The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-25


| the habit Of the workers in
smiling at their tasks. This
is what he said:
"OH, THIS IS A SMILE
ORGANIZATIONS
! said to myself, | am going
to get up and 60 to my den,
where | have written most Of
these letters to you, and jot
down a few thoughts about
this remark Of the smiling
workmen, and these are the
things | jotted down:
If25,0O0 workers smile only
once an hour eight hours .
day, they smile 100000 smiles
in a working day. II each
smile averages three inches
(and | think this is the average dis
tance between the corners OF the
mouth when II is engaged in smilinR),
they smile 100000 inches OF smiles in
a day, or nearly 10 miles OF smiles.
! Then the though, occurred TO me
that YOU and | ought 10 feel mighty
good 10 know that Wilson & Co. food
products. which come to our table,
arc better products because they are
prepared for us under the right kind
OF conditions
| Don't yon think that we ought TO
feel the greatest confidence in the
food we cat when we think OF the
fact that It comes to us accompanied
by the smiles OF the men and women
who prepared il for u.s.
Don't forget ma, a smile is a token
OF contentment, and confidence and
faith, and in,egri,y--four elements
that you and ! welcome in the pro-
duction OF the foods we eat
/ Now let me tell you why Il is tha,
everything that Is done by the work
ers in the Wilson & Co. organization
is prompted by desire to put their
heart, their soul. and their intelli.
gcnce into their work.
The best illustration can give YOU
Is to print here some excerpts from
a'recent talk (informaD made BY Mr.
Wilson 10 the foremeh and worker,
in his Chicago plant on April 2nj
last
Il wish Il we're possible for me 10
find the time TO meet. and confer with
you men oftsner. W. have now come
to the time when We are through With
the stress Of war. appreciate the
strain under which YOU men worked
and want now TO acknowledge my
gratitude 10 you because you made Il
possible fos this Company to accom-
plish what Il has during tie past three
years
"The standing Of thia Company,
n through yodr efforts, has been ele-
waited far and beyond what II was thrss
wears ago. and I know that what We
have accomt lishsd eould not have been
accomplished except through you
your co-opsratioa sad those Of our
workers Who worked under your
direction.
"You know that we are trying 10
run this business on 4 fair and square
plan---squafe TO the consumer, square
to the producer. aad square to the en-
pioye.
1T Is very important tAat ~ staAd
on this platform or principle, or ws
will 10 backwsrds and that w can
not afford TO DO ever. W want the
consumer Of our products y apprs-
ciats always ouY statsnaents In puA,,
lie print 10 the effect that We are en-
gagged In producing the best food
products that can possibly be manu-
fletured.
"Our success depends upon you and
the others working under you, and
unlsss each man takes II upon him
slN asl makes II HE ovA business 10
support he priasiples spon which W
stand ~ eaaS0t succeed.
"Ths future Of THE Company de-
pends upon our mutual iatssrity and
our fnutal loyalty. We must watch
everything 10 zee that oil We DO IL
carefully done. and We must treat