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mcDt for any romiwoy, ns It would rn-aU- lun-ntlvi' In both, wlil.-li 1 

 Ihikx wiiiiIii lirliii: liiiniirlnl n'liiiii to tlic rompanjr. 



Why can't a forrnino KPt nut IiIk <Jay"« work? In thf lumbor woodt of 

 today wi> flud that an loun as ih<< op<'ratlon (tart* the liquor rlcmcDt 

 locPlrii rithrr a Hnlron or hllnti pi;: a» c\o»e to the rnnip a* poHiilhlr. An 

 tho rmull of thin, one day I sn» nn rntlro rnrnp Hloppi'd by a blind pie 

 jcudlUB a bottU- of whiskey I., n I.ip liMid.r who b.rnni.- driirtk. iind 

 thcro t«lns no other man on tlu' InndluK nhlv to nil h's plact-. all londlnK 

 op<'mtlonK HtoptH'd that day. II si-cmx to mc> that thn blind pl|! Ih an 

 rxp••n^lve nllnohnioni to tho loKKinK InduHtry. Ah Ihi- n-ault of the 

 forclKn elonii'nl now In the iiiiii|i» I Ond It pretty niKh ImpoHHlhle to 

 eufure.' rh-nnllnoii!i and under thene eondlllonH I iK'lleve the only thhiK 

 thai can be done la to keep tho men Ktrlctly aeparalwl. leavInK the foreltn< 

 element entirely by themaolres. bh the American worklnsmnn will not 

 stay under such condltlooa. 



There arc wvernl ways Id which I believe the lumber componles might 

 prove their lntere»t In their men and receive In return ereater conlldence 

 and better Onanclal mulls. As It Is not safe for the lumber cumpnnleH 

 or any man In charge of the camps to Interfere with the liquor element 

 In the woods, I would suggest Ihiit they would give all possible aid to 

 men In such work as I am engaKod In, who will flght this trafllc. I And 

 that this traOlc can lie put down, as 1 have driven It out of 184 miles of 

 territory. When I first began to cover this territory there were sixteen 

 licensed saloons and not less than two Joien blind pies: there Is not now 

 In the entire territory either 

 saloon or blind pi;: that I know >•! 

 I also believe that the liquor ele 

 ment cau.ses men to quit thcli 

 work, and I cannot believe that It 

 Is profitable to the loggers to be 

 continually changing men. I also 

 believe that tberc might be an 

 extra camp built anywhere when 

 the operations are going to last for 

 six or more months. This extni 

 camp might be used as a plac. 

 where the men might sit night- 

 and Sundays and smoke, read ami 

 write. There should be a tiible In 

 the center of this camp, or Iwu 

 tables where the men do their 

 writing and the library could be 

 placed In that camp In which the 

 men might find good books. I 

 don't think this would be asking 

 too much as these men are not 

 only working In the camps, but 

 the camp In a sense Is their home 

 and I do not think It Is safe to 

 cause men to work under eondl 

 Uons where there arc absolutely 

 no home surroundings. I knon 

 our public libraries will gladly suppi.v 

 In these camps. If his heart Is In the 

 piled with writing material for tin 



WlltKTWISTi: 



the book.-i and the missionary working 

 work, will gladly keep that camp sup- 

 privilege granted him In meeting the 



I also believe that If the lumber companies of this country would use 

 their influence they could bring about a revision of our Immigration laws 

 that would cause these foreigners to have a knowledge of our language 

 when they land In this country, using the $25.00 that we now demand 

 them to have, when they land here, for that purpose. A foreman In 

 charge of a camp could then speak to these men, and I believe that the 

 men would willingly take proper hold of the work If they understand 

 what we want It would be greatly to the advantage of the companies 

 and very encouraging to the men. 



I sincerely hope that I shall not be 'misunderstood in this talk, as my 

 only object Is to bring about a better condition for all mankind and In 

 such small way as I may be able, to bring closer together the employer 

 and the employe in a stronger bond of fellowship and brotherhood, as 

 any man must admit the absolute necessity of each depending upon the 

 other. 



I should be very glad at any time to render any assistance by advice 



or otherwise to cither emi>loyer or employe, to further this cause along. 



