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LABOR'S LOVE WON. j
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When a youth comes out of school 3
and stands, a free man, in the open ]
sunlight, he is immediately aware of ^
two urgent needs. One is the need
to express himself by doing some- ^
thing with his brain; the other
is the need to make a living. From
a thousand different directions there
comes the hum of industry to his 1
ears. He has seen men working here 1
and yonder?caught glimpses of ih- ^
tent faces bent over half-finished 1
products. Perhaps he has tried his 1
hand experimentally during summer
vacations, but in the main hs i.= ig- '
norant of what takes place at the ^
benches and desks of manuracture (
and commerce. The world is his. he 5
may choose where he piease?. Of ail '
the arts or sciences theiv- is some '
. one particular thing which holds spe- *'
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cial attraction for him. To some boys
this chief end is the railroad shcp; 1
to another it is the banking hou.-e; '<
to another, the print shop; to another,
the call of medicine comes iouaesr; i
to a few, the foreign fields glisten 1
white ^vith the ungarnered harvest. t
Whichever of these it may be the
youth enters by one or the swinging doors
"and seldom comes out again, '
even to look about him. i
Often his job has for him all the 1
glamour of romance, the mastery of ;
the midnight vestibule as she races '
i over grades and through towns. In 1
the first flush of his ]^e for his job 1
he pays no attention to other phases
of existence. He is likely to despise (
in his heart all men who are not of 1
his own vocation. Even the tools of 1
his trade and its special rules and 1
exigencies take on for him a ritual- 4
istic significance. Watch the carpen- *
ter ho\. he tenderly handles his sharp t
adze, the painter carerully cleaning T
his expensive camel's hair brush. The r
Stenographer can find pure joy, c
quite apart from her employer or rns *
business, in taking dictation infalli- F
blv. even the apprentice ' housewife J
v finds pleasure in a hot oven, a new f
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recipe, v: in her knac* of washing v
dishes, ! j'
This personal satlg^uvn with a1 :
task well done is enough to content1a
ffreat many citizens until they have a
grown ohj, pr until the task has worr^
them out And Wrted them. The deep-(
er we are engrossed in the labor hefore
us the quieter we &l'$ totcfeljr to n
be and the better c/tlzens we are? ^
nuAiliinHua nrifnmnlaininc.
WJC IUVJLC px T w, w..vv...r 0,
uncritical. But there are disturbing
factors in Mil trades and professions. ^
Many men are compelled to work at 11
trades that have no appeal for them. *
These men are restless. Others, many a
of them, though working at trades
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they prefer, are underpaid and con- *
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sequently dissatisfied. A smaller
number of men find it irksome to(
stick at one task, no matter how congenial.
They regret that t*iey cannot ^
try out all trades and are envious of
the expert in trades of which they,
themselves, are ignorant. They want w
to start ever again in a new trade n
every three or four years.
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These three classes of men are the
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leaders of strikes and their willing ^
followers. Until a majority of the .
employees in a certain trade are ills- ^
continued a strike is impossible. p
Some few may be discontented for
nureiy psychological reasons alone,
but a majority will never be. Low,
pay, amounting to injustice, is essential
to the brewing of serious labor ^
troubles. The will* to work Is more ^
powerful than the will to wanfier or ji
the will to loaf. If an industry is to n
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un along undisturbed it must re-jil
urn to every workman who contri-!t
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iutes to its output an adequate liv-J1
ng?hire worthy of his labor?and!r
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ie will furnish arguments of his own!
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or staying on the job.
We would recommend to all such c
employers as find these classes of dis-' j:
urbing elements in their plants the 1
t a i_ i? ...u:l ^ ' i
latcn pi an which naj> piuvcn :>u
:essful both at Abbeville and at :
kVappingers Falls, N. Y., where Mr. (
latch operates a bleachery.
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Industrial Democracy at Abbeville (
and Wappingers Falls. ! }
In a recent issue of the Literary '
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Digest there appears the summary of
in article on "Industrial Democracy" i '
ay Ray Stannard Baker, of Standard
jil fame, who is now writing for the j
Mew York Evening Post. The writerj ^
refers to the fact that "Industrial 1
Democracy" was first tried out at ^
:he Abbeville Cotton Mill upon the j
suggestion of Mr. Hatch one of the 1
Northern owners. The fact that "'In-:
iustrial Democracy" has proven 1
;uch a power for good to the em- '
oloyees and increased efficiency for'*
;he employers prophecies that ere'.,
ong such an economic revolution, it ,
nay be called, will T>e adopted by
lumberless manufacturing concerns.' \
Mr. Baker, however, made a mis- t
.ake, we think, in not coming to Ab-j !
