The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

clergy. the nobility and the commons /
that In modern minds have been thought
to dominate the affairs OF mm&ind
To take up the economies OF the prin- /
ters art from this broad point OF view |
10 show why Sc articulates into every
phase Of our lives and to suggest im-
provements In any or many Of those
phases Is a far wider task than we can
undertake. here. and &c would be better
Tor us TO drop the philHophic c0nsldera-
tion of our INDUSTRY and leave the young
men and women who are engaged ir it
10 seek in their own minds such iuspira
tiou as they may TO make an tine efforts
In their power for higher attainment.
shall restrict myself to SOME OF the
palmer phases Of our industry wherein
the term Printing House Economics may
seem to nave an Immediate or more di-
rect application than in the wider view
herelnbefore suggested.
within fifty years American indus
trial life has passed om hand work and
hans tool 20 more >ompleX machine
work and automatic tools. In no indus
try is this more evident than in the
printing industry. and those OF us who
] lAk HtNANW lAi hllf WY vi itAHNAA.tilANfA aAN
prcation are simply losing time For
the purpose of driving machines in a
smfl way gasoline engines are fire.
quently the most economical original
motors although where fuel supplies are
sufficiently cheap the prime generator
inay be steam apparatus But with the
procurement Of sufficient motive power,
there can now be no question hut that
each individual machine IN a printing
house should be driven by a separate
motor This is made practicable with
our modern electrical apparatus, and
I Ga all great cities an electrical supply
can ordinarily be had at reasonably fair
prices. and where this cannot pc done.
then the printing houses themselves
should with their original power, drive
a dynamo, manufacture their own cleo
4 tricity ard distribute A.s through in
dlvidual motors to the various machines
where power may be needed. The Old
method OF long lines Of shafting and
/ connections with puueys and belts mas
I had its day and is being discontinued in
nearly every industry, the ready uiFl-
I sibility OF electric power and the dimin-
ution Of vase from not driving un-
necessary lines of shafting arording nov
an economy that all familiar with the
mechanical side Of our industry are en-
deavorng to secure. All this viii apply
TO the power consumed in the elevators
in our printing houses. IN driving our
Merganthalers. our presses and binding
apparatus. No fireman Is needed, no
fuel dust nor smoke had. and the motive
power Of the establishment estimated
in the conventional horse powers, is Sc
cured by the turning Of a button. the
electric companies doing the rest.
/ Ever since men have been employed
/ industrially. the most effective display OF
effort is brought shout by the some
what repeliant sentiment known as self
| interest. And yet we know that It is
self interest that drives the world, and
/ insofar as we can successfully utilize
/ Il in those whom we control, we can se-
cure higher and niger economic results
one would think that you could hardly
estimate IA hours or days OF time the
value OF a great painting. and yet tho
world places It's value on such by seeing
in the ssork done the breadth OF view,
the touch of human sentiment the in
trinsic beauty, the care IN detail the
/ homogeniety as a whole. the choice OF
the subject itself, and all these make
up the artistic unit that the world values
the most Whistlers picture OF his
mother is one of the most beautiful,
most admirable most adorable cre-
ations Of this kind, and we could ..ardly
measure II by the hours consumed IN its
production. At the same time we find
our great novelists produce books Of so
many thousands Of words each, for a
given sum- and that some measure Is
put upon the work Of practically every
man. In our shops and factories wien
the automatic work OF machines, it IS
found that the very best results from an
economic point Of view, are brought
about in this way In every printing
house It would be desirable TO develop
piece work as far as IS possible, without
destroying the machinery or excellence
Of the work done. some years back a
friend Of mine was engaged la the de-
! vel0pment OF a great Industrial enter
prise and saw az 90 send out many
thousands OF circulars. II was before
the day Of the various duplicating ma
. I
immediate instance an employe wa.
used 20 address envelopes He was faith
ml. Industrious and sklllful, and en-
trely satisfactory TO his employer. whC
commended the work he did. stlll O
was desired that more envelopes b'
, addressed and another employe wal
sought II occurred 10 the employer
r however. TO ask the young man engage,
ia this work whether or not he could In
crease his work 10 any extent takinl
4 his daily output as a measure Of a day
/ work and 20 be paid for his extr'
work. The young man tried, and b.
. utilizing every moment OF time. by en-
. deavoring 10 30 an that he could, or tina
his physical condition would permit I'm
creased his work al once about 80 pc
d cent and finally doublea it, This is IN
y history Of human eftort everywhere
, Nearly everyone OF us can do double IN
work we do. II We are wi..ng to max
the sacrifices Of time. devotion ana en-
ersE therein necessary
In a printing house IL Is usual 20 pa
compOsitors ia the stardard work on th
basis OF whatever work they may do
ana this is one OF the chief expenses ii