The labor world., 1910-12-24
INSPECTION COMPANY
SEEKS TO PLACE Spy
SYSTEM IN DULUTH


The clever, unscrupulous espionage
practiced by employers upon their
workingmen is finely exemplified in
the following circular letter, mailed
to a large employer in Duluth, from
the Philadelphia office Of a spy sup
ply house.
The letter comes from the Railway
Audit and Inspection company, whose
general offices are in Brown Bros.
building, 4th and Chestnut streets.
Philadelphia. The company has an
other office at 1s9 La Sale street,
Chicago.
1t is work of art in it's way and
says in the heading that the firm
makes specially of steam and
electric railways, gas, electric light
and manufacturing properties only"
The firms names are e. c.. Hath
away, president and treasurer: H.
N. Brown, vice president and general
manager; Walter H. Taylor, secretary
and counsel; c. E. Hareny, assistant
treasurer, and T. C. Cary, superintend-
ent.
Union Men Its Particular TARGET.
The letter follows and talks loudly
for itself:
Philadelphia, December 10, 1910.
To---Co., Duluth Mimi.
Gentlemen-Some time ago we
mailed you, under personal cover,
a booklet in which we outlined in
as brief a manner as possible, our
experience in secret investiga-
tlons. and our methods of hand
ling the work.
We feel sure that there are
times when you would like to
know why there is delay and
cause for worry on account Of
the various departments being
disabled, material spoiled and
products not being turned out in
the required number of hours,
preventing you from keep
ing pace with your competi-
tors. There may be numerous
reasons, one or more of which
exist in your plant, caused prim-
arily by your employees, from the
one who has the work under his
or her jurisdiction down to the
ordinary laborer.
One of the most stubborn evils
for corporations to combat with
is organized labor, and our exper-
ience has been that it is always
best to avoid strikes, if possible,
by being we'll informed as to the
actual existing conditions, through
reliable inside information, such
as we are In position to give
through our various methods
used in this line of work, which
places one in a position to know
their employees as to character,
habits, movements, capability and
efficiency, thus being prepared at
all times to act intelligently up
on any controversies that might
arise.
Such information can be OBJ
ta1ned through a secret service
operative who has been tested in
our service on this particular
class of work, also who is under
fidelity bond to this company and
who will work and mingle with
your employees, making daily re-
ports as to the existing condi-
tions.
We will be pleased to quote you
terms and furnish investigators
at any time you may see fit to
call upon us, in fact, would be
! pleased to hear from you at any
time regarding this character of
work. We will be only too glad
to give you the benefit of our ex-
perience in any question that you
may desire to ask without charge
and when you are ready for this
class of work, we would be pleas
ed to serve you.
Soliciting your patronage, we
beg to remain, yours very truly,
RAILWAY AUDIT AND IN
| SPECTION COMPANY.
BY H. N. BROWN =
Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
P. S.-A trial inspection will
| convince YOU of the efficiency of
our service. H ii; !. =-.6s