Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-18
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auguratod an inquiry committee OF
exports Co look into the management
of the various navy yards
Secretary Meyer ~ business man
ne showed this plainly in ais man
.aRom,ut Of The postoffico department
when be- SERVED 40 postmaster general
u thc cabinet ct President Ruosr-
Welt Since Dr., entered President
Tafts cabinet as secretary of the navy
hc has been hard AZ work building up
q thorough business system ia the
navy Department eliminating red
tape. gold lace and the social sid. of
navy life from the actual work OF
building. maintaining and managius
the navy
lie has secured the services OF IT,
l.. CAN'T. Harrington Emerson aud
Httl'S i'hNt al OF view 1ofh CIV
experts In scientific business manage
moni To visit the navy yards. with
a view TO improving the methods in
the manufacturing and repair shops
by introducing scientific managcmcnt
found 50 successful IN railroads ana
In industrial establishments These
three experts Will be- under the per-
sonal supervision of Frederick W.
Taylor of Philadelphia. who Is the
originator of scientific management.
II is intended also to have "a small
board OF officers visit manufacturing
osta olishncnts whore scientific man.
agomont has been established To- see
on "a large scale It's application to dif-
fcrcnt Industries. 80 that the best
practice may be found for the varied
activities of repair and mapufaCtur-
ing nj the yards. Officers from the
navy yards viii visit nearby CONNER
the newest methods.
Til. experts whn have been retain
ed viii make a report on the condi-
lions found In the yards. viii recon-
mend such improvements as may be
necessary and polnt out the ways ~
which this may De accomplished.
They will continue to give advice aud
cooperation To- the officers putting
the best methods in operation.
For some years thc principles OF
scientific management have to great
cXten; been applied ia the fleet. cspc-
ciaily In training for target practice.
IN coaling ships and In the comprti-
ton IN stcaming efficiency and tAe
use of supplies.
In order that the experts in scicn-
Title management could see the navy
In actual working conditions they
spent the first week OF their employ
ment with the Atlantic battleship
fleet off the Virginia capcs during
target practice.
In the interest OF economy Secre-
tary Meyer would like to close down
thu navy yards al Key West. Florida,
and New Orleans, lie believes that
one navy yard on the Mexican gulf IL
all that is necessary to meet the de-
mands Of the service. as Guantanamo,
cuba, Is To- be made powerful naval
base and repair shops and coalins
stations viii be located on the Pam
anna canal zone when the canal N
opened to the commerce OF the world
He would keep the naval station at
Pensacola, and would turn the navy
yard at Charleston. :. C.. into tor
podo boat station. Congress how
ever has refused the request and the
navy Yards, whether valuable or not
and whether an expensive luxury or a
paying investment viii remain. The
secretary il determined that the yards
viii be made 10 do the most work at
the least east aud for that reason the
experts viii devote the first Of their
Investigation to the larger yards of
the north and the smaller navy yards
IN southern waters. After their in
vcstigation OF conditions In the east
orn portion Of the country the navy
yard az san Francisco and the one
In Puget sound viii be Investigated
/ by the experts.
secretary Meyers recent clash
with congress for the abolishing OF
the useless navy yards Will not be re-
newed The members of the house
and senate living In states where the
useless yards are located have formed
a combination which secretary Meyer
cannot overcome II is declared that
with the Democrats In power efforts
20 eliminate amy 90 the small south
,crn navy yards VIII he met with n
serious fiEht Oh the adnlnistration's
program for two giant battleships
each year 10 lose one OF the battles
J ships any one year. II ~ said by naval
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