The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-21
bRANOER'S
DEMONSTRATES

Washington, Nov. 21.-"We pro-
pose to show the huge field for the
application of scientific management
In American railway operation and
the rich fruit in economies and i'm Z.
proved service which may be expect
ed to result. economies which have
been estimated as going to be I'm an
amount of more than 1000 a day"
This was the keynote of the adj
dress of Louis ID. Brandeis, spokes-
man for the vast eastern business in
terests, in protesting before the inter-
state commerce commission today
against the general increase in freight
rates proposed by the railways. The
territory involved lies east of Pitts
burg and north of the Potomac river.
Railroad officials gave their reasons
for the increase a t previous hear
ings, and now the shippers and con-
sumers have their inning.
I'VE submit" said Brandeis, that
even IL the railways do need addi-
tional income, 1t now evidence has
been adduced to shoy that the par
ticular increases I'm rates proposed are
just or reasonable; and we shall offer
evidence to show that the contrary
is true, and that the proposed rates
would case new burdens particularly
upon the small producer and con-
sumer. Changes affecting 1000 diff
ferent articles are proposed without
evidence whether the existing rates
are, or are not amply compensatory
Even If the railways need addi-
tional net income, II should be Sc
cured by greater efficiency and econ
'omy of operation instead of resorting
70 the dangerous expedition of rels-
ins freight rates.
ITO the declarations of despair
made by railways involving bicous
circle of ever increasing freight rates
an ever increasing cost of living, we
offer the gospel of hope.
"As an alternative to the practice
of combining to raise rates and hepce
TO increase prices. we offer a cbn-
structive policy of scientific manage
ment. 1t would result in economics
that would compensate for all recent
or expected increases in wages and ex-
penses.
Scientific management differs from
that now generally practiced by the
railroads, much as production by
machinery differs. in production by
the hand.
I'VE shall show you how scientific
management. when applied to the
simple operation of loading car
with pig iron, increased the perform
ance of the individual worker from
12 to AZ tons; how when 1t was APP
piled to shoyeling coal, 1t doubled or
trebled the performance of the show
elers; how the days accomplishment
in brick laying rose 1000 to 2,7OO
bricks and certain operations OF a
machine shop were increased from
400 to 1900 per cent.
I'VE shall show you that under
scientific management the employe
has been able to earn from 25 to so
per cent and at times even 100 per
cent. more than under the old sys-
tenn, with no greater strain upon his
vitality, and that there are social
gains TO the working man greater
than the increased incomes that Is
factional In his work, k,thedevelopment
factional In his work, the develop
ment and rise in self respect that
goes with greater accomplishment.
Men are led, not driven"
Elyria, O., Nov. 2l-Lester Richards
32' lies near death in the hospital to-
day as the result of a deep cash
In his throat, which his wife Is al
legged to have inflicted with razor
In a nightmare shortly after mid
night, Police are guarding the wo-
man at her home, Mendel Court
pending the outcome of Richards
wound and a statement from him.
Richards was awakened between /!
and l a. IN. today to see his wife
bending over him with a razor In
her hand. She seemed to be asleer
and was wandering incoherently. Be
fore he could escape, he told the po'
lice she gashed him with the razor,
The Richards have two little child
rem. s