Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-05-07
THREATENED
STRIKE Is ON
Mill and Timber Work DELAYED
By Timbermen's Local
Union
NEARLY ALL LOCAL MILLS
AND LOG DRIVE AFFECTED
Both SaWmills Are Now Running
Days, But Have No Night
Shifts

The timberwOrkers' strike for an
eight-hOur day, which is affecting mill
ing. timber and labor interests over a
large part of Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota, went into effect in the local
field, as elsewhere, Monday morning.
Production and movement of lumber
and timber here has been curtailed on
account Of the strike conditions. but
the mills, or part of them. have been
operating in some departments with
greatly reduced forces.
1t was estimated by nOn-uni0n office
employa of one of the mills on Monday
thats550 men were on strike in this
county. \ number of men who are not
union men were temporarily thrOwn
out of employment by the strike.
though ready for work
The Flambeau River Lumber Co s
day and Tuesday. but on Wednesday
and Thursday were operating the
planer.
The Campbell mill ran
ShOrt-handed Monday. operating their
planer, but on Tuesday the sawmill
and all departments were running.
The log drive on the Flambeau was
temporarily held mp, hut the Flambeau
company has some men working on it
now
Only the wet room" at the paper
mill has been affected. the remainder
Of bn nj. full al it,-
The Port Arthur and Th0rnapple
mills have been running with small
crews
The Flambeau River Lumber Co
started up their sawmill this morning.
Throughout the entire district re-
tJGrtS indicate that many mills are re-
suming operations with full or part
crews Production is now claimed TO be
- per cent of normal. taking the dis
trict as a whole. with shipments 81 per
cent of normal.
Up to this writing the union men
have been quiet and orderly and there
is no indication that there will he any
5&Qnble. though it is reported that
thl4 4ats have been made.
I,umors cannot he accepted without
verificatiOn. Many ridiculous reports
have been found to lie without founda
ti0n in fact
e Joining in the demand for an eight
hour day, city employees working by the
day presented the following petition to
the city council to be acted upon at its
regular meeting Tuesday evening:
Ladysmith. Wis, May l, 1920
To the Honorable Council of the City
of LadySmith:
We, as a body of organized labor
representing citizens and taxpayers Of
the city of I4adySmith. Wis, do hereby
petition your honorable body that all
labor hired by the city of Ladysmith
shall he done on the following basis
That eight hours shall constitute a
days work, time and one-half for all
overtime, and double time on Sundays
and holidays: that the above shall be
granted with no reduction in pay.
The above demands shall be in effect
Immediately after the next regular
meeting of the city of Ladysmith coun-
Gil. after date of the above demands.
(Sgned) Pres:
ROBERT PROUTY,
Local No. 167, l. L. Of T.
The demand was laid on the table
by a twO-thirdS vote of the council,
Mayor Luell. for thirty-five years a
union man himself, voting in the mega
we
I'm anticipation of violence by the
strikers. the numisnr of special police
men has been increased to u. The
following named men were sworn in
ms special officers: Charles NJ. Mash,
John l.. Hillabay. Robert Resd0rf,
Frank pelOt. Paul Braun, Art Girard,
John Vich. John Hampton, Charles
Winn. John Carter. f.. j. Skrupt, w.
O. Johnston. III. Higgins, George Pres
ton George Lyons, John Redwine, Geo.
PcSsen. e. F. Cushman. VIM. Wyatt
John TrOmblay. Ed Tinder.
The following have been appointed
as deputy Sheriffs VIM. Graham. II.
NJ SenSenbrenner, C. A. Graham, c. l..
Swanson. c. W. Walker, Henry Ducom-
mum. VIM. Vanderhoff, Herman Spress-
er. +. Poser. Effner Nelson. F. Kraft