.B.C. LUMBER WORKER :

August 20, 1953

Ingram, Local 1-85, IWA.
Following his recent investiga-
tion of grievances entertained by
lumber workers in these opera-
tions, the IWA official prepared a
statement contrasting their West
Coast category rates with those

paid by other firms at points |

where “transportation costs are
considerably lower.

A comparison of transportation
costs indicates the following dis-
advantage imposed upon Tahsis
Co. workers.

VANCOUVER to TAHSIS CO.
operations at:

Chamiss Bay

VANCOUVER to MacMILLAN éa|

BLOEDEL operations at:
Sproat Lake Div..
Camp A. Franklin R.
Camp B, Franklin R.
*Sarita River Div.
* This fare could be $3.00 more

if overnight stay in hotel was
required to make boat con-
nections,

VANCOUVER to KENNEDY

LAKE LOGGING CO., by plane:
Tofino .. ...$15.50 one way
‘That the burden of high trans-

portation costs is aggravated by

lower category rates is shown in
the following comparison of some
category rates, to which should
be added. the 9c-an-hour cost-of-
living bonus, as paid under the
1952-53 contract.
MacMillan & Bloedel
High Rigger ..
Hook Tender

Rigging Slinger 1.75%
Chaser .. 1.65%
Chokerman ~. 1.55%
Signalman . 1.50%
Engineers (Yarding) 1.86%
Engineers (Slackline) ...... 1.95%
Head Boomman 1.90%

Second Boomman
Boomman ...
GAL 12—IWA
Tahsis Company
High Rigger
Hook Tender
Rigging Slinger .
Chaser .
Chokerman
Signalman
Engineers (Yarding:
Engineers (Cold Deck)
Engineers (Slackline) ..
Head Boomman
Second Boomman
Boomman ...

173%

ATE REVISION

Failure of the East Asiatic Co. Ltd. (Tahsis Co. Ltd.)
to consider an adequate revision of category rates in the
operations at Chamiss Bay, Zeballos, Tahsis, and Muchalat
has subjected experienced workers at these points to a
rank injustice, and is the cause of an unusual labor turn-
over. Such is the claim made by Business Agent A. G.

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the adoption of the system em-
ployed for workers trayelling to
the Queen Charlotte Islands, says
Business Agent Ingram. Further
efforts will be made to gain fa-
vorable consideration from the
present management.

It is pointed out that as the,
information \spreads among ex-'
perienced lumber workers, few
will be persuaded to accept em-
ployment under conditions which
expose them to costly discrimina-!
tion, |

New British Press
Converts Log Waste

LONDON (CPA)—A new British press, the result of
14 years research work, is seen by scientists as a revolu-
tionary step in timber board production and also a method

of disposal of wood. waste.

The presses, which cost be-
tween $500,000 and $600,000, have
an output of 16,000 tons or from
25 to 35 million square feet a
year, depending on the thickness
and ‘density of the board pro-
duced.

Raw Materials

Raw materials are wood chips
or shavings and special quick-
setting resins. Basic principles
are preparation of raw material
for particle size and moisture
control; controlled mixture of
timber particles and resin; pre-
heating, compacting, pressing
and setting of the wood-resin
mixtures; and cutting the 4-ft.
wide board to required lengths.

The continuous press features
|a controlled feeding hopper to
lay the “carpet” of raw material;
radio frequency heaters to pre-
heat the raw material; two end-
less heated chains faced by end-
less polished stainless steel
bands; hydraulic pressure to
bring the steel bands together to
compress the raw material and
to maintain the pressure during
the short curing cycle of the
resin, and an automatic adjust-
able saw to cut the moving board
to required lengths. _

“ 20 Minutes

Due to strict moisture control
and to precise calculation of the

resin bonding agent, the process
converts green wood into stable,
seasoned board in a matter of 20
minutes, eliminating kiln drying
of unseasoned timber. By vary-
ing the resin content, the heat,
pressure and speed, boards can be
tailor-made to any required me-
chanical, acoustical or insulatory
properties.

As a married couple reminisc-
ed, the husband remarked, “By
the way, wonder whatever be-
came of the old-fashioned girls
who fainted when a man kissed
them?” a

His wife gave him a withering
look.

“What I’d like to know,” she
retorted, “is what happened to
the old-fashioned men who made

them faint?”

