New Mexico state record., 1920-12-03
SWALLOW A FEW FACTS

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1.o.,g., l.t,r ~ nr,de in efficient
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.bs ,orutry over inferior goods ard
.-or.cl T.odnrfion ner man power.
Mo-, NOM. ia snepd ana more me
a., I.,i.nr eeerns IN bavr bcen a
,.,,r.c iustead nj blessing TO many
,.orI,,3en
We are now facing 4 readipstment
p.r;o5 yb;rb is Going Ia he Ieyeler
nj many things TIE profitcering
Industry and tbe profjteer no work
nm ,-. goino, "a be swfpt into thc
I,sr,r4 Ttc nobIir mas cheerfullv
n,id I.ob wapes for hort hours but
III {1u.n, l5hrr nroduction and in
..rrir cnr, fhe nrblir i BEGINNING to
-c,oIt a. bal1,,u fartire and is Going
- trrlanI = fay', work io- q day's
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Five wears ago the concern or in
d;y;J,,i tbat GOD ont against lab
or dictation faced severe critic ~.
IDA, ncCause '.har ha, reneatcdly
rcfnsol To adhere II the bargains
+. fas made IA is collective capacity
the consuming public is weary Of
rgy ne the bills caused bv the ir-
rreron ,ibilitv % labor to keep its
agreements
Our nation is facing a house short.
acc Of national PROPORTIONS Mat
crial, are high due 10 the cost of
production but they comprise the
smallest cost OF bu ldinp. Wages are
high and hours are short but this
culI not deter building il il were
rot FOR the enormous amount OF
stolen time" that goes in on every
iof by carpenters. plumbers, plast-
erers, brick LAYERS, etc. While
theoretically labor cost has only in
creased about leo per cent, actually
II 400 per cent higher than before
the war due to decreased efficiency
ard "loafing on the Job"
7, is a well known fact that saw
mills are closing all over the West
-or lack OF orders. A large mill OF
-
rcmre,lcd to close and has notified
its men that when it starts aga it
vii be on materially different basis
and one of the changes will proba-
hIv be from an 9-honr to a l0-hour
day. Carpenters are severely
criticizinv the manapement
While the mill management was
Il >crssinp the NECESSITY for This
change man who is building a
large barn near Nj Vernon. Wash
iuy'on arrived a, the Lumber com
pany's office and after listening to
the conversation for a short time
sa;d. 81 would iike IN tell you some
thing about these carpenters who
are crvng for an 8-hour dav
have @ OF them working on nv new
barn. for which Won sold me the
!, mber, and The wav those fellows
1tork is enough 10 drive a man
crazy. can state positively that
l have not been able to catch the
whole G. ~ firni ~ ,,nrl m ,,c
time sine, .I,, ,..If,G ou tL. i,b
f1sr,Ily there are no, more ,han {
working The balance Of Them viii be
hardening their tools or doing
>omcth no else which should be done
on ihcir own time can state hon
c,flv that hoe mon are not de'iv-
ring nu ap aycrape q hours of work
p DIV and ir,v are demanding 81 q
an hour for 3 hour, work and ih5t is
what | am paving Them
THE nm II nans9cr said to the farm.
cr. III you came 70 the Clear lake
! l.- C,rra7,'s .yard and we gave
, o, 700 ircf of lumber for 100 feet
-rf ,fa-oed Won fo- 1000 feet ar II
WOW went fo a sore an5 received
.vyo-thirds OF ward of cloth and
,yas CHARGED for = vard ar Won