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THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Malahat Logger Reports
Organizational Gains

To the Bditor:

I have not heard anything from this
camp, the Malahat Log., and I am tired
of waiting for somebody else to write,
so I am going to try my hand, hoping
that it will not land up in the waste
paper basket.

I will start with the good news. First,
the LW. of A. is coming ahead here re-
markably well. Representatives of the
union have visited our camp at regular
intervals and have been well received
by the crew, with the exception of a few
stoolies, but we have these birds pretty

;| well spotted, and we are all busy giving

them the bum stear as best we can.
Brearley, the superintendent, must be
getting wise; he seems to be the most
dissatisfied employee of this company;
I surmise pretty soon he will start firing
his “loyal” employees for being ineffi-
cient, over which no tears will be shed.
Personally I feel like puking every time
I see them coming around snooping and
rubber-necking. At the same time they
are all jealously watching one another
and when one is seen rushing for the
office they all stampede and only God
knows how many bum stears they have
already given the “push” who, of course,
1s in accordance with the “Sup.” and
is obliged to start shadow hunting. They
will be a nervous wreck if the boys don’t
hurry up and get organized so that the
worry will be over with. Here is a swell
bunch of boys in camp, all good log-
gers; camp conditions are good and lots
of logs are produced. The camp is effi-
ciently operated and all equipment is
first-class, What we need here is a union
agreement, a boost in wages and every-
thing will be hunkedory.

This is all for now. Hope that some-
body else will try their hand at writing
for our paper next,

Yours fraternally,

“A NEW RECRUIT.”

Improved working conditions, includ-
ing one weel’s vacation with full pay,
will result from an agreement signed
recently between the International Broth-
erhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workers and the Powell River Co. Ltd.
and the Pacific Mills Ltd.

The agreement was reached after ne-
gotiations lasting several days and was
hailed as a forward step in the relations
between workers and employers in the
pulp and paper industry.

Basic pay’ of 56 cents per hour, with
corresponding Increase in all other rate
classifications in the mills, was included
in the agreement.

SEy. 9401, SEy. 9402

Editor Offers
Humble Apology

In answer to a letter from A. G. Mc-
Culloch, attorney for Mr. B. ‘Maloney,
the Editor hereby tenders that gentleman
his humble apologies for misleading
statements contained in a letter which
appeared in the last issue of the Union
Bulletin, signed “Union Logger.”

“Union Logger" said in part: “A.P.L.
mill laid off some of the night shift a
while back. ... One good joke they pulled
was on the night sawyer, the notorious
Maloney. He has been a faithful ‘stooge’
for many years, and when the company
circulated their famous petition to break
the union a couple of years back, he head-
ed the list for them, But it seems the
company’s memory is short—they canned
him too. Such ingratitude! Needless to
say, he squawked like hell.”

We are now informed as follows: (1)
Maloney is not notorious. (2) Maloney
is not a “faithful stooge.” (3) Maloney
did not try to break the union a couple
of years back. (4) Maloney did not head
off a petition, and (5) Maloney was not
recently fired by A.P.L., or if he was, he
did not squawk like hell.

We ask our readers to take particu-
larly careful note of the above.

EDITOR.

A new sawmill is now being built on
the north arm of the Fraser River on
the west side of Main Street for W. John-
son Sash and Door Factory. The mill,

which will cut for export trade, will
cost apout 25 thousand dollars, and ex-
pects to be in operation about the end of
this month. B.C. Manufacturing Company
at New Westminster reports good prog-
ress being made with reconstruction of
their box factory which was destroyed
by fire on March 2nd. The new factory
has been completed and machinery is
now being installed, and this mill too
expects to be in operation by the end
of May. Pile-driving for the new sawmill
commenced on May 6th. The Hammond
Cedar Company at Hammond, reports
the remodelling of their mill which is ex-
pected will produce a maximum of ef-
ficiency and economy. An agreement on
the new pulpmill pipeline at Alberni is
expected soon, according to a report by
a mill executive Thursday. Cost of con-
struction for the pipeline is $225,000 and
the agreement is being gone over for
final changes in Victoria.

| CAMP ACTIVITY

Outstanding feature of the log :
in the Vancouver forest district
‘April was the increased productior
hemlock, determined largely by the sl
increase in the demand for pulp
With an increase of twenty million f¢
in April, 1940, over April 1939, the
of hemlock was increased from
eight million to sixty million board feet
this year, Bt

Camp reports remain just about
same as reported in our last issue,
seven sets of fallers and another
having been taken on at Lake Log, and
a few additional gangs have been taken
out to Industrial Timber Mills claim at
Youbou, and to a number of smaller op-
erations working on part time. A short-
age of experienced fallers was noticeable
in Vancouver last week, with the H.R.
Morgan Log Company reportedly offer. _
ing to pay fare one way to the Queen
Charlottes.

Recent government timber sales include
a stand of approximately 12 million feet —
of cedar, hemlock and balsam on the
west side of Pitt Lake to the Vasey Log

Co. Another stand of 5 million, 300
thousand feet on the west side of Harri-
son Lake was purchased by the H. and R.
Timber Co.

Vancouver Bay reports they are now
through on the present claim. No one re-
mains in camp except the watchman.
M. and M., Log, scene of a serious accl-
dent this week, laid off the trackside.
Fallers and roadmen are still working.

Port Neville Log has about 60 men
employed — many with families up there,
$1.25 charged for board which is very
poor; no charge for hospital; wages paid
are $1.00 less on the average than those
paid elsewhere,

Until after the two accidents recently
they were using no mainline for tags,
chokers and spreaders. Apart from that,
equipment is fair. There is no safety com- —
mittee functioning. Were using old tele
phone wire for whistle wire, but now
have some new wire. There is not much
speed-up, Men take out their lunches,
which are also very poor.

Truck drivers receive $4.50 per day,
and hook-tenders, $6.50. Twelve men came
to town as a result of the last accident,

The important expansion of Powell Riv-
er Company's pulp plant is now being car
ried out in order to supply greatly in-
creased war-time demands, and it is ex-
pected the new facilities will be ready for
use early in the summer. These develop-
ments should reflect favorably with an
increased demand for pulp timber.

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mum of this area. Some men are still
receiving only 40c per hour. 3

There is a company-promoted rumor
being cireularized at Fraser Mills that
a 5e an hour increase to counteract om
ganization is to be given. ag

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Canadian White Pine is going to put
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The Alaska Pine employees after repre-
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tee received a wage increase of 5c per
hour. The basic minimum in this plan,t
however, is still below the accepted mini-

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‘Well here we are again. My, how time flies! It seems only yesterday
that I was doping out this column, and now they tell me it was two weeks ago.

‘As you recall in last issue I was going for a little fishing. Well, instead
took a day off and went for a gamo of golf, Alas and alack! I should have
gone fishing! And speaking of golf, you lads in Ladysmith and way points
Fon better be looking after your laurels as we have a new golfer in our midst
—mone other than Olaf Orseth. I have never seen him in action yet, but

he hits his irons a mile (more or less).
aoa the lads who arrived here since last issue are Andy Kiskenen,
Guanar Berger, Ted Goldie, Jack Hillstad, Roy McKie, Frank Gorenal and
fast, but by no means least, our old friend and yours, John MeCuish.
tt as most everybody is working, but if you are interested
Fp ecraaes eons ‘pack to work are Ben Chute, Art Trites, Haakon Trobak,
‘ou may be sure make a typical Kravik exit). Harry

‘(whom y¢
Se ee oa a nice trip to Montreal and we won't see him for another

month at least.
I think that that just about winds up

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