The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
SAYS SUMMER RESORTS RUIN THE MEN
New Method of Spending Vacations Is Urged by
Chicago Employer Protests Against the
"Willie Boy Outings

! tons for chicago workers local man
ufacturer and employer proposes to in
! troduce an innovation in the matter Of
vacation granting, says the Chicago
News. He plans to induce his young
| men clerks to pass up" the summer
hotel during their fortnight of pleasure
| and to devote themselves to rOughing
it in camp life. He declaSes that the
sporty" life at the typical resort I'M
| fits men for strenuous work when they
return and that outdoor living and Wig
! orous exercise would have an opposite
/ effect
1.-The regulation summer hotel or re-
sort cottage life is ruinous to young
, men," was the statement recently
made by the man whose huge Chin
neys strain the spirit of the smoke or
| dinance. My young men clerks, as
likely bunch Of chaps as can be gath
cred anywhere, are addicted to the
annual habit They return to work at
the end of their two weeks with an
Indifference to the firms welfare that
jostles my nerves.
1.-The cogs in the Office machine that
ran faultlessly through the winter and
spring suddenly become in need of oil
In the shape Of harsh call downs. Let
ter files get out of whack, card in
dex systems go wrong, and the com
plant desk man gets lines under his
eyes. The blame l place on the sum-
mer hotel system.
"As a matter of saving dollars and
! cents l contemplate starting sort of
miniature summer resort bureau,
through which l hope to encourage my
young men to get out into the wilder
ness lust as l do. I'd like to see them
hacking kindling for a campfire and
tramping with heavy packs through
regions which the toot of the steam
roller never has penetrated. AS a
matter of inducement l may hold out
half rate railway fares and loans from
my personal stock Of fishing tackle
and camp equipment.
cover at the factory the men, with
few exceptions, pass their vacations in
this way. Some of them attend the
encampments of the local national
guard regiments, as does one of my
Office men. In their term Of soldering
they get a weeks vacation at prac-
tically no cost, and the discipline and
exercise are valuable to both them and
me- But the Office men, as q rule, flock
to the dancing pavilions and the sum
mer hotel porches. I'm going to wean
them away from it.
"When the young fellows return
from the usual sort of vacation they
imagine this latest time of their lives
has done them good The oriental
complexion from finger tips to elbow
and forehead to necktie line they take
to be an indication of section hand
state of health, but they overlook the
plainly apparent loss Of useful weight
Lots of times they show up blinking
and gasping Monday morning after a
wild Sunday night ride on lake boat
which adds the finishing touch to a
fortnight Of sleeplessness, idiocy and
hilarity. Then they try to sleep it of
during working hours. Even If they
have the will to work they can't get
back into shape for days.
Its not only the physical but the
moral effect of these Willie boy va
cations against which l file a protest
A young fellow of steady going nature
often loses this quality after contact
with the fighty, overdressed youths
whose fathers are paying their board
bills. | never allowed my son to start
that way. That artificial, near coun.
| try life is one of the few places where
| the gilddus kiddus shines, and the
working youth is apt to be awed by
| his clothes, his chatter, his eXtrava
| giant habits and his attraction for the
| summer girl. He's a mighty poor
model to set up before a young man
with his future in his own hands.
''If the chap on vacation succeeds in
equaling his model, he meets another
evil in female adulation. Hero wor-
ship by the women and girls at sum-
/ mer resorts is a settled state of affairs.
! Two weeks Of that sort of thing ought
| to make even the most level headed
young fellow useless for honest labor.
Yes; l have placed high hopes on
the results of my experiment in ship
| ping the boys to the deep woods, Far
from girlish giggles and necktie safety
| pins"