El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-16
Little lnteroiews.
Little IfaUeDS
State Industrial Conference Will Help Solve Labor Problems
Mayor Davis Takes Right Stand In Opposing Salary Raise

z the public Merrill Z Brown. T. n
] Campbell. former governor, and Car
land S Bricley. OF the Houston cham
I Der Of commerce
The state committee viii be made
] up OF three representative OF labor
! three representatives Of the en-
/ ployers and three representatives OF
] the public, one OF the latter 10 be q
] farmer.
eAs provided in the resolution
/ adopted by the body. the three labor
Z representatives are TO be chosen at
Z the annual state meeting Of the Texas
Federation Of Labor at Cleburne
Texas. april 26. The representative
Of employers are to be chosen at the
annual meeting Of the Texas cham
Der OF commerce in san Antonio.
These six are TO select three others.
large One Of the last three must be
a state farmer
The purpose OF the committee, as
expressed by persons in attendance
al the conference. IS to study labor
conditions, contracts and agreements
actually in existence between firms
and employees. methods Of social work
for employees and methods OF holding
round table discussion between en-
ployer and employees.
For instance, a number OF en-
ploTe rs at the conference told OF
their individual plans whereby IN
duslriai peace was preserved in their
organization They told Of contracts
between employer and employees that
made FAR reaching steps in solving
troubles without any resort to strikes
and lOckouts- They explained plans
for recreation. social service and
service OF physicians whereby the
employees were humanely treated and
were coutented with their work.
THE state committee TO be chosen
VIII study the methods adopted by
prosperous industries which have lit
tie Industrial trouble, and 10 adopt
one OF more plans which will be
calculated to preserve Industrial
peace in individual cases and conse-
quently throughout the state
one Of the principal speakers was
kaWle Buckner OF the Bemis Brothers
Tag company. he told OF the social
Work done In the bag factory. a
recreation room, a medical room, a
cafeteria where food is sold at cost.
piano player, a graphaphOnes a
commissarE where groceries are sold
at cost, drinking fountains, shower
baths good heating and cooling sys-
TEN, rest periods, exercises, sports,
lectures and safety first meetings are
some Of the means employed by the
company 70 insure Industrial peace,
he said
"Ou occasions when emuloyes wish
TO give dances, the company furnishes
them the ball room, music and re-
freshments. A nurse IS employed at
all times and minor illness and in
5uries are treated at the factory. thus
saving much time that would be lost
u the employees went to their homes
FOR such treatment.
The firm conducts a savings ac-
count depository for the employees
and per cent is paid on deposits.
For certain purposes money is loaned
TO workers without interest
AS the result Of these methods the
bag company is never without nelp
and applications stand on the books
at all times. the speaker said. This
welfare work costs the company only
4 percent Of the pay roll. and this
amount IS more than made up in the
better work done and time saved, 1Ir.
Buckner said.
C J. Palmer spoke on the arbitra-
ton agreement between publishers