Deville for material for his write-up (
)f "Industrial 'Democracy," as h& 1
;tates himself that the system was.'
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irst introduced in our cotton mill,1'
>ut instead devotes the whole of the *
irticle to Wappingers Falls. j
Mr. Hatch is likewise an owner of (
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;he bleachery and cotton-print works
it Wappingers Falls, a town lying
jack from the Hudson River, a few
niles below Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In
:he summer of 1918, a young minis;er
named James Myers went to '
Wappingers Falls. He was sent by 1
Mr. Hatch to see what could be done
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;o change the conditions. When the new
company had taken the property
it had been much run down physic- ;
illy; they had built it up, goi it 011 j
1 profitable basis, and they wanted 1
now to attack the problem of a new i
relationship with the personnel.
A meeting of the five hundred op- J
jratives was called and the new rep esentative
plan was . explained to ^
;hem, and they elected by secret balot
six representatives (afterward ]
;leven) from the various depart- (
nents. These were organized into a j
>oard of operatives and the young {
ninister was chosen executive sec- t
etary, his salary being paid^by the c
ompany. It is to his enthusiasm, vis- ^
rvn and nrtrnnizincr aTiilitv thflt the
c
ilan ewes much of its success.'
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I ere in Abbeville, the very success-'j
ul operation of the same plan, now^ r
orking so admirably for both the! d
tockholders and operatives, is due'
irgely to the same qualities of J, F.lt!
larnwell, the manager th? Vnill, ^
nd of Mr. Langley, the efficient ll
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jpcrintendent*. ? ? ? l ? 1^
This system of "Industrial Democ-1 J
icy" treats the employee not as a n
leans to an end. but as an end in +.
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imself. As it began to show indica- b
ons of success and permanency, the h
oard of operatives, or selectmen, as z'
ley are called in Abbeville, coming
lto contact with the deeper prob- ?
:ms of the mill itself?wages, hours
nd real domestic control?saw that
s power must be enlarged, and in
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lay, 1919, asked for more power,
'he board explained to the companyj
tiat the apathy and lack of interestrith
which the employees viewed the'^
oard's work were due to the fact' p
tiat its duties were hot directly con-'a
erned with the questions of hoursj w
rages, and conditions. The manage-' ii
lent was ready for the next stdl).1 E
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lours were reduced from fifty-five 1
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t> forty-eight, and wages were inreased
by 15 per cent. But ^e|"j
oard of operatives also promised to
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how the true spirit of cooperation ( ^
y increasing production, and the g]
mployees kept that promise. tl
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CLINTON?COMING CITY. A
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Recently we paid a business visit k
> Clinton, the Blue Stocking or un-jti
iformed town two miles from Dover U
anction. People may take their bon c<
tots about the town, throw off on L
:s home for the feeble minded, but ^
hat the Clinton people have the j
ight spirit in them will strike you M
ight off the bat as you step off the m
>eaboard or the C. N. & L. if fast ??
iding makes you dizzy.
Firstly, the Clinton people hearing fg
if the wonderful improvement taking f?
>lace in Abbeville's beautiful streets %
iave gone and done likewise and -H
low the square and principal streets ^
ire being given the same treatment
)urs have just received under the i
skilful hands of the Southern Paving
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Secondly, the working man has a jj
hance to live out his three score S
/ears and ten in Clinton. All places <
if business with the exception of %
;he drug stores, restaurants, and Tt
places of amusement lock both front j
and back doors at 5 o'clock. This fi
*ives the clerks and proprietors throe '%
lours of perfectly good daylight to -?
oe with their families or to work 1
iheir gardens or do whatever they ^
please. The boss is not paying them 3
for these three hours and they use Jj
;hem as they see fit.
Thirdly and lastly, the chautauqua ?
vas in full blast both afternoon and I
evening, and the big brown tent was ?
crowded at both performances. This, |
>ve were told, was the situation dur- ?
ng the seven days' stay in Clinton, j
The attractions were of the highest j
arder and the guarantee raised by I
;he business men of Clinton previous j
;o the arrival of the Chautauqua was I
$2,000. The recent census gives |
Linton a few less than 4,000 people^ j
ess than Abbeville's population will'J
:>e, yet a chautauqua would' go'j
stranded in Abbeville the first day.jj
\ musical comedy however, can get I
is many people here at a higher ad- f
mission price than the same company j
:ould get on Broadway.
TAKES KICK OUT OF WINE |
San Francisco Chronicle.
ueaicononzeu wine, a ucvuni^i
ivholly different from grape juice, ^
is an invention for which a patent =?
has been applied by Edward E. g
Cothran and Mrs. Cothran, of ?
