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Mill Owners Explain Conditions of Strike Ppublished herewith is a statement with an individual statement from from the managers of the three lumber | Maitland McChesney, manager of the mills in which a strike was called by | Rudo!phâ€"McChesney mill,. ‘The position the local lumber and saw mill workers‘ | Of the strikers was given at some union last Tuesday, in which the owners | length in last week‘s issues of The set forth their opinions of the present |Advance wage disagreement. The full text of the statement is printed below along Timmins, Ont., June 3, 1938 Operators Make Formal Statement Regarding Walkout That Took Place Last Tuesday Morning. Declare That Raise of 2% Cents per Hour is Definitely Final. publishes this series. So that you may have a better appreciation of the importâ€" ance of eyesight, Irvin Rosner, R.O., eyesight specialist, Goldfields Block, 23 Pine Street North (Telephone 1877) ALOUIS TASTEUR was so usaracrred _ KE CounD FiNQ HIS WAY ARounO WH MIS$ LABogaToRY without HIs GLaSsEs, F‘of" T "hhans 15 mE was ME vo Chesy OM HIS GREAT WoORK FOR MAWKINO . NMV W INEIY! PR yM3 POLE K LPAKEKY OM HIS GREAT WoRKk FOR MAWKiNO . "Foomy, ENAGE Miu.ons OF ‘PEOPLE i; ALL PROFESSICNS AND OcCcupations, To ON "MHEIR , JONE 1688 Telephone 229 J>2 VYCUXSXEZE ! 20 27 Showrooms, 7 Third Ave. Due to the fact that the present strik> has greatly increased the cost of production for mill manu{lacture this coming summer the undersigned mi‘l owners find it necessary to add the fol= lowing provisions. Unless this offer is accepted as stated above by 9 a.m. on Monday the 6th of June, 1938, all preâ€" vious offers including the proposil herein will be automatically withdraw»n and the undersigned mill owners will either start up their mills on Monday or allow them to continue idle indeâ€" finitely as the mill owners will decide without notice to any perâ€" The Feidman Timber Company Limâ€" it:d, the Fesserton Timber Company Limited â€" and Rudoiphâ€"McChesney Lumber Company Limited wish to preâ€" sent to the mill workers and the citiâ€" zens of the town of Timmins the folâ€" lowing proposal which under the cirâ€" cumstanc>s must be considered defin!te the town of Timmins and the Porâ€" cupine camp: Tr:> undersignea companies are most anxious to ser that their workers are completely satisfied and are allowsd such reasonable wages as the industry can bear. However it is well known that becaus» of the exceptionally difâ€" ficult winter and the bad breakâ€"up the ccet of lumber and its manufacture has been greatly increased. In addition to this the demand for lumber is conâ€" siccrably less than last year. As a reâ€" sult of these and numerous other facâ€" tors the mill cwners cannot look forâ€" ward to a prcefit from mill opsrations this summer. Consequently the mill owners signing this proposal are abâ€" solutiely powerless to give the mill workâ€" ers any hizher wag>»s. After very careâ€" ful consideration the mill owners feel that the public of the Porcupine Camp who are considering building hoines this coming summer cannot under the circumstances be asked to pay more for lumber than they did last year. "Those mill workers formerly receoiyâ€" ing 32%%c¢c per hour to be increased to 35¢c per hour. As a result of the above consideraâ€" tions the three undersizgned mill ownâ€" ers find it necessary to make the folâ€" lowing proposal which has already been given to the mill workers final and deâ€" finite to be accepted not later than 9 a.m. on Monday, the 6th of June, 1938 The proposal is as follows: "The minimum wage or all mill workers to be increased from 27‘%c per hour to 30c per hour. "Those mill workers formerly ieâ€" ceiving 30c per hour to be increased to 32%c per®hour. F2ldman Timber Co. Ltd. A. Feldman, President Fesserton Timber Co. Ltd. Logund Eagle, Manager Rudolphâ€"McChesney Lumber Co. Ltd The above conditions are necessary because of two facts; first outside lumâ€" ber mill are at present shipping lumber to the Porcupine Camp at prices with which the Porcupine mills will be abâ€" solutely unable to compete if the cost of manufacture is raised any more. Secondly it is a well known fact that cvery organized group of labour in Canada and the United States has been more than satisfied to operate this year under the same wage agreement as prevailed during the last year. Dated at Timmins this 3rd day of June, 1938. sons whatsorver Timmins, Ont. Fifteen hundred cases of Canadian eggs were recently shipped to Glasâ€" gow, Scotland from Montreal.