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Below these in the hierarchy were the Scandinavians, | Below these in the hierarchy were [[^the]] Scandinavians, | ||
French Canadians, Balkans and Poles | French Canadians, Balkans and Poles, many of | ||
them illiterate. The woodsmen were signed up | them illiterate. The woodsmen were signed up | ||
for a winter in the woods much as members of | for [[crossed out:the]] a winter in the woods much as members of | ||
a crew are registered for a cruise, and were | a crew are registered for a cruise, and were | ||
bedded and fed in the logging camps until the spring | bedded and fed in the [[^logging]] camps until the spring | ||
drive was over. Since they had no use for money | drive was over. Since they had no use for money | ||
the Company kept accounts for each man and | the Company kept accounts for each man and | ||
paid them all when they got down out of the | paid them all when they got down out of the | ||
woods. Many of the lumberjacks went to Chicago | woods. Many of the lumberjacks went to Chicago | ||
with their winter's pay to spend it | with their winter's pay to [[crossed out: blow]]spend it [[crossed out: all in]] | ||
among the red lights of the big city | among the red lights of the big city; however, | ||
the paternal hand did not slip from their [[?bracing?]] | the paternal [[^hand]] did not slip from their [[?bracing?]] | ||
shoulders and the paternal voice instructed | shoulders and the paternal voice instructed | ||
them to present themselves each morning in | them to present themselves each morning in | ||
the Chicago offices of their Company to | the Chicago offices of their Company to | ||
receive that part of their wages which was considered | receive that part of their wages which was considered | ||
safe for them to lose in twenty four hours of | safe [[^for them]] to lose in twenty four hours of | ||
drinking and whoring. | drinking and whoring. | ||
The violence and sordidness of these | The violence and sordidness of these | ||
seasonal recreations led to the building of a | seasonal recreations led to the building of a | ||
Latest revision as of 05:13, 1 December 2022
Below these in the hierarchy were ^the Scandinavians, French Canadians, Balkans and Poles, many of them illiterate. The woodsmen were signed up for crossed out:the a winter in the woods much as members of a crew are registered for a cruise, and were bedded and fed in the ^logging camps until the spring drive was over. Since they had no use for money the Company kept accounts for each man and paid them all when they got down out of the woods. Many of the lumberjacks went to Chicago with their winter's pay to crossed out: blowspend it crossed out: all in among the red lights of the big city; however, the paternal ^hand did not slip from their ?bracing? shoulders and the paternal voice instructed them to present themselves each morning in the Chicago offices of their Company to receive that part of their wages which was considered safe ^for them to lose in twenty four hours of drinking and whoring.
The violence and sordidness of these
seasonal recreations led to the building of a