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Miller; 



Baum: 

 Miller: 



Baum: 



Miller: 



and both times I squashed it immediately by calling 



the committee and I said, "Here, this man is doing 



that. Tell him to stop it," And I used the farmers 



to do that for me; I didn't have to go to the man at 



all, never had to go to the man himself, never. "You 



will stop this right now." And they had pledged me 



they would and they did. 



So the committee kept all the farmers lined — 



The committee reported to me and they kept the farmers 



in line. 



How did the committee operate in setting the wage 



before the season began? Did they have big squabbles 



as to what the wage should be? 



Not too much, not too much. We had a very heavy fight, 



a close scare, because I was a young man and, well, I 



was a white collar man and until I told them I knew 



more about the business than they did — I told them 



that I was a farmer as a kid and could show them the 



picking and the business of growing farm products — 



until they knew I was the boss it was a turbulent 



time here for a few meetings. I said, "Listen, I'm 



running the show, not you. You're not telling me how 



