I’m sure they hired the lowest bidder or someone with connections. What could go wrong?
My dads side ran lumber camps for companies back then.
You would have a hard time to believe what went on back then.
Fight in camp? You fired..GTH out.
Talk at the breakfast and supper table? Your life in your hands. The cookie might knock you out to shut you up.
OH, and never gripe about the chuck. Do that and you WILL end up out the door or worse.
Bad cookie, not to worry because the camp wont get good help and the result was that cookie was GONE.
They deducted EVERYTHING from your pay. Especially the debt you owed to the taverns you ran up the last time you were in town.
If you didnt use tobacco? Didnt matter, they still deducted it from your pay. It was there for you to use, so it was your fault if you didnt use it.