The chronicle=news., 1914-01-09
$1o,oooNoo nOF|1s
fea FoR0 employees


Detroit. Mica. Jas. s~-iisary
Fore. had of IN. Pord Siosor com
rshy has snnouhrsd os~ Of the E,osi
remark ,bie DusiSsss moves OF has
| entire remarkable career. In briei'
| IL Is:
To sis. To the -in.io.ss Of The
eoapsny sic..s". .vcc - ia. profit.
oS the 1914 business. the payments
10 t-s sss.i. -ison'hiy anu added
70 ihs -, cheeks,
To rnn the factor, soaiiauoasif
tnsssd of osiy eiEal-va hour. i ass.
sisinx empioy,nens "a several thou
sAsd ns-n shS are oas Of Nofk h-fs
sos tS .aipi.. Ing three Salts al
slsh, hours zach in>,-sa OF "ais uo
nin.-hcar sniits. a. az rrss-s'-
To establish q niGiaium sage
y ale of .. = day, Hsss u. boy
ao .se-p. up the iio3ss sill s.'
that ou-h-
-is~fos- any mar IN an, s.pss'-
meat al sh. cumpasy sho so~. not
sxsss ss he sois: so-,4 ~orH shall i'-
1os9 hsss.d h1 will hase an ss'pof-
,ssiss To make ssoi in -t.sr Other
aseSst0-ss >o man shall b- ti.'
ehegesd sNs.p, for proved unfsiin'
|fuinseS or tss-m.dl~t!e iseitieiea.
ey"
Tho Ford sS,npahs'. staaa.iSs
stslsn-as of September 80, 1919.
sss~-a ..x-,s Of ss..sis.:ss.ss and
surplus af sis..tS.css.:;, oas
year iss~f IL showed ss<sts Of sss.-
s.sis.>s and .aspiss Of e:s.i:s.-
i:s.sA Ds,ia.sds psia out aasiaS
the sea. are aadsr.,no; To asxs~.
sss- sIs..,-. .".c. The 'nssca'-s
profits for sse yess. ss-s~:osv. ~sse
shns, ss;.ss;.sis.
At-sas 4. r-r eeai u the snasios-.
l.o,s asa ~oa~s. viii aas be affect
ID b, the psot,i.ssssssx. but all all,
have -. bsaefi, Of the o. ais'munn
sage. ". however. saf sf them 80"
sapsossiar families they -''i hsss
= sins,iss share To ,kS snes II a'"se
shss :: ,ears of sxr.
10 Ill sisoul :s.soe esmpisiss ~''i
bs affected. rIfsesa thos.ssd sns
sse 81 ~osk ~ ,h. psssua, tsssnsssss
rsss SAoeosa moso ~iii sv adasd
By the snssiiu,ssa Of tho Slshi.hsar
sh,a. n. ether 200 smpsoy-s sss
sraiissvd ell over the ~osid ~ ss-
fosA tsssshss. Tssy ~iii shosv 'ss
Sane - tue thrtsois e@PtsSes.
P~.sasi ssasemeais. we're ssAas
\, NJ. fses asd ,smss. C'ssAass.
TREASURER ot ihs soSpAsr. srsari'ns
The ssos-. Ms. co0srss said;
1T !. ear belle. sha, ."ciai s-ss-
Ses Lss,ss a. husa~. W~s~sat thesr
~he holp<a ~ lo produce 'hss ssts'
lassilul tos ash afr hsiriaf tn sssin.
Ssis u. To .hsre our prosperity. W.
wsas SAsm In have rses~as Ptots's
ED fsssfe esussec's. Thr''t and
road sssvicr. aad .obsiesy all viii b.
ssfosrvsl and recognized
Thus tho Ford Motor COMPANY
sets tho pace fos prosperous employ =
~. esssywhss Il shows the world
n pjsa Tor disiaiaE profits With ifs
woeksrs. In the dtseussioa Of the
p,as. Mr.. cousras remarked:
''ts.iirsias. - we do. that diri.
s,os Of our esrninss between capital
asd labor is unequal. 80 have
sousht . plan Of relief suitable f"t
our business. We do aos fccl SURE
that II Il bcst. hut ~r have felt
impciied To taakr = start snd make
Il now. We 10 not akrc- with th'es
employers who declare. - did re-
cent writer In q magazine IN cscus.
Ing himself for no; pra.ticing what
hc pscscssed. that movement toward
the bettesiaes Of sos,cty must oc
auivcrssi.'
I'VE think that on. eouecrn can
make . start aud create an example
for other employer. Aud tia, IL
our chief object
Mr. Ford. In discussing Ills plans
for the future, siid:
III ~c arc Obliged to lay nca off
for want Of sufficient work at any
scsson NC prOposc to 70 plan our
years work that the lay-ofs shall be
In tho harvssling time. July. August
and September. and not In the win
Ter. We hope In such case to induce
our men to rrstVad to the calls OF
the farmerp for harvcs, hands. and
not to lie idle and dissipate their
savings. W. shall make Il our bust
ne,s to get In touch with the FAR