Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-11
DEAR FOLKS.


- derstand by this time what /
am aiming to get into your
minds and hearts about the
Wilson & Company business,
Chicago. In my first letter I
told you why | intended to re-
veal to you the heart of big
business. In my second letter
introduced to you the man
who heads this big business. In
my third letter / gave YOU a
glimpse into the hearts of the
mems employment bureau. In
my fourth letter | gave you a
look into the heart of the
women's employment bureau.
Now let me get it into your
minds that what | am telling
you about Wilson G. 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
unreservedly. 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. represents
the length and shadow of one
man. He may have in his off,
cial family and as heads of de-
partments some of the best
men in the world. but after all
it is one man who must shape
the policy and lead and inspire
his associate workers.
! must give you the sincere and
honest expressions of these
workers if | 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 work
ers 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 success
Of the Wilson & Company
business.
Please hear in mind, also, that
this is the first time in the his
tory Of business that a big In
stitution has shown willing
ness to go to the public with
the opinions of its workers
and to rest its case with the
people, so FAR as good will and
patronage is concerned, on
what they think Of it.
This is so unusual that il is bound
to make as much of an impression
on you 3s it did on me. You are cer-
tain to think, as ] 90, that a business
is sure to be all right in all particu-
lars when the workers in the ranks
are anxious to go on record in paw
ing tribute to the man and the insti-
tuition they work for.
A worker in the beef department
told me one day that Wilson &
Company had given him a new idea
as to the meaning of the words "&
Company" in firm name. He said:
"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 our money
and to buy stock in the company
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 inspires
us all to do our work well. We have
our hearts in our work. We know
the business will grow because we
are doing the right thing by the
boss. He is proud of us and our
work and tells us so. He treats us
as personal friends. think we do
more work in day than any crew
of workers in the United States. The
conditions under which we work are
very happy.
Leading US by kindness is the rea-
son for our happiness and enshusi-
asm 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 con-
tentedly and so proudly"
Another workman, speaking enthusi-
astically of the Wilson G. Company
environment, got off his bit of phil
osophy to me:
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