Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-11-10 | Page 12 | This Time, Prohibition Hurt Timber Production

THIS TIME, PROHIBITION HURT TIMBER PRODUCTION CHICAGO, Nov 10. Prohobltlon was blamed for the decreases in hein-, lock production In the north woods In an address by 11 T. Swan of o ishkosh. , Wis., before the convention of Ihe; Northern Hemlock association. The lumber Jacks used to get drunk ever: Saturday night when they! were paid," he said, "but they were 1 always back Monday for work. Now they work four or five weeks and then lay off a week and consequently we! never know how many men will be 011 1 th job .Monday morning. The men are paid five times as much as in j 1915. but they'wunt work."