Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
No. 3
DEAR FOLKS.

liz llIdIldger or Cne En-
l. ployment Bureau where
all of the men laborers in
the Wilson & Company
plant, Chicago, are en-
ployed, invited me to sit in
his office all of one morn
ing and look over the men
who applied for jobs. I
accepted his invitation and
l had a most interesting
experience. l will tell you
about it.
In the first place l heard
practically every man say:
Il want to work here, boss,
because Wilson & Company
treat men right and you
give them a chance to get
higher up in the ranks
when they make goodw
In the second place 1
noticed, with great per-
sonal satisfaction, that the
manager treated every APP
plicant for a job with as
much courtesy as if he were
receiving him in his own
home.
In the third place, | got the
surprise 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.
I wondered why men could
smile and say thank you after
being told that there was
nothing for them to do. SOL
asked one of them what there
was to smile about and why he
said thank you, and he said, in
effect, this:
"Oh, the boss, there, is always
kind to everybody, and | like
kindness. | know he would give
me a job if he could. l am COM
ing back again until ! get a job
with this company. | want to
work here because | am sure of
getting a square DEAL"
And he went away happy; SO
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 laborers
who never want to leave their
jobs.
The manager is the type that
Mr.. Wilson selects to zeal 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 human nature-unless
he has the quality of selecting
workers who will keep up the
good fellowship and the loyal
spirit that exists so markedly
in all departments of the Wilson
& Company plant.
He made no mistake in choosing
the manager of the Mems En-
ployment 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 fellow man.
Among the number who applied for
jobs while | was in the managers
office was a soldier in uniform. His
appearance and manner and CONVEX
sation indicated that he was a re-
fined, educated man.
The manager told him that he
guessed he had made a mistake in
applying to him for a job-that evil
IDENTIFY he wanted an Office position,
or, perhaps, wanted to go on the
road as a salesman-that he en-
ployed men only who were willing to
work with their hands. Mark what
this soldier said:
"No, | don't want an easy job. /
want to work with my hands. I
found myself overseas. Living in
trenches and going over the top made
a different man of me. That hard
work gave me health and strength.
I never felt better in my life. Il
want to keep my body as healthy
and as strong as it is now. / want
a job that requires the use Of my
hands, arms, legs, shoulders, feet. I
can use my head, too, in doing man.
ual labor. ! want very much to work
for this company. / hear everybody
speak so we'll of the organization.
| will appreciate it greatly if you
will give me an opportunity to work
as a laborer. 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,