St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-05

"Im sure they would, if they thought
we would pull with them; they would
know that it was for their interest to do
sor
''Ah, but | wasn't exactly thinking of
interest do YOU think they would out
of good freling!'
''lcS, ! think most of them would
even on that ground. believe masters
have il good deal more consideration for
workmen than they generally get credit
for
"Wcll, don't know" said Barnes du-
biouSly; Il think most of them just
look upon us as so much live stock or
machinery"
"Some do, dare say, but | fancy it
is the exception not the rule. | heard
the other day of Il large manufacturer
in Ireland. who, through depression of
trade, was running his factory at an alb
Solute loss. His friends knew this, and
asked him why he didn't close his es-
tabliShncnt and bide his time. till the
revival of trade came and he answered
that he would gladly do SO, but for the
sake of his hands. The trade was at Il
StandStill if he discharged them they
could not get work elsewhere, and the
idea of carrying on for time at !; loss
was less painful to him, than that of his
hands and their families wanting for
bread. Wasn't that pulling with the
men p
"Ah, hut such as him are rare" said
Barnes.
well, perhaps there are not many
who would do quite so much as that
but still, more OF less OF consideration
for their men is not so rare among en-
ploverS as many of the men believe.
"Iou know what old Mr.. Barber told
the gentleman who WAS going to he Il
partner with him." said Mrs. Johnson,
who had been listening to the dialogue
with the utmost attention.
"Ies. there was another case" said
johnson, turning to Barnes; the Mr..
Barber the wife speaks of, WAS the mas
ter | served my apprenticeship with.
He employed about fifteen hundred
hands. and as his business was incrcas-
ing. and he was getting old, he thought
of taking a partner. He had all but
settled with one that would have
brought a lot of money into the concern.
hut this man, on looking through the
| shops. saw Il number of old men among
the workmcn, and he said to MIR. Bar
Der: OF course, you'll take the oppor-
| tunity of starting on new footing to
| get rid of these old fellows that | see
pottering about But they've grown
old in my service Barber answered
him. That may he, the other said,
hut they can't work like the Younger
men nov some or them are nothing
| better than bags of bones. We'll per
haps So Barber answered him again.
but even i'll that case he had had their
marrow. and he would not have the
bones sent adrift. So long a> those
hands liked to walk their old bones t"
the shop, they would he paid. and when
they could do So no longer, they should
he pcuSioncd. That. however. he could
see, wouldn't he fair to one joining the
business at that stage of it he hadn't
thought of that point before {; now that
it struck him il made him alter his
mind, and he wouldn't have IL partner
at all And he didn't" finished John
son. Wasn't that pulling with the
men again, Jim ,"
.It was indeed" answered Barnes.
And there are plenty of others that
show in one way or another that they
are equally willing. not merely To pull
rih the men but to pull for them.
Take our own employer; he has given
us Il good reading room and library. he
gives us and our families an c~cur>iun
every wear, and pays us "ur day : wages.
When the hands wanted to get mp Il
brass band, he presented them with the
instruments. and Nou know he is al
WAYS very good if amy of the men meet
with acridcuts He's not bound to do
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