Evening journal., 1909-02-16

times been unfortunate in taking on
incapable and unworthy people. or we
have had people who had outlived
their usefulness in our employ and we
were compelled to part with them.
Only few years ago the mail
brought me a letter containing con-
science money. OF course the letter
was anonymous. It may have come
from former omploye whose heart
had been touched by Divine Grace and
brought to repentance for his or her
evil and dishonest deeds and Influenced
to make restitution.
My! If all the dishonest people in
the world could only be brought TO re-
pentance and to make restitution. the
postoffices Of the country would be
congested for days In carrying to the
government and 70 firms and indi-
viduals what had been unlawfully
taken from them.
Let me very kindly and earnestly
and affectionately admonish all these
young friends here assembled never To
elbow themselves 10 be tempted to take
a nickel or a dime or anything that be-
longs to their employer, whoever that
employer may be. Your fellow clerl,
might not know II and your employer
might not know II, but you would
know it and God would know II and
your character and self-respect would
suffer previously.
Faithful Employees.
Il am glad to say that we have been
very fortunate In having from time TO
time the best lot Of clerks in this or
any other city, faithful. efficient. loyal
and steadfast, and not only that. but
as goodlooking a lot of salespeople as
you can find anywhere.
where could you find a finer looking
lot Of ladies than ere sitting around
these tables tonight. The wonder Is
that some worthy young men have not
"ooed ana won more than one OF these
pretty girls and set them I'D in the
housekeeping and homemaking bust
ness. Not that 7 want to part with
any or them. However. from time to
time they will leave us to get married
and then we have siven them our bene.
oiction and a substantial wedding gift
besides.
In times Of sickness our storepeople
have been treated with consideration.
their salaries paid regularly during
their illness.
In one case we carried one of our
people for a year Ut more. His salary
reaching him every week, very often
by my own hand when I would sit for
time at his sick bed.
I'm summertime the two weeks va
cation has been cheerfully given and
salary paid during absence.
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our occasional little winter banouets
and summer outings, when we always
had a good time.
"A few are here tonight who will
remember when we moved up from 92r
and 222 Market street, twenty wears
ago. 10 our present building. when v,s
had banquet in the basement ~ tbs
new building, and each emplove was
presented with a valuable money gift
And may say modestly tina,
Crosby-and Hill havo stood for civic
and religious advancement and better.
ment in this city? In our thirty
years Of business life in this cit,y we
have contributed liberal sums Of money
to city charities and for the HELM Of
many churches.
"A dozen years or more ago for ths
period OF ten days or so we carried or
special sale. 10 per cent. of which
sales. aggregating about s1.100. wa,
divided among three of our most de.
serving charities; viz. the two hos.
pitfalls and the Associated Charities
making nearly $500 for each institu.
ton.
And even OF this little bit Of altru.
ism some people at the time wer,
! skeptical and seemed to think tbat
Crosby and Hill must have been large
~ influenced by some Interior motives
! So the 6etractor and the defamer wa:
around and in evidence then as now
Tn giving up the business to eight
Of our old employees. we do It cheer
fully, not grudgingly. I don't thinl
any person is better pleased with tn,
! arrangement than l am myself OF
would Mr.. Hin have been had he beer
/ spared to us a little longer.
And permit me say very modestl,
that the $4,000 we donate to our oil,
employees so cheerfully does not stanS
for anything like the real value of tn,
/ gift, as we give them the business ans
all that pertains 10 it. which. IL proper
| ly managed, will give to the gift
real and intrinsic value Of at least on,
hundred thousand dollars, II Judged b,
its earning power.
| ''These things are not said in an,