The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
DEAR FOLKS:

ders,and by this time what 7
am aiming to get into your
mind, and hearts about the
Wilson & Company business.
Chicago. In my first letter I
told you why I intended to re-
veal to you the heart of a big
business. In my second letter I
introduced to YOU the man who
heads this big business. In my
,hjrd letter | gave YOU a
glimpse into the hearts Of the
mems employment bureau. In
my fourth letter I gave YOU a
Hook into the heart of the
Womens employment bureau,
Now let me get it into your
minds that what | am telling
YOU about Wilson & Company
in this series OF letters repre-
sentS the opinions that came to
me personally from the mouths
and hearts of the workers, and
they do not, in any sense, rep
resent the opinions of Mr., Will
son personally, or those of any
member of his official family.
| am the spokesman for these
happy workers, They revealed
to me their innermost thoughts.
They talked to me frankly and
unreScrvedly, They told me
what they really and truly feel
about working for this COM
pany,
And please remember that the
Wilson & Company business,
or any other business, repre-
SCENTS the length and shadow Of
lone man, He may have in his
official family and as heads of
departments some of the best
linen in the world, but after all
lit is one man who must shape
the policy and lead and inspire
his associate workers.
I must give you the sincere and
honest expression of these
workers il | am to truly repre-
sent them, and in doing so, it
will be necessary to refer fire.
quently to Mr., Wilson in a
very complimentary way. The
workers insisted on telling me
what they think of him and
why they are so proud to work
Under his leadership and why
they are SO determined to make
la success Of the Wilson &
company business.
PLEASE bear in mind, also, that
this is the first time in the his
TORY Of business that a Big In
stitution has shown a willing
ness to go to the public with
1.-The opinions of it's workers and
to rest it's case with the people,
so far as good will and patron
age is concerned, on what they
think of it,
This IA so unusual that It is bound
to make as much of an impression
on YOU as it did on me. You are
certain to think, as | do, that q
business is sure to be all right in
all particulars when the workers
in the ranks are anxious to go on
record in paying tribute to the man
and the institution they work for.
A worker in the beef department
told me one day that Wilson Il
Company had given him a new idea
as to the meaning OF the words &c
Company" In II firm name. He said:l
"Mr. Wilson has made us workers
feel that we are the & Company
A great many OF us have been
taken into the business as partners.
We are encouraged to save
money and to buy stock in the COM
pany with our savings. We make
enough money to save some. Mr..
Wilson will be pleased when we all
become his partners, but not any
more so than we will be.
Mr.. Wilson's just treatment OF us
and his consistent kindness tn-
spires us all to do our work well.
We have our hearts in u work.
We know the business will grow
because we are doing the right
thing by the boss. lie Is proud OF
us and our work and tells us so.
lie treats us as personal friends. I
think we do more work in q day
than any grew Of workers in the
United States. The conditions un-
der which we work are very happy.
Leading us by kindness is the rea-
son for our happiness and enthusi-
assn in our work. We like kind
words and appreciation the same as
other folks and We get both. Why
shouldn't this business succeed
when we are all working together
so ~contentedly and so proudly"
Another workman, speaking enthu-
siastically OF the Wilson & Com
panv environment. got off this bit