4 B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Interior Operators’ Huddle

Facts vs. F iction

a orkers aes retihoed depends on the
ade should take
distinguish cai

pic, and var eee ie their oe eee
preparatio:
Thi:

the trade journals
intended for aera non of the spare themselves.
All the facts gi ‘ood ground for optimism regarding
eet

re on the prairies this year
boosted the demand Me Thee in the
provinces that is almost rtling.
Neglected home construction needs over the past year
will now compel action to stimula te the housing program.
d to flow into home construc-
tion with greater veloeity from now on, wit
surate demand for lum!

has
grain-producing

November 6,

ATTEN

son ae we could pay the wage increase recom.
mended by the Conciliation Board and still make a reason-
able profit — kat who’s happy with just a reasonable profit?

recent, ay .K. orders hay ave
Pemarlanler panied of cress
dunine™ tte past Awe eae

The facts are that aothing disastrous has happened
since June 15, which should prevent another objective
examination of wage rales in relation to the surplus
earnings of the industry.

Down, Not Up!

WITH the prercer ton of those who may be described
subsidized in vari, ious ways by the B.C. Telephone Co.,
a voice has been raised in Support of the Company’s
application for an increase of r:
The public is still smarting ae the several i increases
foisted upon them in re

proposed i merce of telephone atest should b
in conjunction with the rise in the cost 0:
services.

The average worker must now pay for a Eeeohone sd
order that he may secure and retain employm: Mor
workers are on constant call by telephone aaa is vectra
rea]

Vink!

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coSe Ewe Workers’ Share 22¢
The Editor:

The, “Reiail Lumberman” xe-|'The Edito Year's production, is given, and =
Bore aity October asus The Vanadareas Sun of Octo- a Oe
British Goremmet nt has raised i he total value of what was pi
the ceiling on lumber imports ber 27, in a column by Roy | duced, To put it

shes some interest
ing quantities and values of
mal red goods, ners pro-

m. 450,000 toutone (2000 BF
as standard) to 1,000,000 stand-
ards

worker receit

importers ‘will be permitted to
any amount from any source

to build more hou:

with few exceptions, 2
Since Mr. Churchiil’s Gate in
tive eae rnment have

Em aries Mose Eo ortion
Employee Wage per We

a
eldcediinithls area. of ‘metropolitan
Greater Vane
Three diff rent years are given
compari: i
enough, in ‘the year 1949, the to-
tal employees engaged in that
931

Total Number Employed
Industral Plants.
Total

1 Mage aE Walon "per Employee

ven are

an newer, the purpose of compari-

an r

dollar’s worth of value,
Assumii

total

The fig area only i ekey produced, or any excl
close anproxinations, Put they oe Ppica that might be

ae theses

y ition have ide
Shond be of nis ea to the mem-
of the Uni
1941 1949
25,223 4277
Re 9,019.27
89,0194
se 900%000 ‘ ripe
6,490 [ie
1,430 ;
2750 4550

my
estion arises as to
of tne major por-

opie the womens coal pee of the prod oe

will aaa

mbering and

ae

TWA PRAISES ‘DOC’; ~

yee

milling industry = Bot qut
A telephone is an accepted necessity of modern living of. fa and in many ¢:
adequate.
fone is as necessary as the postal service for civilized Financial miaterents for 1952 DENTISTS OBJECT
nae will show, ae WET G e of the
ame reason it should now be placed under Laat as Replat of state mtly been =e ‘the
ublic ownership and control, in this province as in other | room in the fnanei ial structure of certs viewed witl in Tatavor 7
provinces. It is impossible to have two or three c peting | ton Perera: ain oe oframy, the) Collega at :
telephone systems ithout hopeless confusio: Because | , a arkets have| Dental Surgeoi
it must be a monopoly, it should be operated at cost for Re mate hes
the public semua Public ownership is the only known ‘ony Gargrave Local 1-217. poouataaolad
means of arriving at this result. Sie eg tisi me
. if
Incentive trict Secretary that for a period | and unprofessional ¢ ee
t ado: —Manufacturing indus- crea The TWA und dort to

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motio: ie through sound labor. magement Cannan tia it
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