University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-05-29

- such as are not enjoyed by those in
r most other factories. The working
men and women here are not under
any austere rules, and in fact, to a
f.: large extent govern themselves; they
5 are granted such licens of liberty that
: some sell milk, and sandwiches at
- anv time during working hours; the
ipreSent force of fOremen, are as a
class. the best that Hamilton & Brown
= has ever had They are kind and
; courteous to the employees, and COM
panions with the working men and the
when they are in need they find Mr.
general treatment of the employees is
good: great many shoe workers who
Ihavcworked all over the cOuntrr, find
our Superintendent, Mr. p l. Hogan a
nina who is always ready to do for
them anything within his power: the
experience of these men in most cases,
have been that they were not even
lpcrmitted in the SUperintendents Of
fee: their experience here is that
Hogan always ready to accommodate
them at all times: | personally have
noticed that the employees being in
iurcd. Mr. Hogan personally takes him
in charge. and stays with him until he
receives the best medical attention,
and then accompanies him to his homo
WhoSoever is well posted on general
/ Factory conditions. | would like to re-
ceive the name of Superintendent
who does likewise.
The general treatment of the en-
ployecs is good: the working hours
are regular to commence and to quit.
with due respect to the average stores,
and business places in Columbia,
wish to say that such regularity is not
observed by them as at Hamilton
| Brown Factory. where extra time IS
recompensed by extra pay
As to wages, there are over one hun
dred men that draw from $l2 % TO
! $4,000 per week regularly, not includ-
| ing the Foreman: there are many girls
who draw from $500 to $500 per
week regularly: there are those who
draw small wages: to this class be-
long incompetent. old people, young
boys and girls that cannot earn in a
capacity equal to those more cOmpe-
VII Go, al l.
and light
All of those who have been dis
charged from the Factory have been
discharged because of imcompetency,
and then only after repeated oppOrtun-
tiles to turn out better work; the Su
pprintendent personally told the en-
ployees that he wished them to earn
all they could, and that he in no way
would cut down their wages; such
has never been done by any other
Superintendent in this Factory.
The Student in his article claims to !
have quit of his own accord. but facts !
are reported that he quit by request: |
if | am not mistaken as to the party !
who wrote the article; | am not knock |
ing on the student as a student. for | |
was once a student in the University /
myself. and am proud that | hold a |
diploma from that great institution. !
| have been an employee in the shoe |
factory for eight years, and know /
whereof | speak
The working body of the Hamilton /
Brown Shoe Factory is getting tired /
of being adversely criticised by out /
siders. Quitting in" with their amateur |
projects. and sophomore experiments: |
when conditions in the shoe factory /
become too intOlerable for the work |
ing body. we will first appeal to the |
Superintendent, and if necessary as a |
case of last resort to Civil authority; |
In this age Of eXteeme reform, and |
fanaticism, we may expect anything; |
am sorry that neither party signed |
their names to the articles
Allow me to say this; the visiting |
nurse said that about two thirds of the !
cases of tuberculosis originated in the !
shoe factory; when properly investi- |
gated. you will find that not one per- |
cent of those that have worked at the |
Shoe Factory that have contracted |
tuberculosis, and those who did have |
it, had it before coming there
This article is written without the |
request, and even without the knowl- !
edge of any of the Hamilton Brown |
Officials, or any outsider, but volun- !
tarily on the part of the working body |
f. C. McMILTsEN.
We the undersigned indOrse this
article:
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