They really hate Pim :(
I must be too stupid to miss something smacking me in the face, but as I was rewatching the first season that Halloween episode? They didn't need the damn fire wood they just didnt want PIM there.
Mr. Boss says "If only someone could wrangle up some firewood." WRANGLE? Cute word next to Cowboy Pim.
I wouldn't doubt he did in fact want him to go past the rickety bridge so he would get lost. So while Pim is being tormented by a forest demon, The rest of the Smiling Friends company is having a party, and even unknown people were more important to intend over the knowledge of where Pim is.