. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 400 Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 1919. A big aid in forest protection. Corduroy roail ;.~ attention by its disastrous effect upon war industries. Partly the rough pioneer character of the industry, but largely the failure to create a healthy social environment, has resulted in the migratory, drifting character of the work- ers. Ninety per cent of those in the camps are described by one of the wisest students of the problem, not too inaccurately, as "womanless, voteless, and ; The fact is t
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 400 Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 1919. A big aid in forest protection. Corduroy roail ;.~ attention by its disastrous effect upon war industries. Partly the rough pioneer character of the industry, but largely the failure to create a healthy social environment, has resulted in the migratory, drifting character of the work- ers. Ninety per cent of those in the camps are described by one of the wisest students of the problem, not too inaccurately, as "womanless, voteless, and ; The fact is that about 90 per cent of them are un- married. Their work is most intermittent, the annual labor turnover reaching the ex- traordinary figure of over 600 per cent. There has been a failure to make these camps com- munities. It is not to be wondered, then, that in too many of these workers the in- stinct of workmanship is impaired. They are—or rather have been made—disintegrat- ing forces in society. The Commission found that the life of the average camp did not exceed three and one-half years. With migratory forest industry it is financially impossible to construct residences for workers, because the annual depreciation charges of 25 per cent or more would be far beyond the ability of the worker to pay from wages. On a $1,600 home the annual charge would be $400 for depreciation, and average of about $50 for interest and perhaps $50 for maintenance, a total of $500 per annum. This means a monthly rental charge of between $40 and $50, which is far beyond the reach of the unskilled worker as he is now paid. WilJi the continuous operation extending 25 years or more, depreciation on such a residence would be reduced to about $64 per annum, and since maintenance and interest would not be much affected, the annual charges would be only $164, or less than $14 per month. The Idea of Perpetuation. These unsatisfactory conditions in the in- dustry can be rectified by transforming it
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