Arizona republican., 1916-11-26

hour system been profit or loss from the manufacturing standpoint? 2" asked him
 The system is new to us. but I believe the cost is about the same as under the old system" he re- sponded. Possibly there is little increase in cost but on the whole I believe that the average man has jus about so much in him that he can put into d job and that he can put it in as successfully in eight lours as he can fin ten or twelve.
 There Is nothing sentimental. pa Q tenalistlc or philanthropic in our adoption of the eight-hour system. IL # strictly business proposition. We feel that our employees are as much interested in making a good invest ment of tlcir labor in this company as the company is interested in mak y Ing good investment in the em- 9loye We want an honest day, worl, for which VIC are willing 10 pay an honest days wages
 "t'ut. ae continued you cant make men do their best unless you get 'her fully interested. proud oi what they are doing. happier in mind. better in body and spirit and pro dncing something for themselves
 
 business organization of which they are part"
 Try To Give Square Deal
 Incidentally in the use of the word organization" Mir Firestone touched Keynote of Firestone policy He dislikes the word "employe" as i'm plying a division of interest between the company and the men.
 The eight-hour system has been criticised s forcing men to speed mp beyond the limit of reasonable endurance ! suggested
 As far as this company Is con cerued. ] don't believe it. responded MT. Firestone. We are keyed pretty high. il is true, but people generally are keyed higher than they were ten years ago. To oppose the eight hour day would be to oppose he spirit in which men's minds are working They want to do their work in shorter time and have more time to play What w. are trying to give and what VI. believe the men want is fair. square deal--not something for nothing.
 We aim tO say always to the men. Nou are part of the company and we are the guides to keep the organiza tion functioning smoothly
 know that We are going to make mistakes. We are changing methods faster than we should but we have to meet conditions as they come along. Further. we have to look ahead. T. causes needless friction and loss to oppose the laws of nature. Eight hours work. eight hours sleep md eight hours for recreation seems to be about the division for the aver age mans day"
 Adjust PieceWork Rstes
 Robert E Lee, superintendent of labor and skillful executive of the new school, conducted me over the plant In the shops where the men were working under the eight-hour system they were steadily active. but still had time to pause and display he natural curiosity that men are won't to show during inspection of their work They appeared busy. but by nc mears overworked
 Rubber factories are operated mainly by piecework." explained the superitne ndent. When we adopted the eight-hour day we simuly ad- iusted piecework rates so that the men would make as much money working eight hours or seven anC one-half hours net-(the F'ireston, eight-hour system includes half ar hour for luncG) as they made undsl the .cf hour system. We figured or more intense production Tn the shorter dar. and on the whole there is such l slight fractional difference in the cos that 1t is fair to say we are abou breaking even"
 inouired whether there had no 1 been some marked advances in pro duction under the eight-hour system
 Yes. there have been in some de | partments," responded Mir. Lee "Mel who were building sixty-six tires of given size in ten full hours are nov l building sixty eight tires in seven an, | ! half hours net time
 Not A Killing Pace
 Yet there is no killing pace in il When necessary we place limit ol production, realizing that qualit | must be taken care of All of ou operations are under a safety valve | Onr theory may he gained from tn | analysis of two little words. for an l with We don't want men worSin for us We wart them working wit | as. Ind we have succeeded in get ting that spirit to q very large cx tent.
 Fire builders who made $.50 day under the old system are maxim s4.50 today working the shorter hour, The lowest pay here is s2.50 per da for sweepers. From that the pa | ranges 10 S6 day for men doin heavy work.
 "I consider the eieht-hou day good business proposition and mutu