Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
DEAR FOLKS:

HNHE ottener l come In
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 as
set 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
big problems which come be-
fore them every working day.
They have organized a COM
MITTEE OF 80, consisting of
men and women members, who
are elected to membership by
vote of their associates in the
several departments of the busi-
ness.
Every member of the committee
receives from his or her asso-
ciates suggestions that bear on
improving conditions in the
plant, and then in committee
meetings, which are held fre-
quently, these suggestions are
discussed frankly, and if by ma
jority vote it is decided to make
recommendations to the Official
Family - it is done, there being
present at all meetings a very
able woman secretary who
transcribes, in concrete form,
the recommendations made.
Here is case of workers select
ing men and women from their
own ranks to represent them in
all important matters affecting
their interests - and the mem
bers of the Committee of 80 have
the complete confidence of their
associates. Whatever the Com
mittee votes to do is always sat-
isfactory to the workers in all
departments.
was privileged to be present
at one of the meetings of the
Committee of 50. I 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 I was glad to do
because I believe thoroughly in the
idea that all problems and difficult
ties I'm business can be settled by
the workers themselves IL they will
honestly and sincerely cooperate
with one another and state their
case frankly to the heads of the
business.
After 1 had finished talking, the
Committee of 80, by unanimous
vote, elected me an honorary menu
ber-an honor that I prize very
highly.
WnaL Is I1C result OF ali tOIS, SD
far as the business of Wilson & 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 prevails COIL
tinuously.
The secord rcsult-also very impor-
tant--is that the speedy adoption
by the officials OF the recommcnda-
tions made by the Committee of 32
puts the members on their honor
and they make only such recon-
mendations as are important. Triv-
ial matters never get q majority
vote In the Committee meetings.
The third result-alSo very impor-
tant--is that the members OF the
Committee of 81 arc more often con-
cerned about making recommenda-
tions designed to benefit the busi-
ness as q 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 as
sociate workers and this, OF course,
makes them more efficient and more
keen to serve the company honestly.
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