Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-28
SCIENCE USED
IN MANAGEMENT
Is Being Studied Relative to
Various Government
Departments
SAID TO WORK WELL
Plans Advocated by Louis Brandpis
Are Gradually Coming Into
Being in Entire Country.

/ Washington, Dec. 27.-Scientific
management of the railways of the
United States, their shops, their ply
steal control, made an issue by
Louis D. Brandeis and practically
forced into operation on all the big
| railroads, abs had its influence in
the national government.
| Although at the time Brandeis
| was holding the attention Of the
country by expounding the theory of
scientific management it has been
in operation in the industrial lines
| throughout the country, the big tex
tile industries, the steel plats, mines
and other large businesses the rail-
roads were somewhat loath to admit
| that the theory would be a factor
| for betterment to the wage earners.
| Since then it has been declared by
| men familiar with the idea that, it
has Injured to the wage earners bene-
fit. Not only has this been true, IS
asserted, but it has resulted in CIV
ing to the shippers and the consum-
| ers as low freight ratess'as are charg-.
ed by any of the foreign railroads'As
In substitution of this fact a COM
mittee of European railroad experts
will visit this country within the
near future to study the American
manner in which the large trans
continental lines are operated 1t is
thought that the Atchison Topeka and
Santa Fee system will furnish the
best example of the principles OIL
scientific management.
While the principal of sclentlflc
management has been extended tc
all phases of the coast OF contruc'
ton and operation, even to the lay
ing of bricks for the New York SKY
scraper and to the commenting OF
Il walks for the suburban house,
Uncle Sam, through his agent, the
Secretary of the Navy, Josephu'
Daniels, has given the proposition his
closest attention. In the various
navy yards of the country, the theory
of the experiment will be carried out
it is thought, if the wage board tha'
is now meeting in the Navy Depart
ment here, finds that it will be for
y the best intel ests of the service, tina
D. 10 for the employes as we'll as fol-
the government.
Commanders of all navy yards
- have been going over the various
questions of wages and other expen
y ses of navy yard, principally Will
y the view that overhead charges cal
- be reduced. The idea is that thu
government owned navy yards, fol
the manufacture of guns and small
armament have been too costly t.
the government.
~ To put the employees on a cos
and operation basis, for work actual
ly turned out, it is thought by nav!
- heads, that the government will b.
~ able not only to compete with pri
yate yards, but will be able to hol'
the cost down to minimum.
)" Taft Did No Favor.
. In the previous administrator
- there was a great cutlery against tn
Brandies theory of scientific mana
cement, particularly by the EN-
ployees in Uncle Sans gun factorie
and armament shops. Congressme
and Senators were able to dissuad
President Taft from ordering Secre
tary of the Navy Meyer to put int
effect these principles. The Dem
10 ocratic administration, however, II
n order to run the country economical
) Nv. has determined "slicing of appro
. priations must be made in every di
y rections.
Under the scientific management
proposition, it is urged, the efficien
'o employee as in no way mllate'
le against, but on the other hand ha
- his salary increased. The indolen
| employee anu lHe lOdlSI OA tAO NoAA
trary is only for what he actuall.
). accomplishes. In other words, tn
8 employee is paid Tor what he actuall'
l. makes or does and not by the d.!
e as is the case III many OF the gov
d ernmentally operated shops. Thu
Navy heads declare, has resulted II
: increased ove4 head costs and re
. quires deficiency appropriation
every year by Congress to make
up for cost not entering into the
calculations of naval constructors.
With a view of comparing cost
: in the navy under government con
. troll and the costs through bidding
: by private enterprise, Secretar'
!. Daniels has carried his econom,
d ideas so far as to call for bids no
: only from manufacturers IN thl