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will succeed unless the human factor in labor is recognized and 

 the utmost advantage taken of it. Camp bosses recognize the 

 value of good fellowship, strict discipline and bounteous feeding, 

 and they are not slow to take advantage of benefit derived from 

 competition between individuals and crews. Nearly every fore- 

 man has his own methods of holding his men, and frequently it 

 is his personality and his ability to enforce his commands that are 

 his greatest asset. The environment of a camp is seldom con- 

 ducive to the greatest efficiency of labor, especially near towns. 

 Alcoholic liquors, improper diet, poor ventilation, and lack of 

 amusement are all factors which must be reckoned with in nearly 

 every camp. Also, the lumberjack of the early days has been 

 largely replaced by less intelligent foreigners, and it is becoming 

 more and more difficult to hold men of the desirable class. As 

 forestry practices are adopted by loggers it will become more 

 necessary to have crews of trained and intelligent workmen, and 

 this class of men must be attracted by something more than mere 

 wages. Men of this class must either be furnished with homes, 

 or with comforts in camp that will in some degree compensate for 

 the lack of home life. A great army of men who are down and 

 out through dissipation, drift from camp to camp. It is impos- 

 sible to estimate the loss from this cause, but there is little doubt 

 that much of it would be avoided if these men were placed under 

 conditions where they could regain their self-respect and bodily 

 vigor. 



A lumber company operating on the Mississippi river in 

 Minnesota and Wisconsin has a camp which was built with a view 

 of supplying more than ordinary comforts. The fact that the 

 timber is situated along a navigable stream made it possible to 

 use a floating camp, and the necessity of frequently changing the 

 base of operations made it economical to use a camp that was 

 easily moved. A two-deck excursion barge, 24 by 120 feet, is 

 fitted with a steam heating plant, incandescent gasoline lamps, 

 and a pressure tank for water supply. The upper floor is equip- 

 ped with double-decked spring bunks and mattresses. The for- 

 ward portion of this floor is reserved for a reading room, and 

 contains tables for writing. A wash-sink, bathtub and a stove to 

 dry clothes in wet weather are also provided. The lower floor 

 consists of a kitchen and dining room, with modern conveniences, 

 and with ample storage room for supplies. A small room for the 



