The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27

American TobaC,on Company t.~n-r-
"~its to IT. 100000 Imri",v~-
The American Tobacco eoUr-av.
which : the largest tohacco gumpaaT
IL the world has issued formal uo;.-a
to is great army o; employees .oca:eI
in every state in he union ,Aa: here
after L will pay death bench; In h
beneficiary OF any person in Its servo
who draws not more than So weaA
IN wages. This notice affects aaof'
10000 Men and women This motto.
copy Of which mas been mailed -
each employe. provides as follows
Upon proof OF the death % .ay
person IL the employment - :a.s
company who shall have been coaGu-
uously IL its service FOR at least one
year preceding his or her death. md
whose wages do not at that date ex-
ceed $50 per week. the American To-
bacco company will donate IN cash -
the person finally designated hT such
employ sum of money equal - q b.
wages paid I'D such dead employe ,.
this company during the last year ot
his Or her life, not exceeding. however.
in any case. the sum ~ $500
The American Tobacco COMPANY
has plants located ia the following
cities and towns. New York, Bat
more Richmond DanviIle. Newppr.
News. South Boston Va. Durham
GreenviIle. Henderson. oxford. Rock
Mount, Wilson. y G.. New Orleans.
Louisville Ow, nsboro. Lexington.
Maysville Ky, 81 Louis. Mlddlctnwu
Cincinnati. Jersey City Chicago. Phil
adelphia, Clarksville. Darlin Ston. T NJ
monsyilie. :. {.
In addition 10 the foregoing the COM
pany has statesmen and other employ
in practically every important city g.
the United States. 50 that there l-
hardly a town of any size In the n
tire country that does not contain {.
number Of families who will b. baae-
fitted by this action
Factory managers throughout ...
country have sent reports TO the gen
eral Offices OF the company at III
Fifth avenue. New York. since b.
notice VAS sent out saying tha. tn
new proposition has been received
with The greatest enthusiasm amaac
the employees.
Mr.. ]. Fletcher. Jr. cDmptroIle- e
the American GobAoo company.
whose department has charge of he
new benefit plan. yesterday made ne
following statement:
The directors Of The ComQIny
have been carefully considering this
proposition for several months They
have learned that the employees ~
the COMPANY are paying thousands %
dollars every year for industrial IN
suraLce. The premiums or assess-
ments of thisx type OF insurance 9re
paid n weekly F.installments and make
4 more or less serious drain upon he
resources OF employees drawing small
or moderate wages. After due consid-
Grafton the company devised th-
plan - relieve It's employees from
expense OF carrying any inExanc-
this kind OF course We hope +a.
those Of our employees who can -.-
ford ~ do 80 viii carry inguranhc al
ditional 20 our bounty.
The plan Of the paying of the ben
eft Is made as simple as posslpl"
There is absolutely 10 red tape {.
any Kind connected with IL No en-
ploye will be called on 20 contribute
directly or indirectly. a single pe4ny
to the fund ont of which the beaet-
will be paid There ALL be ~ cGcl-
q
that the em7loye will have 10 A. I'll
be to give to the cashier OF the brac "a
or of.ce 4. or from which he 5 en-
Dloyed til. name Of The benea~iarE : -
whom the bounty Is 10 be paid Tac
bounty Is not attachabIe. nor all. &
D. turned over 10 the heirs or assigns
o. the beneficiary. The yea ~oE for this
i that the bounty does not b~sorg 70
Iva H-gF 20 -
car be delivered only 10 snch psr-on
a. the employe designates b. his owfs
free vili. In other words. X vlI -
impossible for anyone other than 'a@
person camed By The employe - ooi-e-.
the money.
We expect that the exp@ase % ss-
,abILshlrg this bounty or b~nef. sys-
TEN viii be is-ge. but wa believe thai
( air Dc money well invested u
will Certainly greatly benefit our ~
p!oyes. and xe believe that IL SlI have
a tendency 20 keep in cur employ =
very best cdASs OF working people
+ So far as is known. This IS The arBG
/ .astance in which a corporation hAy
engaged Itself 10 pay death b@neEJ-
/ out ot It's OWE treasury.
Other corporations have a=lpea
+ their employees organic. mutual osus-
e. societies. and have coa:-t0uiei
+ .ands TO that end Some have odd
stock 10 their employees and have put
into operation dividend plans II ons
Kind or another. but this Ii. IL s De-
/ iieved. the OILY case on record L.
which : bounty has been granted yob
/ UNFAIRLY and freely without payment Of
Sny kind OF the part OF its employee
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