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Show A PROFIT-SHARING SYSTEM, Tbe Conditions Upon Whlcb Workmen RtceiM lis Eepeflcs. as AiTitrtuTiu iJiriom:. An rnslrrn Manuffirltirfr's I'ollejr In lif allnar lrltli III liitrilivis. From Ulsliop V. KcitiT of thli ell; we Itavo receive. I an acmunt of nn Intereitlmr, recr'Uou which ai hell outlieSStli of January, It wai tendon ten-don J to Mr. C. O. Uouu, pro rlctor of the great ban! luitrumsnt factory at Klkhart, Indiana, hy Ills employis Mr.Conu lia pcmnal friend of Illation Kesler, an I tha latter received nn Invitation In-vitation to attend tho recortion, which was held In tho IlucUlen opera liouso at l.latiarl, t utcaulJ nt nvall hlraielf of It beiause of ft f bio licallli and the dlitanco. Tuur-pecla! fciturraof tho occttlon that maku It littireitlug here are. Its conmetloii with thotuccsulul devil-opment devil-opment atnoiu the ojplaot Klkltart olu homo Industry, and 111 relation to tho philanthropic pliu luaujuntel and nialiitalnedtiyMr.Ounn. Hi baud luilruntent factory hail Hi luce) Man back In Hi W. Sir. Conn was then engaged In Iho maun-failure maun-failure of ruMcr stamps, an! occuploi rtsrmllahauty hi lil plocn IofLuilmts. lieu at n musician, lila fivorlto Instrument btlug thn aime!. Knowing by Ills oxerlinco tho mods of tho performer on that Instrument, Ills Inventlvo mind evolved Iheruukir rlmtned nioutlipleio for torurts. He pee,an thrlr manufacture, and hli builiuss Inoroaud to that n few work men were engaged at hli "ahull" Tht ii trm inakiiiK of hand liiitrumenia waitritun, and by January LI, liSI, nearly lUd men worn employed at the factor) . On that date n diiuilroui lire demolished thu manuiaclurlnir, p'ant, but Iti troprletor begun omw und vras ren arded with even greater proa. prrllythau before. At a reritloii tendered him on January 2.0,1801, Mr. Cuiinnntiounied tohlitmuloyts that ho proiosud m-laikloK m-laikloK In a profit snaring sineuie, and atated tu them Hie dilalls of lila i Ian and tho conditions undtr which they could lo jartaliera ot It bonellta. A generoua lrcenta(e of each yoar'a prullls was to bo let aildo for disbursement ntnong the emtlcyes whole conduct should entitle them to It. The operation of Iho plan waa thin ducrlbid by Mr. Conn In a a perch at Iho lecond annual distribution on thu 13th ult : Our busluessliaa 1 ocn moro t roaperoua linn over during tho lattvear, andaa I J redlctod at our lait recoptimi, tho amount dlairlbttteil ninnnr; tho employes III be nourly ilonblo that ulrcu to tin m tno vear neo Thero aro JM working people em loved III tho fo ory, and In accordance with tho lernin progioaud by tie, Ulof tlicni will partlclpato In tlio dhiclenddlilrllmtol here tonlr-lit. 'Ihv llret claas will nccllo IV) each, tho lecond clwa 1 10 inch, and Iho third data ftooearli. 