The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-31

the proposal.
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BABSoN ON NEED or MEN.
Larger investment OF time and
thought and money in developing men
was given special emphasis by Roger
w. Babson. statistician. in a recent
! thought-provoking address at the De-
troit Board of Commerce. "Your
psychology Is all wrong" said he to
the 500 business men and manufac-
turers who were present. You don't
need more legislation, more materials.
more trade. larger factories. What
you need Is men and religion. l use
religion rs a cold economist. and by II
| mean the power and intelligence to
develop human souls in industry.
There is no lack of labor. but Il is
only 30 per cent efficient and you are
to blame for its inefiiciency. DO YOU
realize that in this city, and every
other city in the country. only per
cent OF the population produce all
that Is needed by the other 9S per
cents Sixty per cent of the workers
are producing less. demanding more
and chasing a mirage.
"Between the two classes are SO per
cent desiring TO make something OF
themselves. but lacking opportunity
The . per cent represent the brains.
imagination. initiative. judgement and
thrift The IS per cent lack opportun-
ity. because the per cent has con
tinued to ignore them. Because the
Sc per cent haven't mad . chance. the
60 per cent lack leadership
Therein lies all the cause OF the
present social and industrial unrest =
CO back 20 your factories and your
stores. look your crows over, and Sc
lect your men Dent pick salesman
to make man out OF; pick man
and make a salesman out OF him.
Don't advertise for men with expert
ence or consider recommendations as
final A whcelbarrow load OF recon-
mendations doesn't make man
Did YOU ever realize that 1000 fore
men control production in the CITY OF
Detroit Think Il over Labor is not
the real producer All It does Is 20
execute original ideas Of production
coming from the brains aud vision OF
the per cent that do produce.
This world needs men now. The
panic OF rs was due to over produc-
ton; that OF 'ss was monetary. bur the
one that viii come in 1921. unless
something Is done quickly, will be
due to unintelligent. selfish. non-pro- |
duclng man power. Begin now 30
make men who viii rally around you
in the crucial hour. and with equal
intelligence. loyalty and judgement !
help business and industry on Us feet
~This Is not sentimental prattie, IL
Is cold -hloodcd business. Wealth and
population are growing while prodae-
ton is decreasing Labor takes no in-
terest in It's work Material gain y
the cry ~ the hour. and the more
gained the less satisfaction there Il.
This i simple There Is lacking the
love Of creating. the fascination % de-
reiopmcnt. This Is Why IN the rail-
road Yards shippers and receivers
have 10 tlp swltrhmen g get cars
movel.
~Yon have 60 DO 4 In Detroit. II
shows the condition % mind in the
workman. demanding something Tor
nothing a the evil growing our u I'M
intelligent labor. made 80 BY iis treat
men, a. An irresponsible soulless ma
chine from which proat can h deriv-
a.
~Ny warning 70 you men Il % keep
down loans. buy raw materials care
fnliy. bat. more than ANYTHING else.
build = haiwark o. strong, LOYAL. m
sslissns. parpossfai men,
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