Wright, Cal.
The process for which the patent j
c!airne:l is one whereby wine I
produced in the ordinary way by |
the natural fermentation of grapes, ?
is deprived of its alcohol, but rt- 1
iains its natural color, bouquet and ?
flavor. Such wine, can be dealcoho-j?
lized economically on a large scale, 1
:he extracted alcohol being saved 1
for lawful use?. ,
Samples of the new product j
lave been submitted to and re-. ?
reived the commendation of ex- g
lerts, and the inventors believe J
hat a demand for genuine wine jj
hat has been dealcholized will be g
i.xtensive, as a result of prohibi- g
icn. Such a sample submitted to B
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LUC V-lUUUItlf IS a ?\J jJCl Lt'ilL. =
laret of the vintage of 1918, and M
is regards taste and bouquet, it is ?j
practically indistinguished from I p
imilar wjne that has not beeniji
ealcoholized. ; ^
The Inventors further point outijjj
but apart front affecting the deal- |j|
uholizatlon of wine, thus allowing |g
;s general use for beverage pur-1 j|j
oses, the process will economical;
apply to every type of wins pYS-lfj
nrpfi in the old wnv. and will ner-! ii
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lit of the manufacture of*cream of | g
irtar?an essential constituent of i ?g
aking powder?in the manner ?1
eretofore in vogue instead of de- |||
Lroying that valuable industry.
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PANISH TO BE * j
TAUGHT IN FURMAN g
l'urman University will have M
nurses in the Spanish Language ?
nd Latin American History and g|
Customs next session. The in- 5
leasing trade relations between M
T ; a _ J ^ ,1 T ni,'w =
:ic unueu oiaies unu wc uncm ?
lepublics of America have created M
demand for commercial Spanish M
rhich Furman will meet. Dr. Liv- M
igston T. Mays, a graduate of M
aylor University, in Texas, and H
or two years President of the |g
luban-American College, at Hava- |J
a, Cuba, will be the instructor , in H
his department. Dr. Mays learned B
panish not only from books but ?1
rom actual contact with the best 1!
[>oken Spanish in America. He is, |j
' 11 J 4- * 1, ^
lereiore wen ?quippcu w icatu ss=
ie language. He has also been B
.nrierican Consul for some years, jji
nd is .therefore equipped with g
nowjedge of trade relations and g
ade needs which eminently fit him g|
> prepare students for successful gjg
>mmercial work in relation to
atin America. |jj
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STORES
[ What Shorn
When you get
really a public se
We look at it 1
''duty to provide 1
tainable at the lc
You expect us
and we want not
So far we hav<
treme high prices
dise contracted f
| our retail prices
erably less than
If merchandis
we will still be in
In cases wher<
advancing mark*
can be*made and
the prices we ha1
There's lots to
| / prices. In most <
dresses, spring si
Cotton goods (
mand for cotton
cost of products
higher. , .
We have never
sell Hart Schaffn
are $37.50 to $6C
Our price on t
made by Howard
| eluding war tax,
j Dittman's best gr
I Lots of Good S
WE ARE NO!
We believe th&
| to come down, bi
We have alwa}
this policy will b(
A fair price in<
our customers th(
is a part of our se
We know that 1
I that to succeed ai
port of the public
We want our si
stitution m spirit
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There's more ii
made from it.
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EV1LLE, S. C.
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Id A Retail Store
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down to cases, a retail si
jrvice institution.
;hat way. We feel that ii
:he very best merchandi
west cost to the public.
to get a fair profit for doii
hing more.
3 not had to buy anything
5, but have been selling m(
for in Spring and Fall 191
have been and are now,
present factory prices.
e should go down 25 p(
position to give you valu*
b merchants have follow*
sts a 20 percent price rec
. still prices will be highei
ye been asking.
read in the papers about <
2ases the cutting is on lad
lits and coats.
3an not be cheaper when
is more than the producti
)n increasing and cotton
asked $75.00 for a Suit, ?
er & Marx Clothes. The
LOO.
he best staple Shoes for
1 & Foster has been $12.
and $12.75 for Kripp<
ade Shoes for women.
Ihoes $6.50 to $9.00.
r EXTREMISTS? t
every thing that goes up
it we can not say when.
rs believed in moderation
3 continued.
eludes a fair profit, but
3 benefit of old contract
rvice.
:he public is a wise judg<
id grow, we must have tY
tores to be a valuable put
and in service.
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. than
cutting
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prices
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giving jg
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