The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-25
INCLUDE KENOSHA EMPLOYEES
Efforts Will be Made to Prevent Sick
ness Among the Army of Men and
Women Employed by the Company
and to Give Aid in Time of Distress.

In order that the health of its mem
bers may be better safeguarded and
their loss of earnings due to sickness
reduced to the minimum, the Employees
Mutual Benefit Association Of The Mil
waukee Railway and Light Company
will, on January /, inaugurate a new
system Of medical attendance.
1t is the plan Of the association to
divide the city Of Milwaukee territory
into three divisions the central under
immediate charge of Medical Director
G. Il. Lemon; the southern, under DR..
q. w. Miller, and the northern under
DIR. w. I'll. Owens. DR.. Lemon will have
his regular office hours at the Public
Service building, Milwaukee DR.. Mil
Ter will have regular hours at National
and Kinnickinnic stations and DR..
Owens will have regular hours at Far
well and Fond du Lac stations. There
will also be arrangements for regular
hours at the Cold Spring shops. West
Allis will remain as at present organic
ed. Special districts will be arranged
for Racine and Kenosha.
Under this arrangement the associa-
tlon will require its members to consult
the physicians when feeling unwell and
take preventive measures before slight
ailments have developed into serious
sickness. There is now great deal of
money lost by workers through sick
layoffs that could be saved if proper
preventive measures were taken. Sick
benefits never equal the earnings of a
well and cheerful man. Such. losses
fall, not only on the worker but with
greater force ON his fanny. 1t is to
save such losses to the worker that this
plan is inaugurated
More than that. BY proper proven
tive measures it is hoped to better the
general health of the working forces.
1t has been proved that much Of tie
illness that reduces the earning capa-
city Of men is preventable; that much
of the serious sickness can be prevent.
ed if taken in time. By having the
physicians at hand it is expected that
slight ailments will not be permitted to
run neglected and thus grow into seri
Gus troubles draining both the vitality
and purse of the worker and bringing
hardship to his family.
1t is also planned to require all mem.
bers of the association to present them
selves at intervals for examination that
physical ailments of which they know
not may be discovered If they exist.
La this the association is following the
example and practice of many life in
surance companies and protecting it,
self and its members. To keep the
members in excellent health, up to full
earning capacity and able to accept
promotion is better than paying them
sick benefits, which never reach the
complete earning ability of man.
But this is not to be confined solely
to association members. 1t is contem-
plated that all employees of the com
pany will avail themselves of the serv-
ices of these physicians and thus do
their share in preventing sickness, and
permit the physician to examine them
before taking sick layoffs. Tt is thus
hoped to save the men from the loss
Of their pay.
More than two hundred employees Of
the company in Kenosha will be affect
ed by the new plan to be started the
first Of the year.