The Detroit times., 1916-02-17
Drink Saps Strength of
Thousands of Work.
ers, Says Carson
EXPERIENCES
ARE RELATED
Dry Michigan Only
Cure, Declares Fac
tory Manager

Of tn, hundreds OF thousands Of
men employed In the Detroit auto
mobile plsntA according to c. N.
Carson, factory manager OF the
Cadillac Motor Car Co.
High vHses and easy hours have
proven = temptation TO the high.
priced mechanics employed In the
factories OF the automobile makers,
with the result that 10 per cent OF
the smploycs-and that Deans a
large number-hsve become addict.
cd to the liquor habit.
This has had the e. ect OF putting
me autouohilc manufacturers In
tho ranks Of those interests who are
willing and are making plans to
make Michigan dry in the coming
campaign. The manufacturers are
taking this step largely In . sense
OF self-preservation. for they feel
that the drink habit among their
employees threatens TO break down
their organizations. II allowed to
grow.
The manufacturers have already
been menaced on every hand by
the liquor interests to prevent their
alignment with the dry interests.
Tho brswer1 are bringing an espe-
ciaily strong pressure to bear upon
the manufacturers to get them to
stop their activities - the interest
Of q dry l.ichipn.
The most convincing proof OF the
effect Of drink on automobile work.
err was offered Tuesday by Mr.. Car
son. who recited to The Times some
actual experiences with employees In
his establishment.
The Cadillac compan. feels espe-
cialiy mensced BY the proximity Of
Batty 1-0rav's saloon at altimore
ana Greenwood-aves. This saloon
has dore more than any other
agency, It In said. to undermine the
merals and standards Of the en-
pIoyee OF the Cadillac plant.
do you mean to say that In the
Cadillac factory you have an aver.
age Of one or more men per day
who are affected seriously by the
drink habit!" Mr.. Carson was asked
and he answered:
I'VE have from one to six that
come to my personal attention each
day. and I don't know how many
that I never hear or In my last
statement I said that I had known
OF only two men who had the habit
thoroughly fixed who had been able
to give II up. and that from pres
ent appearances these men were
going to make good
"well, the first salute I got upon
arriving at the factory last Friday
morning, was that Mr.. -----, one
Of these men, was on work and had
been seen staggering down the
street leading toward Batty Nc
Graw's saloon. We will LEI him tell
his own story. Here Il In:
"'when I got homo from work
Thursday noon. my wife was very
sick. I thought she was going to
die. I didn't know what to do;
something said. John you'Ii have to
have . drink went straight to
Mc0raw's, had lucent whisky.
had another. and then don't know
how many more ] had. think
spent something less than = dollar.
That Is all remember distinctly un-
I'll Friday
'The next chapter IL told by one
OF his neighbors: About dark
Thursday. I saw someone como
staggering down the street; looked
again, II was Mr.. He went
straight to Mc0raw's saloon
''The third chapter 10 told by q
second neighbor: About 9 o'clock
I was passing McGraw's saloon and
ssw Mr.. come staggering
out. I said TO him. Wait . minute,
you can't 90 home In that condition.
the car may run over" whereupou I
took him back into the saloon and
had him wait there until went
across the street and did some
shopping. after which ! came back
prepared TO take him home. He In
sisted upon treating me. I took
cigar and he . whisky. sfter which
took him home..'
80 John was delivered home to
his sick wife safe and sound. with
oil the whisky ne ,uld comfortably
hold inside Of him. and . bottle Of
whisky and one Of brandy n ME
pockets. In case he might need q
drink before morning.
when I called at the nome In
the morning his wife was unable
10 speak. John was 20 drunk that
he could hardly stasger down
Dtnirs, the whisky bottle was empty
end the brandy half gone. Don't
yea think that whsn thsy cold John
enough whisky to make him posi-
tivsly drunk and that this fact
was evident to them, that II didn't
look exsctly fike . square deal to
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