THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER 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, Mer. SCANDIA CAFE 217 Carrall St. “The place to meet your chums at meal-time in town” wees etnececseeneeencecncasd od gaweesenene i 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 J F Dance Correctly in 5 Private or 5 Class Lessons under the ex- pert and conscientious instructions of . . MR. & MRS. FRANK DUMARESQ “Vancouver's Premier Ballroom Dancers and Instructors” 570 Granville Street TRin, 4692 Old Time Dances Also Taught in a Few —— He Lessons, THE BARBER SHOP in Balmoral Hotel 159 East Hastings St. ALWAYS GOOD SERVIOE UNION SHOP Alf Lindahl, Prop. ea oe eet LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wants Wage Hoist To the Editor: I saw in the Lumber Worker a cam- paign for higher wages. That's fine! I have seen wages raised lots of times but the big bosses always by some means gradually get them down. In this land of wheat, cattle and fish, etc, it is a shame to charge 40c for a ten-cent cold lunch, Al Capone and Jesse James were gents in comparison to the lumber barons in this respect. With no rent, cookhouse taxes or electric light bills, 90c should be the top price for board per day, Of course, Dewey and the late Hank were the men that kept the high price up after the Big Strike—then the others got gredy, too. There are one or two camps that do what is decent— I refer, of course, to the majority, may be 95%. Of course, when the price of a new gas saw for the bull-cock or any darn thing that the pen can juggle around and is charged up to the cook- house, the boss kids himself he is break- ing even, Regardless of anything, the price of eats has been too high during the past few years. Now with about three wars on as an excuse, the camp owners may get greedy again and take the whole of the entire damn check. Bed blankets, or whatever they refer to in this line, is another hold-up. Figure out how many blankets are paid for by a logger in a year or six months or three months, and then WAKE UP. While the logger has his eyes on the star of wages, the boss logger has his hand in his pocket stealing what he can get away with. Figure it out for your- self—am I mistaken, wrong or just lying? Loggers, when will you quit letting someone rob you? Oh, and of course, I’d like a REAL WAGE? CAMPBELL RIVER. “THE FEDERATIONIST”’ The CO¥ Paper Six Pages of Support for You, Mr, Worker! $2 Year — $1 Six Months — 60c 3 Mos. 704 - 16 Hast Hastings St., Vancouver “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.C. WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT FIT Grand Concert A special invitation is cordially extended to you to attend the “GRAND CONCERT being sponsored by the Ukrainian Labor Temple next Sunday, January 14th. The concert, which will celebrate the 11th Ann- iversary of the Ukrainian Labor Temple, well-known for its cultural, educational and social activities, will be held in the Empress Theatre. Fea- tured on this program will be the Ukrainian Labor Temple Choir and Orchestra and admission will be by silver collection, from 25c up. The concert will commence at 8 p.m. AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION! DENTI and Associates e SEy. 5577 Dr.R. Llewellyn Douglas MODERN METHODS at MODERN PRICES 470 W. Hastings, at Richards WE SAVE YOU MONEY! STRY if Wants To Be Good Unionist To the Bditor: I make the statements below of my own free will. It is my desire to clear myself with all Trade Unionists and fair minded people concerned. I came out to B.C. from Eastern Can- ada three years ago. Due to the fact that there is little or no organization in the parts I came from, I soon found myself mixed up in the strike at Blub- ber Bay without knowing what it was all about. Having become fully aware of what I have done I am willing and anx- ious to make amends to the best of my | ability. I will take a card in the union and from now on will do everything in my power to further the interests of unionism. I have been away from Blub- ber Bay for about a year, having quit the job there just as soon as I found out what I was doing. Card L, 80-2217. (Editor's Note—On the basis of this statement and after careful investigation this worker was given by unanimous vote of the camp, a card, The card num- ber is used for identification to prevent blacklisting. ) In the first nine months of this year the Du Pont munitions-making famuy raked in a nice little profit of $40 mil- lion, compared with a lousy $24 million in the same months last year. And now that the French and British orders are Pouring in, the sky's the limit. Wants Addresses To the Editor: Owing to the short shutdown at Christmas and the rush back to camp, a number of brothers did not leave their addresses. The Union wants to help you in improving your wages and working conditions, and in order to do this we must be able to corre- spond with you. And remember that if we are to correspond with you, we must have your address. So drop us a line and let us know where you are and tell us about your camp condi- tions. All addresses and letters will be treated with the greatest of con- fidence. If you want papers, the Timber Worker, the B.C. Lumber or any other labor paper just write in your request—we shall be pleased to help you. ¥raternally yours, JOHN McCUISH, - Pres. IWA Local I-71, 444 Carrall Street Di : Hotel West Ltd.! FRED R. MARCHESE, Mer. Moderate Rates and Centrally Located Phone: SEy. 9401, SEy. 9402 CAMP ACT As predicted in the B.C. um Worker and over “Green Gold” over the past few weeks, the majority of Asso- ciation camps and a large number of syppos resumed operations either before or immediately following the New*¥ear, Ne according to all available reports reach- ing Union Headquarters this week. The following camps are reported as resum- ing operations: Merrill, Ring and Wilson, Rock Bay; Rounds and Burchett, Ramsey Arm; Boyles and Groves, Port Neville; Thur- Jow Island Log, Rock Bay; Brown and Kirkland, Roberts Creek; Earl and Brown, Claydon Bay; Camp 9, Engle- wood; Pioneer Log Co. Port MacNeil; Lake Log, Rounds, B.C. running two sides; Camp 3 and Camp 6, Youbou; Campbell River Timber, Garrett; Blk River Timber, Quinsam; Bloedels, Men- zies Bay; Bloedel, Franklin River; Bloe- del, Central Lake; A. P. L., Camp 1, Port Alberni; Comox Log, Courtenay; Comox Log, Ladysmith; v. L, & M., Fanny Bay; Sproat Lake, In addition, the majority of the small- er outfits up-coast and on Vancouver Island are gither operating or preparing to get under way. Outfits preparing to ship crews out immediately include: Vancouver Bay Logging Co.; Gustaf- son Logging Co., Jervis Inlet; Cyrs and Allen, Port MacNeil; Niemi Log and Lundeen Log. In the Harrison Lake district the Con- solidated Log Co, the H. and R. Log Co., and the Clark Log Co, are prepar- ing to start up, Operations reported to be ready to open, though no definite date has been set, include: Export Log Co., which has moved its camp from Jervis Inlet to the Ladysmith district; Malahat Log Co.; Cameron and Hemmingsen, Port Renfrew; and Island Logging Co., Jordan River, It will be understood by readers that the above is only a partial and incom- plete report on camp activities. A more complete lineup will appear in the next issue of the Lumber Worker. IWA Local 1-85 PORT ALBERNI ... still maintains offices and head- § quarters in the Workers’ Hall, Local § , union meetings are held on ee second Sunday of each month. Vancouver, B.C.