The diamond drill., 1918-07-13
The Other side Of II.

ter from the supervisor, and at the
same time telegram stating that the
camp was breaking
Mr.. Mason:
Dear sir: The boys are writing
you letter In answer TO yours OF the
10Th ultimo. which / wish you would
publish In the Iron county papers.
am adding few explanations. anG
wish you would publish this also.
First. concerning the food: 1t is
good. The following are sample men
US. Dinner yesterday. Bean soup and
crackers. boiled ham. boiled pota-
toes. catsup, bread and butter. coffee.
with milk and sugar. Supper Tuesday
night: Bean soup, baked beans,
boiled ham. fried potatoes, apricot
sauce, cookies, bread and butter. cof7
fee, with milk and sugar. Breakfast
Wednesday: Corn meal mush, boiled
potatoes, ham. bread and butter. cof-
fee. Dinner Wednesday: Roast beef
and pork, sugar corn, boiled potatoes,
bread and butter. tea. Sunday dinner
was, roast port, mashed potatoes,
dressing, lettuce with cream, toma-
toes. bread and butter, mince pie. tea,
with milk. / also gave the boys an
ice cream treat. These are fairly
typical; about the quality, everything
is well cooked and tastes good, have
never tasted better cooked things.
Concerning the quantity, there are
23 in camp now and we have about 1C
loayes OF bread day, cans OF corn,
OF whatever we have, 25 to 30 pounds
OF meat, s pounds Of prunes, ETC.. and
to pounds OF cookies, besides
other things. Our bill for the past
two days for groceries was $21, that
includes a discount on everything, our
meat bill for the two days was $15.96.
About wages, the boys were offered
zoe an hour If they would work ten
hours a day, they have not done so
as yet, the average daily work, in
Guiding half OF the time spent i'm
walking, for the past two weeks is
about 6 hours, the average time that
the bunch have been out is 7.3 hours,
that IS no person has put in an aver
age Of more than 7.3 hours per day.
About the work, 1t consists OF hoe
ing out space of from to Is inches,
then leaving a space an inch or so,
then hoeing alternately, then another
person comes behind and leaves only
one beet, pulling out all other weeds,
etc. This is the most tiresome work,
the boys can earn about $3.50 on a
fair field in 10-hour day by working
steadily. At least they have done so,
OF course many fields are not in az
good shape as others, and it has been
too dry for good work.
The boys are boys and have des
troyed quite few cost, dishes, etc,
and also lost dishes and hoes. But I
think 1t would be hard to find a bet
ter or more gentlemanly bunch OF
young fellows. AS a,bunch they have
made a fine reputation for themselves
here, every one speaks very well o.
them.
The ladies OF Fowler gave them 9
very nice party last Saturday night.
and were very pleased with their be-
havior.
The Sugar company has not paid
any OF US cent as yet, but / think
that Is partly the fault OF their local
man here, who has neglected to meas
ure up the fields and get the farmers
to sign up for the pay, then he tells
me the company Is always rather
slow with the pay, although they al.
ways do pay. 1t has cost them about
a thousand dollars to put this camp
here. and even without the increase OF
wages, which Is to be borne half By
the farmer and half by the company
would have cost them about twice as
much as foreign labor
The county Y, NJ. c. A. man, as alsc
the state 'Y'' men have been here
several times and have not complain
ed OF conditions except the first time
and | had been working every day in
the field. going out with the first man
and coming in with the last. and there
was quite little paper and some
dishes scattered around at this time
With best wishes to all interested in
this experiment, am.
Sincerely.
r. r. FISHER.
p. s.-I forgot TO mention that
this company has four other camps