The herald., 1897-10-03

tions are received. This meeting is
known as the Advance club, and has
been one Of the most valuable commit
tees formed by the company.
About every two months the company
calls together in the Grand operahouse
In Dayton, or some other convenient
place, it's entire 1900 employees, and ad-
dresses are made by the president, off,
GERS Of the company and several men,
bers of the rank and file. These meet
ings are all conducted on the company's
time, and although they cost hundreds
oe dollars, yet are considered to be Of
infinite value to the company.
In the fall Of every year the company
calls together 300 agents from all over
the world, for weeks convention at
Dayton, Ohio, where they join the fac
tory forces. These conventions are
held In the Grand operahous for the
entire week. The factory closes down
for two days and the factory employees
are allowed to participate in the pro-
ceedings of the convention, receiving full
pay during the entire time.
The company has been holding these
conventions for the past ten years. The
first ore boasted Of an attendance of
about ten persons; the last one, an at
tendance of nearly 1000. The entire ex-
penses OF the sales agents and statesmen
to and from their residences are paid by
the company and all accommodations
are provided for them while in the city
Of Dayton.
Another feature Is the company's
methods for training their sales agents
and statesmen. When an applications for
a position as salesman for the company
is approved, the applicant Is required to
come to Dayton and spend four weeks
in their school for business systems.
This school is held in the Advance
club auditorium, where stage is fitted
up with appropriate scenery represent
ing stores of all kinds. Here the stu
dent enacts upon the stage the regular
drama Of approaching a storekeeper in
his store and selling him a National
cash register.
This school has been considered one of
the most valuable plans invented by the
company, and has been worth untold
value, and so long as the National Cash
Register company exists it will have
training school for Its agents.
The organization of the National Cash
Register company is one Of the most
perfect yet discovered. 0O uOteQ mas IL
become that the Dayton PLAN" as it is
called, has attracted the attention of the
shrewdest capitalists throughout the
country In the factory Of the National
Cash Register company the precept
peace, harmony and good will to all has
been considered by its owners to be the
chief secrets of their success. And
their success has been phenomenal
one. Tens of thousands of the little
cash register bells are tinkling all over
the world
The National Cash Register company
is the source of livelihood for nearly 5000
persons, and they live we'll. Let us visit
one of our sweat shops in Chicago and
the east and. then seek an oasis in the
desert in a trip through the factory of
the National Cash Register company
What blessing 1t would be IL at the
climax of frightful eastern strike, when
men begrimed with powder and smoke,
gazing at the ruins Of freight cars and
property which their own rashness had
destroyed, vision OF the peace and har-
mony which exists in the factory of the
National Cash Register company could
be written in the clouds, and thus dispel
the tumult caused by the tyranny of
hard-hearted monopolists.