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The Tacoma Times
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
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The Isley Lumber Co. on the tideflats nearly shut down temporarily on Monday due to a log shortage caused by lumbermen opposing workers' eight-hour day demands. A log shipment is en route, averting permanent closure, but other eight-hour mills face similar supply issues.
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Altho temporarily short, the Isley Co. reported Monday noon that a shipment of logs is on the way to the mill, and no permanent shutdown will be forced.
Mills which have resumed on the eight-hour basis are facing the difficulty of having their supply of logs cut off.
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Primary Location
Tideflats
Event Date
Monday
Outcome
nearly forced to close down temporarily; shipment of logs on the way, no permanent shutdown will be forced; mills facing supply of logs cut off
Event Details
The Isley Lumber Co. was nearly forced to close down temporarily because of a scarcity of logs, as the result of concerted effort on the part of certain lumbermen who have been fighting the demands of the workers to prevent eight-hour mills from operating. Altho temporarily short, the Isley Co. reported Monday noon that a shipment of logs is on the way to the mill. Mills which have resumed on the eight-hour basis are facing the difficulty of having their supply of logs cut off.