The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

Gen 20 MS place, and onna 49, ~ VAfs
GUS ones In the cause axsIn.s ~ - III.
KUN rose IN arm, and once No., - 3. ueseoll
I'm shocked the COMMITTEES ~ - AaEY
Tim oy declaring that mo.ai,,- ~ssee cd
ne iegisiated into the haua, - 80 aoe
ne oeiieVed that so long a. !, - I'D
tlefe was no way to provide aess..s =. y
eept 10 recognize its existence ~ sx
II oear Its proper share al fhs -, ak4
taxation ana responsibility. IT, .ssN
ne said. almost paid the en,s,s s saooas
OF TIE police force and he than~sss =
Was perfectly right that they she-as -, = Y
committee went away sorrn-Hs,s- II
none the less jealous and fr.r.--ss.s. ~
the saioon-keeperS laughed ~ - r.
TN went on with his work -
one day the pastor Of tn se---..
or which Mr.. Martin was : ue-.ssS -.
on him 10 say that one AZ -. !. 800
hands, who drank to excesr. -. =. :.
parsonage heiplessly drunk n - sae
the mans first offense by man~ -. ~
pastor had prayed over him a sss - =. y
cas.ons, because he believed q - 49, g
of prayer. eeaAcy
My dear friend" said NJ. N.,,.. !.
him. your faith Ii heautin,I ~ g
prayers are sincere, but somsxAs.- 80
material than prayer ID neejle6 /, ~. ~
mans case and In the ca a - 49, -
cause or temperance. PRAYER = =, -.
for>the conscience. but what Z rssa.S q 1.
something to so after the n>rxs~. -. - =
thing to affect the physical a,A en..-.s,
condition. Even that win NOT sfv.v. n.
1t. but 1t will come nearer dcinr 4 =
anything else WILL Send the ~ 49,
to the Haven. and 70 on WIN vou, -
work as You please: 80 WI II
The next day the following nnf,.~ :
plain black letters was posted n 49,.
conspicuous places about the factory:
TO WHOM 1T NAY CoxCunr.
On and after this date drunke.n1.
will constitute cause for dismlrnl -.
the employ OF this company. ~ -
offense will be excused. but g ~
second the offender Vim rsoeivs !.
weeks extra wages ana N dierlars. !.
Hereafter no perOn viH - -
into the employ Of this counnauy MA =
addicted to the excessive ~ AZ infosN
eating liquors.. JOSEPH MARTIN.
President ana NAnase
June 10. 1880.
There vas buxzing anong tho =.
ployes that day and tho6e Who ~
among the number concerned" were Is
ciined to visit the president with resoA-
tons OF Protest. but they knew ~. yse
tin pretty well by this time, and eoncluood
that they would WAT and ~ II e1ert
OF the mtice Two months htsr mee
than a dozen "cronles" had departed "a
their PLACES were filled By men Who N
not drink This action o1 the Martin r.
tory joind with the good work q IL
Safety Glib was Immediately elE1cttp,
and Marth's men began 10 Be sem murA
less abou the saloons than heisfA md
one bar lear the factory VA eonpollpd
to close Is doors for lack Of patronage
Other facory managers wers not slou 10
observe tie change for the better. ana a.
ter confe'ring with Mr.. Martin. notiees
similar 4 his were posted II every fac-
tory In tom. A strike was Imminent . 4
result, arl the Personal Liberty Club orr
ganized aprocesNon and held N indignaf
ton meeting, but nothing came q Il and
before tn, year had ended hun1sed OF
more vacancies had occurred TO ID MED
by men yho did not drink = hundred
new families had come to the town 4 ~
the house vacated by their predeceeeor4
and two more saloons closed theR desse
because tere was not enough bupinea e
justify paving the licenses A branch e
the Safet Club was established = the
East End and 1t fiourished from - -
ginning. Strange to say II occupies ias
building prmerly owned by nRIx
saloon-keeer. and Mr.. Martin had -
ed the obeations Of the East Eud NY
Club In III purchase.
Some tine before this. the Growlst Unps
an organization OF employees TOR ~
pose of polling their funds to SCI -.
which wa brought into tho ncsn1 =
lunch time was notified by Nj Mae1n
that It's factions would be diSc0nuns0.
Intense dissatisfaction was pfivAfsiy 81
pressed at lis "high-handed oatSaeA
Mr.. Mar.inEas not disturbed. ana 49,
some one wo told him OF she dlssat -
tion that Gerry mans appetite -
own. just . that factory was OF, ~
that those rho felt the need o oea =
lunch mightdrink as much Of - A1s
felt they NEEDED, but that tney n.uss
of OF his premises TO do 90 ne naN 49,
ing whateve 10 say. he said. asa'hst ~
man eating nd drinking what no PIE
but the worl was surely wide enousn ~
big enough Or each 10 do what ne -.
without offed.ng the other. he mn -
wish to has beer drunk on hm IAf'u,
premises an that ended the males .
far as he as concerned. Inc ""~
Club went OF OF existence.
The next rDve Mr. Martin mace wAs
eidedly sweeping. II was exprestfo e -.
notice. postl conspicuously - ne
had been ad still was. to the enec. 80 -.
as eompetirs factories had enssfea s.
field OF trad with great capitai ~. -
latest and rsst improved fAcifties : =.
necessary t,t his product snouia - ~
best poss.blefhat human SKIN oou'. 3.
nish and tina such results cou'a enu
obtained by len Of clear heads anu 49,. ns
hands and tn no man would neseAas -
employed w. used liquor 10 AM -
and that THE now In his emp'os -.
drank modeteiy must only dnns - 49,.
Of working Stirs ard not IN the 1900
OF the town. In a foot note II "A s
that n goodsorkuan could not n ss.
his skill or y knowledge py nA'vo 49,.
struction an the fFeqnenters on 80
must governhemselyesa ccoraihsis.
was an ordesln the nature OK sump pssss,s-
legislation, aich Is. Of course. 1hou H1ns-s.
ti0nai but snday followed lts 49, !.
ton and thae moss affected nau 20 ~.
think n owe before going 10 20" =.
day A strt was not possinis 70 " -
vailirg contgon Of public senfinen 49,
a dozen or ere men quit WORK y - 80
more frorrprinc.pie than 49,. .s. IA
drank. - tiy said, but M. AA1 ~ ~. 800
60 his purpo, quietly, saying msls 49,
they were ga1 men. and that ., ~ 800
they agreed meet his relea'eHacn. .,a-
could find wk In nls factory sb -
vt8ed the vs,neles we're not fiElet ~ 4.
who did. TN rad 1Ixt az nnch Hsns :.
= and
rad ana h,aJa not desire 10 infef.s
80 go, rh.1, ~gsrs Interfering -"