The Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-18
issued: 1913-02-22
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/cumberlandis/items/1.0224604/source.json
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note: * Showing this Week A complete range of Ball Requisites in all the leading Shades, suitable for evening attire, i CAMPBELLS E ISLANDER F Ztgbbiion Library V'-V NEW ARRIVALS jjhjs Week*." ladies' Lawn and Silk Waists in newest Easter Styles. B '■■■> CAMPBELLS ■Vrf'ft V- C' VOL. III., No. 48 THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1913 HAD ENOUGH OF THE U.MJ. OF A. Old Employees at Ladysmith are Endeavoring to Secure their Work Back Again. From our Special Correspondent. Ladysmith, Feb. 21.—The employees of the Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd., will entertain their friends to an informal dance and supper in the K. and P. Hall at Extension tonight. To accommodate the crowd the Collieries will run a special train from Ladysmith to Extension, returning after the dance. The number of men returning to work continue to increase. The men who commenced work this morning were accosted by the local union officials, who promised them a raise of two dollars per week in their weekly allowance if they Would refrain from working. The men informed the officials tbat they had had enough of the U. M. W. of A. It was work they Wanted and work they were going to have. Quite a number of the old employees are endeavouring to secure their work back again. With the new hands coming in they are beginning to realize that some may not be able to get a start, and it will be a case of first come first served. With the output continually on the increase we are getting into the last days of the so-called holiday fast. Employees in Cumberland Are Now in the Majority. The idlers or so-called holiday men are now in the minority, the employees being in the majority. New men are coming at the rate of 75 per week and obtaining employment, The last crowd oi employees came by special to Union Bay on Wednesday, thence by special train to Cumberland. Included in this crowd were several families, whose head had already started work and fixed up their homes. Every boat arriving brings new emp…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0224604
language: English
lat: 49.6186111
long: -125.0325
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Printing and Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text