Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-26
DEAR FOLKS,

ployment Bureau where
all of the men laborers in
the Wilson & Company
plant, Chicago, are en-
Iployed, invited me to sit in
his office all of one morning
and look over the men who,
applied for jobs. l accepted
his invitation and I had a
most interesting experience.
1 will tell you about it.
In the first place I heard prac-
tically every man say: 81 want
to work here, boss, because Will
son & Company treat men right
and you give them chance to
get higher up in the ranks
when they make good,"
In the second place l noticed, 4
with great personal satisfac-
ton, that the manager treated
every applicant for a job with
as much courtesy as if he were
receiving him in his own home.
In the third place, 1 got the sur
prise of my life when 1 saw
men, who had been told by the
manager that he could not give
them anything to do just then,
leave the office with a smile
and thank you.
wondered why men could smile
and say thank you after being told
that there was nothing for them
to do. So asked one of them what
there was to smile about and why
he said thank you; and he said, in
effect, this:
"Oh, the boss, there, is always kind
to everybody and I like kindness. +,
1 know he would give me a job if he
could. I am coming back again un-
til I get job with this company. :
1 want to work here because I am
sure Of getting a square deal"
And he went away happy; so did the
others. "'
However, men keep on applying for
work in the Wilson G. Company plant
In spite OF the fact that they know
the company is always full up with
laborers who never want to leave, "
their jobs. Is
The manager is tho type that Mr.
Wilson selects to deal with his army
OF workers. He won't have a man
unless love for his fellows is thor
oughly developed in him-unless he !
is good judge of human nature
unless he has the quality OF select
Ing workers who will keep up the
good fellowship and the loyal spirit
that exists SO markedly in all de-
partments of the Wilson & Company,
plant d
He made no mistake in choosing tho /.
manager OF the Mems Employment Bu.t
reau. who is man OF big frame, big
heart. bis character and with a big
idea Of his duty toward his comnanv
and toward his fellow man. ."
Among the number who applied for
jobs while was in the managers office !,
was soldier in uniform. His appear
ance and manner and conversation in
dictated that he was a refined, educated
man. lf
The manager told him that he guessed =
he had made mistake in applying to
him for job-that evidently he
wanted an office position or, perhaps. =
wanted to SO on the road as a sales
man-that he employed men only who
were willing to work with their hands.
Mark what this soldier said:
NO. ! don't want an easy job want
to work with my hands 7 found NV
scir' overseas. Living in trenches and
going over the top made a different
man of me. That hard work gave mo
health and strength. I mover felt bet.
ter In my life. want to keep my body
as healthy and as strong as it is now. 4
want job that requires tho use OF /,
my hands arms, legs. shoulders. feet
can use my head, too. in doing manual
labor. ] want very much to work for
this company. hear everybody speak
so well OF the organizations 1 will an
preciate 1t greatly If you will give me
an opportunity to work. as n laborer
I'll take my chance on working nv wav
up. The president of your COMPANY oot
to the top by starting at the bottom
or the ladder Maybe / can climb to
the top. too, If l am not too particular
ABOUT the Kind OF work l start to do"
The manager said to him: You are all
right my lad; you've got the right
stun In you. Come here next MONDAY
and will start you to work. We want
men of your grit" "a
Flo came to worl. tho foII.;