Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1914-03-13

o. bhidnceu processes.
]. Convenient trafficing.
s. Marketable product.
8. Selling facilities.
10. Homogeneous organization.
Working Organization Pre.eminent
But the most important of the above
ten particular ad, antages is the work
ing organization. Money can almost
always purchase suitable locations,
buildings, no machinery, raw materials,
and arrange for other facilities, but it
cannot ever purchase outright ready
made good working organization. This
is because good working organiza.
ton must be built on the spot and
adroitly adapted to local conditions by
wise leader-oae who has the inter
ests of his mill deep in his heart-one
who not only understands manufac-
turing (which, of course, is also of
prime Importance, but who also I'M
derstands the human element. He
must be a good judge of human nature.
This phase of manufacturing was
never neglected by our forefathers in
the early days of cotton manufactur-
ing. But it has been neglected in re.
cent years.
Study of Human Nature Important
The successful manufacturer of to.
day is coming back to this important
study. Closer competition compels
him TO do so. The temporary neglect
OF this study for some years by certain
homogeneous has brought disaster to
plants MS well AS 10 individuals.
To show how TO start and upbuild
the right organization is one phase CT
problem of the business with which
this paper deals. II aims to illustrate
the higher development of co-opera
tion-how to build up help and grow
something that will bear fruit in the
future.
The working organization is differ
ent from all the other advantages re
CURED. How to shape, polish, refine
and create loyal, homogeneous work
ing force is, today, the most important
and serious problem which confronts
the would be successful manufacturer
Since competition is rendered so close
wise stock holders, directors and officers
have learned that body of workers
cannot be engaged, thrown together
carelessly and made an efficient organ
ization. The general head must moi
only be manufacturer but must also
be an organization-bu born or,
ganizer, as it were.
Must Live Closer 10 the Operative
To accomplish this il is necessary to
live closer to the worker and work
from the inside of the man as well as
around him. illustrating our point
further: Here is superintendent who
has engaged an overseer. The day he
hires out is the only pleasant day he
ever had with that superintendent. AL
though the overseer was competent
man and had given complete salisfac-
ton in his former position, and tried
hard TO suit his new boss, he was a
failure. And here are the reasons why
he failed:
He was required TO rush at the out
set owing to a short notice. He pack
ed his goods in quick time and for
warded them to his new place of abode
without knowing what house he was
to occupy. He arrived with his fami-
ly on rainy night with a sick child.
Nobody met him at the station to well
come, cheer and direct him to a COM
Portable hotel. He had TO start to
work the next morning. 1t took him
all the evenings of a week to hunt for
a suitable tenement. 1t took him an
other week to unpack and get roughly
started at housekeeping. He worked
every day in an oveT-tired condition.
Meantime the superintendent bounded
the new oyerseer at every point and
never inquired into his personal well
fare nor that of his family. He never
took him kindly by the arm to intro
duce him TO his fellow townsmen as
good addition to the citizenship of the
town or assist him to make friendly
And what was worse, in
three months time, he was told that
he was not big enough for the job and
TO get through. And this superintend-
emit proceeded to play the same game
with another victim. This method is
and never upbuilds a
good organization.
An Illustration Of Another Method
Here is the better and higher method
and one which is sure TO upbuild
strong loyal organization. Superin-
No. wanted to engage q COM
petent overseer. After receiving a few
replies to his well wofded advertise
ment, be wrote and thanked all for