Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-23

r SPENT so many happy
days with the workers in
= the Wilson & Co. plant,
Chicago, that / find myself
thinking about them very
often-even to the point Of
waking up at 8 o'clock in the
morning, as I did just now,
and recalled what a worker
said to me one day after I
had commented on the habit
Of the workers in smiling at
their tasks. This is what he
said:
"OH, THIS is A SMILE OR
GANIZATION."
said to myself, I am going to
get up and go to my den, where
have written most of these let
tiers to you and jot down a few
thoughts about this remark Of
the smiling workmen, and these
are the things l jotted down:
If $4,000 workers smile only
once an hour eight hours a day,
they smile 100000 smiles in a
working day. If each smile aver
ages three inches (and / think
this is the average distance between
the corners Of the mouth when II is
engaged In smiling). they smile 600.-
600 inches Of smiles in day, or
nearly 10 miles OF smiles.
Then the thought occurred to me
that you and I ought to feel mighty
good to know that Wilson &: Co.
food products. which como to our
table, arc better products because
they are prepared for us under the
right kind OF conditions.
Don't you think that we ought to
feel the greatest confidence in the
food we eat when we think Of the
fact that it comes to us accompanied
by the smiles OF the men and women
who prepared it for us?
Don't forget that smile is token
Of contentment, and confidence, and
faith, and integrity-four elements
that you and I welcome In the pro-
duction Of the foods we eat.
Now let me tell you why It is that
everything that Is done by the work
ers in the Wilson G. Co. organization
is prompted by desire to put their
heart. their soul. and their intclli-
9ence into their work.
The best illustration I can give you
Is to print here some excerpts from
recent talk tinformal) made by Mr..
Wilson to tho foremen and workers
in his Chicago plant on April Cd last:
81 wish it were possible for mo to
find the time TO meet and confer
with you men oftener. We have
now como to the time when VIC arc
through with the stress OF war. 1
appreciate the strain under which
you men worked and want now to
acknowledge my gratitude to you
because you made IL possible for
this Company to accomplish what 1t
has during the past three years.
'aThe standing of this Company,
vated far and beyond what it was
three years ago. and i know that
what we have accomplished could
not have been accomplished except
through you, your cooperation and
those of our workers who worked
under your direction.
You know that we are trying to
run this business on a fair and square
plan - square to the consumer,
square to the producer, and square
to the employee.
at Is very important that we stand
on this platform or principle, or we
will go backwards and that .we can.
not afford to do ever. Wc want tho
consumer OF our products to apprc-
ciate always our statements in pub
lie print to tho effect that we are
engaged In producing tho best food
products that can possibly bc man
ufactured.
"Our success depends upon YOU and
the others working under you, and
unless each man takes it upon him.
self and makes 1t his own business
to support tho principles upon which
we stand VIC cannot succeed.
"The future Of this Company de-
Ponds upon our mutual integrity
and our mutual loyalty. We must
watch everything to SEQ that all We
do Is carefully done, and we must
treat fairly and squarely the poo
pie we come In contact with in our
own organization, as we'll as with
the people Wo como In contact with
outside Of our organization.