The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

factory for their morning Zip and on
their way home at night for a similar
purpose. A visit 10 the ree-lunch
counter at noon frequently means dis
n issal. Before a man is employed he
Ia asked IL he uses alcohol; II he an
swers yes. the applicant docs not get
the Job. Some of those concerns,
like our greatest railroads. prohibit
drinking both on and or duty. and
discharge a man caught visiting a sa-
loon at any time. A workman who
cashes his pay check At saloon Is
Immediately sent Ito get his time" /,
q garnishment of wages b. Il saloon
6eeper automatically results in DIS
nisssl. The American Steel and Wire
Company has ordered It's men to with
draw from clubs whore liquor Is sold:
a year ago the Carnegie Steel Co.
posted a notice declaring that all pro-
motions hereafter would I've made
from the ranks of the ah3taners The
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Coal Company has prohibited fore
men. bosses. and others who have
workmen in charge from visiting sa-
looms the example is too dangerous
one
These large employers adopt other
methods for divorcing alcohol from
industry. Some have purchased sa
loon property near their plants mere
ly for the purpose of abolishing the
bars Nearly all fight the granting OF
licenses in the courts and direct their
men, under penalty of dismissal. not
TO sign applications for licenses. "A
man with a bottle of whiskey," de-
clared an official of the Du Pont Pow
der Company. at Conveys Point, New
Jersey, lis as dangerous around 4
powder plant as bomb thrower" The
Midvale Steel Company recently APP
peared in the license court to oppose
a saloon-keeper who was planning to
locate in its neighborhood. one
phase of industrial prohibition Is a
movement known as pushing the
saloon from the doors Of the factory
These "agltators"- cold blood
cd executives OF great manufacturing
plants-take the stand that the same
laws which keep drinking places away
from churches and schools should also
apply to their establishments. The
American Foundrymen's Association
Is leading this movement. Other en-
ployers are trying 10 find the long
sought substitute for the saloon. Some
supply cold milk and other harmful
drinks, at II nominal price, others.
following the example OF the railroads.
are establishing club rooms. These
Rl{LttS llilliSIl lui1GIi a. HilleA4i rs hi y
thereby enticing the men away from
the free-lunch counter; billiards. bowl
ing alleys, reading rooms. libraries,
gymnasium, and social quarters sup
ply other necessities Of human inter
course.
Perhaps the most persuasive weap-
on against the saloon is that adopted
by the Philadelphia Quartz Company,
which has large plants in Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, and New York. This
concern had the usual three types OF
EN- ployes--exCesslve drinkers. mod
crate drinkers, and ahstainers In
stead of adopting stringent prohibitory
rules the company decided to deal with
Its employees on the strict basis of JUS
tice and common business sense. Who
were the ones. that Is. that gave the
greatest dollar value for every dol
lar paid them? The question answer.
| ed itself-the non lcoholiZed, OF
course. Many years experience had
| clearly dem onstrated that fact. Was 1t
/ not unfair, almost dishonest to pay
/ the drinking man the same wages as
the abstainer? Acting on this basis,
the Philadelphia Quartz Company has
issued an order giving ten per cent.
/ increase in wages TO total abstainers
( The company makes no pretense that
/ IL Is seeking 10 shNe bOulSt although AZ
/ hopes that the families of Its employees
Will benefit: It's idea Is to discourage
drunkenness. and 30 Increase efficiency
and profits. The non-drinker is worth
moro pay than the drinker-that's al
there is to 1t. The actions Of the
men," writes Mr.. william II. Stanton
the general manager OF the company
at Chester, Pennsylvania, their att-
tude toward the company. their man.
asement OF the work-tn fact. their
very looks indicate--that they fee
they have made a good decision. They
have moro self-respect. more self-cor,
fidence, feel themselves to be better
men, better citizens, better employees
and are altogether happier than they
ever were before"
Indeed, these hard headed bushes,
men grow almost as enthusiastic a.
the temperance advocates in describ
ing the beneficial results OF their cru
| SADIE Their methods of combatint
the vice are almost rcvivalistic in char
acter. Paid temperance exhorters arr
brought in TO preach during the lunch