The Washington herald., 1910-11-22

scientific management" ,of railroads IA
the method advanced by Louis d. Bran
deis, Of Boston, representing shippers. for
the carriers 20 meet INCREASED expenses
due TO advanced wages and cost OF ma
terlal and for Improvements. and not in
crease IN freight rates. az proposed by
the carriers.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday began a series OF hearings
which will last week. at which ship
pers will be given an opportunity 10 pre-
sent their protests 10 the commission
against the proposed advances. The COM
mission has been taking testimony on
the subject for three or four months, and
about a month ago gavea hearing to about
| half a dozen railroad presidents, repre-
senting the large Eastern trunk lines.
The present inquiry OF the commission
Is into proposed increases by railroads in
official classification territory-some 400
and more In number-and Of increases by
certain Western trunk lines. at yester-
days hearing, Glenn Brown. general
counsel of the New York Central; Cen
eral Counsel BrownelI, of the Erie. and
dozen other prominent railroad attorneys
we're present. and upon behalf OF the
shippers. a score or more OF attorneys
and representatives. Francis +. James.
OF Cincinnati, seems 10 be the chief rep
resentative OF the Western shippers and
Mr. Brandeis OF the Eastern protestants.
Mr. Brandeis has had the center OF the
stage so FAR.
Mr. Brandeis put on the stand the off,
GERS OF two model plants. and both in
! detail related 10 the commission the
method OF getting things done in sci
entife manner. II. X. Hathaway. vice
president of the Tabor Manufacturing
Company, OF Philadelphia. was one OF the
experts. and James Mapes Dodge. chair
man OF the board OF directors OF the
| Link Belt Company, was the other,
The first named company manufactures
saws and molding machinery. and the
other manufactures elevating and con-
veying machinery. and also installs ma
| chlnery In machine shops.
System Cuts Expenses.
Under the system as practiced in his
plant. Mr. Hathaway said. there had
been a reduction in the cost OF manufac-
ture of 30 per cent. and the men were
paid the wages which prevailed in other
shops, and In addition were allowed 10
make up TO 50 per cent as a bonus.
! discrimination by Chairman Knapp
| elected the fact that Mr.. Hathaway con
Quoted an open shop, but there were
union men employed in Il. although but
a small percentage. Mr.. Hathaway de-
/ cilned TO express an opinion as 20 whether
/ functional management could be applied
to shops conducted by railroads.
II Mr.. Dodge. the other expert on the
! stand yesterday. said that his company is
doing a business OF something like s4.5Oo.
/ 900 a year and employs from 800 20 1900
I men In shops as we'll as 400 or 600 IN
I construction work outside the shops. He
4 explained ia detail the introduction OF
/ scientific methods IN shop mana cement
I which, he said, had been begun by his
company IN their Philadelphia shops IN
1904. and was then introduced in their
II Chicago shops.
In opening his statement for the ship
pers. Mr. Brandeis said that the conten-
tons Of the railroads were. substantially.
that a greater net income is necessary
in order that present dividends may be
maintained or be increased: that certain
additions and Improvements are neces-
sary; that the need OF greater income
operating expenses TO gross operating
revenue has risen, mainly by reason Of
recent advances in wages
Mr.. Brandeis said the shippers took
Issue with the carriers. Even II the
railroads do need additional net income, -
said he 1T should be secured through
greater efficiency and economy of opera
ton instead of nesorting TO the danger
Gus expedient OF raising freight rates"
Raps MeCrea's Statement.
Mr.. Brandeis referred 10 statements
made by President McCrea, OF the Penn
sylvania. and President Willard. OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as "decla-
rations Of despair. involving a vicious
circle of ever-increasing freight rates and
ever-increasing cost of living"
Continuing, Mr.. Brandeis said
AS an alternative to the practice OF
combining to raise rates. and hence Ia
increase prices. we offer cooperation &c
reduce costs, and hence TO lower prices
l This can be done through the introduc.
4 ton of scientific management, resulting
| in greater efficiency and greater economy
I'm operation. In so saying, We offer q
constructive policy of management, moi
. personal criticism OF those TO whom the
management of railroads Is not intrusted
This greater efficiency In Operation
which viii follow the introduction intC
. railroads of scientific management must
$ result in economies which will far more
than compensate for all recent or expect
ed Increases in wages and other ex-
. penses
Mr. James. who made a brief statement
preceding Mr.. BrandeiS, wants the com.
mission TO summon c. c. Mccain, chair
man OF the trunk line committee: Slasor
Thompson. d railroad statisticicn, anC
Ebert Hubbard 10 testify concerning the
preparation and circulation by them OF
pamphlets tho effect of which had beer
10 create false impressions as TO the sit
uation of American carriers. The com.
4 mission took the request under advise
ment.
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