The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-30
Can YOU DRINK AND
| HOLD YOUR JOB
ONE MILLION JOBS IN AMERICA
ARE CLOSED TO
DRINKERS
By Edwin E. Bowers. M. o.

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There are more than a million Jobs
IN America closed to the man who
drinks alcoholic liquors. This means
not only that the employee shall not
drink while on duty. but that he shall
keep clean Of all pnbIic drinking places
while of duty.
Leaders in this excomnl1nicatiop IL
John Barleycorn are the American rail
roads, which generally have adopted
Rule G." the highest blow yet deliy-
cred at alcohol in industry. But the
railroads are not standing alone. Other
great Industries have come to see that
alcohol makes only for accidents, in
efficiency and waste. Workmen's
Compensation Laws in many states
have helped to open mems eyes, and
business common sense is keeping
them open.
The employer has no desire to med
die Unnecessary with the workman's
liberty, but if this alleged liberty in
terferes with the conduct OF the en-
ployer's business, the output OF his es-
adjustment or the quality of his
goods, he feels that something must
necessarily be done about il, and done
right away. Alcohol does all these
things, and more-as Industrial lead
ers are finding out rapidly in these
days of scientific investigation.
Gave up Boose-and Got a Raise
Recognizing the loss in efficiency
due TO drinking, the Philadelphia
Quartz Company was prompted re-
Gently TO conduct a pledge campaign
among its workman. The men were
offered ten percent increase IL they
would agree, in future, to use no liquor
and hereafter to avoid places where
it was sold or dispensed Ninety
nine per cent Of the men We're glad
TO make the promise. The manager
OF the plant it is only comrlon sense
TO believe that a strictly sober man
is worth more to his employers. Also,
the firm expects 10 be more than re-
paddy the Improvement in service
it will get from sober workmen.
Recently the Illinois Steel Company.
in order to reduce its accidents and
indemnity losses. installed in conspic-
uous places throughout its works,
lelectric signs asking this pointed
question:
Did boose ever do you any good
to the happiness Of your family
Milk vendors now make regular trips
through the factory. supplying the
men with a beverage better than beer.
BY an educational campaign. and by
taking away one of the incentives
for drinking. the company hopes to
reform its drinking workmen. Those
who persist in drinking will lose their
jobs.
In our own country the subscription
] Of benign beverages for boose has
, meet with much favor. This safety
device was adopted by Mr.. Ralph II.
West. president OF the West Steel
Casting Company. OF Cleveland, Ohio,
! who tells me that he has recently
installed refrigerators in which to
store milk for his men. Many Of the
wprkmen now take their lunch out of
doors in the shade, instead of pursu-
icg their original custom of indulging
in a mad race for a saloon when the
! noon whistle blew. The firm supplies
ice gratis. A pint of milk costs the
; men four cents They pay this in
checks purchased in quantity
! Some drink not only their noon bot
tie, but order another for the mid
morning. or one to be drunk in the
afternoon. during the heat OF casting
: time. Best OF all, themen are finding
that milk supplies an invigorating
and lasting strength. and they are
realizing the immense benefit of this
from -boose' to food
The big South Works Plant OF the
Illinois Steel Company recently estab-
lished a number OF milk stations for
the purpose of weaving its employees
from beer In less than six months
these stations were selling fourteen
hundred quarts OF milk a day Four
teen saloons in the Immediate neigh
borhood were forced to go out Of bus
mess for lack Of trade
one thing that has stirred business
concerns into active warfare against
liquor is the rapid increase of State
Compensation Laws II an employer
is to be held liable for the death or
injury OF any Of his employees. while
at work. he is going TO see to it that
all removable causes OF death and in
jury are eliminated