Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-16
BARRE VT, MAY l6, 1902
THE CORPORATION DOCTOR. "

THE CORPORATION DOCTOR. !"
Some of the newspapers engaged In
the desplcable attempt to stir up class
prejudice and to array the working
men of the state against Mr.. Proctor
are viciously attacking the Vermont
Marble Company, Of which Mr.. Proc
tor is president and manager, with
the usual "catchy phrase" charges
that some delight to make indiffer.
emily against every large business en-.
terprise. The Messenger would not
dignity such articles by notice If it
we're not that several Mccullough
orr ans, which ought to be above such
tactics, have freely copied and circu.
lated them. One of the phrases which
is a sweet morSel to them is the
corporation DOCTOR" 1t is fair
sample of the false and distorted char
&C :er OF all their insinuations The
charge is that the Vermont Marble
Company has corporation doctor"
and assesses it's employees to pay
him whether they employ the doctor
or no that it doesn't matter wheth-
er there is any sickness in their fami-
lies, they pay their percentage just
the same. 1.-The day laborer," they
say, ''yearns for the liberty Of select
ing his own DOCTOR"
The fact is that the Vermont Mar.
BILE Company does not have any ''cor.
poration DOCTOR" and that it does not
assess Its employees or take out Of
their wages one cent for the payment
OF any doctor. This fiction OF the
Vermont Marble Company having
corporation DOCTOR, is either a pure
invention Of some editorial sanctum
or else it arises out OF an utter perver.
sion and dist OF one or both of
the following facts: The Vermont
Marble Company at the expense to
itself Of many thousa uds OF dollars
annually carries an accident insurance
policy for the benefit of all it's employ.
ees while engaged at their work or
going 10 and from their homes. The
company formerly deducted part on
ly of the ex pc nse from its employees
wages, but for long time now has
paid the entire expense itself, deduct
ing nothing from the wages Of it's elm.
ployees In case Of accident an en-
ployee of the company is entitled to
one-half wages from the insurance
company so long as he is unable to
work but not exceeding one year.
II he dies as he result of an accident
his family receives $500. The insur-
rnce company employs and pays two
medical examiners, who are the lead
ing local practitioners at Proctor and
West Rutland respectively. 1t is
their duty to report upon claims
made under the policy and it is part
of the contract of insurance that these
medical examiners will, if desired,
attend all accident cases without
charge An injured employee may
avail himself OF the free services or
not as he chooses. Out OF the exis-
tence of these medical examiners of
the insurance company some disorder.
ed mi nd has perhaps twisted the
theory of corporation doctor"
The only other fact out of which
such heory could have been distort.
ed is that the Vermont Marble Com
pany maintains hospital for It's EN-.
ployees. This hospital is situated at
Proctor, is fully equipped foraccident
and OPP Grating cases, and has a staff
Of two attending physicians, six con.
sulting physicians and surgeons, and
ten nurses. The company does not
assess against its employees or keep
back any thing out of their wages for
the maintenance of the hospital On
the other hand 1t is practically free
hospital to the company's employees.
1t is absolutely free in all cases OF &C.
cidents and to all employees with fam
lilies both for themselves and their