The St. Johns herald., 1891-01-15
THE VALUE OF. TlME.

Ia Some Cases Et Can Hardly Be Esti-
 mated ir Money.
 n these d2ys cf high-Pressnre busi- 15 'Cas Jle element of time is an oZc-c Y important consideration.
 ae etcn.s of commercial and social
 lie crowd uDcn each other SC rapidly
 sr--1-1 man cT affairs is com aell-1 t3 oa4c--ce 9 severe economy in tleG.4t of the hours and minutes. It5sos aiae how much work can be lccar ll0 9 few moments when inc t@s been disciplined to act j'-c business in hardis thor c51cd. The telegraph, te ara .e- yeaOrrapaer arc simply an lar-a rze.rso to the person who can n-5 h. .e b conserve his time. The T.a-a.--rs of rr at enterprises and uas caua.s f.cs cf large investments are usuail .el sef,cIl5 after in the social and Fo' sl world. They arc com re--cd eo n7.cel out every working rloI-rr 7itt most T1isarly exactness. The F.Iac cf t-.4e to them can scarcely be astt4ga- 4 5a money. Not that such men C11v .-cIas as-lTa5 9 sensible amount Of rect a14 e5ation. They know thc5o arc o--ra..al.
 I=r..aTs L-1 worst evil tho preoccu- pied Uvsirloes nan has to contend against is the i51- I almless lOunger who laur -s - r-'.vavs of commerce and s.ea more valuable time than prcCras- t-u. ion er.l aid. All sorts Of eEpe- d1eut5 gro escorted to in the effort to avoid tie u5ptlGitions Of 3ljs nuisance He enters your office and engages yoD in conversation about every thing in general and nothing T particular while the precious la.natcs go gliding by. You feel l. eaoa~h toward all man. kind, bul tae iH.u enters your soul s yov realize aH~t i-o nan is a robbcr, who x re a part Of To9r life and rilferin- tH8 eo.I moments as they p15s ln ali F tay iity you suddenly round UpJao conversation with piece of biting sarcasm that r.ds you Of the tor mentor, but makes Of him an enemy for life.
 Tn large industrial establishments where 0 great number of men gre em- ployed the introduction of all time saving appliances $ absolutely essen tial \ very little waste Of time per capita, when multiplied by the total number Of employees, amounts to enough, in many cases, to absorb the entire profits Of a close business. For this req eor nearly &ll extensive mil operators enforce some system Cf keeping the time Of tbe employees. Ono thousand men i've 1rinut 5 l4te each morning for Q week woull Le the equivalent cf fifty mon idle for ten hours; and sUTposinr they are paid a5 the rate Of S3s0 per day, there would L3 a loss oi {:25. 4 Massachusetts rniIl owner who emgio~s several thousand people recently calcu- lated thatI ccs5 hin about 0n hnadslG dollars whenever @ brass band 9;51d his works. While tha riocc-price plan which is ia forco in nearly alt ea13 factories tends to prevent loss f.om lack If puncuaiitv. it can not entirely do 50 because during the absence Of tuc wcai5-p Jplo g valuable bower plant and thousands Cf dollars worth Of Iaa- chinery are lying i3le.
 It is c1ceedingly important in all branches cf industry, and indeed in a.l tho pursGit~ and relations of life, that the value of time should be properly es- dDatoa, SO Jhaj people may not only 5se their own to good advantage butres- uiately refrain from wasting tho tilnoof others. Shoe and Leather Review.