Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-17

| With some OF our Older cities.
Where city mas been laid out new.
| In new part OF the country, the
streets are broad md regular They
| run parallel to one another and are
| interso cted at right angles by other
streets. The houses are spaced Iegu-
| larly. the streets are clear ana the
! sunshine has chance to filter
through old cities which have
grown so fast thar they have been
unable TO follow ary well laid. out
pan of development have crooked,
winding streets thnt follow the old In
| dian trails. They are compelled TO
stick to the ola methods because they
are unable to grow and to change at
the same time. 50 it IS in the auto
mobile faCtory-to keep up with
march Of progress it has had to grow
to keep mp with tho new ideals in
manufacturing welfare it ought like
wise to change.
The automobile industry Is only
now beginning to find itself There
have been factories advanta geously
located that have been able to adopt
the new methods while developing.
there are a great many others that are
adding space at the present time and
In this new space they are taking
care that the welfare angle is given
all possible attention.
In the past few years we have
heard much about the sociological
side OF "A manufacturing plant. 1t has
shown itself in direct ard Indirect
ways. An example OF the direct way
Is where the manufacturer has de-
clared profit-sharing or bonus
Sc hemcs that put cash directly into
the pockets Of tho workmen. In the
Indirect way the money has been
spent by the factory in supplying
mere sunshine. more air. better con-
diuons and often better food The
hygienic side of tn, factory workers
lifc is beino looked into. In many
cases even his family has been made
the subject Of study by 4 special part
Of the employers organization that IS
fitted to take care Of this delicate
work in "A way that is suitable to
democracy.
Not Philanthropy.
It Is not p question of philanthropy
If 1t were the employc would lie the
only one to benefit ON the other
hand. IT IS not wholly ana purely eco
nOtnic because the expert accountants
cannot render even ut the end of a
stated period an exact statement as
to the money saved or made through
the establishment Of the new methods. ]
Rut it does represent n savinF-a
saving 10 industry. a saving TO the in
diNidual and also = saving TO the fam
i'y in that ii means fewer hours OF
unemployment due to Illness or acci- |
dent
Taking the Cadillac company as an |
example OF what has been accom- |
plishcd some very interesting things /
can be learned. II was N 1910 that /
this concern first established an or /
ganzcd welfare department Before /
that time there werc various unor- /
ganzcd schemes of assisting work.
men who suffered from various COM
binatiOns Of adverse circumstances, |
hut close study Of the question |
showed the officers of the concern |
that the men were not securing the |
maximum return even from the fitful |
efforts that were then made.
Al these different branches of ac- !
tivitv naturally fell under the one
head OF sociology, II did not moan |
by any means that the Cadillac com |
panv was forced TO philanihropical
work among its employees. but 1T did
mean that in order to see that the
men and women in the employ OF the
company werc getting the best posi-
bic nourshnent and were kent IN the
hest possible health that food SUP
piled at actual cost without loss to
the company. woll cooked. and above
all clean, should be furnished
II the number Of factories having
largo bodies Of worl;mcn employed
are considered. It viii readily hc seen
that few Of thom arc surrounded bV
restaurants that supply good food at
moderate prices.
The food question is not tho onlv
one which was taken m under the
C9dilia" organization. Tho 0reVcr-
tion of fire. sanitation, accident. re-
lof. hercfit society. legal aid and &C
Cidcnt claim were also considered and
made divisions OF the department as
wei rs that OF lunch counter snd res
taurant
\ safety Engineer in Charge.
The way this is worked out is quite
simple. A safety engineer is in charge
OF the accident division, who, with
two assistants, Ia directly responsible
for cutting down accidents about the
factory. Not only does he investigate
eX Xsting safeguards, but designs others
which are placed upon the apparatus
about the rllnt Failure IN the part
of workmcr to observe tie rules Of
this official and his staff wiz bring
dismissal, and there is no appeal.
A fire marshal. who is an eNocri-
cnced man, being retired captain of
the city fire department, is in charge
Of fire prevention His duties are
quite similar to those Of the snfeiv
cnginccr. except that he Is in direct
CHARGE Of al means of preventing
conflaEratjons He is the court Of
firal appeal in al fire matters as the
safety engineer is thc court Of last
appeal in accident preventing mat
tcrs.
saves s9.5OO 900 in ENcs
There is an emergency hospital al
ways ready and always fully cquiurcd
\ chief surgeon is in constant CHARGE
of the hospit1l His assistants form
tho remainder of a committee which
looks after tho medical and surgical
end of factory matters in the same
wov as the accident and fire com
nnttccs look after theirs. Eve op-
er6tiOrs. etc, can readily be taken
care or In q single year thore wor"
.27.757 dispcuSnrv cases handled here.
g. 900 cases of grippe in one winter
$3.50 cases Of headache. 500 cases oi
tCothache and i37 cases OF injury ia
which disability of mors than one taN
was caused. over i0, 900 abraSions OF
A small nature wore yaken care of
and more than Q. 900 cases Of foreign
bodies in eyes Under the workmcns
compensation act these eyes have a
valuation alone OF from s3.5C0,000 TO
80 100000 The men are encouraged
90 take their ills to the doctors Of
flee. no matter how small they may
be