The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
OUR SHOE FACTORY.

American citizen, IT'S the right OF free
speech The grand reason is that every
human being has II right to the public
ear. lfa man can MT speak, Others
can not hear. The right of free speech
is the priceless gem of the human soul,
and Il man that don't allow another
man the right to talk is barbarian.
If these facts are true and am positive
they are, does ii not cause us all to say,
behold our Shoe Factory which is
specchless and III its infancy. In order
to stimulate II laudable rivalry among
the employees of this Factory and to Sc
cure greater efficiency and classify the
service in this institution we must in
troduce system of promotions which
| believe may prove successful if pro-
pcrly applied. five award those en-
ployes whether male or female who
are deserving them and then only will
we realize the value of emulation.
Some idea of the accurate memory,
and of the quickncss of thought, quick
ness of hand and foot 10y all employees
required, may be gained 10y careful
study.
| prefer 10 do t,ingS, not 10 tax only,
and yet when occasion requires, we
must be ready to speak. If there is any
person in this factory, who thinks he
has reached the limit of perfection, he
ought to retire. What is wanted is,
persons who propose and expect to do
better tomorrow than they are doing
to-day. We must call conferences of
inspectors II II d supcrintcndcnts, we
must solicit the criticism ut good able
bodied men, we must CNcl, every part
of our own bodies, for this system can
not be reformed until we find out what
is the matter with it, and where is the
leak. We ought to run this factory rs
if there were another factory across the
street competing with lis, and we were
trying to get all the business We have
no secret to withhold from the public
for perhaps nearly all may know that
this factory was not self-supportng dun
ing the year 1900. This factory is not
Il set of public buildings, and Il book of
regulations, but it is the brains, hearts
and money of sixty or seventy of our
men and women and its goodness is
measured by the intelligence and de-
votion of the silent, steady everyday
workers, such as you who stand at your
office cases or tread the streets from
door to door, with your heavy burdens
of care.
| do not think that any one man
knows it all. Each of lis may learn
from the highest to the lowest We are
II very foolish people if we shut our ears
and eyes to what others are doing.
often pick up things from strangers.
We positively need and must have the
public sentiment in our favor to sue
ceed. You must help. You must give
W
your girls and boys that they must
have more wages; for that would lead
from bad to worse; but tell them they |
must turn out more perfect work for
the wages they are getting. We are
ever on the alert for new and good in
formation and weare busy preparing to
usei it. We should never give up con-
tests upon which we enter and we
should never be satisfied at the close Of
the day unless something has been ac-
complished.
Let us all work in harmony, let us 90
forward inviting Others to accompany |
us, and let Us inspire confidence in
those with whom we are associated, to |
such an extent that success is written
on whatever we undertake from the
very start. ONE OF THE MANAGERS.