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PatB
A wonderful story and a look at how America was really built, he was a man who cared for people.
posted by
WileyJohn
on February 13, 2013 at 8:19 PM
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It is always a dog eat dog world and even more so elsewhere. It will always be so, and although this man had great forsight, all employees are paid from what would have been profit both then and now that we call (Overhead). He started the idea of employee owned businesses, like "Hot Dog on a Stick" Winnco Foods and thousands of others. I have been to that area and it is beautiful, but only because of the way our Representative Republic was set up to work with a Constitution that can be changed to fit the age. A beautiful post today, and I will miss the wonderful way you write while I am away.
posted by
UtahJay
on February 13, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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Obviously, you would want to work harder and more efficiently for a boss who actually cares about your well-being and pay! Sounds like Mr. Nelson left a nice legacy for himself, and I'm glad that area is treated as a historical landmark. 
posted by
JimmyA
on February 13, 2013 at 1:35 PM
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bring back such commonsense please....oh and lower College fees so
educated folk become the norm. With education comes change...for the better ...in every country.
posted by
Kabu
on February 13, 2013 at 10:59 AM
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Pat
Around that time the idea of establishing 'company towns' was very much in the air - we have some here in Canada as well. It's a good example of 'enlightened self-interest'...
posted by
Nautikos
on February 13, 2013 at 7:35 AM
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Well Pat an old chap once told me he overheard coversation at a meeting of factory owners and the consensous was that eight times the wages as profit should be achieved for every worker. Another told me he worked a full week 6am-8pm he was just coming out of the factory Sunday evening and the owner walked up to him and said I have seen your pay packet, but don't think you are going to buy houses out of me. Funny enough the worker was an uncle of Archie and had six children. He never bought a house.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 13, 2013 at 7:13 AM
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Not weird - creative, brilliant, humane, and with everlasting good consequences. A great post!!
posted by
adnohr
on February 13, 2013 at 6:40 AM
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