The Nome nugget., 1927-08-20
SKETCH OF LIFE OF HILBERT H.
 GARY WHO DIED MONDAY
By the Associated Press.

States Steel Corporation. Ebert H. Gary was constantly confronted with two problems of the most vital importance to the two direct ly opposite groups of people con- cerned in them. One was the sue cessful direction of the huge bus mess organization with assets of nearly S2.000. 100000 and involv- ing the investments of thousands Of persons: the other, the human con sideration of the more than 30O,- GOO employees of the steel corpora tion and it's subsidiary companies, That he was eminetly successful in dealing with both problems from the standpoint of employer and em- ployee was proved by the tributes that were paid to him by the lead ing men of the industrial world who made up the steel corporation. and those who worked in the ranks of it's various companies.
 The great corporation under Mir Gary's direction grew apace until it became dominant factor in the steel trade of the world with 36 foreign offices and 136 distributors in A foreign countries. It's ships sailed the seven seas. Everything about the corpora ration--property holdings. output, money invested. dividends grew to such an extent that the United States Steel Cor poration came to be regarded as greater than anything that had ev CT been imagined in the industrial world.
 The steel strike had its inception in resolution introduced by Will liam z. Foster at the annual con vention of the American Confeder- ation of Labor at St. Paul in 1918 providing for the organization of the steel corporation. Threats of strike continued until the 1919 con- vention of the American Fedora tion of Labor, when September 22 of that year was fixed as the date for the walk out. The strike order went into effect and while the in dustry was hampered it was not en- tirely crippled The strike was off cially called of in January 1920. without one of the demands hay ing been complied with.
 One of his suggestions that met with bitter opposition from some of the directors in the early days of the corporation was for complete publicity concerning the affairs of the poration-including how it's money was spent. the amount of materials manufactured and the number of employes. Although the late George W. Perkins generally was given credit for perfecting the system of employees benefits and pensions and enabling them to share in the profits through stock subscriptions. MT. Perkins declared that the credit for this actually be- longed to Mr. Gary. Approximately one third of the 160, 900 stock holders in the corporation are em- ployes.
 While MT. Gary was known as a foe to union labor, nevertheless he was interested in the welfare and la, 1tI Nf nnrnnrnfinD employees. It was at his behest that the United States Steel Cor poration adopted the plan of volun- tary compensation to injured work men long before such action was made compulsory by the laws of many states. He also was largely responsible for the corporations ex- tensive system of welfare work for the benefit of employees. Tn this work, which included among other things, ball playgrounds. schools. clubs, gardens and pensions. the corporation in the ten years be- tween 1912 and 1922 expended more than $10S.O00.000.
 After his removal to Chicago Mir. Gary engaged in the general prac- tice of law for 26 years until he was drafted from the ranks of the profession to eventually become the outstanding figure in the great steel