The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

I $3.50. 900; II rose so that there was a
paper consumption OF 700 tons a day.
/ With the condition OF the paper mar
kot, prices and deliveries became very
unsatisfactory. and paper mill Of
WSsreuPon ca mss h s Ss aS ssHfSTa 70
the Andrews line-the paper mill. This
| was organized rs tho o. Il. Andrews
| Paper Mills company, with a capital OF
se4O'OOOi Il was started this last win
OF this November.
The two concerns together now have
a joint capital OF $3.50, 900; they have
sales offices In fourteen cities. lnclud-
Ing Cincinnati, Chicago St. Louis,
G Sbovtr, DalYia Vas; New Orleans, and
are operating out of Chattanooga.
They make the boast that II Is the
only concern in the world that makes
every KIND Of wood or paper container.
Relations With Men Cordial.
To the loyalty and industry OF his
employees o. b. Andrews lays credit for
great part of the growth and sue
cess of his plants. In 1915 he lrst in
| reduced his profit-s sharing plan. and
since that date has had practically no
strike Of three days some years ago
being the only instance.
The Andrews company is not
unionized plant, but, according to its
ad. never discriminates against
union men in any way, and pays better
than the union scale OF wages,
Mr.. Andrews himself is an opponent
OF the open shop movement that seems
now brewing In many cities in the ma
uon. and expressed to The News repre-
similar to that OF Mr.. Nash. He is
known TO have refused to aid in the
lhauguration of such a campaign here
recently.
HONOR GLASSES.
The cornerstone Of the Andrews
system Is the "honor Glass; To
Join an honor class a workman has
simply TO pledge himself not 20 alb
sent himself from work without
physicians certificate or his fore
mans permission. N he so pledges,
he Is member OF class. II he
keeps his word, he Is automatically
advanced In pay every six months,
and at the end OF three years gets
a life membership In the class.
Glasses are started twice year,
In each April and October, so that
every worker has a chance to be a
member.
What this meant in the matter of |
bonuses was shown by the 1919 record. |
when $1,000 was paid out as bonuses |
under 1t. II means IL per cent. per |
month wage raise to the fan who has
become a life member. and n great
doesn't extend, however. to the fore
men and office force, although those
who had been life members as workers
and had then transferred still get their
honor class bonus Each life member
in addition gets a life insurance policy
Whenever. worker is injured, his
case is submitted to the employees
council and to the company physician.
If both approve, he Is paid his fun
weekly wage straight through until he
can work again; the state compensa
ton law directs that $11 per week be
raid. but the Andrews idea is to pay
full time. 1t also placed the eight-hour
day into effect voluntarily, without
any request from its workers, and has
automatically raised wages
The box plants are now running at
about 65 per cent. capacity. according
to Mr.. Andrews, who is very optimistic
over Improvement of business condi-
tons. He told of some orders for
shipment by express that had been re-
is on present, and not past unified
orders
The News representative asked Mr..
Andrews why he had adopted his
profit sharing plan Well. they were
we figured they merited it," he re-
Piled.
Executive Council.
One OF the new features OF the An
drews organization is the unique sys-
tenn of executive council that has been
established to control the office force.
and fix executive salaries. This is an
of the year 1920: under 1t
an executive committee of 1--WE depart
ment heads meets twice a year and
regulates the salaries of all employees of
the company; there are about sixty-fve
such at present; Mr.. Andrews himself
q IF
has no veto on the action OF the 9TH
b s. Each mans case is taken up
vice year and discussed; "snce this
plan went into effect, there has not been
vance" said Mr.. Andrews, in discuss
ng It, The committee meets in July
md January
In matters Of discharge OF men, the
department. head whose retention is not
desired Is notified by the executive =
70 by their immediate foremen; all have
he right OF appeal to the president
md to the executive committee, how
ver to prevent any rank injustice. ,
.ery infrequent." said Mr., Andrews.
Our men stand by us even a little
letter perhaps than we do by them"
A Tremendous Plant.
A tour OF casual inspection OF the
liant was undertaken by the writer
1
EN- is truly an eye-opener to Chat
a1oogan who can have but a vague
loa Of the variety or volume OF its
Walking briskly from plant
D plant, with a brief view OF each
IA chine. the tour consumed two hours.
his will give some idea Of the size Of
he plant
The most interesting feature Is the
CIV paper mill in operation.
The New Paper Mil.
This mill is built, In the first place.
0 that no food can hurt IL; there is
mple space under the building for
eritable river to flow, without dam
cling the machinery. Above long
nd constantly moving paper machine
akes the pulp and rolls 1t into paper
I the desired thickness. width and
,pe The machine Is really marvel.
rom the time that the raw material
inter- in until the completed paper
ols on a wooden spindle, everything
done by machinery. Grinding, mix
lg, washing, rolling, drying. machin-
~ does 1t all, while high priced work
rs keep careful watch to prevent any
lishap or mixup. The main machine
lust be fully 100 feet In length, and
,sts $3.50 600 by itself. Papermaking