INGRAM TOURS

Excellent progress in IWA
organization throughout camps
at Muchalat, Zeballos, Chamiss
Bay, Kennedy Lake, Taylor
Way, and the mill at Tahsis,
was reported by Business
Agent Gil Ingram, Local 1-85,
IWA, upon return from a re-
cent service trip made by plane.
The following is a synopsis of

his report as made available to
the Local Union and the District
Office:

MUCHALAT CAMP, employ-
ing between 75 and 100 men with
quarters for 15 families, is well
organized by the union members.
The bunkhouses are in good
shape and the cookhouse is bright
and clean, The terrain runs
heavily to fir and, like other
camps, the men get both good
and bad in regard to sidehills.
Camp Chairman Rus Hunter,
Camp Secretary J. Maloney, and
Head Job Steward R. Olson are
to be complimented on the fine
job they are doing for the men
in camp.

CHAMISS BAY is a float camp
with housing accommodation for
10 families and employs between
50 and 75 men. The bunkhouses
are good and the food excellent.
This is a Cold Deck and “A”
Frame, plus Cat and Tourna-
skidder show. All logs cut in this
operation are made up into Gib-
son rafts at the Float Camp.

Here again union activity is
strong and the camp organizing
is done by Camp Chairman L.
Keating, Secretary L. Cousineau,
Shop Committee members are A.

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TAHSIS CAMPS

MacPhail, T. Keating, I. Rine-
hart, L. Kelly, and N. Mardvard-
sen.

TAHSIS MILL — At Tahsis
Mill, union members at the mo-
ment are without a Chairman
which leaves the bulk of the work
up to hard-working Nick Albert-
son, Camp Secretary. No serious
complaints have been heard from
the men in regard to camp con-
ditions. A new bowling alley is
being built and should be ready
shortly.

ZEBALLOS has only four’ or
five more months of logging until
the show is finished. The crew,
consisting of married men, are
running into trouble with the
Superintendent over seniority.
This problem is causing a lot of
complaints with quite a few ‘of
the men pulling out. If condi-
tions get any worse the company
may lose all the men they have
now and be compelled to bring
in men from town to finish the
job.

KENNEDY LAKE is another
well-organized camp employing
about 70 men. Roy Cooke, Camp
Secretary, who has held this posi-
tion for the last two years, de-
serves the credit for getting the
men in camp interested in union
affairs. A request made some
time ago by Local 1-85, IWA, to
the company, on behalf of the
men at Kennedy Lake, asking for
M.S.A. coverage, has finally been
granted.

TAYLOR WAY LOGGING op-
eration is another Float Camp,
logging at the moment in Tran-
quil Inlet. About 25 men are
employed here and this also is a
Cold Deck and “A” Frame show.
The Craig & Bond Logging Co.
are staying in this camp, too,
working with a crew of 10. Lo-
cal 1-85, IWA, were recently

granted certification for Craig &
Bond.

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BIRTHRATE

The newsletter notes the sig-
nificance of the increased birth-
rate, in this country and the slow
down in the emigration of Cana-
dians to the United States as
major factors in probable attain-
ment of the 25 million mark. The
1952 birthrate was the second
highest since 1921 while the death
rate was at its lowest point since
that date giving the highest na-
tural increase for any time dur-
ing the 31-year period.

Marriages Up

Another factor which the news-
letter regards as significant is
the presently high marriage rate.
Last year, there were more mar-
riages per 100,000 of the total
population than at any time be-
tween 1921 and the beginning of
World War II. Coupled with the
high rate of wartime and post
war marriages there is every
likelihood that the pace of na-
tural increase in the population
will quicken in the next few
years,

If Canada’s population does ap-
proach the 25 million mark in the
next quarter century, the value
of Canada’s production is ex-
pected to nearly treble in the
same period. The bank letter
estimates that by 1980 our total
gross national production will be

JUMPS’

OTTAWA (CPA)—Canada may have a population of
25 million by 1980 if the present population increase and
immigration trend continues, the latest issue of the Bank
of Nova Scotia newsletter predicts. Canada’s“ population
at March 1, this year, was 14.7 million.

; topping the $65 billion mark,

compared with under $23 billion
last year, and we may expect an
increase in our standard of liv-
ing to a stage somewhat higher
than that enjoyed in the United
States today.

“CHEATING”

Grandmother was given to
“cheating” on her strict diet, but
did it once too often and landed
in the hospital. The only avail-
able room was the maternity.
ward. Her small grandson was
standing outside of her room
when some visitors passed.

“Whom are you visiting,
dear?” asked a friend.

“My grandmother. You see
she has been cheating again.”

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At the beach a genial fat man
watched a troup of attractive
young ladies in scanty suits go-
ing through their morning set-
ting-up exercises.

Another onlodker asked him,
“Do you think this sort of thing
is really good for reducing?”

“Without a doubt!” beamed the
fat man. “Why I walk three
miles every morning just to

watch it!”

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