St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-15
Why, to be sure"

well, l know one man out in Chi.
| cago," continued the shoe merchant
who not only believes that his work.
men are his best friends but actually
makes his dwelling place right among
them. His own wife and daughter dc
the housework and he keeps down the
living expenses to level with that OF
his own workmen. And no man in
America is making any better shoes
than he. Wherever he sells his goods
once he sells them again, and he has
placed them with the biggest dealers
in this country
''No high salaries to dummies, eh?
All same insurance companies?" broke
in the nat manufacturer.
mo, not even one for himself"
I'VE have striking example in our
country" began with foreign accent a
German representing a Berlin chemis-
try establishment, "of what one gains
by treating his men right"
You mean the Krupp plant at Es-
sen, do you not?" asked the hat manu.
facturer.
Ideal German City.
Exactly" replied the German. And
that, believe, is the greatest little city
in the world. Essen contains over sixty
thousand of the happiest people on
earth"
why do you say that?" asked the
manufacturer of shoddy cloth.
Because have been there" retort-
ed the German. "and its wouldn't hurt
you to make the trip yourself. About
half century ago now, the elder
Krupp was a workman in. cannon
factory. Along with his fellow work
men he ate his black bread. without
butter on it and drank his little bucket
of beer at the noon hour. While he
was earning perhaps less than four
marks day-which would be about
dollar in your American money-he
made discovery which has revolu-
tionized the manufacture of cannon.
He was wise enough, TOD, not to get
cheated out of his invention. By and
by he started little plant of his own
and to-day his establishment is per.
haps. the greatest manufacturing insti-
tuition in the world.
when he began his factory, having
known what it was to suffer at ths
hands Of hard task master. he took
an oath that he would always treat
his workmen as his fellow men. He
argued that it was not only his duty
to treat his men right, but that if he
did SO, he would get out of them better
work.
"And so he has. To-day this Krupp
makes armorplate SO
strong that nothing but Krupp gun
can shoot through It."
"Well, in what way did he treat his
workmen SO as to get the best out of
them?" asked the young man from COLI
cge
well, in the first place." replied tho
German, '.he paid his men good wages:
and then, besides that, he looked after
he welfare of all his people almost as
t they had been members of his own
'amily. And SO he considered them.
He built cheerful little homes for the |
men who had families. To-day as you
walk through the streets of that town
'ou will find gardens in front of all the |
louses and flowers blooming in them.
''Krupp is dead now, and so is his
ION, but his granddaughter is continu-
ng the good work. She is looked upon
n our country with the same regard
hat favorite princess receives.
Men Cared For in Sickness.
"And the elder Krupp did not stop
With making homes for his people. He
lso built hospitals and employed ply
icians and attendants to look after
hem. When anyone in the town
you'd become sick. they were free to
o to the hospital and receive treat
nent. The hospital was not used to
ecrete men injured in the works and
eep them from friends and legal ad-
isers, as are the hospitals In some of
be big American plants.
He also Duilt libraries and stocked
hem with thousands of books He saw
hat all the children in the town went
, good, clean, sanitary schools, and
hen these children grew up he made
possible for them to marry at an
arly age, and to be able to raise their
wn little families. This great man."
Q continued, understood the peo.
le. When people have pleasant
astimes they take a greater interest
/ their labor. The trouble with most
{ the men who employ great forces
men and girls is that all they seek
n and all they care for is to get work
of them. I fear
ON what see of your American in
itutions, gentlemen, that you have
ot in any very great degree improved
pom the conditions in the old world.
Eyes, sir; that grand old man looked
tter the pleasure of his people. He
tilt gymnasiums and halls in which
ey could dance; made club house
here they could assemble for their ,
lrties, so that the young people form
literary clubs and musical organiza- 5
ons: and things like that. He was a !
Dad minded man-this man Krupp
g even built a church for each de- I
animation in the town. 4
''And by his 1iberality he drew his
ork,nen to him so closely that they {
vered him as they do the kaiser"
Copyright, 1906. by Daily Story Pub. Coz &
Career Of French Premier
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