The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
The Personal Element in MANAGEMENT

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country. hut at the coal mines of the
| Phelps Dodge CORPORATION at its Stag
CANYON branch at Dawson New Mex.
| leo. II NAV be seen applied tn a COM
munity of 5000 people. Dawson pro-
duces about 5000 TONS of coal ner dav.
the greater part of which is converted
into coke. II is companv-owned
community having all the ADVANTAGES
of a companv-owned community.-
cheap rent. free water. cheap LIGHT.
| good schools. etc without the usual
| restricted comnetition The reason for
It is that the management secs things
through the ewes of the workmen.
In population. Dawson is like any
other coal-mininp town. IL has MANY
nationalities and MANY lanonaoes
but II is only in the nhvsical eharac,
teristics that IL is the same. There is
feeling of contentment among the
employees that is hard to find else
where and there is a LOYALTY and CO.
operation seldom seen where a large
comnanv dominates the community
The woTxmen feel that their interests
are considered They know that the
MANAGER Is seeing things throngh
their ewes. and thew have a trust and
a confidence in his upriehtness and
Judgment that is almost childlike.
"Dawson has q good climate and
eniovs excellent health. II is cons;d-
cred a good nlace to work and to live
All the good things one NAV saw about
Dawson as an example of Industrial
content do not come from big parks.
children's plavprounds. visiting nurses
and the MANY other things that have
been used ali over the co,1ntrv to nro-
vide for the satisfaction of emnIov-
ees without the nersonal touch Par
rels of money NAV he snent in Great
inc or attemnting IN create a mental
condition of satisfaction and wbiIa in
some cases II does create such a faeI-
inV If is usually n;xed with feeling
of gratitude for tbe MANY things nro,
v;ded n is NOT meant that Dawson
has none Of these things for q close
fnoar is kent on tbe nuIse of +ba cow
mnn;tv and when Il is soon tbo+ cor
tain things must ba imnroved thew do
not wait for a committee of The work
mon to ask for If ~
One NAV ask fba formula for this
apnarentlv idoal labor condition lis
formula Is simnle insofar az tha in
gradients are Concerned Int difficult
&c IN the n,;v;ng and tba annI;cotion
of tha nroner Joee The ;rIrod;ento
arc .hsplnto fa;rness and annaI;tv ~.
resnectivo of nat;onal;tv ,,ass or col
or trna svmnathv and ;nterest in
small things on aonahle d;snos;t;on
and Sfha. ab;I;tv 10 Geo tb;nos in tbe
light ~ tha workmen Tho d;f;cuItv
comes in nn;x;no these inored;ants in,
tn one nersnn and fbe ABILITY of that
person to administer them
"The personal element in manage
ment. as has been said is a lost art
lost through lack of develonment bnt
wherever tried, II has been successful
II has not been lost through Iack of
appreciation of it's valIle. Il has been
lost in the excitement of . rand hn;ld-
inc of DENOMINATIONS Incoming re-
plsced bv the simpler m;litarS svs-
tenn. The fact that Il is being lost
however. is beginning to he annTeciat,
ed. as is shown bv the interest taken
in the well-being of the individual
rather than of the mass.
| ar, r,on,, zroon;,o4:o,,, .Luo,,.Lo,,l
the country men are being selected to
furnish this personal touch. and while
these men are usually broad enough to
shoulder the work. their task is hone.
less unless the management develons
the same characteristics. The atti-
tude "don't bother me with vour
troubles: take them to the Welfare
Department" is too commonly tbe