#anyox

Abandoned building, Anyox, BC Canada.

“POLICE QUELL ANYOX PARADE,” The Province (Vancouver). February 4, 1933. Page 1.  --- Peace Restored After Demonstrators Make Dash For Town. ---- COMPANY STATEMENT --- VICTORIA. Feb. 4. (CP) Keeping their firearms in their holsters and using their flsts. thirteen officers of the provincial police stood off a body of approximately 400 strikers at Anyox on Thursday evening, repelling two attempts on the part of men to get into the town. In a third attempt the men joined up with another party at the Beach Mine. Order was immediately restored and the affair has simmered down to peaceful picketing of the plant, provincial officials were advised. 

Briefly reviewing the facts, a spokesman for the government said that the situation was well in hand and adequate measures were being taken to see that order Is preserved. It must be understood that the province would not provide relief for men who refused the offer of work, he added. 

Advices to the government showed that the majority of the large number of men at Anyox wish to continue at work. 

MAY CLOSE DOWN. Provincial officers at the scene were reinforced today, and latest reports showed that all was quiet. Representatives of the men have given an undertaking that no damage to property is intended. Provincial officials were chiefly concerned with the possibility that the plant might be permanently closed down by the operating company, which has not sold any copper since 1931 but maintained operations to give employment at the site. 

In a statement Issued today. Mr. Charles Bocking, president and managing director of the Granby company, declares: 'Recently radical agitators entered Anyox and succeeded In forming a union, known as the Mine Workers' Union of Canada, which is identified 'with the Workers' Unity League of Canada and the Red Internationale. 

"On Monday, January 30, these radicals, made up almost entirely of the foreign element employed at the mine and smelter, held a meeting and presented certain demands to the company officials, some of which were an increase in wages, reduction in board, and recognition of this union, advising the officials that if these demands were not met. they would call a strike at the mine on Wednesday, February 1, and would shut down the remainder of the plant on Friday February 3. 

WILLING TO WORK. "The company was unable to meet their demands, as the property had been operated at a heavy loss for the past two years, and has declared that under no circumstances would it recognize this radical union. As a result, the men have carried out their threats, and at this writing the plant is closed down entirely, with the exception of the heat, light and water system. 

"More than half of the employees have not joined the union, and desire to work, but. by reason of widespread intimidation of these loyal workmen and their families, they have been forced to abandon their work, and as a result over one thousand men, who have been regularly employed by the company, are now Idle. 

"There have been some clashes between the strikers and the police and at the present time a serious situation exists and the company is unable to operate.

"The plant at Anyox has, at the earnest solicitation of it local officials, operated for over two year for the benefit of its loyal workmen and the company regrets that by the actions of these foreign laborers, influenced by Communist agitators, the works have been closed down."

Anyway, thank you and have an amazing day!! 🤞😊

hello! i'm so sorry for taking so long to make your suggestion. this blog was on hiatus. but anyway, i made the covenant icons and posted them here!

“GRANBY PLANT AT ANYOX IS CLOSED,” The Province (Vancouver). February 1, 1933. Page 1. ----- Government Worried Lest Strike Results in Permanent Shutdown. ---- VICTORIA, Feb. 1 - (CP) - Operations at the Anyox plant of the Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company ceased this morning when a strike ordered several days ago went into effect.

Two agitators, regarded as responsible for the walkout, were leaving on tonight's boat for Prince Rupert. The demands put forth by the men at the instigation of the two outsiders called for a 20 per cent. reduction in board and lodging and an increase of 50 cents per day in wages.

The company pointed out to the men that no mining of copper had been made since 1931 and that the plant was kept running at a great loss to keep the force intact and the machinery from deterioration.

While the number of employees (approximately 1000), only 400 voted to go out, a small force of Provincial Police is on hand and there was no violence this morning. It is expected the strike will be of short duration but company officials have notified the government that should continue for any length of time, the fires will be let die out and the plant closed permanently. It is this serious feature of these situation that is facing the government. These strikers will not be eligible for unemployment relief, it was indicated at the legislative buildings today. The government is not intent on intervening in the dispute, but its policy In the past has been to refuse to put strikers in Industrial plants on relief.

“Many of Anyox Miners Vote to Resume Work; 40 Ejected From Town,” The Province (Vancouver). February 8, 1933. Page 1.  ---- VICTORIA, Feb. 8 - (CP) Three hundred and ten striking miners at Anyox yesterday evening voted to go back to work, but 300 at the main camp are still holding out for a fifty-cents per day increase and lower living costs. There have been forty ejections from the company town, the Granby company paying fares of the men out of town.

The police stationed there now number nearly 100 and they are in full control of the situation. There has been no violence since early last Friday morning when a scuffle resulted in three constables and several miners being hurt, one of the latter receiving serious injuries to his eye and being removed to hospital at Prince Rupert. 

“PARTY REACHES ANYOX,” Border Cities Star. February 8, 1933. Page 6. ---- 'Plane Carrying Constables Has Forced Landing ---- Victoria, February 7. - Six occupants of the Junker plane carrying reinforcements to British Columbia police at Anyox where a smelter workers' strike is in progress, and who were reported missing since leaving Prince Rupert Sunday night, are safe at Anyox today. The plane, which had been compelled to land at Kincolith, was towed to its destination last night by the steamer Salvage Princess, The machine, in charge of Pilou Lawson and a mechanic, left Vancouver Sunday. Kngine trouble forced a landing at Kincolith.