Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1910 — Their Lazy Club. [ARTICLE]

Their Lazy Club.

In the engineering Bhops of a certain English firm- the workmen of a year or two ago originated what they called the Lazy club. It was entirely their own Idea, which for obvious reasons has received neither recognition nor financial support from the marff agement, but has been the most excellent means of reducing the number of late comers. Whenever a workman is more than five minutes after time he finds the gate locked, and he is not allowed to enter until the half hour Is up. This half hour Is deducted from his wages, but in addition he has also to pay to the treasurer of the Lazy club about 5 cents for coming late. If he is late more than once or so during a week everybody is aware of the fact, and-the second or third time he makes his appearance after starting tiihe hs ie greeted with a terrific combination of noises produced on any available material by his fellow workmen. At certain periods the accumulated funds Of the Lazy club are divided, not among those who have produced them, it should be noted, but'among the entire staff equally. Thus the late workman Is made to pay the early comers for his laziness. The last distribution was just prior to g "bean feast,” and funds accumulated during twelve months were distributed, amounting td over $1.76 a head.—Bystem. Nearly every one can find a lot ol ways to reduce expenses, hut that Isn’t what people are looking for; they want to reduce priees. * Agqpts and cyclones should be dodged; you can’t bluff than. People pretend to hats sin, bat they nil love It V; —