The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-11-10
BY SAMUEL GoMPERs.

ing of the tsattleshIp Arizona.
BY SAMUEL GOMPERs.
The discussion and prominence re-
Gently given the eight hour workday
principle has given the world the ben
eft of many experiences that might
otherwise have never been made pub
JIG. Among many convincing state
ments setting forth the economic ad-
yantages Of the shorter Workday is
the following by Arthur l.. Sardy;
From 1901 to 1905 | was Pacific
coast manager OF the Armour Fertilizer
works, owned and operated by Armour
& Co. of Chicago.
"When ! took charge the laborers IN
the plant worked ten hours daily for
$1.75. | raised this to -, shortened
the time to nine hours, then to eight
hours without increasing the cost per
ton.
Furthermore, while my men were
all Mexicans of small stature the cost
of labor per ton III the California plant
was no higher than in the southern
plants "nei s.'t " az 49, oe'
ten houls lol 4i'-'' "i'u ;, ieie ."e ip'
est machinery was used while our
mixing was done with hand shovels
and screens This experience proves
that increasing wages and shortening
the hours of labor do not necessarily
increase the cost per unit ol WORK ac-
cohpilsiled.
Al. t.... E<,g 4 l,., fy4J
we reprint the slalelueiil ol lue foIu
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states navy department "iIllouIleeu oil
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