The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-01-21
WALL STREET OPPOSES
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Henry FOrd's Announcement Receiy-
ed In Financial Centcrs with Ad-
YarSG Criticisms.

verso lrltlclSHlS.
New York, Jan. 4.-"Industrics
backed by Wall Street money will not
accept the profit sharing plan, but
fully expect to see my independent
competitors come into line and share
their earnings with the employees.
"Wall Street demands big dividends,
and l cannot imagine concerns flnanc-
ed by the so-called interests volun-
tarily sharing these dividends with the
men whose labor makes it possible
for them to earn big profits. Fortunate
ly my company is not, and has never
been, controlled by Wall Street.
Such was the answer given by Hen
ry Ford, the Detroit automobile man
ufacturcr, when he was asked today,
if, in his opinion, his $10,000,000 profit
sharing plan would be adopted by 9TH
or automobile manufacturers, and by
great industrial enterprises generally.
After a quiet day in his suite at the
Hotel Belmont, Mr.. Ford, accompanied
by Mrs. Ford and their son. Edsal, left
1T o'clock in the afternoon for Dc
trot. Mr.. Ford said that he would
leave on February 81, with John Bur-
roughs, the naturalist, for Florida to
spend Il month as the guest of Thomas
\. Edison at the inventors winter
home on the west coast
In his last interview with the New
York newspaper reporters, Mr.. Ford
admitted that his one great hobby is
Il love of birds. Dearborn, his coun-
try estate and birthplace, eight miles
west Of Detroit. has become a perma-
nent retreat for the fcathcrcd tribe
hoy find shelter in 500 small bird
.ouscs erected on the farm and are
provided with ample food through an
automatic feeder" Hot baths are
provided for the birds in the winter
months the water basins being heated
by electric stoves.
Movement OF Birds.
Il believe | could throw away my
calendar" said Mr. Ford when his
pet hobby was mentioned to him, and
be able always to tell the day Of the
month by the movement Of the birds.
could never miss May 2, the day
the robbins return from the South"
Just about year ago Mr. Ford i'm
ported from Europe a collection Of
thrushes, sklarks, chaninches, bull
Inches, English blackbrds and lin
Opts Tbrro woro 2So />r tl, b;,,, :, :,
their first night was spent in the aviary
on his farm. Mr.. Ford does not be-
lleve in keeping birds and animals in
cages and he admitted that it was a
night OF tortuc to him. At sunrise MIR
FORD arose and liberated all the birds
All the birds ncstcd on the farm
nc said, with the exception Of the
SkylarkS. 1t was too late in the sco-
son Tor them. The birds have now
zone South, but they will come back
in the spring. John Burroughs tells
me that they will certainly return tC
the farm whore they had their nest
last year The skylarks may go else
where, but some of them may drift
back with the other birds When they
eft for the South the birds were sc
tame you could put your hands on
many OF Them
Mr.. Ford then explained how the
birds are fed through an "automatit
teeder,' and described the little houses
that dotted his 1900 acres farm. SomC
or the houses, he said, contain as
many as scvcnty-two families OF blue
martins and house wrcns.
I have been interested in birds
since | was three years old" said Mr.
Ford II remember as we'll as if /,
we're yesterday when my father car
Eled me to see a song sparrow's nest
was deeply impressed, and ALWAYS
knew song sparrow. ! have oppoed
me Dromiscuous killing of the feath-
cred Dlro5 out OF season, or in season
.or that matter
40 not believe in caking birds or
ANIMALS, or picking flowers. like 10
near the birds sing. and | like to sec
The flOwers grow.
burroughs and are going down
70 flOrlda to visit the birds. would
not be surprised to find some of tbo
"1rds from Dearborn farm on Edison's
place on the west coast of Florida"
worms the Cause OF Your ChiId's
Pains.