The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-08-26
CAPITAL AND LABOR :.
TOGETHER IN OHIO
Cincinnati Firm Sends 1900
Employees to Dayton's
Model Factory.
Purpose Is to Study Conditions
So That improvements Will
Follow.

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 22.-(Special.)-
Remarkable az an instance Of neighbour
ly spirit between the people Of two
cities, and as an example Of the will
ignness of modern manufacturers to
learn from the success Of others, was
the visit to Dayton, O., today Of 1000
employees OF the Proctor & Gamble
company OF Cincinnati. They came to
visit the model factory of the National
Cash Register company and to learn
something Of the novel methods in
vogue there. The N. c. r. Co. gave
a dinner to the visiting workers and
their wives and children, over $500
people in all.
Celebrate Profit Sharing.
The visit Of the Cincinnati workers
was a part Of the celebration OF the
thirty seventh semi-anual profit shar-
ing Of the Proctor & Gamble Co. Twice
each year this concern divides among
its workers share Of the profits
which their work has created. At
the time Of the distribution Of these
dividends a celebration Is always held.
In winter this takes the form Of a
mass meeting, and in summer an ex-
cursion Is arranged to some nearby
place OF interest the visit to Dayton
combining the features Of a pleasure
outing and an educational trip.
Como on Special Trains.
The excursionists came to- Dayton
this morning in two special trains over
the Big Four and the c. H. sd. From
the station they were taken in special
cars to the N. c. r. factory, where
elaborate preparations had been made
for their entertainment. For an hour
and half parties Of the visitors, in
charge Of one hundred special guides.
were conducted through the big factory
and it's extensive grounds, studying the
methods Of manufacture and the Wei
fare Work In vogue there. The vis1-
tors were much interested in landscape
gardening, their own factory build
ings being surrounded with lawns and
gardens and overgrown with luxuriant
vines. The bath rooms maintained by
the Dayton company for its employees
was another attraction for the soap
makers.
After the inspection Of the factory,
Illustrated stereoptican lecture In Wei
IdIe 11dll, Tie ldCLOIy OA1AIl8 1OOlIls
where each day luncheon is served to
1000 men and women.
Dinner Served to Visitors.
Following the lecture. dinner was
served to the 1900 visitors. An elab-
crate menu had been prepared on short
notice. The dinner was prepared and
served by tho Domestic Economy de-
partment Of the big Dayton factory.
This department has charge Of serving
luncheon to the employees.
Dinner over the Cincinnati viBitore
made q trip to the Dayton Soldiers
Home and other places Of interest
about the city. They returned to Gin
cinnati late In the afternoon.
Commenting upon the success OF the
excursion, Mr.. w. n. Garrison Of the
Cincinnati concern, said: ''Our visit
today to Dayton and Dayton's leading
factory has been most profitable for
our employees. They have had chance
to study new methods which enable
them to do better work on their re-
turn. We hope the Dayton people will
send some Of their employees to visit
US and make a study Of the methods in
vogue at our plant