Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1894 — Benevolence in the Factory. [ARTICLE]

Benevolence in the Factory.

A prince among advertisers, William L. Douglas, President of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co.. Montello, Maes, is not less emlneut for practical kindness to the host of people employed by him in the production of the celebrated S 3 eboa Wo look naturally to a man of his onterprlte for comprehensive and noble benevolence, and we are not disappointed. Adding still another expression of bls manly good feeling toward people who depend on him for a livelihood. he has appointed a well-equipped physician aa custodian of the health of the work people. Every person employed at the factory commands tbs doctor's services, either within its walls, or. If need be, at his or her own hornet and it la within the physlclan’a province, of couree, to preaertbe absolute rest when thia shall appear necessary or desirable The Douglas doctor exacts no fees from his patients, his entacenreijt being by* arrangement with Mr. Douglas, whose claims on the loyal good-feeling of his employee are emphasised by this expression of his bounty. It ought to be generally known that since December, IIU, the principle of arbitration has been recognise! by formal agreement of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Ca with its employes, every man in the employment of the firm signing an agreement to submit any disagreement that may arise and not otherwise be settled to the State Board of Arbitration for a decision to bind both parties