'Iho cnllre amount dlatrlhuio I f la tH.Wi), and ll la a toured of great lirldo to mo to know thut but employis aro Included In the third ilasa, whlili H sriousan luipruvi ment In thoinirataof " tho emplovoa NlnctT-dKht employoa " aro men of f jinillea, and liny two of Ihrrn " own tliolr own homea 'lliare wire " toronty Incrraaca of woea dnrhiir Iho " llrt year, and no redurtlona of waca " haro been rnadu for any cauao whateer. K Imlay I ordored ILo Harteaoftwuuiy.four " moro einployoa Incrciufd, and ihia In 1 create will irr, Into elleit noil Mnniliv. Mnco our Uat reception a terialu nena H Iiiperlu thlachy iiuacatiNtnta mlarrpro 3 MnUilon ofmjr iiroMtaharlnir 1 1 in to bo 1 widely ilrriilatml thmuithout tho conn- i try. In tho ordlnarj me mini; of tho H word, title la nor a prollt-almrlns plan, K and aa thU iacr baa IntlrnatiHl, I am M under mi moral or legal ohllitallon to U aharono piotlia with cinplo)ea unleaa h ttiolreotiduct uierlianuch n ricognl lou W All employe are paid fully ai hmb P natea ua ihey would rocelto In any Mj other faclnr), and unlo tlicy comply b wlihrerialu icRulallona they aro notiu H tilled tu any iirt of the Hinount vnlun- I larllr diairil tiled I y m aa a roarl tor H Cnml behavior. ma. Ihow who lidons to the flrat claaa B inu.t haebccn flvoearaln contlnuoua euiplotmemt thoy muat have boon of i cuoit, moral character, an I h e been H lallhluUnlhclnhlllia 1 ho aenond claa J n. Uf i iiiplo) m of cood, mural n cliarautcr who liao betn ono oar B ant leaa than ftlo yoira In cnmlnu ma airV'Cf-C"" '" a'u fiUhful In ilulr H ihitlea. Iho third claaa oon.l.U of i in. B tloyeiMliuharn Ictnoneycar or moro H In comhtnoiia aer Ice, mi 1 who aro fatth- lul In tliolr diitha, hut who do not do-B do-B iro to holonir hi either or tho other H claixea, bonuinoof Ihelr careleaa hablta MH It will iKjiKonllii I want cod behavior n aa w ell aa faithful ru rvlie,aiid any penou H familiar with Iho aifaln nf the ban I In. IQ tlrumcnl fa-tory nlll reeornlro that thla II inlihiir haa brought ioL' ihnr tho muat IB) liitelliiEont, elllcleu an 1 faithful am of In vtnrkliK hhIo oer innicroiialrd In a HH mlllnrlaonrv There aro nihiira of lily H ei)iloealn tho ban I luatruniint fiu,ior H J'Ih'uioUcjiimIii:, buiuathey havii nut Ri '"" mr "' '"""' In ronilniioua H "Mice they could not bo permitted tu III '"re In tin an illihlonl. I uui ufun HI aakod aheihtr Ihla Inn of dlatribiitlnir I luonoy la an lefao nry, uu I If I Inn ml t U eontlniigll, and to all euch Inmililn IB 'ate liirarlllly auawereil that ll haa IB leiiu bnainos iroKlon whltli h mjM boon the mna.prnlllablo und bintoliuv n unilertakluga. Wlillo It nm.v In. I,ikil lai P1!"' by nmny aa a phllauthriii lo n c ii i me, It la really a i,oud biialuuia rop- O'lHolNbooilUaolllnaliriaulHllter lot of H eiii laru, morn wonimy In labor and ll niacrlil, moro faithful aorvlto audUucr I ork an lienor lotnlta. It la a reward BB' !!"". 'Ithtfully bolonRa to all filihllll H T,?"- m'u w,' K,t0 llolr best '"oraliitlioliiteroat of cmplojiraii I BB Sf,i u '!nB" ""llor 1'1"-' '" nl. I wh "'' ' "?,' ".""'By will lay larner i rollla j i an It u HI under tho ordinary aKe ay.. H . J""' .,?,,r m) wa dlilrlbulti H SUi1 "l eu'Pl"J''- Mr. Conn la do- ".", K ol "edit for hli ninuim. f'ralty to thoae In ha tervlce. i HI f10 ' fortunalo in brlni; able I 111 ennf,D.s?K".t 'V ,1IC'' coraiuendallo 9 R?p.-. A" ""'Hiy-i aro not ai II fiwSi11J " "" rte f'0'"'"'1:' l H '"."""'""'oanlnolliiatloii to fol. V Moiaiii iW''cl.,1,B "-"'"llalntd waa M fan 11 I y, Ui,B l,;,l,)" fac' 'lmt -1" B ? .ii .? '"' ConKfew "t "ie Novum. HI Uemo1,011' JI", WM on0""" M We..rn ' ""d Wl" ". oPIOltUllltj H 'Kit em ;.s.l,la,i,.r''' w,'t", "" wM' IBB h.lut1,,.' Jui,mKl'y hli action or J (halui ,H0 -""" b" will lullll hli |
