The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-08
0alv Wage Farmers. Not Salaried
Men VIII Be Affected By
Distribution.
TEN THOUSAND MEN STORM
PLANT FOR THE NEW JOBS
Great army of Unemployed Sleeping
en- Glound Around Fires Want
ing to Be First.

Detroit, NJ eh., Jan. 7.---Henry
Fcrd, today explained further de-
tails CT his plan to distribute S10.-
QO0.010 among the employees of his
cmpanv Onr of the principal
points hroaght out was that the dis
tribut On VIII not affect the salaried
man at all, bnt will be confined II
wage earncrs.
Every man in or employ over
the aea 0f twenty-five years, who is
not working on salary, will share
in the distribution of profits" he
said. The man of minimum wage
( $2.34 will receive an additional
see day, semi-monthfy, and all
he men who do the actual work
9jll receive the same increase. lore
zen, sVporintenGents and all other
alaria1 men will continue to share.
5 usual, in the distribution by
'onus al the close of the year. based
olely upon merit Last year we
stributed from 100000 to $780,
90 in this way. About two hun
'rcd ren participated.
Goe7 10 Men Who Make Cars.
Mr.. F0}d then explained that one
lea Of the "lan was to give the mar
-ho made the cars, the men who
old not afford to own one of the
ers they made, benefit that was
iven tc the buyers OF the cars last
ear
We made 100000 cars last year
nd tock $1q,0QQ,000 from the prof.
ts BY tuuihe the price $50 a cal.
\ spite of TIE reduction, we mad4
2j,00G0O0 last year. We could re-
nee the price another $50 this
ear, h1t decided To give the money
, Cur worGmen instead. The plan
permanent, but we can't estimate
oyoral Years in advance how much
We distribution will amount to-"
The Ford Company can use only
600 more men by working its
rec IN three eight-hour shifts, and
vice that many men sought jobs ar
he factory Tuesday and "Wednesday.
% ono was hired, however The
eW scheme viii not 60 into effect
ntil next week, aud then selections
viii be made with great care, mar
led men, or youths supporting
,others and families will be given
he preference.
Hundreds of men tonight are
leeping under blankets on the froz
n ground adjacent to the plant of
he Ford Motor Company.
These many, rather than take the
hance of finding all positions gone in
he morn ne, determined to brave
he chilly blasts Of a high wind that
5 sweeping over the city.
Tonight the police department is
laking preparations to withstand
mother attack such as that which
)day fore I'd them to bring out reel
f fire hose to drive the thousands
rom the vicinity of the manufac-
tory. E
Fear Serious Rioting.
That serious rioting Is possible, il
ne belief of the police. A squad OF
'eservas today held the unruly
soWd in check only by the threat
ned use Of their clubs. 1t is theit
p'nion that the news of the cutting
the Ford melon for employees
i'll sDrcad over the entire country
y the end of the week and that
Dousauds Of foreigners employed at
ther big automobile concerns will
)rsake their less remunerative posi-
ions in an attempt to gain job at
ne Ford plant
Men Of All Races.
| In the mob that surged from curl
} curb in front of the plant today
| ere bcardless youths of sixteen ani
hite-ha red men of sixty. Slavs
alians. Danes, Swedes and other
aces made up the vast concourse
hat swayed back and forth ready e
| Dring at the little barred gate, al
| hat stood between the head OF TIT
mployment bureau and the thous
| nds outside.
Here and there was a group o
| mericans, skilled mechanics, wht
ad given up well-paying position.
4 the hope that they would be Ell
aged at a fabulous salary.
! With night the fringes melted
way Tonight great bonfires ant
lent sleeping figures were all tina
laiked the advance of this gred
rmy Of unemployed on what ha
,een termed "Detroit's Nome