The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-21
PUT R.R. WASTEIAT
BILLION A YEAR
Claim Wage Cut Unnecessary if
Needless Expense is Ended
BIG LABOR TURN OVER"
Unions Charge Arrangements Lose
$272, 100000 on Anticipated Loco
motives Alone.

Chicago, April 21.-WaStes amount
ing 10 Il billion dollars annually were
attributed to managerial H., .'fctency on
American railroads i'll Il '.tailed eN-
hlbit placed before the railroad labor
board Us part OF union labors fight
against Il reduction OF wages.
Recoverable WASTES were estimated
by The employees at SJIS, 100000 Il year.
The employees maintain if the delici-
enc|> IN Infringement were r&dreSSeu
there Wnu:u Remain 10 reason for alt
ttln:rjtl..> 10 reduce WAGES. As u meth
ud al j"rruCllliG W">teIui methods ana
Increasing the efficiency of employees,
tn" CAhIb aGyocared cooperative Ell
fort between infringement and workers,
ana aGded this cooperation could be
obtained through the medium of uni-
form agreements reached by, collect
i've bargaining.
Recoverable and easily estimated
WASTES were divided by the, exhibit
under EiRe heads, having to do largely
with conStru .lion and care of locOmo-
tives and shop machinery, cost &C
counting and labor turnover.
The wastes which the unibns said
could rot be estimated in terms OF
money included Il variety of subjects,
ranging from defective traiD equip
ment and tracks to allegations of in
competent ard eXtravagant manage
ment.
The following tabulation represents
those wastes estimated by the unions,
witnesses:
'1-MOdernizing locomotives 1t is
Shown by systematic application 10
locomotives Cf demonstrated improve
mentS, such as superheaters, brick
arches, mechanical stokers and feed
water heaters, there would result IN
annual savin. of at least $272, 100000
''2-LocomotiveS operation. 1t is eS
timated by use of better methods ot
coal purchase, coal inspection, careful
receipt and efficient firing of locomo-
tiveS, an annual saving could Ne eff
feCted of at least $J0.000,000.
''3-ShOp organization improvements.
Alleged inadequacy of equipment OF
railway shops is reviewed, and it is
estimated by a proper shop ;organiza-
ton an annual saving could be effect
ed of at least S17.000,O0O.
''4-Power plant fuel saving. The
alleged obsolete and wasteful condition
Of the power plants in the railway
shops is considered, and it is estimated
the possible saving of fuel would
amount to total of S10000,900
'5-Water consumption savings The
railroads expenditure in maintenancp
of way and structure is reviewed the
necessary wastes noted, and it is es
timated easil:- attainable savings to
amount annually to S12,600,060. -
''6-Service of supply savings. ne
expenditure Of the railways for
plies has been inquired intG and the
5vofdabfe losses surveys md IT Is Is
estimated thai the wastes aud abuses
amount annually to not less than So
100000
Shop cost accounting savings.
BY the use of efficient methods of cost
accounting, it is said, an annual sa<U
ing would be feasible to the amount of
$4,000, 100.
"S-LabOr turnover savings. Indus
trial losses are due to the Unnecessary
labor turnover ard to inadequate train
ing of personnel are reviewed., and it
is estimated the avoidable wastes in
cident to labor turnover alorte amount
to more than S4OO0O,00O
"9-Loss and damage savings. In
quiry has been made into the amount
of the annual loss and damage account
of the railways, and into the prevent
able causes of such losses. and it is
estimated an annual saving might he
effected to the amount of $90000,000
"Total-It will be noted the avoid
able wastes here listed are but par
tally represented in the coming money
estimates, nevertheless, the sum of
these incomplete figures represent an
annual unnecessary waste of S5IS,-
100000"