Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-08-24
Bureau of Statistics Of the State
Will Issue Volume Shortly
on Employees Organization.
TWO FIRMS FROM HERE
The Plan of Mutual Aid and ASS stance in
Case Of Accident or Death at the Plants
OF the Perth AmbOy Dry Dock Company
and the RoessIer & HassIicher Cheml-
cal Comp ny Is Given in Detail.
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Trenton, Aug 24:-Perth AmLoy
figures to an imDortant extent In n
splcrdil volume to be issued this W ok
by the Bu;eau of Statistics Of the
State entitled Industrial Betiermont
Institutions in New Jersey Mannfsct-
urinR Establishments. ="
Ileading manufacturers all ovor the
State co-operated with Winton O.
Garrison, chief of the department of
Statistics, in the preparation Of the
work, and among these were three
firms from Perth Amboy and vicinity.
The Perth Alnboy firms mentioned
are The Perth Amboy Dry Dock Go
and the Roessler & Hasslacher Chem
ical Go. The references to these firms
are as follows:
"Perih Amboy Dry Dock Co., ship
builders, machinists aud boiler makers.
Employ 1870 males. The employees,
with the co operation nf the firm,
have organized an Employees Accident
Benefit Association, which is doing
good work. Any employe NAV be-
come member on fling his applica-
tion at the office. Tho admission fee
is fifty cents The benefits arc $5 per
week, which is paid to any member
who may be incapacitated for work,
the payments to end after the sixth
woek. Physicians and druggists bills
are paid up to an amount not exceed
ing $25 Money is paid only in case
of accident to members while in the
employ of the company, and then
only when physician certifies that
the injury has prevented tho applicant
from working fol longer time than
one week. Ten cents per week is
withheld from the pay of each men,
her, which is enough to keep the
benefit fund at about $l0O No adj
mission fee is required from an en-
ploye who may leave the companv's y
employ for time and return. En-
ployes who do not join tho association
are warned not to expect collections
to be maHc for them whom hurt. F"
"Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical
Co., manufacturers of chem Gals, EN-
ploys 1870 males. This firm has estab-
lished bath room for its employees,
the use of which is open 10 thom at
any time. The frequent use of it is
urged as a means of preventing injury
to health from the materials handled
in the process of manufacture. A
lunch room, spacious i'll size and kept
in condition Of absolute cleanliness,
! in which arc accommodation for pass
| ing the noon lunch honr in comfort,
is also provided Ly the company.
"In addition to these institutions,
which constitute tho company's con-
tribution to the material we'll. being
| of its workmen, there /, sick benefit
association maintained by the EN-
ployes with somo assistance from the
employers.
| Fractlcally all tile employees art
members of the association, into whicl
they pay dues at the rate of twenty
five cents per month.
Members who are sick or disabled
are given $6 per week for twenty sis
consecutive weeks, and $4 week fol
la further time of tweBty-six weeks
The association also paws doatl
ibcnefit. which is raised by an asscss
ment on tie members, when deati
OCCURS, of 81 per capita. On the pros
ent basis of membership this viii
yield a burial fund of about $l20
(which amount is usually Increased b,
q liberal contribution from tho firm. ,
The Sayre & Fisher Company. o