The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04
LEAVES FIRM To
old EMPLOYEES
Publisher Rewards Those Who
Helped Build Up Business.
EIGHTY-FIVE ARE BENEFITED

His Secretary, Longest In His Employ.
Gets $4,000. Another Gets $4,000,
and Those Who Have Net Been
There So Long Smaller Amounts
Composing Room Happy.
The late John a. Hill head Of the
Hill Publishing company. New York.
believed with Benjamin Altman that
good service extending over many
years should be rewarded. Because Of
his belief two Of his oldest employees
came to their Office the other day 10
find themselves possessed IF com
Portable fortune. and about eighty i've
others were notified b. a uotice "a aed
on the bulleun board in their locker
rooms that they had inherited 1000
or more from their employers will.
Mr. Hills viii was admitted to pro
bate III Newark y. J. Under its terms
William ". Mayer. treasurer Of the
company. receives $1,000 for his TWEEN
ty-two years connection with the firm
and Miss Rose Steiner. who was Nr
HIlis private secretary. receives $780,
600 for longer period Of service
The will also allows $3.50 to every
employee who has worked in any ca
pacity whatsoever for twenty five years
In Mr. Hills employ. 5000 for those
who have served twenty years. $3.50
for those who have served fifteen years
and $1,000 for those who have sErved
ten years.
All Legacies a Surprise.
The whole thing was unexpected
said Mr. Mayer. Il can't say how
many employees will benefit by il. for.
not knowing that this was To happen,
have not looked up the records Mr
Hill made his will several years ago.
and be expected TO live longer than he
did That Is why the prov isions were
made for the twenty-five and twenty
year periods There are no employe
with such a record. as the company IS
not Old enough. but there are about
eighty-fve who have served from ten
TO eighteen years"
They are Of all sorts and all Jobs.
these benefciaries. In point Of service
and in the amount Of her Inheritance
Mss Steiner comes first. 4 little, dark
alert woman. she has been SIR Hits
secretary since he came to New YORK
as editor Of the American Machinist
more than twenty-five years ago and
cast her fortunes with his when he and
Angus Sinclair bought the Locomotive
Engineer in 1891 She and Mr. Mayer
are the only ones remaining Of those
who became bis employees at the time
Composing Room to Benefit.
The Others are FOR the most part in
positions Of minor impoI lance. al
though there are a few OF the execu-
tives who come under the terms Of the
viii The great rank and file Of the
eighty five are subscription clerks. adj
vertising writer's and the like. There is
one department that is largely repre-
scented and that is the composing room.
IL Is little more than ten years ago that
the biz printers strike hit New York.
and Mr.. Hill was one Of the sufferers
He hired strike breakers to keep going.
and practically all Of these men stayed
permanently. as the business is run "a
an open shop. John Hills strike break
ers Of ten years ago have received
an average Of $1,000 year as a bonus
for their service through the requests
Of the viii
The remainder of the estate is to he
held Ia trust for his wife. Emma B
Hill. and his daughter. Miss Jean Car.
Isle Hill. The business continues as
before II consists OF FIVE trade jour.
mails - the Locomotive Engineer, the
American Machinist. the Engineering
and Mining Journal, the Engineering
News and the Coal Age. Mr. Hill died
suddenly Of apoplexy on Jan "a