The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-27
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them 90 day after day without eating
their noon meal. The consequence is
that It makes them ill and they lose
their wages and we lose the use Of our
machines. Our contracts, for which We
are under penalty to fulhll. call Tor the
supplying Of over 90 per cent Of the cans
used BY the Columbia river cannsries.
and failure 10 deliver these will work
most serious loss both upon ourselves
and the caDnerymen. Should our fac
tory be Handicapped 50 as to be run at
loss there Is little doubt that II would
be moved from Astoria and the town
would thus suffer very large decrease
IN It's payroll"
Miss Alta Mason, stsnographer. said:
Some days when the fish oil oder Is very
strong get 50 nagsiated that can hard
Iy take dictation or operate my type
writer. Before the oil factory started
/ would go into the machine rooms for
a brief rest but now when the FISH smell
is bad l stay in the Once and keep the
doors closed. though the lack Of fresh
air often times gives me headache.
~ Tr3yer superintendent OF the can
factory. said: "on days when the wind
brings the full strength Of the stencil
from the oil factory establishment It IS
impossible to run our factory up 70 It's
full capacity. 90 many Of the hands either
quitting work or not being able to do their
best by reason Of being nauseiated and
not eating their dinner" ]. Hill, foreman
upstairs department said: I'VE have 50
mary soldering and other machines gen
Grating heat that even now We have 70
keep the windows opea. except on very
cold days. 10 enable the hands to work
IN comfort When a wave Of stencil
from the oil factory comes our way
We are compelled to close the windows
and all vsntlators with the fresh air
shut out the room becomes so hot the
hands are made very uncomfortable.
Frequently we have several hands absent
after bad day Of oil stencil" cnas.
Anderson. foreman Of the press depart
ment said: Since the oil factory began
operation the output Of my department
has been decreased, for on the days
when the stencil Is very bad many Of
the hands go home Or do not do full
days work. The girls would frequently
have to leave their machines to gasani
into the fresh air for a time" J. L.
BelImsr foreman Of the warehouse, said:
''on many days ot late the stencil has
been almost unberable and in the last two
weeks three hands have been made so
sick as to vomIt" Miss Annie Peterson
said: THE smell is so bad that some
days cannot eat my dinner and / get
the headache so cannot run my machine
as fast as when l am we'll" Chas.
Hough, a machIneist said: The foul
smell from the oil works is very OBJ
noxfous and frequently turns my stom-
ach Often l can't eat my dinner and
am not able to work as / should
X A. Jurva, merchant in Unlontown.
said: The smell from the oil factory
is so bad that at times can hardly stay
in my store. The smell goes all over the
house and sometimes smells so bad
cannot sleep. My neighbors all complain
of the bad smell. John Hendrickson,
OF the Last Chance saloon. said; "The
oil smell is so bad some days that no one
comes to my saloon. and when they do
they cannot drink glass Of beer for they
thisk 1t tastes of fish oiI.'
Mrs. Chas Wright. of y Astor street
said THE smell from the oil factory is
very annoying TO me and at times nearly
makes me sick. Friends that come to
see me all complain of the horrible
smell" Mrs. John Nelson, of g. Astor
street, said: Sometimes I nearly get
sick when the oil smell is bad and 1 get
the headache and cannot do my house.
work" Mrs F. Mattson. of Unlontown,
said: II was made sick by the smell from
the oil factory and know several other
women who were made sick by the bad
smell of the OIL
Alex orloff a fisherman said: Some
days | can hardly work when on my net
rack for the oil smell often when come
in l have to wash my net out in the
river TO get out Of the slime that floats
in the water from the oil factory" John
F. Peterson said: when the oil smell
is bad do not work on my net rack
unless can't wait then I nearly get
sick" John Randar said: 'Tt makes me
nearly sick to be on my net rack when
the oil smell was bad The smell would
get into my house and could not eat
nor sleep"