once. Secretary, IWA Local 1-71. caeeeeenecensensenenenneneens Ladysmith Sub-Local SO LW.A. Meets the first Thursday of each month in the Finnish Hall at 8 p.m, Ed. 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