The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
DEAR FOLKS


all Of the men laborers In the
Wilson & Company plant, Chi
cago. are employed, invited me
to sit in his office all of one
morning and look over the men
who applied for jobs. | ac-
cepted his invitation and | had
a most interesting experience.
| will tell you about it.
In, the first place | heard prac-
ically every man say: i want
to work here. boss. because VIII
son & Company treat men right
and you give them a chance to
get higher up in the ranks when
they make good!"
In the second place | noticed, with
great personal satisfaction, that
the manager treated every appli-
cant fo- a job with as much cour-
tesy as if he were receiving him in
his own home.
In the third place. | got the sur.
prise of my life when saw men,
who had been told by the manager
that he could not give them any,
thing to do just then, leave the of.
fee with a smile and a thank you
In the third place, | got the sur.
prise Of my life when saw men
who had been told by the manager
that he could not give them any
thing to do just then, leave the
office with a smile and a 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:
ooh, the boss, there, is always
kind to everybody and l like kind
ness. | know he would give me
job if he could. | am coming
back again until | get a job with
this company. want to work
here because l am sure Of getting
a square deal"
And he went away happy; 50 did
the others.
However, men keep on applying
for work in the Wilson & Com.
pany plant in spite Of the fact that
they know the company is always
full up with laborcrs who never
want to leave their jobs.
The manager is the type that Mr.
Wilson selects to deal with his
army OF workers. He won't have
a man unless love for his fellows
IS thoroughly developed in him
unless he is a good judge of hu.
man naturc-unless he has the
quality OF selecting workers who
will keep up the good fellowship
and the loyal spirit that exists sc
markedly in all departments OF
the Wilson & Company plant.
He made no mistake in choosing
the manager Of the Mems Employ
ment Bureau. who is a man of big
frame, big heart, big character and
with a big idea of his duty toward
his company and toward his fell
low man.
Among the number who applied for
jobs while I was in the managers
office was a soldier in uniform.
His appearance and manner and
conversation indicated that he was
a refined, educated man.
The manager told him that he
guessed he had made a mistake in
applying to him for a job-that
evidently he wanted an office posi-
tion, or. perhaps. wanted to go on
the road as a salesman-that he
employed men only who were will
ing to work with their hands. Mark
what this soldier said:
No. I don't want an easy job. /
want to work with my hands. ]
found myself overseas. Living in
trenches and going over the ton
made different man of me. That
hard work gave me health and
strength. l never felt better in my
life. want to keep my body as
healthy and as strong as il is now.
l want job that requires the use
of my hands. arms, legs, shoulders,
feet. / can use my head, too. in
doing manual labor. l want very
much to work for this company. l
hear everybody speak so well OF
the organization. I will appreciate
it greatly if you will give me an
opportunity to work as a Iaborer.
I'll take my chance on working my
way up. The president of your
company got to the top by starting
at the bottom of the ladder. Maybe
can climb to the top. too, if I am
not too particular about the kind
Of work | start to do"
The manager said to him: You
are all right, my lad; you've got
the right stuff in you. Come here
next Monday and I will start you
to work We want men of your