The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-01
Employees of A. w. Burritt Go. Take Benefits of Co.,
 Operative Idea.
Scheme Devised By Head of Company Has Attracted
 World Wide Notice
Workmen Speak Favorably of Results Attained Dur ing Hard Year-None Ac- cept Invitation to With draw - Applications for Right to Participate Re ceived.

The employees of the A. w. Burritt Go. who are entitled to participate in the profit sharing system of the con- cern, received their checks from the company Saturday night. About 60 employees profit by the scheme of each year. The plan has been in operation tor nine years, and the company has had enquiries from all over the United States and Europe regarding it's plan. The plan was devised by A. W. Bur ritt, the head of the concern. Not all of the emOloyes of the concern are profit sharers. The company, on put ting men to work, allows them to work for a year or two before mentioning that there is such a thing as the profit sharing plan. If the company decides that man is one they desire to have for permanent employe they submit the plan to him and he is given an opportunity to study it before enter ing into an agreement with the com pany.
 Concerning the distribution of the profits an employe said today:
 Mill Superintendent and Assistant Treasurer James Telford called the men together on the top floor of the south mill, and had a very interesting talk with them. He said, in part, that MT. Burritt as president of the company, had intended to talk to the men, but as he is at present in the
 
 pleasure trip, he was unable to do so, but that he would not let the oppor- tunity go by without expressing the firms feeling about the business dur ing the year just ended. Considering the hard times. the firm has been for tunate in being able to run the mills full time, and even though the result was not as good as some past years, he was glad to say that the men will get their full reserve wages, with the addition of their share of the profits. and that the firm was well pleased with the result of the years busi- ness.
 MT. Telford conveyed to the men good will and faithful services of all the employees during the past year.
 "One thing that the firm appre- ciates is the fact that even though the men knew the hard times confronting g them at the beginning of the year, not one asked to withdraw from the profit and loss sharing scheme, showing theYeby their faith in the company; and he also stated that the outlook at the beginning of this year was not much improved, asking if anyone want ed to withdraw. All hands were sat isfied to remain, and new applications were accepted.
 After receiving their checks, the men were given an opportunity to ex- press themselves. if any one were dis satisfied in any way to state his case, but all expressed their satisfaction. fully appreciating that they have had steady employment during the hard times, at good time wages, and that they were satisfied with the result"
 An effort was made to ascertain the extent to which employees shared in the profits, but the reporter was in formed that MT. Burritt is the only one who could give out the informa- ton and that he is absent from the city, not to return for two weeks.