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THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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| CAMP ACTIVITY |

Spry Camp, Port Alice, Nearly all the
fallers and a great number of rigging
men have come into town.

York Log, Bute Inlet. Shut down.

Kelley Log, QCI. On the last northern
boat, seventeen men came in.

Niemi Log, Sechelt, Flooded out and
crew in town.

Central Lake, A number of fallers ar-
rived in town this week from Camp 6.

Allison Log, QCI. The Lake Camp and
Boom Camp crews came south a couple
of weeks ago, with all the Beach Camp
except a few maintenance men coming
in on Sunday’s boat.

Harrison Lake. A number of men from
Harrison Lake camps were in town for
a few days last week on account of snow.

Vancouver Island. Practically all camps
in this area are still running, with no re-
ports as yet of when the boys will be
heading for the “bright lights” — or
maybe it will be “blackout” this Christ-
mas.

Warning. Loggers, send in your reser-
vations for rooms now. The hotels seem
to be full up all ready.

Suggest Day’s
Pay Relief Fund

To the Editor:

‘We held our regular meeting at Jordan
River on December 3, and everything
seems to be going smoothly except for
the report that there seems to be plenty
of “rolling stock” hereabouts.

‘A motion was made that we send a
resolution to the B, B. Lumber Worker
to the effect that all the boys donate a
day’s pay towards a relief fund. How
about it boys? Let’s hear from more of
you on that subject.

Card No. 4670

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Suggest ‘We Do Not Patronize’
List For Allison’s Camp

To the Editor:

I have noted what our mutual friend,
the Bulleook, has to say regarding the
camps of the Allison Logging Company
at Queen Charlotte Islands, in the B. C.
Lumber Worker of November 25.

Now I recall that the Vancouver Trades
and Labor Council (AFL) keeps a list of
various firms under the heading of “We
Do Not Patronize.” Now it would be a
good idea if we started to build a list of
our own and seeing that the Bullcook
charted the course, let’s give Allison the
honor of being the first on the list. It
also makes a very good New Year's reso-
lution,

And when we say “We Do Not Patron-
ize," we should not mean “Handle With
Care,” rather we should say “Don't Han-
dle At AN.”

Fraternally,
G. ¥. Knott.

NIEMI CREW ASK
NEW MATTRESSES

To the Editor,

Here are a few more details for the
B. C. Lumber Worker on the camp con-
ditions and grievances which our com-
mittee discussed with the Oscar Niem!
Logging Company.

‘When the committee met Niemi, he
promised that the grievances would be
dealt with. The new toilets were started
but nothing was done about the mat-
tresses, So after two months of delaying,
the crew decided to have the committee
see Niemi again.

The answer they received was that the
mattresses could not be given without a
raise of five cents a day for bed and
blankets. The crew met to discuss the
matter and, after a ballot, decided 90 per
cent in favor of not paying the five cents
extra,

A day later the camp closed down be-
cause of a washout caused by heavy
rains, and so the committee was unable
to get in touch with Niemi to give him
the result of the ballot.

The same crew may possibly go back,
but if there is a new crew there, they
shoud carry on the fight for better con-
ditions when ‘the camp opens.

Press Committee,
Niemi Log,
Sechelt, B, C.

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To the Editor:

I have not seen a report on this outfit,
the Consolidated ‘Timber Company, Har-
rison Lake, for a long time, so here goes.
It’s a truck outfit and close to Van-
couver, which is very good.

Camp conditions are poor. Grub is
poor, especially the lunch which is the
worst I ever packed for 50 cents. The
boys do a lot of kicking, but take no
action,

‘The bunkhouses are overcrowded with
men and bedbugs, but they are swept
clean every day by the bullcook. The
wash-house is too small, with only two
taps for 40 men, and one shower. There
is no dryhouse, just -hang your clothes
up around the bunkhouse stove if you
get in first, if not, put them on wet. And
the toilet cannot be described in writing,
it would be a swell sight for our health
authorities,

The crummy is an open air trap. The
rigging is haywire, but no highball, for
the country is so steep that mountain
goat would have to pick his steps, or
break ‘his neck.

Wages paid are about the same as
other camps in this district.

So, boys, this is a good little outfit
to read about. It's time we organized
and did away with these conditions. Now
is our time to do it.

Fraternally yours,
Card 80-212.

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To the Editor:
Among the lumberjacks of
lumbia there are many men who
inally came from New Brunswick.
—some of them—who worked in |
woods here before, going west and
doubt many of them recall the old,
dark camps, the muzzle loading b
the lice, the baked bean diet, the
to the woods in the early morning d
ness and the intense cold... .
‘Well, we have made some adv:
since those days, but unorganized,
man standing alone and not hav
union to speak for us and fight for
our progress is pitifully slow, _
Organization wins the world. Even
monster Hitler has gone as far as
has largely because of efficient or;
zation.
A case in point here in the Iumb
woods of New Brunswick. The provin-
celal government becoming partly ay ‘
of the unsanitary and unhealthy con
tion of most of the camps, made law of
certain regulations cercerning sanitation, —
ventilation, lighting, cleanliness, etc.
While these regulations are in part
too bookish, they are drafted by
one without practical knowledge,
do in large part provide for a great
improvement in camp construction ar
care, If they were carried out!
But for the most part they rems
on paper because there are no camp
spectors to enforce them or report 0
their non-observance,
With the IWA functioning in
camps the men would have the tool
see that the laws are observed,
Riverside, N.B.

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