Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-13
FOLKS.

HE oftener l come in
i personal contact with
the workers in the
Wilson & Co. organization,
the greater is my conviction
that Mr.. Wilson by gaining
their loyalty and confidence
has created the greatest
asset that his business pos
seSses.
Let me tell you how the
workers plan to make the
work of Mr.. Wilson and
that of his associates in the
official family easier, and to
leave them free to handle the
Dig problems which come be-
fore them every working day.
They have organized a COM
MlTTEE OF 80, consisting of
men and women members, who
are elected to membership bv
vote OF their associates in the
several departments of the
business.
Every member of the commit
Tee receives from his or her
associates suggestions that
bear on improving conditions
IN the plant, and then in COM
mlttee meetings, which are held
frequently, these suggestions
are discussed frankly, and if by
majority vote it is decided TO
make recommendations to the
Official Family - it is done
there being present at all meet
lngs very able woman secre-
tary who transcribes, in con-
crete form, the recommended
tions made.
Here is a case of workers Sc
lectlng men and women from
thelr own ranks to represent
them in all important matters
affecting their interests-and
the members of the Committee
OF 81 have the complete con-
fidence Of their associates.
Whatever the Committee votes
to do is always satisfactory to
the workers in all departments.
| was privileged to be present
at one of the meetings of the
Committee of 32. heard both
men and women stand on their
feet and talk straight from the
shoulder. There. was no mis-
understanding what they said.
They knew what they wanted
to say and they said it. They
voted to make some recommen-
dations to the officials.
Then they invited me to talk to
them, which | was glad to do,
because l believe thoroughly in the
idea that all problems and difficult
ties in business can be settled by
the workers themselves if they will
honestly and sincerely cooperate
with rle another and state their case
frankly to the heads of the business.
After l had finished talking, the
Committee of 80, by unanimous vote,
elected me an honorary member-an
honor that l prize very highly.
What is the result of all this, 80
far as the business of Wilson G. Co.
is concerned?
The first result-and the most inn
portant of all-is that the Commit
tee of 80 succeeds in maintaining a
splendid relationship between the
workers and the officials. Mutual
confidence and respect prevail con-
tinuously.
The second result-also very impor.
tant--is that the speedy adoption
by the officials of the recommenda-
tions made by the Committee of SO
puts the members on their honor and
they make only such recommended
tions as are important Trivial mat
ters never get majority vote in the
Committee meetings.
The third result-also very impor-
tant-is that the members of the
Committee of 80 are more often con-
cerned about making recommenda-
tions designed to benefit the busi-
ness as a whole than they are about
having something done to benefit
themselves.
The Committee has brought about a
condition of affairs which means
contentment on the part of their
associate workers, and this, of course