THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER | LETTERS Spry’s Camp ears Benefit |Advocates Addition’ 01 s “Loggers’ Navy Camp and Mill “Every Reader a Correspondent” From Union Organization The benefits of organization is clearly shown in the following two re- ports. Through the activities of the elected camp committee at Spry’s B.C. Pulp camp, better facilities in getting to and from the job have been gained with the acquisition of a new mulligan car. A new cook has also been’ installed and the boys report that grub is good now. On the other hand, reports come from Sunrise Log at Knights Inlet that conditions are very bad. Wages are low, the boys have a long walk to the job, and the Chinese cook puts out very poor food. Organiza- tion in the camp will quickly im- prove these conditions, as is shown in the above report. Cutting crews at Dot Log, Lull Bay, are finding it hard to make wages; it is reported fallers are making as low as $3.75 per day. 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Editor: our paper. the Lake Log Co. of Rounds, cuttings are orders for veneer. ried out regularly and freely. Council I.W.. room, business was done. working basis for our meetings. ber Worker from time to time. CROFTON EXPORT CREW REPORTS COMMITTEES ACTIVE; HOLD MEET Seems that it is high time that a letter from this camp was addressed to Located at Crofton, the Crofton Export Co. is the boom camp of Just at the moment the two departments of this booming ground are working. The long side are flat booms and the Export ‘The long side of this boom, from the cookhouse down, is 100% organized. All members are paid up in their dues and Union business in general is car- Last Thursday night Brother Nigel Morgan, Secretary of the B.C. District , paid this camp a visit and a meeting was held in the dining The meeting was attended by all the Union members and considerable Brother Morgan in his talle reviewed the past negotia- tions with the management of the Lake Log with regards to an increase in pay, the activity and growth of the Union in this District and the prevailing good sentiment among the loggers for organization. a camp committee of four members to attend to Union affairs at this end. Our Union delegate was re-elected for another year, Meetings are to be held regularly and copies of the minutes are to be forwarded to the Secretary of Local 1-80. The purpose of this being to keep the Local Executive informed of our work and at the same time to open the way by which we may receive leadership and guidance from the Local. It was decided to ask the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1-80 to send us a “News Letter” from each meeting, It was felt that this procedure would establish closer contact with the work of the Union and at the same time give us a A Press Agent was elected whose duty it is to send letters to the B.C. Lum- As regards conditions in the camp, we have all the facilities required that make fow.comfort as far as camp life is concerned. The grub here is good. Fraternally—PRESS CORRESPONDENT, Crofton Export. The meeting elected To the Editor: I would like to offer an opinion at this time on what I believe should be done to crystallize the existing sentiment in the camps. I am convinced now that the biggest loss the Union has suffered for some time has been the ban on the Green Gold broadcast. This broadcast is being missed by a surprisingly large number of people, many of whom are far removed from the lumber industry, yet who nevertheless constitute the general public. If it is impossible at this time to re- gain the “air” then in order to offset that loss I would suggest that the Coun- cil initiate a mass distribution of the Lumber Worker as a weekly publication with as large a collection of letters from the camps as possible. I am convinced that these letters are most potent and that such a distribution would prepare the ground for a general movement early in 1941, I realize the difficulties enlisted in such @ proposal. Nevertheless such diffi- IG “Styles for Young Men and Men who Stay Young” 301 West Hastings St. Wants B.C. Lumber Worker Out Weekly And Enlarged culties sould be overcome.| The financ- ing, distribution and correspondence, while being developed would draw in a large number of people not only as mem- bers but as live supporters. This, in my opinion, is one of the important factors. I don’t wish to act as a prophet, but it seems to me that everything points to a big movement in the industry some- time in the early part of 1941. Island Logger. Join the IWA and Help Boost Our Pay a Buck a Day! “The greater the difficulties are, the 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 | AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION! APPRECIATE YOUR PAT- RONAGE. Rent one of our halls for your meetings, socials or banquets. Modern Dance Every Wed., Saturday, featuring the Alberta Ranch Boys, sensational Cowboy Swing Band. Hastings Auditorium 828 East Hastings St. High. 8248 Vancouver, B.C. I trust my ceittelam wil kindly when I tell you that ‘Wayne has no business to go Hecate Straits in the winter These waters are too dangeroy idea of having a loggers’ navy is a tical idea, the two organizers brought unquestionable results, The | year can be chalked up as one of gress. About the hull of the Laur-Wayne: the first place it was never built intended for these waters, it is entirely unsuited, also it is plenty old and showing signs of dry rot in places. Th) is without the proper.power winch to hoist ‘anchors, it has no bulkhead. In — heavy weather a boat like this can be easily stranded, "This is what the Queen Charlotte fish- ermen said about your two organizers: “Phat they are either the two bravest men in B.C. or else the two biggest chumps to cross Hecate Straits in the winter months.” The day they left here it was fine weather, since then there has not been a decent day for a cross” ing. What the Indians say is that “God looks after all the Damnfools and chil- dren.” They were referring to the Log- gers Navy, ete, A new suitable hull will cost you around $1500. Not much if everybody digs up. Remember the best spent money any workers can spend is for his organiza- tion. Money talks when you know how to put money to work, The Loggers Navy is just as important as the British Navy for the Defence of Democracy, a nation of united people are a nation of organ- ized people. A Fisherman, Queen Charlotte City. Three Ways Of Reducing Accident Rate ‘To the Editor: These are my opinions on the safety standards in the woods: What can the Provincial government do to promote safety in the woods? Have safety men who cannot be bought off at the headquarters camp and en-— force the law so they must go in the woods and see that everything is safe for the brothers, ‘What can the operators do to promote safety in the woods? Do what the safety men order them to do and slow operations a few notches. ‘What can the I.W.A. and I.W.A. mem- bers do to promote,safety on the job? Being that we are all brothers worl for a wage and living — this it hook-tenders and head-rigging give the lower paid men a chance | in the clear before siving t signal.