The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-03-13
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~ Organization Formed ia Ascertain
tho Ffi,ntp iithil1 ~ impioyss-fi
pliers AMI Gamblers ~ lo "Wrrd'1
out"
The merchants ~ Chicago arc organ
illng % detective association 10 learn
The private habits IT their employees,
and propose to "wcel out gamblers
and tIpplcr4 It may be that such u
measure hn, become necessary, but We
can hardly believe that the large ma
jorliy II clerks nro mtrustworthy.
The end sought might perhaps be ac-
complishcd ut less expense and much
more satisfactorily by a combined ef.
fort on the part ~ employers to re-
nov the temptations which bcsct their
clerks and providing for them innocent
recreation. Saturday hnlf-holiday, etc.
But here Is what one of the members
says about the new organization:
"Ihe time has gone BY said a Chi
cag0 merchant, "whrn business men
could employ help Unfortunately, or
even keep men whom they have had in
positions Of trust for years without
knowing more of them than acuuaint-
nncc in the store or Office can rive.
Our confidence ~ 50 much abused and
our pockets are SO frequently rillcd that
we have come 10 feel that protection Is
absolutely necessary. About the only
hing We receive which gives ~ n fay
orablr opinion Of u man when he APP
plies for work i, IN Introduction from
q mutual friend or u letter Of recon-
mcndniion; but the friend or the writer
II the letter rarely knows more OF the
man. real character than wc do, and
the recommendation In reality testify
only 10 his ability 10 do work. They
tell Us nothing n the mans life after
business hours whether he passes II
in q respectable and honorable way.
or deyotcs 1t to drinking and gambling.
An association Is to be- formed Tor the
purpose OF probing into this thing.
eve think Of organizing n detective
system for the purpose of exercising
surveillance over our employees. Tho
number Of disrcputablc places in Chi.
cago Is not so large but that we can
secure n pretty correct idea Of II mans
habits without going to any very heavy
expense. ! WAS u member OF such i
society in New York, and II was of in
talculuhlc benefit to me. A. an exam
pie Of it, working, let me show yol
this brief report, - said the gentleman
displaying n ruled, partially printo,
blank. II read rs follows:
TO subscriber sUi The person NJ WHOM
YOU inquire is about twenty > years old. uti
married. llHa boon In New York three years
und hrnrs a good character. uttna visit
gambling huusrs Drinks but not Ia pNccs.
Lives ONpuuslyoly."
"fhis young man. continued tn
merchant ''came To me with the YER
highest recommendations. wanted
cashier. aud should have employe,
him had it not been for the rcpor
from the protective soeicy You cal
very readily understand why | did no
wish a man who ire1ucntcd gamblin,
houses. even though ~ quietly that hi
friends knew nothing of II. handle IN
money. Neither would | knowingl
employ n man who drank, even II h
never did get drunk. This Young frI
low could not understand why 7,
fused his application. Many atrus,c,
employee In New York nj that tim
wondered why his resignation wa
asked for, or how bis employer lcarnc,
that he occasionally played faro 0
wont out with q conyi,ial party"
"llut II y man is honest and faithful
aud attends strictly to business. do yo
siorc il up against him that after bus.
moss hours he gnmblcs or drinks q III
tlc7'
I'VE most assurcdly do Anon
business mon the sentiment again,
dissipation IN employees Is GROWN
stronger and stronger. The first thin
we ask 10y about a new man Is: Doe
~ drink or gambler aud We purpos
answering these questions through th
new society. Experience has taugl
us that the reliable men those mo,
10 he trustcd-uc those who abstai
from whisky and cards, aud | vcntur
the assertion that ten years from no,
the drinking man will find difficulty |
securing amy employment much L.,
a position Of responsibility. 4 youn
man may drink aud gamble In modcrt
ton for years aud still attend To HI
work. hut he Is SURF tn come ~ grieI
ard his employers must suffer. We 4
not say that every drinking man m
every gambler shall be discharged. bu
We arr going TO find out who Of on
ciuployes have bad habits. and yo
may be SURF they will be given no pos
tiun oi trust or profit
81 do not ears To give YOU the name
oi any of the members vi the new ass,
citation. Suffice 10 say that thcrr wi
be over two hundred. that they includ
many of u principal business mcr
and that enough operatives will be en-
ploycd 10 Keep ~ posted 81 what "
wish to know fhfedgo Cor. MINI.
ufolis Commercial Gdsciic.
WHISKY AND woRkMEN,
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