© With the coâ€"operation of the Marketing ulturé, the shipment was gathered Service, Dominion department of afg from farmers‘ coâ€"operative organizations throughout the Dominion. Several cases of the eggs are shown ABOVE being loaded aboard a vessel at Montreal. This increase in bush wages increasâ€" ed our wage costs by 28% over the preâ€" vicus winter operations, as it compeliiâ€" sd us to pay an average of $10.00 ger month more than was paid in the preâ€" vious year, which together with weathâ€" er condition, the heavy snowâ€"fall and the early thaw, raised our costs to 140% over the previous winter. In spite of The four mills in this town, signed this agreement which they lived up to. The market conditions this year are very poor as there is very little demand for lumber. We also find that we are unable to get better prices than last year. We would like to point out that there is not a saw mill in th> Dominion of Canada which is carrying on operaâ€" tions this year, other than lunder last year‘s agreement. The public has been misinformed as to the actual rate of wags received by the mill employees in this camp. The lowest rate paid to any man is 27%c¢ and from there up they are 30c¢c, 35¢, 40c, 50c¢c, 60c and 85¢ per hour, dependâ€" ing on the experience and ability of the worker. It is absolutely impossible for the operators of this camp to pay a higher rate of wages than we are now doing, cwing to the fact that all other mills in Northern Ontario are operating without any schedulb2 whatsoever either in bush or in mills. These mills are permitted â€"to ship and are shipping lumber into the Porcupine Camp at a much lower price than w2 can affora to offer the public if production costs are raised further. If we are compe‘lâ€" ed to raise the rate of wages, we will be unable to compete with these other mills withclut taking a loss on the sale of our lumber. During the summer of 1937, an agreeâ€" ment covering the Scale of Wages for Mill Workers, was compiled, which was lived up to in every respect. Wages for mill workers were thereby increasâ€" ed 6% but production and sale price of lumber remained the same. this increased . wages of 28% _ the_averâ€" age production per man was considerâ€" ably lower, being 17% less. Apparentâ€" ly the bush workers failed to appreciate the consideration given them. Th present strike by increasing proâ€" duction costs has already cost the mill owners a considerable amount of money. However, this is nothing compared with the loss in wages to the workers ana business men in the camp. While the loss is large to date it will be considerâ€" ably higher if the mill owners déecide to shut down indefinitely. You are, no doubt aware, that the lumber workers of this district have called a strike against three of the mills in Timmins excepting the A. E. Wicks Co. Mill. In October, 1937, we were asked to sign an agreement covering the bush operations with rates of waiges for general bushmen set at, from $42.50G to $50.00 per month, with free board. Timmins, Ont., June 4, 1938 To the General Public and Lumber Workers of the Porcupine District. Yours very truly, Rudoliphâ€"McChesnsy Lumber Co. Ltd. M. McChesney, General Manager Car Abandoned by Gasoline Thieves Six men, surprised in the act o‘ stealing gasoline from cars parked in thr> yard of Leedingham‘s garage in Connaught at one o‘clock this morning, rushed from the sczne on foot and abandoned what is thought by police to be a sto‘en car, the number of which is 12â€"Sâ€"7. "Scotty‘" Leedingham, preâ€" prietor of the garage, was aroused by Surprised by Garage Owner Early Toâ€"day at Conâ€" naught, Marauders Disap~ building and as he opened the door of the garage, the marauders scattered in all direction without taking time <0 get back in their car, which was parked nearby. Provincial police are investiâ€" Maitland McChesney, Manager Lack of Rain Features â€" Weather of Past Month Temperatures during the month of May wore g:nerally higher with preâ€" cipitation lower than usual, according to the monthly weather report of S. C. Wheeler at Holling»r observatory. The mean maximumu tempsrature for the month was 624 degrees, which is close to the all time record here. Sunshin: was far above normal, the average beâ€" ing 10‘ hours per day. The following is the complete weather report for the month :â€" Maximum Temperatures The highest temperature recorded cver the past month was 80 degrees. This temperature occurred on two days, the 5th and 3i1st. The warmest day of the month was on the 30th with a maximum of 74 degrees and a minimuri of 60 degrees giving a mean temperaâ€" ture for the day of 67 degrees. The mean maximum temperature over the month was 62.3 degrees. Minimum Temperatures The lowest temperature recorded during the past month was 27 degrees on the l1th; there were also 6 more days with the minimum temperature below freezing, the 2nd, 10th, 12th, 13th, 25th and 26th. The average temperature over the whole month was 51.2 degrees. * Precipitation Snow fell on 3 days of the month only, with a total of 4 inches; not quite unusual but a little more than average. Total precipitation, water, equalled one and oneâ€"tenth of an inch. Review of the Weather Temperatures over the past month were ganerally above the average. The mean maximum of 62% degrees while not a record is above the normal for this time of the year, while the mean minimum of 40% degrees is easily a record. _ The mean temperature over the whole month of 514 degrees was only exceeded last year when the record mean was 51% degrees due to exceedâ€" ingly high maximum temperatures. The past month has been wonderfulâ€" ly warm and fine and certainly, with the exception of the 24th which was cool and stormy day, we have never had a better May for fine weather. It was indsed very unfortunate to have such a bad day on the holiday of the 24th, The mzan minimumâ€" temperature over the month was 40.2 degrees. Rain fell on 12 days during the month with a total rainfall of .71 inches which is considerably less than usual. Daily Sunshine Averaged 10% Hours, According to Reâ€" port of S. C. Wheeler of Hollinger Meteorological Office., Tamperatures Generally Higher and Rainfall Lower. @ DOZENS OF OTHER WORT H â€" WHILE FEATUVRES THAT YOoU MORE FQBR YOUR MONEY Taylor Hardware Head Ofliceâ€"New Liskeard, Ont. WE SERVEâ€"THE NORTH Branch Stores and Warehouses at Cobalt, New Liskeard, Swastika, en d Em Ew se e Lake Cochrane Timmlns Ont.. Norand#a, Que Phones 300â€"301â€"-1601â€"-1602 Tim LIMITED when 34 inches of snow fell, and cola stormy winds swept over the whole of Ontario. We have the consolation of knownig that even in the south, low t:mperatures were recorded for this particular day and the cold and snow were not confined to the North. Precipitation has been lower. than usual and although the snowfall is a little more than average for May, rain has very light and is easily a reâ€" cord for dryness in any May, total water of 1 1â€"10 of an incly being the least on record, the weekâ€"ends being particularly free from rain. Sunshine has ksen far above the average. A total of 325 hours gave us 104 hours per day over the 31 days. The only r:ally dull period. of the month were the days of the 10th, l11th and 12th. Those three days being alâ€" most totally overcast, with little or no sunshine. An extraordinary feature of the May just past has been the consistent norâ€" therly winds. There have only been 9 days during the month when the wind has been in a southerly direction and on the other days the winds have been from north, northeast or northwest. On the 14th with the moon full and eclipsed by the shadow of the earth the phenomena was very clearly visible to those who were about at that time in the early morning. A new moon on the 29th of May will be full on the 12th of June at 6.50 p.m. At the beginning of Jiun»e the sun rises at 4.05 a.m. and sets at 7.55 p.m. The length of the day slowly increasâ€" ing to the 20th, 2ist and 22nd. The longest days of the year. On June 21st thi> season of summer commences. Lighting up time for vehicles should not be later than 9.00 pm. on clear days. . Try The Advance Want Advertisements New Minister for United Church at Schumacher Rev..F. J. Bain, of Huntsville, has been appointed minister of the Schuâ€" macher United Church, in succession to Rev. Murray Tait, who ‘resigned the charge. Rev. Mr. Bain was stationed at South Porcupine some years ago and made wide circles of firends throughout the district. He is a violinist of much talent as well as able and effective in his ministerial duties. CONVENIENCE SET ... Three dishes of Norbake oven ware. Two lâ€"quart water bottles. @ NORGE PRESTOTRAYS...Reâ€" move one ice cube or a dozen this quick, casy way. Simple, clean, safe. : : Timmins â€"