The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
THE MARYv1LLE TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH TO- 1856.

absolutely necessary. About the only
thing We receive which gives US fav'
orable opinion of man when he ap.
plies for work is an introduction from
mutual friend or letter of recon-
mendation; but the friend or the writer
of the letter rarely knows more of the
mans real character than we do, and
the recommendations in reality testify
only to his ability to do work. They
tell us nothing Of the mans life after
business whether he passes it
in respectable and honorable way.
or devotes it to drinking and gambling.
An association is to be formed for tho
purpose of probing into this thing.
"We think Of organizing detective
system for the purpose of exercising
surveillance over our employees. The
number of disreputable places in Chi.
cago is not so large but that we can
secure pretty correct idea of mans
habits without going to any very heavy
expense. l was member of such y
society in New York, and it was of in
calcula able benefit to me. As an exam
pie of It's workings, let me show you
this brief report, said the gentleman,
displaying ruled, partially printed
blank. It read as follows:
ITO subscriber aO7: The person Of whom
| you inquire is about twenty.six years old. I'M
and bears q good character. Often visits
gambling-hOusee Drinks, but not to excess.
Lives expensively."
This young man." continued the
merchant ''came to me with the very
highest communications. WANTED q
cashier, and should have employed
him had it not been for the report
from the protective society. You can
very readily understand why I did not
wish man who frequented gambling
houses, even though so quietly that bis
friends knew nothing of it. handle my
money. Neither would knowingly
employ . man who drank, even il he
never did get drunk. This young fell
low could not understand why re.
fused his application. Many trusted
employee in New York at that time
wondered why his resignation wal
asked for, or how his employer learned
that he occasionally played faro OF
went out with . convivial party"
but il q man is honest and faithful
and attends strictly to business, do you
store it up against him that after bust
ness hours he CANDLES or drinks Lit
tleP"
I'VE most assuredly do. Among
business men the sentiment against
dissipation in employees Is growing
stronger and stronger. The first thinl
we ask now about . new man is: Does
he drink or gambler and We purpose
answering these questions through thu
new society. Experience has laugh
rs that the reliable men-those mos
to be trusted-are those who abstain
from whisky and cards, and venture
the assertion that ten years from nov
the drinking man will find difficulty il
securing any employment-much les
position Of responsibility. A younl
man may drink and gamble in modera
ton for years and still attend to hi
work. but he Is sure to come to grief
and his employers must suffer. We d.
not say that every drinking man AM
every gambler shall be discharged, bu
.. We are going to find out who of on
, employees have bad habits, and yO
may be sure they will be given no posi-
ton Of trust or profit.
II do not care to give you the name
of any Of the members OF the new assc
citation. Suffice to say that there wi
be over two hundred, that they includ
J many Of our principal business mer
and that enough operatives will be en-
ployed to keep us posted on what "
wish to know. "-Chicago Cor. kinn,
: opolis Commercial Gazette.