The Washington times., 1919-04-21
No. fl
DEAR FOLKS:

DAYS with the workers IN
Il the Wilson & Co. plant,
Chicago, that | find myself
thinking about them very
often-even to the point of
waking up at 3 o'clock in the
morning, as did Just now,
and recalled what a worker
said to me one day after |
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, ! am going to
get up and go to my den, where
have written most of these let
terS to you, and jot down a few
thoughts about this remark of
the smiling workmen, and these
are the things | 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 av-
erageS three inches (and | think
this IS the average distance between
the corners of the mouth when it is
engaged IN smiling), they smile
10000 inches of smiles in day, OF
nearly 10 miles Of smiles.
Then the thought occurred to me
that you and l ought to feel mighty
good to know that Wilson & Co
food products, which come to ouE
table, are 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 accompan-
led by the smiles of the men and
women who prepared it for us?
Don't forget that a smile is token
Of cOntentment, and confidence, and
faith, and integrity-four elements
that you and l 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
workers In the Wilson & Co. organ
ization is prompted by a desire to
nut their heart, their soul, and their
intelligence into their work.
The best illustration 1 can give you
is to print here some excerpts from
a recent talk (informaD made by
Mr.. Wilson to the foremen and
workers In his Chicago plant on
April I'd last:
Il wish it were possible for me 20
find the time to meet and confer
with you men Oftener. We have
now come to the time when we are
through with the stress of war.
appreciate the strain under which
vou men worked and want now to
acknowledge my gratitude to you
because you made it possible for
this Company to accomplish what II
has during the past three years.
The standing of this Company,
through your efforts, has been ele.
waited far and beyond what it was
three years ago, and ] 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 ia
run this business on a fair and
square plan-squaTc to the con.
sumer, square to the producer, and
square to the employee.
1t is very important that We stand
on this platform or principle, or We
will 60 backwards and that we can.
not afford TO do ever. We want the
consumer of our products to sppre'
ciate always our statement in pub
lie print to the effect that we are
engaged in producing the best food
products that can possibly be man
Ufactured.
Our success depends upon you and
the others working under YOU, anC
unless each man takes it upon him
self and makes it his own business
to support the principles upon which
we stand we cannot succeed.
The future of this Company de-
pends upon our mutual integrity
and our mutual loyalty. We mus
watch everything to see that all We
do is carefully done, and we mus
treat fairly and squarely the peO
ple we come in contact with in Oul
own organization, as well as with
the people we come in contact with
outside of our organization.