Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-07
TRIBUTE
To Colonel Kill
bourne
From a New York
Magazine.
His Relations to Ills
Employees
Have Always Been Marked by
Generosity and Good Feeling.

magazine published in New YORK Clty.
1t is devoted to social and industrial
betterment and Its columns are open
to the vast army of the employed,
from the president of railroad to a
day labora.
1T Is not the organ of any combina.
tion of labor or capital, but seeks to
promote the interests of both capital
and labor and bring them into more
harmonious relations. Its managing
editor is Captain A. H. Mattox, who
being Republican,, cannot be charg.
ed with partia1ity for any Democrat.
An article on james Kilbourne, pub.
lished in the current number Of So
cial Service, is therefore of special
interest and value. In an Introductory
note to this article, it is remarked that
the high estimation in which Colonel
Kilbourne Is held by organized labor
Is shown by his election as honorary
member of the Columbus Trades and
Labor assembly and Columbus Build.
ing and Trades council and the pre-
sentation by these bodies jointly, rep
resenting organized labor in Columbus,
of an engrossed set of resolutions ten
dering him their heartfelt thanks for
his defense of their rights. The ar
ticle in Social Service is in part as
follows:
WHAT THEY MANUFACTURE.
The Kilbourne-Jacobs company are
the leadingmanufacturers in this coun-
try Of drag and wheel road scrapers
and excavators, their output the last
year being not less than 10000 of
these articles. They have been for many
years among the largest builders In
this country Of small ears for every
purpose, and this department has
developed wonderfully during the last
few years. It4aembraces every con,
ceivable kind Of steel mine, mill and
industrial cars as well as a complete
line of railway contractors dump
cars; and this years output has so far
exceeded previous years that n new
building QO0X420) became necessity
and still another large shop is now be
ing erected to enable the company tc
take care of its ever-increasing bust
ness in this department.. One of theil
leading specialties is wrought stee
kitchen sinks. which, although on the
market but very few years, has
reached an enormous sale, the demand
increasing yearly and reaching ac
/ hiuh a hn DO0 cipIyc
MAMMOTH BUILDINGS AND
i SHOPS.
or trucks, baggage, barrows, etc.
they are the largest makers In tho
United States, and probably In tn,
world. They make every variety ant
kind of railroad, store, warehouse ant
special trucks known to the trade Il
this country. AS to wheelbarrows
suffice it to say that they manufactur,
every description, and their outpu
is over 100000 barrOws per year.
The mammoth building and shop'
OF the company cover over "a acres
OF ground, and have now becom,
crowded. necessltating further expan
sion at an early day. Everything II
Connection with this big establishment
is not only frst-class, but strictly up h
date, and there is no new or valuabl,
appliance that is not installed whel
necessity demands. a
This company have never at an.
time since organization had any trou
BILE arise between them and their EN-
ntpunc thn nf n
any other, and their works have beel
run constantly day and night full
force on every turn. for the last tw
years. They are noted for their lih
eral employment Of every element o
progress. and throughout the Who'll
. commercial domain of the Unite,
States for their absolute reliabllit,
and as the largest manufacturers Il
their several lines.
FRIEND AND DEFENDER OF
LABOR.
: That there have been no trouble
between employer and employe II
this company is not strange to thos
: who know James Kilbourne. He I
the personitication of justice be
tween man and man, and enforce
the principle at all times.
In answer to the suggestion tha
capital and labor, employer and en-
ploye were necessarily at war un
der our social and political system
he said in n public address:
NEARLY thirty years. experience
has shown me that even under tn
wage system harmonious relations
can exist IL both sides desire to d
justice"
FAVoRS ORGANIZED LABOR.
That is the Alpha and Omega Q
the law and the gospel with Jane
Kilbourne in his relations with hl
employees. That is why there
never any trouble in his vast estat
lishment. That is why he blaze
out In these caustic words two year
ago. when the trusts wanted him I
join in an attempt to destroy orgi
nized labor:
why should not the employees 3
i the trusts organize as well as the.