The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-23
MILLS GIVE EMPLOYEES BONUS

LuNiUeA toii, DTeSuen ara jennings
Cotton Mills Make Employees Pres
ert of One-Tenth of Their Earnings
for Months-Mills Have Made
Money and Employees Share-Not-
able Sanitary and Welfare Work
Done ut These Mills
Each employe of the Lumberton.
Dresden and Jennings cotton mills of
Lumberton has just received present
i from the management of one tenth
as much money as he or she has earn
ed during the three months ending
, April 1st. Mr.. H. B. Jennings, Sec
. retary treasurer of the Lumberton
and Dresden mills, president of the
Jennings mills, and general manager
OF all three, accompanied this pres
ent to each employe with the fol-
lowing letter:
: AT no time in the history of our
mills has the quality of our product
been better than today We do not
have to guess why-the credit be-
longs to each individual worker, from
the general superintendent to the
doffing- boys. All have been faithful
and industrious. 1 am. proud of our
organization all the way thru, and
| appeal to each of you to keen in
your minds the fact that the quality
OF our product depends upon each in
dividual: if the boy Or girl next to
you lets bad work go thru, this hurts
the mill, ard in turn hurts you.
I'VE have been slowly but surely
wedding out those whom We did not
think had the good of the mill at
heart, and cared nothing for any
; thing but the cash coming to them
Today, I am proud of those with
whom I claim to be a co worker.
Business has been good; the mills
: have made money, and 1 have asked
: and received the consent of the di.
:. rectors to make you present
= amounting to one-tenth as much a.
= you have earned during the three
% months ending April 1. I hand vol
- this ticket with hearty congratula
>. tions, and with confidence that eacl
:. of you will not only do your worl
=. well, but will report anyone who let
= bad work go by, thereby damagin,
- the mill, and yourselves. This doe
" not mean that we want any 'tattlers
. but do want confidential information
. in case we shall a any time be S
unfortunate as to employ one who i
> careless in his or her work"
II This is in addition to a 10 per cen
: raise in wages given by these mill
>. about 3 months ago.
- During the past year the Lumber
ton and Dresden mills have sper
= about 100000 putting in a sewerae
= system in East Lumberton. Ever
=" house in the combined mill village
s. has running water, which places tt
- village considerably ahead Of Lun
= berton proper in that, respect-ahes
= Of most towns, for that matter.
- These mills also have plan /
= which they pay all doctors bills il
- Cured by operatives. A small amour
- is deducted each week from the pa
= of each employe and when the Sc
= vices of a physician are required tt
= employe calls in the physician of h
. =, or her choice and the bill for his Sc
= vices is paid by the mill managemel
= from the fund created by this plan.
:. These mills also maintain excellel
:. schools for the children of their en-
:. ployes. The employees are not taXt
:. for maintenance of these schools
=. for the sanitary conveniences the
;. enjoy. The entire expense Oh san
:. tary, health and educational work
= borne by the mills.