New Britain herald., 1920-01-22
COMPANY OFFICIALS
 HEARLABOR EXPERT
StartleS Manufacturers by His
 Unique Plan

Every issue between the employe and employer can be settled satisfac- torily only on the basis of what is right" declared Harry N. Clark president of tie Corte-Scope company of Cleveland ir an address before the manufacturers and employees of this city at meetings of the New Britain Industrial Council in the Y. NJ. C. A. yesterday afternoon and last night. When the employers interest is talk en p"efe rentially in the settlement of any wa%9 question the settlement is always bound to be to the dissatisfa ton of the employc. whose interests in the matter are not considered to be cuual,' he said. MT. Clark added that the principles which he used in his business were those of Jesus Christ. which he found to be ideally practical. "Too many manufacturers have the money mania, being more concerned about their own selves than their cmrlCyes' interests" Ii" charged.
 MT. Clark explained some of the principles which he uses in the ad- ministratiCu Of the Cortc-SCope com pany. These were extremely unusual and uniquc I'm his, plant every cm- ploye| has full knowledge of what wagns every other cmployc is getting. even to the president himself. All wage increases are given at joint ses Sions of the employees where all costs of production and other costs arc considered before the wage increase is, granted. The decision is usually left to the man to decide. One unique pra actice of the Corte-Scope company is the paying of wages on the capital invested. which is included in the manufacturing costs of the product. One per cent. d month is paid to the stockholders on the capital invested. which is practically the same princi- pie as the wage paid to the employe. This wage is considered in with other costs in the production of fhe product and the profits from the years buSi- ness are also distribu. cd to the stock holders who share in two different ways. Labor and administrative in terest also receive a wage, all of which is added to the cost of the product.
 MT. Clark has very little difficulty in the handling of labor in his com- pany as is testified by his statement that the average labor turnover is less than three per cent. There is considerable lost motion in manufac- turing he stated. on account of an employe worrying, his mind being bara ssed by financial or other trou- bles at home. All of these are not Sencrally taken into conSidera ton by the manufao oturer. Mir. Clark. on dis covering such circumstance. finds out the trouble and immediately takes the man into his confidence and gets to the bottom of the trouble Too many manufactures meet with their employees without putting all their trumps on the table. Mr. Clark added
 Following MT CEtrll's address there was an open discussion in which he answered questions asked by the diff ferent manufacturers. Vice President Hart of the Starey Works asked Mr. Clark if every one of his forcmen at the Cleveland plant knew what pay each of the others get to which Mr. Clark answered in the affirmative Mir. Hart inquired if this does not cause some trouble CT dissatisfa ction among the men. The. speaker an swered that all the foremen are paid