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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT Simple Lessons in Thrift Prof. I.M. GREENE, Teacher Today, Children, we shall depart from our regular lessons in politics and inquire into The new methods seem to have arrived in this community some of the intricacies of thrift. about the same time as U. 8S. Smelting’s eminent carpet-bagger, Mr. Mulock, who is giving simple Utahns much valuable experience. Professor, what is a carpet-bagger? A carpet-bagger, my dear young friends, is a New Englander schooled in scientific methods of extracting the last ounce of financial comfort in any business transaction, and transporting it back to New England, via New York. Is that what Mr. Mulock came to Utah for, Professor? The Company knew it could rely on Mr. Mulock in any situation. Certainly, Children. For instance, after his miners had doubled production with very little added expense, and no increase in pay, Mr. Mulock, to avoid any gesture of approval or recognition to the Union for stimulating production, intimated his miners had been digging plain, worthless rock. Indeed, Children, Mr. Mulock is fully as cireumspect and even more thrifty than the econ- nomical old lady at Richmond. Tell us about her, Professor. L’ll be delighted to. The dear old lady sold eggs and butter for a living. One day a fly She meditated a moment and lifted it out very carefully dropped into her cream jar. with a spoon, licked the cream off the fly, killed the fly, and spit the cream back into the Jar. Truly, Children, that episode was Utah’s outstanding example of New England thrift. Well, Professor, does Mr. Mulock make butter? For instance, He confines his thrift to mining and smelting operations. No, Children. he switches his shifts around’ regardless of inconvenience to his employees just to avoid spending a little money with Mr. Gadsby for electric lghts. Is he generous Teacher, is thrift merely a habit of Mr. Mulock’s, or is it his religion? with his employees? Children, Mr. Mulock is a very far-sighted man. He combines his thrift with patriotHe testified in Washington that absenteeism resulted from payism to lessen absenteeism. ing workers too much money in wages. He thought his Utah mines and smelter employees You see, Children, should have lower wages instead of a pay increase of a dollar a day. He is certain they make better Mr. Mulock likes to advance his employees the hard way. Other employers in the citizens if he inures them to the rigors of rugged individualism. industry pay helpers at helper pay from the day they are hired. But Mr. Mulock hires them for a breaking-in period at about 20ce a day less. That enables him to send an additional $4.80 , a day to New England while he toughens up his new help. Is Mr. Mulock considerate of his sick and injured workmen and their families, Professor? He had his cleverest lawyer defeat the Sabin bill in Judge for yourselves, Children. the last Legislature. It proposed to increase the compensation of families of killed or injured workmen from $16 to $20 a week. Mr. Mulock was sure that $16 a week should suffice for the reasonable needs of any Utah worker’s family. Is it true, Professor, that Mr. Mulock wants to keep from paying the full dollar a day increase awarded to his employees by the War Labor Board? It’s supposed to be a secret, but Mr. Mulock insists on retaining Children. Sh! Sh! If his em50c of that dollar in spite of a decision to the contrary by the War Labor Board. ployees are aggravated into further absenteeism by his actions, find an excuse to send that 50e back to New England. Class is dismissed. Mr. Mulock believes he can |