The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-15
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Chicago Concerns Employing
Large Numbers of People
Will Give More Than 81 $50, 900
in Presents.
THE SUM OF 100000
Will Be Distributed by the Har-
vester Trust.
Many Presents Will Take Form
of Increased Salaries.

Chicago, Dec 15.-Chicago business
concerns employing large numbers OF
men and women will give away more
than 81, 900 in Christmas presents
this year.
The gifts are in the shape of cash
bonuses, increases in salary, shares Of
stock. and Christmas dinners. Scores
of firms in the city make it an annual
practice to distribute gold pieces to
employees in recognition of the holiday
season.
In the majority of cases these special
Christmas gifts are given to employees
who have made records of good service
during the year. In many instances,
the same amount is sent to each em-
ployee in service of firm irrespective
of quality of work or length of time OF
employment.
Chicago banks generally make an ap-
preparation for the Christmas season.
This action has been taken by directory
boards during the last week.
The international Harvester company
with headquarters in Chicago heads the
list with a Christmas appropriation
amounting to half a million dollars.
Armour & Co. signalizes the season
with gifts to employees aggregating
$500, 900.
Three hundred thousand dollars to be
distributed by Armour, & Co goes III
the shape of increases in salaries and
bonuses. Out of 5000 employees con-
nected with the office and clerical force
1850 have been selected by reason of
special efficiency and as reward for
work done during the last year and this
amount will be divided among these in
proportion fixed by officers of the con-
Germ.
Carson Pirie, Scott & Co. will give as
Christmas present raises in salaries to
| those employees who have done extra
good work during the year and cash
bonuses to efficient employees who
have served as extra help during the
Christmas season. This is in accord
ance with plan adopted by the store
several years ago.
Other big department stores of Chi
| cago recognize the Christmas season in
substantially the same fashion and Of
| ficials are at work now preparing
schedules by which Christmas bonuses
and salary increases will be given.
Other Firms Reward Employees.
Other firms which will reward their
employees during the Christmas sea-
son and the proportionate amounts
are:
Chicago Crushed Stone company
! Will make cash presents from SIS to
| 500 to employees in accordance with
| length of service and responsibilities
! One hundred employees will benefit by
| the distribution.
Chicago House Wrecking company
In addition to small cash presents
each employee 1will receive either q
/ box of cigars or a box of candy.
| Colonial Trust and Savings bank
Ten dollar gold piece to each of fifty
| employees
| Chicago Ornamental Iron company
Each employee will receive cash do
nation regardless of length of service
Drovers Deposit .bank-Thirty-fi five
employees get from SIS to $40 each.
| Fort Dearborn National bank-Em-
i v1nvppS who have worked thar
one year get $40; those. less than one
year So.
Hibernian. Banking association
Will give SO gold piece to each en-
ployee regardless of length of service
Gives Percentage of Profits.
The Hub-A percentage of the
stores profits for the year will be
given to the employees. The amount
varies with the amount of salary ano
the length of service of each employee
B. Kuppenheimer & Co.-Will make
cash gifts determined ir each instance
| by length of service of employee.
| Merchants Loan and Trust compans
win give $50 to each of 30 employees
| Metropolitan Trust and Savings bank
/ Each employee will receive from 81
up, the amount determined by the
| length of service
Monroe National Bank-Each en-
ployee will receive from SIS to $50.
| Montgomery Ward & Co.-Each OF
| 5000 employees will receive a turkey
/ and a Christmas dinner.
| Northern Trust company-Gold pieces
| varying in amount from SIS to $40 viii
| be distributed to each of LIS employees
National City Bank-Each Of 20 EN-.
| ployees will receive a So or $40 gold
| piece.
/ Prairie National Bank-Twenty-f five
| per cent of one months pay will be dis
| tributed to each of the employees. The
| total amount will be $780,
| Swift & Co.-Five dollars will be give1
| to each member of the Office force.
/ State Bank of Commerce-One thou
| sand five hundred dollars will be dis
tributed to employees in gold pieces
| ranging from IS to $50.
Union Trust company-Four per cen
of annual salary will be given to eacl
employee.
| west Side Trust and Savings Bank
/ $5 gold piece will be given to eacl
employee.