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to a partial suspension of work in the Woodbine fac- 

 tory. The discontent among the workers and the 

 strikes that followed caused the plant to shut down 

 entirely. Many farmers left, unable to earn a living 

 either from their land or in the factory. Those who 

 remained were given work cutting wood, pulling 

 stumps or clearing the town land to make streets. 

 Some picked huckleberries and some worked in the 

 canning factory nearby. In pursuing this course my 

 husband anticipated a method of dealing with the prob- 

 lem of unemployment, which has since been widely dis- 

 cussed, but only here and there put into action. 



By 1894-95, however, the outlook became brighter 

 with the opening of another factory. After that a few 

 other plants were established and the little place steadily 

 grew in population. 