Feeding Mek 



Mr. Daly's address completed the morning session, and immedi- 

 ately upon reconvening in the afternoon, W. A. Draper, representing 

 Reid, Murdoch & Co., of Chicago, gave a practical talk, accompa- 

 nied by samples of the various foods adapted to the economical 

 feeding of woodsmen. Mr. Draper laid considerable emphasis upon 

 the expense of feeding large quantities of fresh meat, and stated 

 that, upon the basis of nutritive value, a fresh meat costs four or 

 five times as much as its actual worth. He warned his hearers that 

 when the markets of Kurope again open, practically all kinds of 

 food stuffs are bound to advance greatly, and suggested the advisa- 

 bility of laying in good supplies at present prices. For the eeo- 



iioniicnl feeding of men lie especially recommended a greator tad 

 more diversified use of I'creulg including macaroni, dried fruit M 

 against fresh or canned fruit, and anlt tish in place of fronh meat. 

 He stated that if cooks were properly cducnteil, these materials 

 could be serveil in ])aliitable form with decideil rc<luctiuD in the 

 cost of feeding men over present practices. 



A great deal of interesting comment followed Mr. Draper's 

 talk. A number of the loggers present gave iletailcd figures upon 

 what it is now costing them to feed men, which seems to run from 

 sixty to seventy cents per day of productive labor. One memlirr 

 stated that from now on he hnil found it necessary to charge $ri.(Mi 

 per week for board where men are engaged on jiiece work. Kvery 

 body was of the opinion that at $4.00 per week, a boanling heuse 

 is a losing proposition, ami one member said th:it n careful record 

 for seven months, charging ♦•l.jO per week for board ond no rent 

 for the boarding house, had resulted in a deficit of $900, where 

 upon the boarding house was given to the cook to run as ho Diight 

 best be able to work out the problem. Another member said that 

 in his opinion the cost of boarding men is more important than 

 the rate of wages, and sug- 

 gested that the association 

 should establish a domestic 

 science department to instruct 

 camp cooks in the proper feed- 

 ing of men. The sentiment of 

 those jiresent finally crystal 

 izoil in the adoption of a mo- 

 tion asking the secretary to 

 formulate, with the assistance 

 of a committee consisting of 

 M. .1. Quinlan, E. A. Hamar 

 .•md K. R. Radford, a standard 

 liill of fare suitable for eump 

 use, and submit it at the regu- 

 lar October association meet- 

 ing — each member being asked 

 to supply a list of the materials 

 now used. 



Camp Sanitation 

 Dr. L. E. Spencer of Wau 

 sau, and Dr. W. C. Bennett of 

 Rhinelander, division inspectors for the Wisconsin State Board of 

 Health, explained to some extent the recent rules of the board for 

 camp sanitation, which were presented at the April assvcialinn 

 meeting, and stated that they were ready at any time, at the 

 request of loggers, to either visit exi.sting camps and recommei.d 

 i:i:provements, or to examine proposed camp sites and give suggca- 

 lions for their development in a sanitary manner. Dr. Bennett coin- 

 cided with the opinion expressed by R. B. Goodman that a good 

 quality of tin ware is more sanitary than enameled ware, for camp 

 use, and also described measures which had recently been taken 

 to render a lumber town more sanitary. 

 ST.Maxc C.VRS 

 J. S. Griffith of the Mohr Lumber Company described a prac- 

 tical device developed by his company for making sets of per- 

 manent wires for staked logging cars, and exhibited a sample wire 

 and photographs of the device for its production. Ordinarily, the 

 wiring on each load of logs is thrown away when the logs are un 

 loaded at the mill. The Mohr Lumber Company's device enables 

 the using of the wires repeatedly, and also materially reduces the 

 time required to stake and wire a log car, so that it. is of a most 

 practical nature. 



Hiring Men 

 II. .T. Bcckerle, superintendent of tho Milwaukee Free Employ- 

 ment Office of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, described,- 

 the methods used bj- his office to place reliable men in positions, 

 and said that during last year 26,000 men had been given jobs 

 through the four state employment offices. The great variety of 

 men applying for work is shown by the fact that the interpreters 

 in the Milwaukee office can talk in eighteen different languages,' 



;« HKVICE TO MAKi; IlINDEnS FOK I.OCi 

 ;ED by the MOIIK LUMBER COMPANY 



