The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-01-19

quiry Will help TO determine TO what
tent conditions Of work are uniform
the different departments and how
r uniformity IN such conditions win
nd TO improve the service have
II that satisfaction with the condi
ons In which they worked was a
scessary prerequisite TO an efficient
arsonnel. and that satisfaction was
1t TO be expected where conditions
one department were less fayora
. than In another.
This inquiry ms not been complot
when II has been ascertained
at evils exist which can be rem.
led through the exercise Of the pow.
e now vested In the president. !
all endeayor TO remedy those evils.
here that is not the case. shall
resent for the consideration OF the
bngress plans which, believe. will
, followed by great Improvement In
10 service.
Business Methods.
In every case whore technical pro
lssee have been studied II has been
demonstrated beyond question that
lrge economies may be effected The
objects nrst approached were those
lhieh lie close 60 each administrator,
"a, once practices. An illustration
{ the possibilities within this field
lay be found In the results OF the In.
niry into the methods OF handling
nd filing correspondence Every OF.
re In the government has reported
q methods to the commission. These
sports brought 10 light tho fact that
resent methods were quite In the re-
erse OF uniform. Some ofnccs fol-
Nv the practice Of brieflng all core
ponudenee; some do not Some have
at files: others fold all papers be-
Dre Ming. Some use press copies;
thers retain only carbon copies.
Cost Of Handling and
Filling Correspondence.
The reports also show not only n
cry wide range in the methods OF
ding this comparatively simple part
Z the government business. but an ex'
range in cost For tho
Andling Of incoming mail the aver
ges Of cost by departments vary
rom 1884 TO ,sA+o per 1000. For the
OF outgoing mail the aver
Ess by departments vary from 1894
o tse.so per 1000. This does not In
iude the cost Of preparation. but Ia
ionfined merely 20 the physical aide
4 the work. The variations between
Individual ofices 10 many times great
n than that shown for averagss BY
apartments.
II Ia at once evident either that IL
. costing some OF the ofiices too little
" that others are being run at nm
inwarranted expense. Nor are these
variations explained by differences In
lhAracter OF work. For example. there
IRE two departments which handle
practically the same kind OF business
md In very large volume. The aver
lse cost OF handling incoming mall tc
me was found 10 be over six times ri
rsat as the cost Of handling incoming
bail TO the other. Excluding the cos
q preparation. the average coat pc
1000 for outgoing mail 10 ono wa
tsarly 80 per cent. greater than tina
for the other.
II has been found that differences o
average cost by departments closel!
follow differences In method and tina
the greatest cost 10 found In the dc
partment where the method is mos
involved. Another fact Ia OF interest
via. that In tho two department.
above referred 10. which show the Low
eat averages. orders have been issue
which will lead TO large eaying with
out impairing efficiency II cannot b
said what the saving ultimately VII
be when the attention OF omeers "
all Of the departments has been &c
eussd on present methods with a ue'
TO changing them In such manner n
to reduce cost TO the lowest poin
compatible with enicient service II
however. must be a considerable pei
osntags Of nearly so.ooo.0oo. tho totH
estimated coat OF handling this par
Of the government business ~ WASH
ington.
Results have already been obtaine
which arc noteworthy Mention hA
been made OF the orders Issued BY I"
departments. or these the order
one 10 most revolutionary In charA'
ter, since Il requires nat Ming, Wber
before all correspondence was folded
tho doing away with letterpTsss col
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