"It pays": John H. Patterson and industrial recreation at the National Cash Register Company.

During the latter period of the nineteenth century, developing industrial corporations attempted to bring order to their operations. These rapidly expanding companies, such as Pullman Palace Car, H.J. Heinz, Westinghouse, and Sherwin-Williams, saw the need to organize production, sales, and service in the competitive market place. They also showed some initial concern about employees’ discontent with working conditions, such as was seen at Homestead and Pullman. At the same time, businessmen recognized the need to attract and keep skilled and semi-skilled workers.