The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-27
Man Who Has Practically Solved
Capital and Labor Question.
ORIGINATED WELFARE WORK
John H. Patterson, President Of Large
Cash Register Concern, to Be Fitting
ly Received Upon Return to Dayton,
Ohio, After Tour of World.

layton, ", June Si.-lne most unique
celebration ever held in the United
States is shortly to take place here
when the entire population, rich and
Ipoor, employers and employees, men, wo-
men and children, will unite to welcome
home John Henry Patterson after a
/ years absence on trip around the
world. The unusual feature of the oc-
easion is that Mr.. Patterson has never
held any public office, is not politician,
nor has he ever performed any of those
feats for which Americans are usually
given special honor, His chief recon.
mendation to his fellow.townsmen is
that as simple, private citizen he has
done more than any other man to bring
prosperity to the community and make
its name known in every quarter OF the
world.
The man whom Dayton is planning
to honor is one of the most remarkable
characters of the country. A true cap
tain of industry he is the originator
of the new policy of welfare work."
which has already made its influence
felt in the betterment of working con.
ditions in factories and stores every.
where. By many social economists,
welfare work is thought to be a long
step toward compete harmony between
capital and labor. This policy of making
work safe, pleasant and heaIthful, Mr..
Patterson has carried out in the model
factory OF a Dayton cash register COM
pany, OF which he is president.
The welfare work carried on al Day.
ton has proved so successful that hun.
dreds of students of social conditions
statesmen and manufacturers the world
over have investigated it. Last sum.
mer, at the invitation OF Mr. Patterson,
Worlds Fair Commissioners from twen-
ty-nine of the leading nations of tire
world were his guests at Dayton. The
methods employed at the plant have
been introduced in various forms in
several hundred factories in this coun-
try, as well as in Europe, Asia, and
Australia.
Through the policy of welfare work.
for employees, Mr.. Patterson has Sc
cured a most desirable class of work. !
ingmen. He has taught landscape
gardening, both by precept auiIexample, |
until the city has become knewn every |
where as Garden City."It is in rec |
ognition of what he has done to pro-
mote harmony between emgbyer and
employees as well as the beneaats which |
his enterprise has conferred upon the
town and that Dayton is to, give him
early in July.
The plans as outlined by the COM
mittees are most ambitious and wilBI
call for the expenditure of thousands
of dollars. The chief feature Of the dag
will be parade in which represents
tives of the leading business and man
ufaeturing firms, prominent citizeas
military and civic organizations aHd1
school children will participate.
Before the residence Of Mr.. PatAHr.
son a great platform is to be constrzst.
ed for the formal "we&ome home"
Here the speeches of gyeotihg win be
made, and the mayor Of Dayton will
present Mr.. Patterson with a beautiful
loving cup, as a testimonial of the re.
gard in which he is hSsd by his towns
men. 1t is possible, also, that Cover.
nor Herrick may be among Those who
will speak at the retnrn Of the traveller,
while a huge choKas Of school chill
dren will chant songs in his honor.
Mr.. Patterson lkft Dayton June %,
1904. His farewell gift to- the 1000
men and women employees in his fasto-
ry was an educational tnp to the
Worlds Fair at st.. Louis. On this trip
the greater part of the expenses was
borne by the Company.
Health has always been one Of Mr..
Patterson's hobbies, II is largely to
desire to preserve the health, thereby
increasing the efficiency Of his workers
that the institution Of welfare work at
the Dayton factory is due. Mr.. Patter.
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